Blog Entries tagged 'healthy eating'

Book review: Mindless Eating

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100

"Mindless Eating" is one of the best nutrition books I've read in the last four years. It was a real eye-opener for me - and I suspect for most of us - as it shows why you may not realize how much you're eating, what you're eating - or why you're even eating at all! It starts out by pointin [...]

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 [...]

Product review: My first encounter with BARLEYmax

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0100

BARLEYmax. It's being touted as the greatest super food of all time and the king of cereal grains. BARLEYmax has finally appeared in our food supply in the form of two new breakfast cereals, the first products to be made with the super barley. It's been over 12 years i [...]

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 [...]

Product review: LowGICane sugar

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Sugar. We all love its soft sweetness but it's clear we overdo its consumption. As a nation, Australia has a collective sweet tooth that sees us consuming ¾ of a kilo a week of the stuff. From soft drinks to ice cream, doughnuts to dessert, sugar is everywhere. While it's not the cause, it's certainly contributing to health problems such as tooth de [...]

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 simmeri [...]

10 things I learnt from The Biggest Loser

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Now that the 2009 series of The Biggest Loser has finished in Australia, here's my take on the third season:

1. It's hard - very hard - to lose weight. It takes time and persistence, two things in short supply in our modern world. The contestants had nothing else to focus on except their weight [...]

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 in a kids' lunch box as they're so light and thin. And they [...]