Blog Entries tagged 'fat'

Product review: Traffic Light Food Tracker App

admin@foodwatch.com.au — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Guest review by Jemma O’Hanlon, Dietitian & Nutritionist

Ever wondered how effective the Traffic Light Food Label system would be? I asked dietitian and blogger Jemma O’Hanlon to review a new food label app to see if it was useful in making [...]

Product review: Plain sweet wheatmeal biscuits side by side

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Looking for a plain healthy biscuit to have with your coffee or tea? Want one that's reasonably healthy, not cream-filled or choc-coated, but still a pleasant sweet mid-meal bite? Here I compare two of the top sellers Arnott's Shredded Wheatmeal and Paradise Highland Oatmeals They look he [...]

Product review: Rice Bran Oil

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100

With all the advertising hype targeting heart disease and high cholesterol and with some websites proclaiming it the "world's healthiest oil", best for body builders and even menopausal women, rice bran oil is the oil I get most questions about. How much healthier is it? What's it like to co [...]

Product review: Grainwaves vs potato crisps

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0100

We all know that potato chips are not that healthy. But what about the new wholegrain-type chips? Are they a better-for-you alternative to those salty, oily, potato chippies that beckon from petrol station stores and vending machines? Let’s take a look.

Grain Waves [...]

Product review: A handy, healthy office lunch solution

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Are you so busy at work that you can't even spare ten minutes to go out and buy lunch? Wouldn't it be great if there were something quick and easy you could grab; something you could keep in your desk drawer; something that doesn't need to be refrigerated and yet is healthy?

Well, I think I've just [...]

Product review: Three light milks compared

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

There are so many milks in the dairy case these days, it can be hard to work out which one suits you. And when you notice that they cost more than regular low-fat or home-brand milk, you start to think twice.

Here I review three of the more ‘unusual' added-value low-fat milks so you can see if one is worth paying the extra for y [...]

Why nutritionists change their minds!

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0100

People often ask me why we nutritionists keep changing out minds! One year, carbohydrate is wonderful, the next year it's not. One year, fat is a no-no, the next year, it's only saturated fat that we should worry about, the other fats are ‘good' fats that are OK to eat and enjoy. Protein was ‘forgotten' for some years, now it's back and considered important for satiety and weight loss.

Fashions in foods

And the same happens with foods. Eggs make a good exam [...]

Bliss foods

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Bliss for the tastebuds, hell for the hips! Recent articles in The Australian, The Washington Post and other newspapers have been touting the existence of what they call "bliss foods". So what is a "bliss food" and what's all the fuss about?

What is a bliss food?

According to the former head of the US Food and Drug Administration and author of The End of Overeating, Dr David Kessler, there is an optimum blend of fat, sugar and salt that when present in [...]

Product review: Soup shortcut

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Soup is one of my favourite winter meals. Thick and hearty, it's warming and satisfying. It's a key food if you want to lose some weight without going hungry.

Soups are pretty easy to make (unlike pastry or fiddly finger food) but, depending on the type, can take 2 or 3 hours, as they often require long, slow simmer [...]

Product review: Crust (Heart Foundation) pizza

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Finally a Crust pizza franchise opened up near me. I'd read all about these amazing ‘health-conscious' pizzas that had managed to secure the Heart Foundation red Tick of approval. Yep, you're reading right! Here was a pizza that was guaranteed to be low in saturated fat (read ‘bad', really ‘evil' fat), bounding [...]