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December 2020
Healthy Food Guide
Healthy Food Guide - Healthy Food Guide shows you how to eat well every single day – without compromising on taste, spending hours in the kitchen, or more money at the checkout.
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineYour SayI really liked the ideas in the November issue of HFG on getting more nutrients into kids’ food! It was so helpful to get some more ideas to ensure my daughter, who already eats quite well, is eating enough of all the right sort of things! Nicolette
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalWhy You Can Trust AUSTRALIAN Healthy Food GUIDEHealthy Food Guide (HFG) magazine is your complete guide to healthy eating. Our recipes use easy-to-find, affordable ingredients. Cook with HFG, and you’ll always enjoy a nutritious meal. We give unbiased opinions and are not affiliated with any fo
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineLetter Of The MonthAbsolutely loving HFG! Each week I sit down with the mag and plan the week’s menu, and then I go on the shopping expedition for the ingredients. The menu for the week is stuck onto the fridge, so my husband doesn’t have to keep asking me what’s for d
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineWHAT WE’RE LOVING this Christmas→ This gorgeous Garlicious Grown Presentation Gift Box showcases two jars of award-winning black garlic cloves - the perfect Christmas gift for the foodie in your life, or for your own stocking! $49.95. Visit garliciousgrown.com.au Alison Kirkman, H
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineNoise Can Put You Off FoodNoise can make or break a restaurant dining experience, according to a Flinders University experiment. Noise-sensitive people, older folk and women reported lower enjoyment of food when there was elevated background noise, with the report suggesting
- Healthy Food Guide4 min gelesenPsychologyBeat Holiday Weight CreepWe all have some foods that we prepare only during the holidays, something extra special we really look forward to. It’s little wonder many people overeat during this time, which can then lead to unhealthy ‘weight creep’ over the break. We might pled
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineWelcomeCongratulations, we’ve almost made it to the end of 2020! With just weeks until the silly season, you could be forgiven — in light of everything else going on — for feeling overwhelmed by preparations: Who‘s putting on lunch? What should I make? Did
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalHealthy Food GuideManaging Editor Alison Kirkman editor@healthyfoodguide.com.au Dietitian Caroline Trickey APD, BSc (Nutr & Diet) Art Director Nerida Shield Subeditor Dan Winter Digital Content Creator Stephanie Hinton Contributors Darlne Allston, Julz Beresford,
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineWIN! Gingerbread Folk goodiesGingerbread Folk’s delish gingerbreads are made from the finest quality ingredients, with a hint of ginger and a delicate balance of sweet spices, packaged in eco-friendly compostable wrappers. The prize features a chocolate gingerbread house kit the
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalWhat It All MeansThis small-scale laboratory study suggests the saltiness of food can influence the passive overconsumption for foods high in fat. At a time when there are too many discretionary food choices available that meet the criteria for being high in fat and
- Healthy Food Guide4 min gelesenMedicalHealth Checks Know Your NumbersUnderstanding your test results helps you ask informed questions when you’re at the doctor. They’re the experts, of course, but it’s good to have a second pair of eyes — yours — so you can watch your numbers over time and make sure they don’t start t
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenMedicalHow Salt Can Make Us OvereatWeight gain is a complex issue. But there’s little doubt that, in Western countries at least, highly processed salty, sugary, and fatty foods play a major role in promoting weight gain. Most of the salt we consume in everyday eating has been added t
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & EthnicSNACK the LOW-SALT WAY→ Edamame beans → Natural peanut butter on slices of apple → Lightly Sea Salted Air Popped Corn: 60mg sodium per 20g serve → The Happy Snack Company Roasted Fav-va Beans with Red Pepper & Chilli: 88mg sodium per 25g serve → Herman Brot Protein Cra
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & EthnicHow To Halt The Salt→ Spice up your meals. Use fresh herbs and spices rather than the salt shaker to boost a dish‘s flavour → Add lemon or lime juice to foods you think will benefit from their tang and flavour 5 teaspoons onion powder,2½ teaspoons garlic powder,2½ tea
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenDiet & NutritionQuiz What Type Of Eater Are You?A Yes, I eat regular meals and snacks B Yes, I eat regular meals — at the same time every day C Yes, most of the time D No, I regularly skip meals A I like to snack throughout the day B I’m not much of a ‘snacker’ C I snack mostly when stressed
- Healthy Food Guide3 min gelesenPsychologyEating TypesThis quiz is designed as a fun way to help increase your eating awareness. Don’t worry if you don’t fit exactly into one eating category, or if you fit a few, or if you vary between them depending on what day of the week it is! You may have only some
- Healthy Food Guide3 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineSummer On A PlateServes 4 Time to make 25 min Cost per serve $4.30 ✔diabetes friendly ✔gluten free ✔dairy free 2 tablespoons cumin powder600g chicken breast fillets1 large (500g) fennel bulb, halved, shaved1 small red onion, shaved2 red grapefruit, peeled, sliced200
- Healthy Food Guide4 min gelesenRegional & EthnicUse It up!Serves 4 Cost per serve $1.95 Time to make 15 min ✔gluten free ✔dairy free 1 tablespoon vegetable oil2 garlic cloves, chopped2 spring onions, chopped2–3 cups thinly sliced vegetables such as: green beans, carrot, asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, capsi
- Healthy Food Guide4 min gelesenRegional & Ethnic5 Pm Panic!Serves 4 Cost per serve $3.90 ✔diabetes friendly ✔dairy free ✔gluten free 20 mins 100g vermicelli noodles2 medium carrots, finely julienned1 medium zucchini, finely julienned¼ red cabbage, finely sliced½ red capsicum, finely sliced½ yellow capsicu
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenRegional & EthnicAvocado Your Day!Serves 4 Cost per serve $5.25 Time to make 20 min, plus 20 min marinating ✔dairy free ¼ cup miso paste1 tablespoon maple syrup1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon sesame oil3 tablespoons grated ginger¼ cup lime juice4 chicken thigh fillets1 sheet nori
- Healthy Food Guide4 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineSweet On Ice CreamServes 10 Cost per serve $1.20 Hands-on time 45 min, plus freezing and cooling 5 large bananas, peeled, sliced and frozen150g fresh strawberries, cut into 1cm pieces2 tablespoons butter1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil½ cup firmly packed brown s
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineMeal For OneServes 1 Cost per serve $4.80 Time to make 20 min 1 cup reduced-salt chicken stock1 garlic clove50g spaghetti1 medium zucchini, shaved into ribbons with a vegetable peeler½ cup baby spinach, roughly chopped50g lean ham, finely chopped1 egg yolk1 tab
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineKeep Your CoolServes 8 Cost per serve $0.40 Time to make 15 min, plus 4 hours steeping/chilling ✔diabetes friendly ✔dairy free 1 bunch lemon verbenaIce cubes, to serve2 lemons, sliced, to serve 1 Place the lemon verbena in a large heatproof bowl or pot. 2 Pour
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WinePure Bliss!Makes 18 Cost per serve $0.70 Hands-on time 30 min, plus refrigeration 1 cup cashews, toasted1 cup desiccated coconut, toasted1 tablespoon maple syrup¼ cup puffed rice125g milk chocolate melts, melted125g white chocolate melts, melted36 mini pretzel
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineShopping NewsYellow, sweet, with juicy flesh. pineapples are a great source of potassium, which lowers your blood pressure, and vitamin C to boost immunity. They’re also rich in folate, a B vitamin that helps prevent birth defects. Pineapple’s also high in fibre
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & EthnicShelf WatchBulla Cottage Cheese Onion & Chives is perfect for light summer snacking or served as a dip on your platter. Per 100g serve: 372kJ (89cal), 11g protein, 1.6g sat fat, 4.9g sugars, 115mg calcium New Sanitarium Up & Go Dairy Free comes in a handy 25
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenMedicalYOUR GUIDE TO Salad dressingsWe say — add! Why? Because a dressing can help transform a salad, increasing its appeal and making it much easier to devour more veg — something we can all benefit from. Plus, the oil in the dressing can help you absorb valuable nutrients, in particu
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenCookbooks, Food, & WineHFG’S Christmas WISH LIST!Have some Xmas fun with your family! Try Gingerbread House Kit + Mini Folk — with a gluten-free gingerbread house to assemble and decorate yourself! $50.00.gingerbreadfolk.com.au Tuck your fruit and veg into The Swag, made from 100 per cent unbleach
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & EthnicHEALTHY Platter Inspiration!Lots of colour is one of the keys to an impressive platter. Think through the colours you want to add — white (cheese), green (asparagus, beans or frilly lettuce), red (tomatoes, capsicum), and how to arrange the different colours in strips, blocks o
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & EthnicMake Your Own→ Cherry tomatoes filled with pesto and pine nuts on top → Cherry tomato skewers with bocconcini cheese & basil → Roasted pumpkin drizzled with balsamic & sesame oil, sprinkled with sesame seeds or pine nuts, or with roasted hazelnuts and chives → Eg
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalEach Day’s Menu Gives You…• About 6300kJ (about 1500cal) to help you slim down • At least 30g of fibre to keep you feeling full • 2 healthy snacks to help maintain energy levels • 100% of your daily vitamin A, C & E needs to keep you well nourished Learn more about your indiv
- Healthy Food Guide2 min gelesenRegional & EthnicYour SUMMER Meal Plan• Easy bircher muesli 1/3 cup rolled oats, 2 tsp ground linseeds, 8 walnuts, 1 tsp honey, 2/3 cup milk, ¼ apple, grated & ½ cup berries. • 1 small flat white coffee (2092kJ/498cal total) • Salad: ½ cup 4-bean mix, ½ avocado, 1 tomato, 25g feta, 50g r
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalHow Much Do I Need To Eat?Your individual intake will vary depending on your age, gender, height, weight and physical activity level. We use 8700kJ (2100cal) as an average daily intake, as this is the value prescribed by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. You’ll
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenMedicalAsk The Expert ...Q&A When considering weight loss, is it better to count the calories or the fat grams in a specific food? Jenni, via email If I had to choose, it would be counting calories — if only to convey the idea of how energy-dense some foods are. However, ne
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenRegional & Ethnic5 Mins With CarolineFavourite vegetable? Roasted pumpkin Go-to takeaway/fast food option? Vietnamese for fresh flavours How long have you been a dietitian? 15 years Best pantry shortcut item? Pasta sauce Morning exerciser or afternoon? Morning — I know I’ll
- Healthy Food Guide1 min gelesenDiet & NutritionGet To Know Our Recipe BadgesRecipes contain no more than: • 1700kJ per main meal • 800kJ per dessert • 600kJ per side dish • 200kJ per 250ml fluid Recipes contain at least: • 20g protein per main meal • 5g protein per side dish or dessert Recipes contain no more than: • 1