Tags | food for thought

Below the line: Poor choice or poverty of choice?

Below the line: Poor choice or poverty of...

I spent a week of last month hungry. Not starving,...

Let’s call time on energy drinks

Let’s call time on energy drinks

“Would you give your children 12 teaspoons of sugar and...

Why detoxes don’t work

Why detoxes don’t work

The 23 October 1967 issue of The New Zealand Woman’s...

Obesity: A vital election issue

Obesity: A vital election issue

Three years ago, I wrote a story for Healthy Food...

Nostalgic recipes from our Kiwi past

Nostalgic recipes from our Kiwi past

I am an avid collector of old recipe books. I...

Behind the scenes… Healthy Food Guide on TV

Behind the scenes… Healthy Food Guide on TV

The Healthy Food Guide TV Series is now on air....

Resolutions to last a lifetime

Resolutions to last a lifetime

I’m on record (probably many times) saying I dislike the...

Making sense of sugar

Making sense of sugar

“How can I substitute rice malt syrup for the sugar...

Single-food diets — no way to stay healthy

Single-food diets — no way to stay healthy

Recently I was contacted by TV3’s Story show to comment...

Fill up on fibre

Fill up on fibre

Fibre is not a sexy component of food. Even the...

Stay savvy with food claims

Stay savvy with food claims

It’s interesting to look at trends over time in food...

Should you detox?

Should you detox?

It’s about this time that we start to see some...

Don’t believe the hype

Don’t believe the hype

While carefully curated websites and blogs promote ‘beautiful’ lives, endless...

The pleasure principle

The pleasure principle

Our environment is saturated with delicious food. Don’t beat yourself...

10 years of nutrition trends

10 years of nutrition trends

Nothing in science stands still, and that’s certainly true of...

10 things I’ve learnt

10 things I’ve learnt

Healthy Food Guide is 10 years old this year. I’m...

10 years of nutrition myths

10 years of nutrition myths

An interesting feature of the past decade has been the...

Beware of the bubble

Beware of the bubble

How can the average person decipher science-ish sounding information in...