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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
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Is it time to bin breakfast cereal?
Cereal was once considered the breakfast of champions but has it been knocked off its podium for good?
American kids eat vegemite, react with absolute disgust
It is the most Australian thing you can eat, yet these American kids can't hide their disgust at trying Vegemite for the first time.
Healthy school lunch box ideas for kids
Not all healthy lunches have to be Pinterest-worthy. With a little planning and a fridge full of convenient kid-approved foods, parents can send their kids to school with a midday meal that's as fun as it is nutritious.
Let's make it easier to eat junk food
Yep that’s what is happening in Australia. In the midst of all our talk about the obesity epidemic and debating the optimal diet, junk food home delivery is here.
Junk food ads aimed at children deliver unhealthy message
Products such as Kit Kats and Coco Pops are being advertised to children by food companies because their own nutritional standards classify them as healthy.
McDonald's home delivery expands across Australia
McDonald’s home delivery service is being expanded across Australia following the apparent success of the first trial in Sydney’s North Parramatta, and nutritionists and health experts have reacted with alarm at the news.
Six foods that increase or decrease your risk of cancer
If you believe cancer is a disease that strikes from nowhere with little in your control to prevent it, you’d be mistaken on both counts.
After three-year saga, health star rating labels finally ready to go
Assistant health minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front-of-pack labelling.
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Choice labels popular children's snacks with health star ratings
Choice has slapped nutrition ratings on 265 popular children's snacks using the government's health star ratings calculator, which was available on a government website before it was controversially pulled down in February.
Don't tell kids their veggies are good for them
When trying to convince children to eat their vegetables the most powerful thing you can tell them is nothing at all.
Five-year-old boy served near-raw McDonald's chicken nuggets
McDonald’s served a five-year-old boy a near-raw six pack of chicken nuggets from a Drive Thru on the NSW south coast on Wednesday night.
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