Healthy Food Guide

Healthy 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.

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Healthy Food Guide

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Ask the expert… Jess Burvill

news bites • STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST IN HEALTH NEWS AND PRACTICAL LIVING TIPS.

Get cracking • fuel or fast for fitness? | mindful baking | spotting dodgy ‘experts‘

4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ • Your health is important, so turning to the right people for advice matters. Deakin University epidemiology associate professor Hassan Vally explains how to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to expert advice.

Why CALCIUM MATTERS so much for your HEALTHSPAN • Strong bones play a key role in healthy ageing, yet most of us aren’t consuming enough calcium. Here's why, and what to do about it.

FUELED or FASTED? When is it better to exercise? • Advice on whether or not to exercise on an empty stomach can be contradictory. Nutrition research scientist Tim Crowe weighs in.

How to BAKE MINDFULLY for stress relief and happiness • Many of us are turning to mindfulness to keep our stresses in check. Here’s how to best harness the rewards of an activity like baking for better focus and less stress.

Can baking really make you happier?

MYTH BUSTER RAW MILK superfood or super risky? • Raw milk is popping up in wellness circles as a more ‘natural’ alternative to regular pasteurised milk, claimed to be richer in nutrients, better for gut health, and beneficial for those with lactose intolerance, asthma and allergies. But is raw milk really better for you – or just riskier? Healthy Food Guide dietitian Jess Burvill breaks it down.

Shake it off • new takes on rice | taste of the Greek Islands | magic with matcha

Mexi magic! • Spice it how you like it! Mexican food is a guaranteed crowd favourite, perfect for celebrating the new season.

Matcha made in heaven • These goodness-filled pretty-as-a-picture puds are a delight to the eyes and the tastebuds

3 ways with RICE

Why we RICE • This humble little grain has become a popular pantry staple the world over. Here's why...

Taste of GREECE • Recreate some Mediterranean holiday magic in your own kitchen with the big fresh flavours of the Greek Islands

5 pm panic! • Fuss free, stress free and gluten free! Dinner's on the table before you know it!

Heart of gold • Why eat brownies when you can eat sweet potato brownies? Bump up the fibre, nutrition and the yum factor!

Seaweed for your smoothie? • special diet winners | how much sodium in canned veg? | the tea on juice bars

shopping news • Our dietitian scours the shelves to find the tastiest healthy foods in-store now.

HOW MUCH sodium IN canned veg? • Love the convenience of canned vegies? So do we! Here’s how to keep the salt in check.

healthy food SPECIAL DIET AWARDS ★ 2025 • Celebrating the best products for gluten-free, low-FODMAP, nut-free and dairy-free diets. Our experts do the work for you!

UPGRADE MY... Boost juice • Boost Juice is a popular takeaway. Dietitian Jess Burvill shares how to sip smarter.

Your bone-health meal...