Product Review: Oats Express Liquid Breakfast

on Thursday, 20 June 2013. Posted in Reviews
Tagged: breakfast, oats

Product Review: Oats Express Liquid Breakfast

Oats Express from Dairy Farmers is the dairy industry's response to the long-standing success of Sanitarium's UP&GO which has had the liquid breakfast market virtually to itself for the past 15 years.

Liquid breakfasts have become a lucrative food niche market, appealing to time-poor consumers who are increasingly eating (or drinking) breakfast on the go and looking for that fast convenience in the mornings.

Q. How does rice bran oil compare to olive oil?

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 18 June 2013. Posted in Fats and Oils
Tagged: cholesterol, fat, grains, healthy heart, heart health, monounsaturated oil, oils, polyunsaturated oil, rice bran oil, salads, trans fats

The question in full

Q. I was wondering how rice bran oil compares to virgin olive oil. Good fats, antioxidants, cholesterol lowering effects, etc. It sounds pretty good by what I have read on the labels, and have been using both in my cooking. What's your opinion?

 

Q. Some foods are labelled ‘no MSG’. What does MSG stand for and is it bad for our health?

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Friday, 14 June 2013. Posted in Additives & labels
Tagged: additives, allergies, eating out, fast food, food labels, monosodium glutamate, MSG, protein, salt, sodium

Q. Some foods are labelled ‘no MSG’. What does MSG stand for and is it bad for our health?

5 heart-friendly foods for busy women

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 11 June 2013. Posted in Medical Diets
Tagged: cholesterol, cholesterol lowering, fat, healthy heart, heart health, high cholesterol, nuts, oils, plant sterols, sterols

5 heart-friendly foods for busy women

We all know about the risks of breast cancer. It attracts enormous publicity – think of all those pink products and celebrity survivors such as Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue! With all that media hype, it’s easy to forget that it’s NOT the No 1 killer of Australian women – heart disease is. In fact heart disease kills four times as many Australian women as breast cancer every year!

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Q. I'm on a gluten-free diet. Does maltodextrin contain gluten?

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 11 June 2013. Posted in Medical Diets
Tagged: additives, carbohydrates, coeliac, food labels, gluten, gluten-free, health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, maltodextrin, nutrition, special diets

A. Yes. It may contain small fragments of protein particles related to gluten. Maltodextrin is a starch which is used as a thickener or texture modifying agent in foods such as pasta sauces, flavoured milk drinks, puddings and cake mixes.

Q. I have diabetes - why is it OK for me now to have sugar?

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Friday, 07 June 2013. Posted in Medical Diets
Tagged: carbohydrates, diabetes, diabetes type 2, diets, glycemic index, health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, low GI, sugar, sweet treats, sweetener

The question in full

Q. I've had type 2 diabetes for 15 years. When I was first diagnosed I was told no sugar was permitted and I had to use sweetener. Now why is it now OK for me to have sugar?

Eat to beat iron-deficiency anaemia

on Wednesday, 05 June 2013. Posted in Medical Diets
Tagged: anaemia, concentration, energy, iron, nutrition, women and iron

Eat to beat iron-deficiency anaemia

If you're tired all the time with little energy, it's worth paying a visit to your doctor for a blood test to check whether you have iron-deficiency anaemia. Lack of energy, poor stamina, pale skin, an inability to concentrate, frequent headaches, greater susceptibility to infections, and feeling the cold often are other tell-tale signs.

Q: Can I eat cruciferous vegetables (e.g. cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) if I've had my thyroid removed OR are taking thyroxin tablets?

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 04 June 2013. Posted in Medical Diets
Tagged: balanced diet, cruciferous, dairy, eggs, health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, salt, sodium, thyroid, thyroxin, vegetables, vitamins

A: It is not necessary to eliminate cruciferous vegetables from the diet in this case but rather, to limit intake so that it falls into a reasonable range. In fact, they are incredible nutritious for all sorts of reasons and offer a powerful insurance against a wide range of cancers, incidentally also protecting against thyroid cancer.