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Are you confused by all the conflicting nutrition advice and don’t know who to believe?

Our nutrition experts will answer all your burning nutrition questions & bust all those food myths in our regular blog. We will also share some of our favourite recipes with you all too….

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What to pack in a school lunch

As another school term starts, many parents will be asking themselves again, what should they be packing into their child or teens lunch box? It's an age-old question, which needs to strike the fine balance between foods which will help to keep them powering through the day but also ones that you know will get eaten…. 

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Mini Vegetable Frittatas

Hate veggie waste? Then why not give these little beauties a try? They're a cross between a muffin and a frittata, using up all the uneaten veggies leftover from my boy's dinners during the week. Perfect for snacks and lunchboxes, I also store them in the freezer so I have something at the ready on the days I need something quickly!

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Are you ready for an emergency?

There was some 'questionable' advice recently in a local paper recommending that people stock up on "junk food" ahead of Cyclone Gita. To help prepare you for an emergency a team of NZ Registered Dietitians and Registered Nutritionists have compiled the following tips to help ensure your nutrition readiness for natural disasters....

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Nutrition and exercise

Exercise is an essential part of any well balanced healthy lifestyle.  To ensure you get the full benefit of your workout it is important to have a healthy balanced diet - eating the right foods and fluids to meet your training requirements.  Good nutrition before, during and after exercise will help you to achieve your physical goals as well as making sure you enjoy the experience to the fullest.

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Healthy Summer Eating

Do your new year’s resolutions include getting healthy, fit or losing weight? If so, let’s get started now! We’ve come up with ten summer-specific tips to help you reach your goals.

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