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 Guide2024-08-14 14:53:28Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the...
Enough with the judgement
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:05I spent last week in Melbourne which, you could make...
Plain packaging for sugary drinks
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:06It’s interesting to see sugar back in the spotlight, this...
Is the obesity solution in the garden?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:06Last week I spoke at the launch of the Empower...
Disordered eating and drinking double blow for health
Healthy Food Guide2024-08-14 14:54:20I was shocked to read a recent Australian study which...
Beware the self-appointed expert
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:07Paleo poster boy Pete Evans has been in the news...
Man up for your health - there's no...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:07It’s men’s health month, and I’ve been seeing lots of...
Sense about sugar - on labels at least
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:07Have you ever been confused trying to figure out exactly...
Carrots and cupcakes
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:55:08Last 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 Guide2021-02-16 12:55:08When you’re in the habit, it’s not so hard to...
Would you like bugs for dinner?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:43:00Today I received a very interesting delivery, all the way...
Pressure is mounting: let's be brave and introduce...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:46:47At the weekend a group of over 70 public health...
Let's do something about obesity, type 2 diabetes...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:56:39We’ve been hearing for a while now the alarming reports...
Coconut: the good oil?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:35:32It’s easy to assume that coconut oil is well-established as...
French say ‘non’ to food waste – should...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:01:58The French are a pretty innovative nation. They lead the...
Hot weather calls for cool food
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:56:48Many of us have been sweltering lately with the summer...
Nigella is right: Clean eating is not healthy
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:56:48Culinary queen Nigella Lawson recently gave a talk in which...
Cut veges: Boon for busy cooks or the...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:50:36It was interesting to read recently about the initiative of...
Bacon, red meat, cancer and what it means...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:26:39There’s been a lot of talk about cancer in the...
Stand up for a longer life
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:26:39For most of the past 10 years I’ve been sitting...
Lunchtime inspiration
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:26:39The other morning Healthy Food Guide editor Yvonne Kerr and...
What's causing that bloated feeling?
Healthy Food Guide2022-11-23 14:40:13How’s your bowel today? It’s not something most of us...
Time to focus on food
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:28:02I’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 Guide2021-02-16 13:28:02Who do you trust for your health advice? This is...
Is that sugar 'substitute' really better for you?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:28:03How was your Easter? Did you (like the rest of...
It all starts with the gut
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:28:03How bacteria affects everything about our health. You might think of...
Nutrition on the internet: sorting the wacky from...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:28:03Okay. Now I’ve seen everything. I have been working on Healthy...
It's time to ditch the scales
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 13:28:03Have 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 Guide2021-02-16 13:28:04We’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 Guide2021-02-16 13:28:04How important to you is your health? Stop for a...
How do we really measure our health?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:20:55Spring’s here – so how about doing a personal health...
CORRECTION: HbA1c levels
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:30:27At Healthy Food Guide we do our best to get...
Go nuts for great health
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:20:55October 21st is National Nut Day. It’s a good opportunity...
Paleo? Raw? Clean? What are all these diets,...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 14:20:55There’s a lot of confusing information out there about nutrition,...
Sugar – don’t forget the big picture
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:32When it comes to healthy eating, so much is about...
We don’t have to have a fat, sick...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:33Well, the election is just a month away, and still...
Have our ideas about treat foods become warped?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:33I remember when I was a kid (and this will...
There’s something we need to talk about…
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:33They say it’s not a good idea to talk about...
What headlines tell us about healthy eating (and...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:34The other day we were having a discussion in the...
Is gluten really the problem?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 11:20:34Interesting 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 Guide2021-02-16 11:23:08If 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 Guide2021-02-16 12:14:15Most of us go about our days without giving a...
Are our kids destined to be obese?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:06:37It’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 Guide2021-02-16 12:06:38Drinks – both alcoholic and sugary – have been in...
One in five Kiwis are at risk: are...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:06:38Look around next time you are in a group, on...
Could you eat healthily just from takeaways?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:06:38Recently 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 Guide2021-02-16 12:06:38The other day I read an article in a women’s...
Time for blokes to ‘man up’ and get...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:06:39It’s Blue September, which means men will hopefully be getting...
Grumbly tummy? IBS? You’re not alone…
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:06:39I spent a few days recently in Hamilton, where I...
What Coke could really do to tackle obesity
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:07:25Coca Cola is no-one’s idea of a health food –...
Will fish oil give us cancer?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:07:25People often feel frustrated when advice about what’s healthy changes. Just...
Does 'natural' always equal healthy?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:37:46It was really interesting to see Tip Top announce last...
What's the best thing about our job?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-16 12:07:25It’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 Guide2021-02-15 14:36:22Next week is Coeliac Awareness Week. It’s fair to say...
Do you have to give up any foods...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:36:22I 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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:07How 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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:08If you’re like me, over the summer holidays you may...
Spotlight on sugar
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:38:08Here’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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:08It’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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:09Spring 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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:09A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to...
How being told what to eat can make...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:38:09How do you feel when someone says “you shouldn’t eat...
The best roast lamb ever… celebrate lower lamb...
Healthy Food Guide2024-11-19 14:10:47Lamb is my favourite meat. Given the choice, I’d always...
Why do we believe things that aren’t true?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:38:10I love getting emails, tweets and Facebook messages from Healthy...
Should we all eat like Olympic athletes?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:38:11We’re in the midst of Olympic fever right now. Isn’t...
Can you be healthy at any size?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:38:11There’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 Guide2021-02-15 14:38:12Everyone’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 Guide2021-02-15 14:39:45Of 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 Guide2021-02-15 14:39:45Unsurprisingly, I have a lot of social conversations about food...
Is healthy eating really affordable?
Healthy Food Guide2023-09-11 13:41:33It’s clear to anyone who shops for food that many...
Foods on the 'blacklist' - should we stop...
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:39:45You will have seen the list of NEEDN’T foods released...
What does 'fat-free' really mean on a label?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:39:46How much notice do you take of food labels? Does...
Does your brain trick you into eating more?
Healthy Food Guide2021-02-15 14:39:46Sometimes 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 Guide2021-02-15 14:39:47Now 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...