May 13 – 19 is Food Allergy Awareness Week and so in this issue of the Foodwatch Newsletter we talk about food allergies – what they are; how serious they are and what you need to know about them.

May 23 is the official date for Australia's Biggest Morning Tea so we'll talk about all things tea and also how you can get involved in this worthwhile fundraiser.

Our product of the month is UNCLE TOBYS Traditional Oats. Read how I like to eat them and I'd love to hear your favourite recipe.

April is such a busy time of year and early next month it’ll be Mother’s Day. That’s why this issue of the Foodwatch Newsletter is all about women.

There are healthy ideas for Mother’s Day gifts, Mother’s Day breakfasts and treats, the heads-up on why iron-deficiency is more a female problem than a male one and of course, there’s still our Product of the Month. This month we’re road testing Kellogg’s All-Bran Fibre Toppers and there's plenty more.

I’ve been waiting for the launch of Go Scan for months now, having caught wind of its pending development via occasional whispers on the industry grapevine. So it was great to be invited to the official launch of this new App and get to play around with it for a review here. This is a first for Australia and one I’ll be using from now on.

Easter is just around the corner so this edition of the Foodwatch Newsletter is all about eggs – the good, the bad, the chocolate and the allergies. You'll learn about why eggs are superfoods, what effect they really have on your cholesterol, how to cope with Easter without giving your kids a chocolate overdose, how to deal with egg allergy and how to access our yummy egg-free recipes.

There is something in this edition for everyone. But that's not all...

Eating a healthy, balanced diet based on whole foods can help us achieve optimal health throughout life. But knowing exactly what to eat can be confusing when there's so much conflicting advice from books, websites, TV programs, magazines and celebrity chefs. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the latest 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines based on scientific evidence on what we should all be eating. Here's my handy summary to make things easier to digest:

Our first New Look Foodwatch Newsletter is now out and it's packed full of interesting articles. You can read about Love and Chocolate, Red Foods, The Health Bloggers' Conference - Healthivate and my road test of Plum Amazins. 

As a nation, Australians are losing the battle of the bulge and it's most evident with our kids. Across all age groups and backgrounds, Australian children are getting fatter.

Having a child with a weight problem needs perseverance and patience. An overweight child will typically not achieve their healthy weight range in anything less than six months and an obese child may be looking at several years before they get there.