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Read on - here I take a look at these cute mini-pots of fresh growing herbs for your kitchen. Are they worth buying? Are they easy to look after?

Product Snapshot - Noshu 99% Sugar Free Fudgy Brownies

Another discretionary food sporting a high Health Star Rating - 4.5 stars in this instance! The pack states that these brownies are gluten-free, sugar-free, naturally sweetened, made from non-grain flours, contain no dairy and have less than 5g carbs per serve. So, are they worth the $7.50 price tag?

3 April 2019 by Guest reviewer

14 easy AND healthy snacks

14 easy AND healthy snacks

Most modern-day snacks are a nutrition disaster and one of the main reasons why many of us are gaining too much weight. We graze, but...

21 February 2018 by Catherine Saxelby

What is your relationship with food and eating?

7 good reasons NOT to eat chips

Many people know that chips – whether potato crisps or corn tortilla triangles - are a discretionary food, only to be eaten...

9 August 2017 by Catherine Saxelby

What is your relationship with food and eating?

Discretionary foods – what the heck are they?

Discretionary foods are often called ‘junk foods’or ‘treat foods’. However, I prefer to call them, ‘sometimes foods’. You...

2 November 2016 by Guest post

September 2016 Foodwatch Newsletter - Got a chip craving?

September 2016 Foodwatch Newsletter - Got a chip craving?

Many people crave chips - be they potato, corn or the new-fangled lentil and chickpea ones. In the interests of helping you find...

27 September 2016 by Catherine Saxelby

Product Snapshot: Ocean Spray Reduced Sugar Craisins

Product Snapshot: Ocean Spray Reduced Sugar Craisins

Dried cranberries are a great tart addition to salads, biscuits, muesli bars and trail mix. However, unlike other dried fruit (think...

13 April 2016 by Guest reviewer

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