Healthy approach to weight loss
Smart Shopping
Introduction
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 May 2006
When you buy fresh foods you know what you are getting. But today we also have a vast range of tempting processed foods to choose from. Making sense of their labels can be hard work too. Here’s some ideas to help you make the healthy choices you want to make.
Guideline Daily Amounts
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- Published on Thursday, 25 May 2006
Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) have been approved by health professionals to help adults see how a food or meal fits into a healthy diet. When shopping you can compare the food's nutrient content to the following average values outlined below (and often found on food labels). For example, if you eat a meal containing 50g fat it is high in fat, and you would need to take care with the fat content of other foods you eat that day, to balance your fat intake out.
Adapting favourite meals
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 June 2006
Nutrition Claims
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- Published on Thursday, 25 May 2006
Many foods carry nutrition claims as well as nutrition information. There is currently no legislation about such claims, simply official guidelines. This is what some of the more common ones should mean.
Eating Out Wisely
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 June 2006
Eating away from home is something we can do quite regularly these days, so it is important to take care with food choices. Try these 10 suggestions for making wise choices.
Stock up your kitchen
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 June 2006
Having the right foods at home makes planning meals and keeping to your goals so much easier. Here’s some ideas for great fridge and store cupboard basics. Why not clear out all the foods that were part of your old lifestyle while you’re stocking up!
Tips for portion control and eating out
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 June 2006
Here are some useful general pointers to keep in mind: