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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Ask the expert… Min Saw • I recently came upon a popular peanut butter brand that lists shea oil as one of it ingredients. What is shea oil, is it healthy and can we eat it often? Isab Romano, via email

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

Dispensing down • forever chemicals | do you need to take creatine? | better barbecuing

ARE YOU EATING Forever chemicals? • ‘Forever chemicals’ have been found in everything from drinking water and biodegradable food packaging to fresh, locally grown vegetables in Australia. So should you be worried? Health writer Karen Fittall investigates.

FAQs • WONDERING IF THERE’S A TEST FOR PFAS OR WHETHER YOU SHOULD STOP DRINKING TAP WATER? HERE’S THE ANSWER TO THOSE AND A FEW OTHER COMMON QUESTIONS.

SCIENCE UPDATE: Creatine • It’s traditionally been used to improve athletic performance, but creatine is proving valuable in a whole different area – brain function. So do you need a creatine supplement in your life, or is just an unnecessary expense? Nutritionist Kathleen Alleaume finds out what all the fuss is about.

FIBRE GOALS have finally reached TikTok. Here’s how to hit your target. • Social media is finally following the craze Healthy Food Guide has been encouraging for decades – fibre is the health-conscious person’s best friend! Check out how to hit your fibre goals.

TOP TIPS FOR A healthier barbecue • Crank up the barbie and celebrate the warmer weather with top tips from our experts for a healthier barbecue

MYTH BUSTER Is CANOLA OIL engine lubricant and BUTTER an artery cleaner? • Canola oil has copped criticism as a ‘toxic industrial oil used in engines’, blamed for inflammation and chronic disease, while butter has been rebranded as a heart-healthy superfood. These claims often originate from influencers and political figures promoting diets that favour animal fats. HFG dietitian Jess Burvill unpacks the science.

Party hearty • breakfast like a champ! | brilliant bites for parties | three ways with tzatziki

Breakfast like a champ! • Want to face the day with a smile? A satisfying and flavour-packed meal is a great place to start!

SALAD DAYS • Recreate the fabulous flavours of classic Mediterranean cuisine, courtesy of the passionate pair behind award-winning Kepos Street Kitchen

Light bites for parties • Forget the cardboardy party pies – your guests will love these irresistibly fresh nibbles

Crazy for cottage cheese • Comeback queen cottage cheese is still riding a wave of popularity, bringing a protein punch to everything from breakfast to after-hours nibbles

5 pm panic! • Party season is right around the corner, so keep your weeknight dinners fresh and simple

Well cultured • super salad shortcuts | immunity-boosting juice | healthier Nando‘s picks

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

HOW MUCH vitamin c in juice? • It’s one of the biggest selling points of fruit juice — but the amount you’re actually getting can come as a surprise

4 OF THE BEST Salads • Fresh, fast, and full of flavour - these are...