Healthy Eating

Heart Foundation Tick Products

Better Food Choices For You and Your Family The Tick Program is the Heart Foundation’s guide to helping people make better food choices quickly and easily. Tick approved products meet the Heart Foundation’s strict nutrition standards for nutrients such as saturated and trans fats, sodium, kilojoules (calories) and fibre. Products…
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Healthy Breakfast Ideas

It’s time to get healthy with some delicious breakfast ideas! Why not try a scrumptious muesli or wholegrain cereal with a glass of orange juice or milk? Or some fresh bread with jam and a side serve of fruit salad? Nothing could be more welcoming to an empty stomach and what…
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Food Safety

Every year, many New Zealanders suffer from food-related illness. These illnesses are usually mild, but occasionally can be serious and debilitating. Those particularly at risk include young children, pregnant women, mature adults, and people with depressed immune systems and chronic medical conditions. Planning Your Shopping Here are a few suggestions…
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Glycemic Index

The glycemic index (GI) is a system of ranking carbohydrate foods, based on their effect on our blood glucose (or blood sugar) levels. The GI ranks foods from 0 to 100. The higher the GI value, the greater the blood sugar response. So, low GI foods raise blood sugar levels…
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Vegetarian Diet

What is vegetarian eating? Important nutrients for vegetarians The family meal FAQs A vegetarian diet is a diet based on plant foods, with some restrictions on animal foods. Families choose to follow vegetarian diets for various reasons. It may be for religious, humanitarian, health or environmental reasons. What is vegetarian…
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Be Healthy Be Active Teaching Programme

The Be Healthy Be Active FREE teaching programme is for teachers and their students aged 11 -13 years. It is designed to encourage healthy eating, physical activity and mental wellbeing. The programme is implemented with two partners – the AUT/Millennium (Auckland University of Technology/Millennium) and the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation.…
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Food Myths

Chocolate – Switch To Dark! Chocolate is made from cocoa derived from cocoa beans. Cocoa is quite bitter on its own, so sugar and cocoa butter are usually added to develop the smooth taste of chocolate you know and love! Cocoa contains antioxidants and generally, the more cocoa in a…
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Healthy Lunches

Nutritious and healthy lunches are important for maintaining energy for the rest of the day. Keep things interesting by mixing it up! Make sure you include some fresh fruit and dairy, something more substantial (like a wholegrain sandwich) and a cold drink. You can keep things fresh by using an insulated…
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Safe Food Storage

Storing Food Safely Sun and sand are a great recipe for a warm summer Christmas – but these temperatures can also lead to food spoilage. Because warm humid weather causes bacteria to grow in food, if it is not prepared or stored properly it can result in excess wastage or even…
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What To Eat In Winter

Wondering what to eat this winter? We’ll show you how to give yourself a boost during the colder months, by stocking up on fresh foods at your supermarket. Here are some secret weapons for surviving the winter season. There’s a chill in the air, which means it’s a great time…
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