Tasty Fish Pie
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
500g fish fillets (such as tarakihi or hoki)
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, thinly...
The Importance of Keeping a Food Diary
Trying to lose weight?
Struggling to stay on track?
Wanting to eat healthier?
A personal food diary is a great way to keep yourself...
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Mexican Chicken Bake
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
1 x 400g can red kidney beans in brine, drained and rinsed
2 jars (99% fat free) taco sauce (mild, medium or...
Food Myths
Healthier foods are more expensive: False – although some healthy ingredients can be more expensive, like lean meats, often you can use them in...
All-Spice Tomato and Lentil Salad
Ingredients
1 Tbspn olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¼ cup sultanas
¼ cup pine nuts
1 tspn ground allspice
...
Please Help the Obesity Fight!
The 2002 Children's Nutrition Survey showed that about one third of New Zealand children between five and 14 were over weight (21percent) or obese...
Grilled Chicken and Mango Salsa
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
4 chicken thighs (or breasts), boneless and skinless
120g baby spinach, finely shredded
1 mango, chopped finely (or 1 x 450g can...
Healthy Breakfast Options
1 cup cooked porridge with handful of raisins, 3-5 fruit pieces and trim milk
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Green Bean and Asparagus Salad with Citrus Dressing
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
200g green beans, trimmed and halved
500g asparagus, trimmed and halved
10 - 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small red onion, finely...
Is it ok to cut carbs?
Bottom line – No!
Cutting carbohydrates seems to be the thing to do when on the ‘Diet Band Wagon’ . Diet fads seem to come and...
Healthy Nibbles Platter
Ingredients
Pita Bread
Rice crackers (plain or seaweed)
2 carrots
1 red capsicum (or yellow
2-3 stalks of celery
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
a...
Quinoa, Haloumi and Vegetable Salad
(Serves 4-6)
Ingredients
1 cup Quinoa
200 g haloumi cheese, cut into thick slices
1 eggplant,...
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Grilled Marinated Chicken with Kiwifruit Salsa
(Serves 2)
Ingredients
2 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, halved
2 Tbspn sweet chilli sauce
2...
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Summer Punch (non alcoholic)
Ingredients
1 litre pineapple juice (no sugar added)
1 litre orange juice (no sugar added)
1/3 cup Lime Juice Cordial
2 litres diet lemonade
...
Healthy Winter Eating Habits
It’s not unusual for people to change their eating patterns from summer to winter. We tend not to want the lighter meals and refreshing...
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Healthier foods are more expensive: False – although some healthy ingredients can be more expensive, like lean meats, often you can use them in...