Healthy Food Guide

Healthy Food Guide is a monthly magazine that makes it easy for anyone to make healthy eating choices. Every issue contains practical advice from expert dieticians and nutritionists, dozens of tips and ideas to help consumers and those with special diets choose the right products at the supermarket. Plus a month’s worth of healthy recipes, all with a complete nutritional analysis showing kilojoules, fat, protein, carbohydrate, sodium and more.

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Healthy Food Guide

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newsbites • STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST IN HEALTH NEWS AND PRACTICAL LIVING TIPS.

Sweet dreams not made of cheese • what is the cortisol diet? | ozempic: plusses and pitfalls | vegan essentials

9 PROS + CONS OF weight loss DRUGS • Weight loss medications like Wegovy are effective, but not without risks. Healthy Food Guide investigates some of the plusses and pitfalls of these drugs.

How wearable trackers can help you stick to fitness goals • Exercise physiology reader Matthew Cocks and exercise prescription associate professor Katie Hesketh explain the wisdom of wearables.

Cortisol diet: CAN YOU REALLY EAT TO BEAT STRESS and BELLY FAT? • It might be trending on social media, but can your diet really tame too-high cortisol levels? And is cortisol to blame for weight gain anyway? Here’s what you need to know.

Fact or fiction? 8 viral cortisol claims under the microscope • How do some of the most common claims surrounding cortisol right now stack up against the science? Let’s take a look.

5 evidence-backed ways to manage stress • If you feel like your stress levels are frequently soaring, there are things you can do to feel calmer and help keep your cortisol levels in check.

Essentials for a healthy vegan diet • Vegan diets have grown in popularity over the past decade, for a variety of reasons. If you’ve ever been vegan curious, Healthy Food Guide has the essentials to help you do it healthily.

Hit refresh • perfectly plant-based | calcium-rich desserts | nifty new air-fryer tricks

Spring salads • It's that time of the year! Choose cool cucumber or a light Caesar twist. Or why not have both?

Deliciously vegan • Plant-packed bowls bursting with colour, flavour and feel-good fuel

3 ways with CURRY PASTE

Why we CURRY PASTE • There's no easier way to add excitement to your weeknight meals. No wonder it's so popular!

AIR HIGH - FLIERS • Ever tried air-fryer eggs? Now's the time! Get the most from your much-loved kitchen appliance with these fast and fun ideas

5 pm panic! • Celebrate spring with delicious lighter meals for healthy weight management

Sweet nothings • Deliciously creamy, these better-for-you no-bake desserts take next to no time to prepare. Yes please!

Make a matcha • four top sandwiches | 2025 Healthy Food Guide Awards | what‘s in season?

shopping news • Our dietitian scours the shelves to find the tastiest healthy foods in-store now.

4 OF THE BEST Sandwiches • Healthy, tasty, and anything but boring — these sandwiches do it all

healthy food AWARDS AUSTRALIA ★ 2025 • The annual Healthy Food Guide Awards are back! We awarded food products across 80+ categories, revealing 20+ here.

Your low-kJ meal plan • Spring into this light n’ flavour-filled menu!

How much do I need to eat? • Every recipe in HFG is nutritionally analysed so you can devise a daily meal plan that falls within the recommended nutrition intake guidelines (see table below).

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