Blogs

It’s always great to see people trying to improve their diets and look after their health. But an unfortunate side effect can be people simply jumping from one fad to the next.

With the school year now underway, Tick dietitian Sarah Goonan discusses the importance of a healthy school lunch and offers handy tips for a nutritious lunchbox. 

What should you be packing in your child’s school lunchbox?

The Heart Foundation talks sugar following Nigel Latta’s TV show on the sweet stuff (2014)

Tick Programme Dietitian, Sarah Goonan, discusses dietary patterns. Have you ever wondered whether there is one way to eat well?

TV3 gave saturated fat the ‘Third Degree’ in an episode which aired in 2014.  Audiences were left feeling unsure of the facts and confused by the messaging.  Is it okay to eat a diet full of bacon and butter?

The Tick Team offer some simple, practical ideas on how to boost your iron intake.

Food wastage is a huge problem worldwide.  Find out here what food services can do to minimise this.

Remember the old food pyramid?  In its time it was fairly iconic as a basis for understanding healthy eating.  Many of us learned about it in school, came across it at doctors’ surgeries, or just saw it in articles on healthy eating.

We’ve all heard how the growing girth of the average New Zealander is leading to poor health. Adding to this is a new report by the Ministry of Health which makes for sobering reading.

Summer is here, and that brings with it kamo kamo or kumi kumi season.  They are a type of squash traditionally used by Māori, kind of like a marrow with a touch of pumpkin. 

Reducing the salt content of meals sold in restaurants, bars and cafes is an important job for all chefs.  Below we discuss why and give you some handy hints on how to go about this task.