As cream rises to the top, others are licked
As cream rises to the top, others are licked
Three Otago-Southland ice cream makers are taking part in the annual New Zealand Ice Cream Awards.
Food & Wine
Ancient greens provide year-round nutrition
Ancient greens provide year-round nutrition
Cabbages can be one of the most maligned vegetables to cross our tables but are also one of the most versatile.
Food fraud: when our food isn't what it claims to be
Food fraud: when our food isn't what it claims to be
Food producers are forever playing catch-up with food fraudsters - and the problem is growing, US expert Shaun Kennedy tells Andrea Fox.
Taking people on a real food journey
Taking people on a real food journey
Cook and health coach Jamalia Edwards is joining the Fresh team of columnists. She tells Rebecca Fox how a major health challenge forced her to look at how she ate.
Ways to promote prostate health
Ways to promote prostate health
September is a month where we raise awareness of men's health, writes Deanna Copland.
NZ's maturing tastes behind cheese course
NZ's maturing tastes behind cheese course
October is New Zealand Cheese Month, so it is fitting that a course designed to help train those who sell cheese is being rolled out by Otago Polytechnic. Rebecca Fox reports.
'Critically important' to understand medical conditions
'Critically important' to understand medical conditions
The Restaurant Association has highlighted the ''critical importance'' of hospitality staff understanding medical conditions after Auckland restaurant staff confronted a diabetic diner.
Following the process
Following the process
Generally speaking, ultra-processed foods are high energy and lower in nutrients. They are cheap and tasty and easy.
Healthy ways to help you deal with stress
Healthy ways to help you deal with stress
Deanna Copland shares a few tips to help you to develop better coping mechanisms when stressed.
Exploring new preservation techniques
Exploring new preservation techniques
Consumers want food that tastes fresher, is safe, and has a long shelf life, so manufacturers are exploring new processing methods to achieve these goals, Otago University's Phil Bremer says.
Noses to the ground
Noses to the ground
On a recent visit to Canberra, Gillian Vine noses out truffles.
Perseverance is the trick with fussy eaters
Perseverance is the trick with fussy eaters
Think cooking one meal every night is a chore? Spare a thought for Kiwi parents who cook two or three dinners each night to appease the fussy eaters in the family, says Amy Wiggins.
Paleo diet not quite as thought
Paleo diet not quite as thought
The paleo diet has become popular over the past 20 years. It's supposedly based on what our Stone Age ancestors may have eaten before they developed agriculture, but is it really what it seems?
Living plastic free far from easy
Living plastic free far from easy
Is ditching single-use plastic bags enough? Rebecca Blithe tries eliminating it altogether.
Sweet as: appreciating the kumara
Sweet as: appreciating the kumara
Of all the wonderful vegetables we have available to us, kumara - or sweet potato as its known in other parts of the world - would have to be one of my favourites, writes Deanna Copland.
Australasian health star rating system could be much improved
Australasian health star rating system could be much improved
The Australasian health star rating needs major changes to make it work, researchers from Victoria University say.
Reducing meat and dairy not a case of simple substitution
Reducing meat and dairy not a case of simple substitution
Many people are aiming to reduce their meat and dairy intake as we realise their harmful environmental and health effects, writes Charmian Smith.
Choosing healthy food
Choosing healthy food
We can encourage people to make healthy adjustments to their diets with simple behavioural techniques, say Australian researchers.
Eating foods that nature intended
Eating foods that nature intended
Eating a diet with a focus on regulating blood sugar levels will result in optimal functioning of certain hormones in our body and allow the feedback system to work properly, achieving higher energy levels, writes Deanna Copland.
Developing healthy relationship with food trumps diet-cycling
Developing healthy relationship with food trumps diet-cycling
When people find themselves putting on weight after dieting they blame themselves, rather than realising that diets don’t work in the long term, says Otago Uni's Associate Prof Caroline Horwarth.
