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    • Healthy weight loss
      • The soup diet – can you lose weight on it?
      • Boost your metabolism for healthy weight loss
      • Counting carbs for healthy weight loss
      • Fad diets - false promises and magic bullets
      • Light foods - do they support your weight loss efforts?
      • 6 steps to eating mindfully
      • 10 things I learnt from The Biggest Loser
      • 7 diet secrets that are staring you in the face
      • Meal replacements for weight loss
      • 10 tips to help you shed fat
      • Want to lose weight? Drink water before a meal
      • Top 10 weight loss secrets of highly-successful 'losers'
      • Weight Watchers & McDonalds diet meals
      • 7 reasons why you MUST eat slowly
      • A balanced diet - my 90:10 rule
      • Soft drink and sugar warning
      • Assess your weight
      • Don’t scuttle healthy weight loss with super-sized portions
    • Eat for energy
      • 7 ways to beat jet lag
      • Top 12 energy drainers
      • Beat the mid-afternoon slump
      • 7 nutrients you could be lacking
      • How to improve your concentration - 10 easy tips
      • Energy - a misunderstood and over-hyped word
      • How to beat stress and fatigue and boost your energy levels
    • Additives & labels
      • 4-step guide to avoiding additives
      • 5 reasons why I'm in favour of The Tick
      • Nutella. The full (correct) list of ingredients
      • %DI Labelling - what does it mean?
      • Coping with food allergies
      • Seven additives you don’t need to worry about
      • Serious about weight loss - then check your labels: not all serves are equal!
      • Additives – why do they use them?
      • Healthy eating begins with healthy shopping! Try these 12 handy tips
    • Hot issues in the news
      • Australians demand more when dining out
      • MyPlate replaces MyPyramid
      • Kilojoules and fast food – the “in-your-face” facts
      • Fish oil – let’s separate the hype from the facts
      • Cut your food wastage – save your wallet, save the environment
      • Nutrition highlights of 2010
      • Selling carrots like junk food
      • Bill Clinton's Diet - why I think it's "extreme and not sustainable"
      • Junior Masterchef: what does it teach kids?
      • Dark chocolate - health food or guiltless treat?
      • 7 most-asked questions about trans fats
      • Stevia - a new sweetener hits the shelves
      • Your daily bread - now fortified with iodine
      • 10 mega-trends in healthy eating
      • Healthy eating on a budget
      • Beer - low-carb or low-alcohol?
      • Vitamin waters - health drink or sugar hit?
      • Ban on bottled water
    • Eat for health & wellness
      • 5 lessons learned from a life in nutrition
      • How much fat should I eat a day?
      • 10 healthy cooking tips and tricks
      • Frozen, canned, bottled or fresh?
      • Seven tips for a safe pregnancy
      • Taming fussy eaters
      • Easy ways to eat more vegetables and fruit
      • The French Paradox - more than the red wine
      • Products Catherine loves
      • Healthy eating for men
      • Vegetables – fresh or frozen? Which is healthier?
      • The juice trap
      • Getting a good night's sleep in 9 easy ways
      • Alcohol, drinking and your health
    • Super foods
      • Quinoa for health
      • Top 100 polyphenols. What are they and why are they important?
      • Catherine Saxelby’s Top 20 super foods
      • Energise yourself with this easy super food eating plan
      • A carrot a day
      • Super foods - making each mouthful count
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Spinach
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Chia
      • What are antioxidants
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Yoghurt
      • Super Foods, the ultimate health food – Wheatgerm
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Tomatoes
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Tea
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Salmon
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Grapefruits (and other citrus)
      • Super foods, the ultimate health food - Oats
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Ginger
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Garlic
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Flax seeds
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Eggs
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Cinnamon
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – the benefits of Chillies
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – the benefits of Broccoli
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – the benefits of Bok choy and other Asian greens
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – the benefits of Blueberries
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – the benefits of basil, rosemary, oregano and other green herbs
      • Super foods, the ultimate health foods – Almonds
      • Goji - not so super
    • Student help
      • Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Draft 2011
      • Dietary Guidelines revision 2011
      • Grains and legumes health report
      • Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults 2003
      • Nutrient Reference Values
      • How much exercise do you need to stay healthy?
      • Nutrition for teens
      • Australian Guide to Healthy Eating 1993
      • A career as a dietitian
    • Handy stuff
      • EatKit nutrition chat on Twitter
      • Nutrition classifications/tags for our recipes
      • How to convert sodium to salt (and salt to sodium)
      • Mercury in fish in Australia
      • What's a standard drink
      • Food measurement and conversions
      • Catherine Saxelby on Twitter - welcome
      • How to convert kilojoules to calories
      • Grapefruit and medications
      • Standard food serves and portion sizes
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  • FAQs
    • - Getting kids to eat right
      • Q. Do canned baby foods retain their vitamins?
      • Q. Does salt or sugar damage a baby's liver?
      • Q. What are some high fibre foods that are appealing to small children?
      • Q. Should children drink low-fat or full-fat milk?
      • Q. My child won't eat breakfast. What do I do?
      • Q. Are energy drinks safe for kids to drink?
      • Q. Why do kids refuse to eat vegies?
      • Q. Our kids have so many activities after school it’s hard for us all to eat together. Does this matter?
      • Q. What do the “May contain traces” statements mean on food and can my allergic child have them?
      • Q. Why do my kids love fast food?
      • Q. How do I get my kids to eat vegetables?
      • Q. Goat's milk, soy milk or cow's milk - how do they compare nutritionally?
    • - Diets for medical problems
      • Q. How can I keep food down with a hiatus hernia?
      • Q. Should I be following a special diet now that I have had my gall bladder out?
      • Q. Is cornflour suitable for me as I’m on a gluten-free diet?
      • Q. As my family has a history of bowel cancer, should I be eating more fibre?
      • Q. I have diabetes - why is it OK for me now to have sugar?
      • Q. How can I get enough calcium without dairy?
      • Q. Which foods should someone with coeliac disease avoid?
      • Q. I have decided to become vegetarian. What should I watch for so I don't miss out on nutrients?
      • Q. Are fish oil capsules safe if I'm allergic to fish? If not, how do I get omega-3s?
    • - Food in focus
      • Q. Is it true that vinegar makes a meal low in GI?
      • Q. Do liquorice strips have a laxative effect?
      • Q. What is rooibos and is it really free of caffeine?
      • Q. What is the difference between Greek yoghurt and natural yoghurt?
      • Q. I don’t eat much bread but do love savoury crackers either as a snack or something to dip with. How healthy are they?
      • Q. Do all types of salt contain sodium and is any one healthier than others?
      • Q. Are cashew nuts, particularly salted roasted, as nutritionally good for us as walnuts and almonds - I never see them listed in the 'good' nuts to eat?
      • Q. Is sugar absorbed more rapidly than starchy foods?
      • Q. If nuts are high in fat why do I keep hearing they're good for my heart?
      • Q. Is grapeseed oil good for lowering cholesterol, or should I stick to olive and macadamia nut oil?
    • - Nutrients you need
      • Q. I’ve seen DHA listed on food labels. What is it and where do I find it?
      • Q. I’ve seen eggs for sale with lutein added. Do I need lutein and are eggs the best way to get it?
      • Q. To avoid mercury, which are the best types of fish to buy?
      • Q. Why do we need vitamin K for healthy blood?
      • Q. I know vitamin D is made by the sun but what does it do as a vitamin? What foods will I find it in?
      • Q. What does potassium do in the body?
      • Q. I’ve heard about selenium but don‘t know much about it. What does it do in the body?
      • Q. What’s magnesium and where do you get it?
      • Q. I've heard iodine is so important they're adding it to bread. Why?
      • Q. What do I need vitamin B12 for and where do I find it?
      • Q. What is chromium and why do we need it?
    • - Fats and oils
      • Q. What’s the difference between fish oil and cod liver oil?
      • Q. How much cholesterol do eggs contain? And how many can I eat?
      • Q. Is margarine high in trans fat?
      • Q. How can a product be labelled “cholesterol free” if it’s high in fat?
      • Q. I’m confused. I know what polyunsaturated means on a label, but what’s mono-unsaturated?
      • Q. If I stick to vegetable oils will I avoid saturated fats?
    • - Healthy weight loss
      • Q. Should I cut out carbs after 6pm?
      • Q. Special K: is it the best cereal for weight loss?
      • Q. What’s your opinion of chitosan for fat loss?
      • Q. Can you suggest some easy, healthy snacks?
      • Q. Is high fructose corn syrup worse than sugar?
      • Q. Are light foods a smart choice if I'm on a weight loss diet?
      • Q. We don’t buy much sugar these days, so where is all the sugar coming from?
    • - Keeping food safe
      • Q. Is it true that the acidophilus in yoghurt is so unstable that it can be destroyed on the short unrefrigerated trip home from the supermarket?
      • Q. I love making fresh fruit smoothies and was wondering if vitamins degenerate if the smoothie is stored in the fridge for a few days?
      • Q. How come many of the cans in my cupboard have no use-by dates on them?
      • Q. Could you explain how green long-life bags work?
      • Q. Which is correct? To put hot food in the fridge or to leave it cooling on the bench?
    • - Additives & food labels
      • Q. What's the difference between a Use-by and Best-before date on food?
      • Q. What does EMULSIFIER mean on the label?
      • Q. Why do food companies have to use additives? And how many are there?
      • Q. What does the term MILK SOLIDS mean as an ingredient on a food label?
      • Q. What level of sodium should I look for on a food label?
      • Q. What do 'no preservatives, no artificial colours and no artificial flavours' really mean?
    • - Eating to boost energy
      • Q. What’s the difference between green and black tea? What about caffeine?
      • Q. How much caffeine is too much?
    • - Drinks
      • Q. What's the difference between Diet Coke and Coke Zero?
      • Q. Soda water and mineral water: what's the difference?
      • Q. How does eating a fresh fruit, such as an orange, compare to drinking the juice after squeezing by hand?
      • Q. Are there any hangover cures that actually work?
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