Below the line: Poor choice or poverty of choice?
I spent a week of last month hungry. Not starving, tummy-rumbling, painful hungry,...
Let’s call time on energy drinks
“Would you give your children 12 teaspoons of sugar and two espressos?” That’s...
Obesity: A vital election issue
Three years ago, I wrote a story for Healthy Food Guide about the...
Nostalgic recipes from our Kiwi past
I am an avid collector of old recipe books. I think the recipe...
Behind the scenes… Healthy Food Guide on TV
The Healthy Food Guide TV Series is now on air. If you’ve ever...
Resolutions to last a lifetime
I’m on record (probably many times) saying I dislike the idea of New...
Single-food diets — no way to stay healthy
Recently I was contacted by TV3’s Story show to comment on a ‘revolutionary’...
Stay savvy with food claims
It’s interesting to look at trends over time in food marketing. When we...
Don’t believe the hype
While carefully curated websites and blogs promote ‘beautiful’ lives, endless positivity and share...
The pleasure principle
Our environment is saturated with delicious food. Don’t beat yourself up when enjoying...
10 years of nutrition trends
Nothing in science stands still, and that’s certainly true of the science of...
10 years of nutrition myths
An interesting feature of the past decade has been the persistent popularity of...
Beware of the bubble
How can the average person decipher science-ish sounding information in a world where...
