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Plunger, espresso, filter? Just because your coffee is bitter, doesn’t mean it’s ‘stronger’

Image: Devin Avery/Unsplash Coffee – one bean with many possibilities. A big choice is how to brew it: espresso, filter, plunger, percolator, instant and more....

Is fake meat healthy? And what’s actually in it?

Image: Shutterstock The popularity of plant-based proteins, or “fake meat”, has increased in recent years as consumers look to eat fewer animal products. In fact,...

Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it’s bad for our health

Image: Unsplash/Rod Long Humans have an evolutionary preference for sweetness. Sweet foods, like fruit and honey, were an important energy source for our ancestors. However, in the modern...

Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements

Image: Shutterstock “Beauty is an iron mine,” once remarked the Australian mining magnate, Gina Reinhart. She was talking about a precious resource, but iron is...

How to save $50 off your food bill and still eat tasty, nutritious meals

Image: Shutterstock Grocery prices have taken a hike upwards for a host of reasons, including the rising costs of petrol, fertiliser and labour. You could “shop...

Lemon water won’t detox or energise you. But it may affect your body in other ways

Image: Shutterstock If you believe anecdotes online, drinking lukewarm water with a splash of lemon juice is detoxifying, energising and soothing. Water and lemon juice on their...

Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life

Image: Taylah with Harper the GSP: Picture courtesy of Taylah Moschetti As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels...

4 plant-based foods to eat every week (and why science suggests they’re good for you)

Image Shutterstock As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask – what do you eat? Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients....

We looked at the health star rating of 20,000 foods and this is what we found

Image: Shuttlestock As you read this, health officials are busy finalising the government’s review of the health star rating system on packaged foods. One of the issues...

A nice warm bowl of porridge: 3 ways plus a potted history

Picture: Alex Motoc/Unsplash As winter begins, porridge makes an excellent choice for breakfast. For many, porridge is redolent with memories of childhood. It is warm,...
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