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What is your relationship with food and eating?

Apple Cider Vinegar - a look beyond the hype

Apple Cider Vinegar, or ACV, as it is commonly called in the acronym-addicted world of the net, has long been held to “be good for you”. But is it? And if so, in what way? We take a look at the myths and the research and try to form a clearer picture.

14 November 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

October 2018 Foodwatch Newsletter - Cravings, why we have them and how to fight them.

October 2018 Foodwatch Newsletter - Cravings, why we have them and how to fight them.

It’s the middle of Spring in Australia and many of us have racked up a few comfortable kilos over winter and want to lose them...

30 October 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

What is your relationship with food and eating?

Eat to beat high blood pressure

Blood pressure is known to rise as we grow older. However, high blood pressure (medically known as hypertension) is a silent...

24 October 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

What is your relationship with food and eating?

Top Twenty Terms

Do you find the info on food labels puzzling and frown-inducing? What about those nutrition terms that are bandied about in...

17 October 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

September 2018 Foodwatch Newsletter - Trendy superfood lattes; the coconut oil controversy and more

September 2018 Foodwatch Newsletter - Trendy superfood lattes; the coconut oil controversy and more

From the lurid lattes in your local coffe shop to the social media storm over a Harvard academic's claim that coconut oil is 'pure...

25 September 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

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Can you help us? The Foodwatch website has been providing sensible, well-researched nutrition advice and recipes, free of charge, for...

20 September 2018 by Foodwatch

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CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet

From the CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, comes this new book on the gut. Gotta love it!

The Good Gut Cookbook

Loving this update of the original. Great info here for a happy, healthy biome.

Maggie's Recipe for Life

You’ll love this collection of healthy recipes to ward off Alzheimer’s and boost the nutrition of older people. Not for ‘old’ people, it’s for YOU.

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I just love Ottolenghi’s fab recipes made in less than 30 minutes so naturally I jumped at this - 130 brand-new dishes without the hassle.

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