Retrain your taste buds: How to enjoy food with less sugar and salt

According to the Heart Foundation, New Zealanders currently eat around 9 grams of salt a day, which is more than double the recommended amount. And when it comes to the sweet stuff, we consume around 107g of sugar a day (the equivalent to approximately 27 teaspoons), which is more than double the recommended amount. Lily […]

How to sustain an eco-friendly diet

Recycling soda cans and taking short showers aren’t the only ways to be environmentally conscious. Lifestyle changes, such as switching to an eco-friendly diet, can also have a positive impact. Recently Valerie Stull, a faculty associate and research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies the connections between agriculture, climate change and human health, […]

Have You Seen This? Jingle teaches you how to air fry a burger

A KITCHEN COUNTERTOP NEAR YOU — I have a new jingle stuck in my head, and soon you will, too. Better yet, you’ll never forget how to air fry a burger. “Air-fried burgers: 10-15 minutes at 375. At 375 … Remember to flip halfway.” The plot twist is that I don’t air fry burgers, but […]

How to cook so they don’t fall apart.

Recipe for Disaster is Slate’s column about the things recipes get wrong—and how to fix them. If you’ve noticed a recipe annoyance, absurdity, or outright lie, file your complaint here and we will investigate! Meatballs are somewhat gross, no? I’ve always said that if you make meatballs just once, you’ll instantly start thinking about becoming vegan: Mush the […]

How to Keep Your Food Fresh Longer and Save Money

Rising grocery prices are squeezing Americans’ wallets, and this is particularly true for retirees living on fixed incomes. Food prices rose 2.6 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. That can make every spoiled apple or wilted head of lettuce feel like money down the drain. It’s no wonder 53 percent of adults say grocery […]

Every Bite Bay of Plenty: Programme teaches how to cut household food waste

Cousar said the growing programme was being delivered through 11 hubs nationally. Envirohub BOP project co-ordinator Hannah Cousar said the Every Bite programme was about inspiring people to be more sustainable with food and save money doing so. Photo / Supplied She said reducing household food waste would save money, lower emissions and reduce pressure […]