Rhubarb: Health Benefits, a Leaf Safety Warning and Cooking Ideas
Health Benefits of Rhubarb This tart, ruby-red perennial is botanically a vegetable, though we cook it like a fruit. It provides vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium, potassium and fibre, plus antioxidant anthocyanins in the red stalks. Wellness This stalky veggie is often overlooked in the produce aisle, but it brings plenty to a balanced diet: […]
Passionfruit: Health Benefits, Beauty and Delicious Recipe Ideas
The Health Benefits of Passionfruit This South American native thrives in Australian backyards and is a little powerhouse of fibre (from all those crunchy seeds), vitamin C, vitamin A (as beta-carotene), potassium and antioxidant polyphenols. Wellness Here is what this fragrant tropical fruit brings to a balanced diet: Digestive health Passionfruit is one of the […]
Metabolism-Boosting Recipe: Virgin Mary Oyster Shots with Kefir and Pistachio
Virgin Mary oyster shots with chia, pistachio and kefir Serves 6 as a mini meal, canapé or dinner party appetiser. This fun, fresh recipe is packed with ingredients that support a healthy metabolism. No single food will melt fat away, but meals built around protein, vegetables and big flavour help you feel satisfied on fewer […]
The Truth About Long-Term Weight Loss: Why Fad Diets Fail and What Works
The real truth about weight loss is that it isn’t some new fad diet that will be gone next year, after you’ve shed the kilos and put them all back on again. There’s a lot of money to be made from the growing problems caused by the Western diet, and many companies just want to […]
Australian Food Facts: How We Really Eat and Why It Matters
Australian food facts that you didnt know A growing iodine deficiency Iodine deficiency means not having enough iodine in the body. Australian research has found mild iodine deficiency re-emerging, especially among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women, which puts them at risk of thyroid problems and, in pregnancy, can affect a baby’s brain development. Using […]
Food Additives and Food Reactions: A Shopper’s Guide to Low-Concern Additives
Common causes of negative food reactions Preservatives, and natural salicylates found in many fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (MSG, flavour enhancer 621) Sulphites (preservatives 220 to 228), found in wine, dried fruit and some processed meats, which can trigger asthma in sensitive people The natural laxatives (such as sorbitol) […]
Limes: Health Benefits, an Important Skin Warning and Zesty Cooking Ideas
Health Benefits of Limes These zesty little fruits provide vitamin C, folate, potassium and fibre, along with citrus flavonoids such as hesperidin and compounds called limonoids. Wellness The lime has long been celebrated for its bright, tropical punch of flavour. Here is what it brings to a balanced diet: Immune health One lime provides around […]
Jalapeño Peppers: Capsaicin, Vitamin C, Health Benefits and Recipe Ideas
This feisty little chilli, named after the city of Xalapa in Mexico, is full of nutritional goodness, including vitamins C, A, K and B6, small amounts of vitamin E, potassium, manganese and other minerals, plus capsaicin, the compound that gives chillies their heat. Wellness If you can stand the heat, you’ll want these spicy little […]
Hangover Recovery: Why You Feel Rough and What Actually Helps, plus a Recipe
The only sure cure for a hangover is time (and drinking less next time!), but there’s plenty you can do to help your body recover. Here’s why you feel the way you do, and what helps. Why you feel so bad “I feel sick.” Your liver breaks alcohol down into acetaldehyde, a toxic compound that […]
Clementines: Vitamin C, Health Benefits and Fresh Recipe Ideas
Clementines are small, sweet, easy-peel mandarins and an ideal convenient snack. They’re low in kilojoules yet supply a wide range of nutrients: two clementines cover an adult’s daily vitamin C needs, and they also provide folate (vitamin B9), thiamine (vitamin B1), fibre and beta-carotene. Wellness Collagen and immunity. One clementine contains around 36 mg of […]
