Healthy Food Guide

Healthy Food Guide is a monthly magazine that makes it easy for anyone to make healthy eating choices. Every issue contains practical advice from expert dieticians and nutritionists, dozens of tips and ideas to help consumers and those with special diets choose the right products at the supermarket. Plus a month’s worth of healthy recipes, all with a complete nutritional analysis showing kilojoules, fat, protein, carbohydrate, sodium and more.

Welcome

Healthy Food Guide

Why you can trust healthy food

Ask the expert… Min Saw

news bites • STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST IN HEALTH NEWS AND PRACTICAL LIVING TIPS.

Get chopping to cut dementia risk • eat for immune health | serving sizes explained | maximise your fibre

Fibre 101 HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR DAILY FIBRE • Fibre maxxing is all the rage right now – this unsung nutrient hero is finally having its day in the sun.

What do US dietary guideline changes mean for us?

How DIET AND LIFESTYLE can boost your immune system this COLD AND FLU SEASON • Cold and flu season is here. Health and immunity experts Dr Samuel White and Professor Phillipe Wilson explain how to keep your immune system fighting fit.

How to be PORTION WISE • What counts as a healthy portion size to one person is often not the same for another. Healthy Food Guide digs into how big the ideal serve is.

BEEF TALLOW Hype or healthy? • Beef tallow is making a comeback as a supposedly healthier cooking fat than seed oils, and even a natural skin saviour. But does the evidence actually support these claims? Healthy Food Guide dietitian Min Saw breaks down what the science really says.

Taste sensation • soup season | fibre-packed and good for your gut! | perfect pasta for one

Soup season • Settle in with these nourishing bowls of cold-busting deliciousness, and warm up from the inside out

A taste of GREECE • Brighten your winter table with fresh, vibrant flavours inspired by a Mediterranean taverna

HAPPY belly • Simple and tasty, these recipes have all you need to support gut health too

Pasta pronto • What if a deliciously creamy pasta could deliver on protein and fibre – and it‘s on the table in less than half an hour? Even better!

5pm panic! • Tempting weeknight meals to keep your tum in tip-top shape too

Treats with benefits • Fibre-rich sweets and snacks that deliver on flavour and satisfaction, helping you feel fuller for longer

Yuzu • Zesty, floral and refreshingly tart!

shopping news • Mild, sweet and wonderfully aromatic

SPECIAL DIET AWARDS 2026 • Celebrating the best products for people with special dietary requirements! Our experts have done the hard work, so you don’t have to.

Defence SNACKS • Mindful snacks can be small but powerful additions to your meals, helping you top up key nutrients and support your body when the day gets busy.

Apples vs pears • The saying ‘apples and oranges’, is used when it’s hard to compare two very different things. But when it comes to apples and pears, they aren’t that different at all!

UPGRADE MY... vegetable soup • With the chilly weather, don’t you just want to cosy up with a bowl of vegie soup? Here’s how to make it more filling and nourishing so it keeps you satisfied as well as warm.

Oven fries 101: HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST oven fries

Your immunity-boosting week of eating • Fuel good to feel good!

How much do I need to eat? • Every recipe in HFG is nutritionally analysed so you can devise a daily meal plan that falls within the recommended nutrition intake guidelines (see table...