Health & Fitness
Healthy Food Guide
February 2021Healthy Food Guide is a monthly magazine that makes it easy for anyone to make healthy eating choices. Every issue contains practical advice from expert dieticians and nutritionists, dozens of tips and ideas to help consumers and those with special diets choose the right products at the supermarket. Plus a month’s worth of healthy recipes, all with a complete nutritional analysis showing kilojoules, fat, protein, carbohydrate, sodium and more.
in this issue
welcome
HFG loves a picnic! During these warmer months, you’ll often find us sitting under a tree together on a rug at lunchtime sharing a feast of healthy goodies while enjoying the sunshine. It’s a great way to catch up as the team ’decompresses’ outside the office, and no one walks away hungry! Inspired by our little gatherings, our picnic lunch menu on page 44 has been designed to be shared with family or friends while enjoying the great outdoors — or even in your own backyard. Time to dust off the picnic rug! There’s plenty more lunch inspiration in this issue. If you’re returning to work or have kids starting back at school, our vegie slices (p36) and gluten-free lunch ideas (p68) are fast and easy — and so tasty too.…
why you can trust australian healthy food guide
Healthy Food Guide (HFG) magazine is your complete guide to healthy eating. Our recipes use easy-to-find, affordable ingredients. Cook with HFG, and you’ll always enjoy a nutritious meal. We give unbiased opinions and are not affiliated with any food manufacturers. All branded food in HFG has been approved by our dietitians. Advertisers cannot influence editorial content. You can trust our advice. All our health information is supported by solid scientific evidence, not media fanfare. We smooth out any confusion caused by ‘pseudoscientists’. Dietitians review all our articles so that they’re always accurate and up-to-date. We also publish our references in the magazine and online at healthyfood.com Every recipe in Healthy Food Guide is healthy Our recipe writers work with qualified dietitians to develop all our meals. A nutritional analysis is provided for every recipe. We…
your say
Sharing healthy habits For her birthday I gave my daughter the November issue of HFG. She works mostly from home, spending a couple of days in the office in town, and could do with some new healthy recipe momentum. My son-in-law is a nurse, so he’s very busy — the quick 5pm Panic recipes, and the article on ‘10 Top Ways to Save Time in the Kitchen’ will certainly be of great help to them both! Hazel Mann, Bunbury WA Lazy days Your Lazy Summer Nights recipes from the January issue of HFG were just what I needed to help me through the coming months. I don’t enjoy cooking — and in summer I like it a lot less! These recipes are so fast and easy, I can throw them together and spend more…
win! an avocado oil gift set
With 16 avocados per bottle, Grove Avocado Oil is a natural source of antioxidants and healthy fats. Grove’s extra-virgin avocado oil has a mild flavour and is safer for cooking at high temperatures than other oils, due to its very high ‘smoke point’. Write to Your Say and you could win three bottles of Grove Avocado Oil & a Maxwell & Williams ceramic salad bowl. Prize valued at $65.95. * Congratulations to Anita Tavendale of South Australia, this month’s Your Say winner, who has won a $70 Prana Chai gift. Have your say at healthyfood.com and click WIN, or send to Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards NSW 1590…
news bites
Time for coffee? The healthiest way to enjoy your coffee? After breakfast, according to UK scientists, otherwise the caffeine may disrupt your blood sugar control. British Journal of Nutrition, 2020 Pack in nut protein Nuts are full of muscle-building protein, with a palmful being a healthy serve. Check out their hero protein content! 8% That’s how much you may reduce your risk of coronary heart disease if you eat a piece or two of chocolate (not the whole bar!) up to three times per week. European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, 2020 Fish YOU’RE FANTASTIC Eating omega-3 foods is strongly linked with reduced risk of coronary heart disease, a massive 40-study review has found. Fish – particularly fatty fish like salmon and sardines – is the best way to get vital EPA and DHA omega-3s, while omega-3…
what we’re loving this month
→ Table of Plenty’s new Veggie Roasters lets you boost vegies’ taste in roasts, rice dishes, casseroles, whatever – making you want to eat more so you can reach your recommended five serves a day! Available in Golden Moroccan and Classic Paprika flavours. Dan Winter, HFG Sub Editor → The Calm app for restful sleep has introduced celebrity names like Matthew McConaughey and Harry Styles, who lull you into a blissful sleep with meditations and stories. You can download the app from the Apple App store. Sign me up now! Stephanie Hilton, HFG Digital Content Creator…
