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Why low GI matters
Most parents know that too much added sugar in their child’s diet is not good for them but are we overlooking another type of food that is just as harmful for our kids?
Top 5 recipe ideas to make with Weet-Bix
Muffins, pecan pie, chocolate balls, homemade granola and cookies - cooking with wholegrains doesn't have to be boring.
Dr. Joanna McMillan
Should kids be kilojoule aware?
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Five smoothies kids will love
Struggling to feed them for their energy requirements? Smoothies are the answer!
Chips, iced buns banned from Queensland tuckshops
Smart Choices changes see carbonated juices and sugary baked treats taken off menus at Queensland tuckshops.
How Bondi Public School overhauled their school canteen
Canteen manager at Bondi Public School, Carolyn Treweek, says parents are sending their children to the school for the food.
Is that muesli bar you put in your child’s lunchbox actually healthy?
There are rows upon rows of packaged snack foods in supermarkets, including snack bars made from muesli, cereal, nuts, seeds and fruit. Many of the labels on the packages shout out words such as "natural", "protein", "oaty", "super-food", "wholegrain", "light", "gluten-free" and "97% fat-free!".
Which bread is best?
It's a hotly debated contest – but which bread wins? And do you need to give up your bread at all?
A sceptic mum calls for honesty in healthy food labels
Health star ratings are a good concept. But I find it hard to trust them.
What a nutritious school lunch really looks like
With the start of another school year upon us, parents are preparing themselves for the constant task of making lunch boxes.
10 vegetables kids should eat - but probably don't
Here are 10 common myths that mischaracterise vegetables - followed by facts about why these vegetables are worth a place on your child's plate.
Why no food, not even kale, is 'healthy'
Recently I watched a woman set a carton of Fat-Free Half-and-Half cereal on the conveyor belt at a supermarket.
If more of us could do this one thing, few would be overweight
Self-regulation holds the key to weight control.
Do we really have to wash fruit and vegetables?
Necessary? Or paranoid waste of time?
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