LiveLighter Blog

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    Healthy habits when working from home

    • Apr 24, 2020
    • by Anne Finch

    It’s a strange time! Many of us have been abruptly thrust into working from home. To help you adapt, we’re sharing our team’s top tips to keep up (or start!) good food and movement habits that will help you stay healthy while you stay at home.

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    Our favourite fruit and veg for Autumn

    • Mar 11, 2020
    • by Gael Myers

    Not just any ol’ fruit or veg will cut it when it comes to improving our health. Only about 5% of Australians are eating enough, and we really need to aim higher than potato chips or a sad piece of wilted lettuce on the side of your plate! So what fruit and vegies should we be choosing?

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    Better BBQs that go beyond the sausage sizzle

    • Feb 01, 2020
    • by Anne Finch

    I love taking advantage of the gorgeous summer weather and combining the outdoors with cooking delicious, healthy food.

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    Top 5 tips for a healthier you

    • Jan 12, 2020
    • by Gael Myers

    To celebrate the start of the new year we've put together our top tips to help kick start your way to a healthier you.

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    The ultimate footy finals spread

    • Sep 25, 2019
    • by Gael Myers

    Lift your BBQ game this AFL grand final with our top tips for hosting a healthy get-together.

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    How much sugar is actually in your drink?

    • Sep 06, 2019
    • by Anne Finch

    Sugary drinks are everywhere. They promise to give you a boost, bring you summer or even just get you discounted fuel. What’s the real deal behind these sugary drinks?

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    5 tips for healthy hibernation this winter

    • Jun 21, 2019
    • by Anne Finch

    Here are our top five tips to keep well when the weather outside is frightful.

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    How to host a healthy morning tea

    • Jun 04, 2019
    • by Clare O'Shea

    Morning and afternoon teas offer a great opportunity for us to add colour and variety to our daily intake. If you've got one coming up why not try out our healthy tweaks and recipe suggestions? These will not only leave your guests feeling satisfied but have them avoiding that all too familiar post-morning tea slump.

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    Aussies slip up on their sugary drink knowledge

    • May 17, 2019
    • by Alison McAleese

    We take a look at the latest findings from the annual Shape of Australia survey which reveal Australians’ perceptions of sugary drinks and confirm just how hard big beverage brands’ sneaky marketing tactics are hitting us.

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    Kombucha – does it live up to the hype?

    • Jan 08, 2019
    • by Gael Myers

    With more and more kombucha products hitting the shelves, have you been left wondering whether this tangy and quirky tasting drink is actually a healthy choice? To find out, LiveLighter have conducted an analysis of 77 different kombucha products.