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Healthy Food Guide staff

Our team of experts bring you accurate, evidence-based and balanced information about healthy eating, plus delicious, nutrition packed recipes.

By Healthy Food Guide staff

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In season late spring: Tropical guavas, mizuna

Tropical (pink) guavas Tropical guavas (Psidium guajava) are technically a berry,...

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Kick-start reader story – Sue Huntleigh-Smith

Sue Huntleigh-Smith is a secondary school teacher from Coromandel who...

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Type 2 diabetes diagnosis: What can you eat?

This article is part of the Diabetes toolkit: Your complete...

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Smart shopping with type 2 diabetes

This article is part of the Diabetes toolkit: Your complete...

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Why is exercise important in managing diabetes?

Exercise has many benefits: it increases circulation, burns up energy,...

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Your type 2 diabetes-friendly pantry

This article is part of the Diabetes toolkit: Your complete...

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Regular tests to monitor diabetes and detect complications

This article is part of the Diabetes toolkit: Your complete...

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Cooking for someone with type 2 diabetes

Boost the fibre Add fibre by including vegetables, beans and legumes...

USEFUL RESOURCES

Kick-start Motivator archive

Twice a week, we send out motivating emails to people...

USEFUL RESOURCES

Weight-loss meal plan: Week one

Enjoy a week's worth of delicious, satisfying recipes as part...

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label detective: Farm-to-table

What does it mean if your meal is labelled ‘farm-to-table’?...

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In season mid spring: Hass avocados, cavolo nero

Hass avocados Hass is the most commonly grown avocado variety in...

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Kickstart reader story: Reach goals with help from...

Sacha Fawbert, a specialist teacher in dyslexia and other learning...

NEWS

Marriage a healthy option

We’re not advocating you rush down the aisle today, but...

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Get up, stand up

Don’t give up the fight for better health. Most of us...

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Magic milk

Whey protein-enriched milk, as part of a high-carbohydrate breakfast, helps...

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Rugby players get fishy

A study of 20 professional Rugby Union players, by Otago...

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A strawberry a day

A strawberry a day, may keep the doctor away. Well,...

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