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Alice Zaslavsky has learnt to quickly scan a menu and choose the best dishes.

‘Eat around the mains’: How to order better (and save money) at restaurants

Throw out the rule book and prepare to share if you want to get the best value out of a menu.

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Black coffee.

Is your morning brew actually healthy? Eight benefits of drinking black coffee

From reducing the risk of diabetes to staving off Alzheimer’s and cancer, your daily caffeine hit may be more powerful than you realise.

  • Emily Craig

A dietitian’s guide to food additives – and which ones to avoid

Ingredients such as emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilisers, colours and flavours are an essential part of modern-day food manufacturing. But are there some we should steer clear of?

  • Susie Burrell
Trevor Lu Co-founder of UpUp, a new supermarket price comparison app.

From apps to ugly veg: Four simple ways to cut up to 40% off your grocery bill

Feeling the pinch? Innovative online tools are helping shoppers save at the supermarket, or bypass it altogether.

  • Bianca Hrovat

‘The poor man’s Grange’ now costs how much?

The reason why the Penfolds Bin is retailing at more than $100.

  • Huon Hooke
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Junk food addiction: it’s a serious problem.

How to tell if you’re addicted to junk food (and what to do about it)

Experts say ‘junk food syndrome’ is a growing problem, with obesity levels soaring thanks to our troubled eating habits.

  • David Cox
Nutritionist, dietitian and writer Sarah Pound.

This nutritionist’s fuss-free meals made her a social media star. She’s now our new recipe writer

Let Sarah Pound help ease your midweek cooking stress with her practical advice and family-friendly recipes that we know you’ll love.

  • Megan Johnston
The Two-StepLow-FODMAP Diet and Recipe Book by DR SUE SHEPHERD.
Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta

Fed up with dry and stringy meat in your stew? This cut is ‘impossible to ruin’

For Terry Durack, slow and steady cooking wins the race, and there is one cut in particular that he likes to turn to.

  • Terry Durack
Supplied publicity photo of chef and cookbook author Stephanie Alexander in her inner-city garden.
(handout photo, no syndication)

What does Australia’s cooking queen make herself for dinner? It’s so simple (and you’ll want it too)

On the 20th anniversary of her Kitchen Garden Foundation, the beloved chef and cookbook author shares her kitchen wisdom and favourite spots to eat out.

  • Jane Rocca
The MasterChef judging panel.

Need a chuckle? We watch (and recap) MasterChef so you don’t have to

Chaos, cliffhangers, and quite a lot of cooking too. It’s MasterChef 2024 as observed by master recapper Ben Pobjie, in order of most recent to oldest episode.

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