We all have moments where wish we knew things sooner, especially with topics as broad as nutrition. So, it’s comforting to know that even the experts have often learned the hard or long way. Australia’s leading nutrition experts reveal what they wished they knew 10 years ago in a kind of nutri...
If there’s one thing that is never fun, it’s feeling powerless over your relationship with food. I know the torment of having a secret love affair with food. And I also know that there’s not enough chocolate coated goji berries in the world to soothe that kind of pain. It’s dark. You f...
Nobody disagrees: We eat badly. We eat too many kilojoules, too much highly processed food and not nearly enough vegetables. Why is that? Ask the question, and you get a lot of answers, which is appropriate for a matter as complex as a country’s diet. But one of the answers that bubbles t...
Which milk alternative is more nutritious: almond, soy, coconut or cashew? “It varies based on the company,” said Sara Haas, a dietitian speaking on behalf of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “I encourage people to be label readers.” Vegans and others may prefer to drink a plant-based milk al...
Is the nutritional value of frozen blueberries (and other fruits and vegetables, for that matter) as good as in fresh blueberries (and other fruits and vegetables) ? Freezing can slightly alter the nutritional composition of fruits and vegetables, sometimes in favor of the frozen product and sometim...
