In Australia, 51% of adults have high blood cholesterol – that’s 6.4 million adults! It is a disease which has been rapidly spreading across the globe fuelled by a diet of refined and fatty foods among other things. Cholesterol is a type of fat that is carried in the blood and while your body need cholesterol (for [...]
Years ago, eggs had a bad rep for being high in cholesterol and fat – we were told to eat no more than two a week. Of course, the egg white has always been known to be a rich source of protein – it’s nothing new to hear of bodybuilders scoffing down six egg whites [...]
Having discussed fibre many a times I thought given our new products, Barley+Oats 1st are now happily making their way into peoples pantries (and I am guessing stomachs!) that we would take it one step deeper and discuss how exactly some of these foods work in our body to help our heart. It can’t hurt [...]
If I was not a dietitian, and I had viewed numerous television advertisements telling me about how high protein foods help with satiety, and how breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I would naturally look for the breakfast option with the highest protein, right? I think so… Now given that I am a dietitian, I figured [...]
Given it is Valentines day, I thought it only be fitting to discuss protecting our heart from any pain. I thought going on from last weeks post around heart healthy foods, we would take it one step deeper and discuss how exactly some of these foods work in our body to help our heart. It [...]
With Valentines Day just around the corner it’s time to get your heart into shape. While exercise is extremely important for maintaining a healthy heart, there are also a range of heart-healthy foods out there. I’ve listed a few foods as an example, however it is also important to remember that when [...]
As the year begins to kick right back into speed I have started to realise just how sedentary our lives can be (it must just be in comparison to enjoying the active holiday days over christmas that has made this so pronounced!) I had this conversation over dinner the other night, and it was apparent that I was not [...]
I don’t tend to like to use the word ‘superfood’ given the fact that one food on its own doesn’t cause or solve all of the worlds health problems. However when I stumbled across this new cholesterol lowering cheese by Kraft all I could do was smile. The number of people who have high cholesterol [...]
What is fibre? Fibre is made up of the indigestible parts or compounds of plants, which pass relatively unchanged through our stomach and intestines. The main role of fibre is to keep the digestive system healthy. Other terms for dietary fibre include ‘bulk’ and ‘roughage’, which can be misleading since some forms of fibre are [...]
There is enormous interest in wholegrains because their regular consumption has been associated with better health and vitality and a reduction in chronic disease risk (see below). We use in all our products at least 51% BARLEYmax which is a wholegrain cereal of the type health authorities recommend we consume each day. What is a [...]
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