Blog Entries tagged 'food labelling'

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: Lipton Green Tea Ice Tea

admin@foodwatch.com.au — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0100

I like to sip this iced tea as a refreshing not-overly-sweet drink. It’s pleasant and sweet without being sickly-sweet. It’s not fizzy so there’s no gaseous feeling nor burping afterwards. But how much healthier is it really?

Taste and po [...]

Product review: SumoSalad – A healthy fast food lunch option?

admin@foodwatch.com.au — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Guest review by dietitian Frances Gilham, APD, AN

SumoSalad claims to be the healthiest fast food franchise. It caters to people looking for nutrition as well as convenience and taste for lunch on the go. And Australians are obviously seeking out healthier options to burgers and pizza – [...]

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 [...]

Review: Light chocolate – can it help you shed weight?

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Everyone loves to indulge in chocolate yet we all know it's a food that's laden with fat, sugar and kilojoules - and it's damn hard to stop at just one mouthful.

So it's hardly surprising that dieters have turned hopefully to light chocolate to provide pleasure without guilt. At first glance, it looks like the answer to a dieter's pray [...]

Product Review: Fruit straps - healthy snack or not?

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100

Do your kids like to snack on fruit leather or fruit straps, those sweet long thin flat pieces of dried fruit? They come individually wrapped in single serves like muesli bars. They're easy to throw into a kids' lunch box. And they a [...]