How much sodium is in that cheese?
Cheese is a delicious and versatile source of protein, calcium and B vitamins,...
The skinny on dairy fat
The Heart Foundation has updated its Position Statement on Dairy and the Heart...
The rules on dairy alternatives sold as ‘milk’
New overseas rules have banned the word ‘milk’ from plant products, such as...
Smart staple: Cheese
You may be surprised to see us featuring cheese as many cheeses are...
How to choose flavoured yoghurt
Flavoured yoghurt can be a snack or a treat, part of breakfast or...
Shopping for cream alternatives
Cream is delicious, but as we know it is high in kilojoules and...
Raw milk
Ciska de Rijk and Gwendoline Keel, food law specialists at Simpson Grierson, outline...
Should your child be dairy free?
People cut dairy from their diet for a variety of reasons, and sometimes...
How to choose gourmet yoghurt
Healthy in contextIt can be difficult to label a food as healthy or...
How to choose milk alternatives
For some people, not drinking cow’s milk may be a matter of taste....
Is it time to ditch dairy?
HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr looks at one of our staple foods and...
Ask the experts: Freezing yoghurt for use in baking
Q: Can yoghurt be frozen to use in baking or sauces just for...
Ask the experts: Raw milk
It has its fans, but is raw milk as good as supporters claim?...
Ask the experts: Organic butter
Q: I have recently read that I should be using organic butter instead...
Fromage frais substitute
Q: I often can’t find fromage frais in my supermarket. What can I...
Which cheeses are the healthiest?
Q: I am on cholesterol-lowering medication and for years I’ve used edam cheese...
What to use instead of capsicum, blue cheese or feta
Q: My husband can’t tolerate capsicums, and they seem to show up in...
Ask the experts: Fromage frais
Q: "I have a lot of recipes from the UK that use fromage...