Product Review: Big M School Smart Milk mini

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100

I spotted this kindy-kid, scaled-down flavoured milk in chocolate and strawberry at a local mini-market. And immediately thought “Clever idea”! At a smaller more practical 250ml, it’s the kid brother of the usual big, 600ml, chocolate milk which is way too large for most primary school kids. [...]

Product review: Incaberries: a new “super berry”?

admin@foodwatch.com.au — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0100

You’d think we’d discovered all the super berries. After all, we’ve had years of hype and marketing for cranberries, goji, noni, acai and mangosteen. Now there’s a new berry in your health food aisle or produce store. It’s the Incaberry!

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: 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 [...]

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 po [...]

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: Aqua Pura Hint of Lemon

saxelby@foodwatch.com.au — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Found a great new water drink. It's bottled water with a splash of lemon flavour. That's it. Nothing else - no sugar, no sweeteners, no calories, no colours, no additives. Just water with flavour. It takes a minute to adjust to the fact that it's colourless but once you do, you suddenly look at all those yellow [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]

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 [...]

Blog Entries tagged 'healthy snacking'

Product Review: Big M School Smart Milk mini

Product review: Incaberries: a new “super berry”?

Product review: Lipton Green Tea Ice Tea

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

Product review: Plain sweet wheatmeal biscuits side by side

Book review: Mindless Eating

Product review: Grainwaves vs potato crisps

Product review: A handy, healthy office lunch solution

Product review: Aqua Pura Hint of Lemon

Bliss foods

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

Product review: Crust (Heart Foundation) pizza

Product Review: Fruit straps - healthy snack or not?