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.

Welcome

Healthy Food Guide

Why you can trust healthy food

Ask the expert… Min Saw

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

The power of prevention • hormone health | weight loss without willpower | UPFs vs wholefoods

Why PLANNING (not willpower) is key to a HEALTHY WEIGHT • It’s often said reaching or sticking to a healthy weight range is down to self-control, but this narrative is harmful and simply false. Dietitian Susie Burrell explains what really helps us reach our health goals.

The lowdown on the latest food ‘baddie’ ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS • What are ultra-processed foods? How do they affect our health and how can we make better choices when food manufacturers work hard to make them tastier, longer lasting and more convenient than whole or minimally processed food?

How to get off THE HORMONE ROLLER COATSER • Life‘s ups and downs getting a bit much? Maybe you‘re being taken for a ride...

CAN YOU ONLY TOILET at home? Why some people have ‘shy bowels’ • Distress around having bowel movements away from home is relatively common. Gastroenterologist Vincent Ho explains what ‘poo anxiety’ is and what can help.

Time to cosy up • viral tiktok recipe makeovers | GF sweet treats | iron and calcium boosters

From Tik Tok to TASTE HEAVEN! • We've taken the most delicious viral internet recipes and made them healthier!

VEGIE delights • Comforting, flavour-packed and full of goodness — these plant-based recipes are made for autumn evenings

WOMEN'S health boosters • Delicious iron, calcium, fibre and protein-rich dinners for strength and wellness

5 pm panic! • Terrific timesavers that are healthy and hearty too! Weeknights sorted!

GLUTEN-FREE favourites • Fire up the oven for two of Healthy Food Guide’s most popular gluten-free baking recipes

Chinese black vinegar • Rich, deep and uniquely Chinese

shopping news • Mild, sweet and wonderfully aromatic

On-the-go EATS • Let’s be honest — when you’re rushing around it’s way too easy to grab whatever’s handy. Unfortunately, a lot of those on-the-go snacks aren’t exactly doing your body any favours. The good news is there are plenty of tasty, nutritious options that are just as easy to reach for.

Peanut butter vs Vegemite • Spread lovers, this one’s for you! Whether you’re team sweet-and-nutty or salty-and-savoury, peanut butter and Vegemite are Aussie pantry icons, but they bring very different nutrition to the table. Let’s compare.

Spice made simple: HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST curry pastes • When dinner needs to be fast but you still want big, bold flavours, curry pastes can be absolute game-changers. A spoonful or two can transform vegies, noodles, tofu or chicken into a rich, aromatic meal in minutes!

UPGRADE MY... IRON-BOOSTING vegetarian dinner • Looking for easy ways to boost iron on a vegetarian diet? Here’s how to make a healthy dinner even more nourishing.

Her week of eating • Nourish and thrive!

How much do I need to eat? • Every recipe in HFG is nutritionally analysed so you can devise a...