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Ask the experts: Fromage frais

Q: "I have a lot of recipes from the UK that use fromage...

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Ask the experts: Kiwifruit

Q: "Do gold and green kiwifruit have the same fibre and nutritional make-up?"LyndaA:...

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Do you have to wash mushrooms?

Q: "My husband says you should wash mushrooms as they have dirt on...

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Ask the experts: Hydrogenated fat

Q: "I recall listening to an American cardiologist on television last year discussing...

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Ask the experts: Cooling food

Q: "It used to be a no-no to put hot food into the...

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Ask the experts: Breakfast for diabetics

Q: "Can you please give me some advice about whether my breakfasts are...

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Ask the experts: Salmon and omega-3

Q: "I am 64 and try to eat fresh NZ-farmed salmon at least...

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Ask the experts: Surimi

Q: "Surimi is a relatively cheap 'seafood' we like. Fresh fish is so...

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Ask the experts: Cheese

Q: "Once opened, how long do cheeses such as brie, camembert and feta...

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Ask the experts: Low-GI white bread

Q: "Not long after reading your article on GI, I noticed a high-fibre...

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Ask the experts: Imported pork

Q: "I've read that a lot of the pork we buy in supermarkets...

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Ask the experts: Plastic water bottles

Q: "I buy bottled water, then refill the bottle with water from the...

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Ask the experts: Food for exercise

Q: " I am finding that after I do a workout I am...

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Ask the experts: Chocolate to reduce cholesterol

Q: "News reports recently quoted research from the American Heart Association where people...

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Ask the experts: Lemon Detox Diet

There's been a lot of publicity over the Lemon Detox Diet. We answer...

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Ask the experts: Folic acid bread fortification

Q: "I realise the government has decided to hold off adding folic acid...

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Ask the experts: Mediterranean diet

Q: "The Mediterranean Diet is promoted as one of the healthiest, but it...

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Ask the experts: Managing Ramadan when you’re training

Q: "As you know, for the month of Ramadan, Muslims don't eat or...

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