Jenny de Montalk

Jenny de Montalk

BA, GDipJourn, Editor

Jenny is on a mission to make healthy eating accessible to everyone. She believes that food is the glue that binds people together and loves nothing more than sharing a delicious meal with family and friends. Jenny’s background as a health reporter and a digital journalist has provided her with a strong journalistic ethic, and maintaining Healthy Food Guide’s reputation as a legitimate, trustworthy source of evidence-based nutrition advice is at the core of her work on the publication.

By Jenny de Montalk

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How to safely care for a person with mild COVID at home

Most of us have become experts at taking precautions to limit our risk...

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What COVID-19 ‘recovered’ means, and how long people are infectious for

Many of us have been watching with morbid fascination as the number of...

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How to make your own sourdough starter

If you don’t have any yeast it’s still possible to bake delicious fluffy...

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Are people with coeliac disease at greater risk from coronavirus?

The reports of immunocompromised people being more at risk of severe and, even,...

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COVID-19: How to make your own face mask

With highly transmissible COVID variants, such as Delta, circulating in most countries, wearing...

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Can freezing your food kill coronavirus?

For the latest coronavirus advice click here As people try measures against coronavirus transmission,...

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Coronavirus: How to handle fruit and veges safely

Healthy Food Guide editor Jenny de Montalk investigates safe food handling advice during...

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5 advanced hygiene habits to stop coronavirus spread

As we settle down to life under lockdown, thoughts start turning to how...

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5 tips for home educating kids during self-isolation

Parents and children around the world are becoming experts at working and schooling...

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Why only some people are being tested for coronavirus

As novel coronavirus cases continue to increase around the world, some people are...

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13 essential tips for eating well during COVID self-isolation

With Omicron sweeping through communities around the globe, now is the time to...

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Coronavirus now a pandemic: How to stop touching your face

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is officially a pandemic, by World Health Organization standards. In...

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Coronavirus: How to make your own hand sanitiser

Due to stockpiling by people who are worried about coronavirus, hand sanitiser has...

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9 coronavirus myths busted by science

Misinformation about novel coronavirus COVID-19 is spreading faster than the virus is. Healthy...

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Keto diet may be best in small doses

A recent animal study suggests a ketogenic diet may work best used short...

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How to keep your drinking water safe after a drought

This weekend, rain is forecast to bring relief to people in the upper...

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Bigger bodies may need more veges

People with bigger bodies may need to up their vege intake, according to...

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10 things you can do right now to improve your health

Getting healthy doesn’t have to be hard work.  Healthy Food Guide editor Jenny...

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