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 identify ultra-processed foods – and the surprising ones hiding in your cupboard
It’s probably the most straightforward test of all: check the ingredients list and if it contains at least one item you don’t recognise as something found in standard kitchens, it’s more than likely UPF. These unrecognisable substances often appear at the beginning or the middle of the ingredients list. “If it looks like you couldn’t […]