Niki Bezzant
A collection of thoughts, reflections and information from Niki Bezzant, editor-at-large and past editor of Healthy Food Guide.
What is workplace wellness?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:24:07Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the...
Enough with the judgement
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:38:07I spent last week in Melbourne which, you could make...
Plain packaging for sugary drinks
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:26:03It’s interesting to see sugar back in the spotlight, this...
Is the obesity solution in the garden?
Healthy Food Guide2020-12-31 11:58:44Last week I spoke at the launch of the Empower...
Disordered eating and drinking double blow for health
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:38:46I was shocked to read a recent Australian study which...
Beware the self-appointed expert
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-11 14:13:22Paleo poster boy Pete Evans has been in the news...
Man up for your health - there's no...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:42:58It’s men’s health month, and I’ve been seeing lots of...
Sense about sugar - on labels at least
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:43:15Have you ever been confused trying to figure out exactly...
Carrots and cupcakes
Healthy Food Guide2020-12-18 10:58:47Last month I had the opportunity to do something I’ve...
Carrots and cupcakes: Healthy eating made simple
Healthy Food Guide2020-12-18 10:56:27Even though we're surrounded by healthy eating advice, we seem...
The top unhealthy eating traps for travellers and...
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-12 14:10:38When you’re in the habit, it’s not so hard to...
Would you like bugs for dinner?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:19:17Today I received a very interesting delivery, all the way...
Pressure is mounting: let's be brave and introduce...
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-11 14:05:36At the weekend a group of over 70 public health...
Let's do something about obesity, type 2 diabetes...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:20:46We’ve been hearing for a while now the alarming reports...
Sugary drinks tax petition: Why are we doing...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:21:34Media organisations – especially magazines – lobbying the government is...
Coconut: the good oil?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:21:55It’s easy to assume that coconut oil is well-established as...
French say ‘non’ to food waste – should...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:22:17The French are a pretty innovative nation. They lead the...
Hot weather calls for cool food
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:33:19Many of us have been sweltering lately with the summer...
Nigella is right: Clean eating is not healthy
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:35:57Culinary queen Nigella Lawson recently gave a talk in which...
Cut veges: Boon for busy cooks or the...
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-08 11:42:24It was interesting to read recently about the initiative of...
Bacon, red meat, cancer and what it means...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:13:56There’s been a lot of talk about cancer in the...
Stand up for a longer life
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:15:20For most of the past 10 years I’ve been sitting...
Lunchtime inspiration
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:17:21The other morning Healthy Food Guide editor Yvonne Kerr and...
What's causing that bloated feeling?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:28:31How’s your bowel today? It’s not something most of us...
Time to focus on food
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:31:34I’ve had a lot of conversations about fat recently. That’s partly...
Is all processed food evil?
Healthy Food Guide2019-11-01 09:09:07What do you look at first on a food label?...
The biggest killer of women: are you at...
Healthy Food Guide2019-11-01 09:06:37Did you know that 50 women will lose their lives...
Celebrities and nutrition advice
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:11:47Who do you trust for your health advice? This is...
Is that sugar 'substitute' really better for you?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:13:00How was your Easter? Did you (like the rest of...
It all starts with the gut
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:24:04How bacteria affects everything about our health. You might think of...
Nutrition on the internet: sorting the wacky from...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:19:41Okay. Now I’ve seen everything. I have been working on Healthy...
It's time to ditch the scales
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:21:54Have you hopped on the scales yet this year? Many...
Chocolate Christmas pudding truffles
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:33:36Use up any leftover Christmas cake and treat friends and...
Food labels are a minefield!
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:22:22We’ve just wrapped up the January issue of Healthy Food...
Chewy peanut butter, chocolate cookies
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:33:42Learn to make delicious chewy, gluten-free, peanut butter and chocolate...
Make your own strawberry santas
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:33:49Learn how to make delightful strawberry santas with Healthy Food...
Is your diet setting you up for failure?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:13:00Recently I met a nice man who was trying to...
It's time to treat health like wealth
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:06:54How important to you is your health? Stop for a...
How do we really measure our health?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:07:39Spring’s here – so how about doing a personal health...
CORRECTION: HbA1c levels
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:07:58At Healthy Food Guide we do our best to get...
Go nuts for great health
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:08:07October 21st is National Nut Day. It’s a good opportunity...
Paleo? Raw? Clean? What are all these diets,...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:08:38There’s a lot of confusing information out there about nutrition,...
Sugar – don’t forget the big picture
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:08:47When it comes to healthy eating, so much is about...
We don’t have to have a fat, sick...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:10:02Well, the election is just a month away, and still...
Have our ideas about treat foods become warped?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:13:19I remember when I was a kid (and this will...
There’s something we need to talk about…
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-11 13:51:52They say it’s not a good idea to talk about...
What headlines tell us about healthy eating (and...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:15:14The other day we were having a discussion in the...
Is gluten really the problem?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:16:38Interesting research released recently suggests that the real reason many...
Can fat make you thin?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:09:10Diet is never far from the headlines. In particular, our...
Are vegetarians really healthier?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:08:47An interesting piece of research came across our desk last...
Is protein really as bad as smoking?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:04:03If you’ve been following the news recently, you could be...
Are you eating more than you think (without...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:08:15Unless you are extraordinarily disciplined with your eating, chances are...
Are you making these common food mistakes that...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:04:33Most of us go about our days without giving a...
Are our kids destined to be obese?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:04:42It’s back to school and with the new school year...
Which ‘quick-fix’ diets really work?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:07:33Welcome to a new year – and the usual New...
Do you know how many calories you’re drinking?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:05:01Drinks – both alcoholic and sugary – have been in...
One in five Kiwis are at risk: are...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:05:20Look around next time you are in a group, on...
Could you eat healthily just from takeaways?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:05:49Recently I was booked on a trans-Tasman flight with my...
Should you give up grains?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:06:42I notice low-carb diets are doing the rounds again, in...
Six easy steps to reset your health
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:06:11The other day I read an article in a women’s...
Time for blokes to ‘man up’ and get...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:06:34It’s Blue September, which means men will hopefully be getting...
Grumbly tummy? IBS? You’re not alone…
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:06:53I spent a few days recently in Hamilton, where I...
Two simple (and fun!) things you can do...
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-08 11:18:11If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you’re...
What Coke could really do to tackle obesity
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:07:58Coca Cola is no-one’s idea of a health food –...
Will fish oil give us cancer?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:09:02People often feel frustrated when advice about what’s healthy changes. Just...
Does 'natural' always equal healthy?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:09:35It was really interesting to see Tip Top announce last...
What's the best thing about our job?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:10:26It’s an exciting time for us here at Healthy Food...
Should we feed a cold and starve a...
Healthy Food Guide2020-09-01 10:01:52We've all heard the saying: "Feed a cold, and starve...
The rise and rise of the gluten-free diet
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:11:16Next week is Coeliac Awareness Week. It’s fair to say...
Do you have to give up any foods...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:11:30I read in a fashion magazine recently the ‘secrets of...
The new (super) food to add to your...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:05:57It’s always exciting to be introduced to new foods, especially...
Weighing in on popular diets
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:05:34It’s a basic aspect of human nature, and it drives...
Is there a perfect diet?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-16 14:54:14What’s the best diet in the world? Is there such...
How healthy are your restaurant meals?
Healthy Food Guide2020-12-18 10:38:24How healthy was the last meal you ate in a...
Can you eat yourself happy?
Healthy Food Guide2020-10-06 14:06:05How do you feel when you’re eating a healthy diet...
Do you drink more than you think you...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:00:30If you’re like me, over the summer holidays you may...
Spotlight on sugar
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:01:07Here’s a prediction from me for 2013: we’ll be hearing...
Is it time for a detox?
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-18 11:10:28The New Year is a time to think about new...
Ditch the guilt this Christmas
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:02:25It’s the festive season, and chances are you’re going to...
What really happens when we drink?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:04:27When the Christmas decorations start to go up in early...
Can you reduce your belly, thighs or bum...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:05:11Spring is here, and have you noticed the rash of...
Sweet flavour without sugar: impossible dream?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:04:04Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of new products coming...
What do you like: high-fashion food or down-home...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:02:00A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to...
How being told what to eat can make...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 10:00:33How do you feel when someone says “you shouldn’t eat...
The best roast lamb ever… celebrate lower lamb...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:03:42Lamb is my favourite meat. Given the choice, I’d always...
What are your favourite healthy foods? Time to...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:56:28We see a lot of food products come through this...
Why do we believe things that aren’t true?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:57:03I love getting emails, tweets and Facebook messages from Healthy...
Should we all eat like Olympic athletes?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:57:52We’re in the midst of Olympic fever right now. Isn’t...
Can you be healthy at any size?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:58:39There’s been a lot of discussion in recent weeks around...
The latest hot diet – and how to...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:03:20The other day we heard about a new diet book...
Sugar – should we stop eating it?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:52:59Everyone’s talking about sugar at the moment. It comes in...
IBS: Our most common tummy trouble – what...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:02:51Do you have ‘tummy trouble’? About 15 per cent of...
Beware the 'health halo'
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:02:29Sometimes, the things we read about health and food are...
A change worth making to your diet: become...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:50:05Of all the research studies that cross my desk, the...
Where's salt really hiding – and is some...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:02:10Like many people, I am a lover of savoury, salty...
Why does healthy eating make us anxious?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:49:19Unsurprisingly, I have a lot of social conversations about food...
Is healthy eating really affordable?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:01:44It’s clear to anyone who shops for food that many...
Foods on the 'blacklist' - should we stop...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:48:33You will have seen the list of NEEDN’T foods released...
What does 'fat-free' really mean on a label?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:39:59How much notice do you take of food labels? Does...
Does your brain trick you into eating more?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:39:49Sometimes when it comes to healthy eating, we are our...
Back to school! The easy formula for a...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:00:58It’s back to school time – an occasion for tears...
How the stars 'really' stay in shape...
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-10 09:39:41Now we’re back in the swing of the new year,...
Are superfoods all they're cracked up to be?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-15 11:00:31Our advice for a healthy, happy New Year! At this time...