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Make your own: single serve porridge

• Nov 03, 2022
• by Guest Author

Convenience foods have been a game changer for our busy lives! With food prices skyrocketing though, have you been looking for a way to save at the checkout, while still keeping the convenience?

Plants put the brakes on ageing

• Mar 08, 2022
• by Guest Author

Eating to age healthily may not fight greys or rid you of your ‘smile-lines’ but it can help delay declines in strength and energy levels, and reduce the risk of developing a chronic disease. Featuring the right foods can fuel our cells to fend off inflammation linked to ageing, and keep us fit and on our feet for longer.

Waste not, want not: Refuse to refuse your foods

• Feb 07, 2022
• by Guest Author

Picture the Melbourne Cricket Ground filled up four and a half times with groceries. That is how much edible food is wasted by Australian households each year. Australia’s household food wastage amounts to 2.5 million tonnes of food refuse turfed, out of a total of 7.3 million tonnes of food discarded in the country, so how do we cut-down on this?

Pass the salt on the vegie chips

• Dec 08, 2021
• by Guest Author

If you’ve been in a supermarket lately and happened to walk down the “health food” aisle, you may have noticed an explosion in the number of chip alternatives on offer. Vegie chips often have enticing labels promising a healthier alternative to your standard crinkle cut. But are they really healthier?

A gut feeling: What is the microbiome and why is it important?

• Oct 12, 2021
• by Guest Author

The gut microbiome refers to the trillions of microorganisms that live in your digestive tract. Each person has around 160 different species of bacteria living in their digestive tract, making up a weighty 2kg in total!