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You might be surprised to learn how much you really spend on takeaway food. Most of us would probably say that we don’t spend that much on eating out at all, but are we really being honest with ourselves? And how are our eating habits affecting our general health and physical and financial wellbeing? New statistics from the ABS suggest that Australian households spend on average $95.05 a week on takeaway food and restaurants alone. For some perspective, that’s around three times the average weekly cost of electricity. Don’t forget that this is excluding the cost of your usual grocery...

The negative health effects associated with excess sugar consumption are widely documented and well researched. Medical research has found strong links between excessive sugar consumption and weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, erratic mood fluctuations and attention disorders. The recommended sugar consumption for an adult is 25g-30g per day which is 5-6 teaspoons. When you think that apple juice has on average 10g of sugar per 100ml’s it’s easy to see how your daily consumption can be much higher than you realize and it’s important to be careful about the source of the sugars we do choose to eat. For example,...

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What Are Functional Foods?  Functional Foods are defined as foods with health giving benefits that aid in the prevention of chronic diseases of the modern age.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service (USDA –ARS), functional foods are "designed to have physiological benefits and/or reduce the risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions, and may be similar in appearance to conventional food and consumed as part of a regular diet" These are some examples of functional foods that you can easily include in your diet; Ginger: The consumption of ginger is thought to improve the...