HFG guide to meat-free protein
Protein plays a role in everything from muscle growth to supporting your immune...
How to choose nut butters and spreads
Just what is the nutritional value of peanut butter and similar spreads? HFG...
How to choose crackers
HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr looks at healthier cracker options.
Crackers seem to enjoy...
How to choose gourmet yoghurt
Healthy in contextIt can be difficult to label a food as healthy or...
Shopping for more magnesium
With just a few simple swaps you can increase your daily intake of...
Shopping for more selenium
Many New Zealanders aren’t getting enough of the antioxidant selenium. Make these changes...
How to choose kids’ breakfast cereals
HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr looks at cereals suitable for children.Breakfast cereals are...
How to choose large crackers
HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr looks at the cracker options available.Bored with bread?...
10 of the best diabetes-friendly snacks
1. One fresh pear and one slice of Kraft Singles cheese (97% fat...
Guide to packaged snacks for toddlers
Nutritionist Vanessa Furlong looks at snacks for one to two-year-old children.
We would love...
Shopping for more iodine
Iodine is an essential nutrient in our diets, even though we only need...
How to choose milk alternatives
For some people, not drinking cow’s milk may be a matter of taste....
Shopping for more vitamin E
Most New Zealanders have less than the optimal amount of vitamin E in...
In season mid-winter: Grapefruit
The grapefruit grown in New Zealand is not actually a true grapefruit —...
Voices of reason
Despite all the noise around nutrition, there is real concensus about what constitutes...