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  • Cost of sandwiches for a week

    How to eat well on the cheap

    • Jun 05, 2023
    • by Anne Finch

    Cooking at home is a great way to save money, and can be really simple! We’ve put together some of our team favourites, and have costed them out to share our brekkie basics for around $1.50 per serving, and low-cost lunches for around $2.50.

  • Cost of chicken fried rice recipe

    Eat well for less: Tasty dinner recipes for less than $3 a plate

    • Jun 02, 2023
    • by Gael Myers

    Help your food budget go further with these tasty meal ideas that come in at under $3 per person.

  • Grocery staples

    Grocery staples for cheap and cheerful meals

    • May 28, 2023
    • by Gael Myers

    Reduce your food bills and avoid extra trips to the supermarket with our cheap and cheerful meal ideas using grocery staples. Most of what you already have in the pantry and fridge, with a few simple additions, will get you through for longer than you think!

  • The $100 trolley

    • May 26, 2023
    • by Anne Finch

    How far can $100 stretch? This trolley has the main ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner for 4 people, for 5 days.

  • Spice rack

    Pass the salt: LiveLighter’s top tips to reduce your sodium intake

    • Mar 29, 2023
    • by LiveLighter

    Found in salt, sodium is a mineral that our bodies need to regulate healthy blood circulation, muscle and nerve function, and to balance fluids. But we need to be careful about how much we consume.

  • Shakshuka

    The best eggs you'll eat this Easter

    • Mar 27, 2023
    • by Anne Finch

    As Easter chocolate starts to find its way into our homes and workplaces, LiveLighter dietitian Anne Finch recommends we embrace a different sort of egg – the chicken kind.

  • Fried chicken wing hits the stumps

    Junk food in sport – it’s just not cricket

    • Feb 09, 2023
    • by Jawaahir Alim

    Watching cricket in Australia means being bombarded with junk food advertising. You can’t ignore KFC branding when watching the BBL, with branding on banners around the grounds, players’ uniforms, the pitch, wickets and TV graphics.

  • A close up of a person rolling out a yoga mat

    What to expect when you become more physically active

    • Feb 03, 2023
    • by Katie Cameron

    Here are five completely normal things you may notice when we start being more physically active.

  • A man walking his dog under a tree in the early morning next to a body of water.

    Beat the heat: tips to stay active this summer

    • Jan 31, 2023
    • by LiveLighter

    Summer is in full swing! At this time of year, the long and warm days can make for the perfect opportunity to get outdoors and move our bodies in energising ways. Here are our top tips to help you stay active– and make sure you’re doing so safely.

  • Woman at the beach

    Summertime is salad time!

    • Jan 30, 2023
    • by Jenny Atkins

    It’s summer and it’s hot! So, now is the perfect time to eat all things cold including delicious summer salads packed full of fresh, seasonal fruit and vegies.