Recently updated

Product snapshot: Tomato pasta sauces

18 September 2023 by Catherine Saxelby

Product snapshot: Tomato pasta sauces

What’s in your favourite tomato pasta sauce, and how much of it? Here are the most popular sauces reviewed for your reading pleasure. I’ve rated nine of the most popular tomato pasta sauces in terms of their nutrition, ingredient lists and jar size. You’ll find many of these in your local supermarket. The sauces are ranked: from Italian (Italy grows the reddest full-flavoured tomatoes) to Australian per 100 grams, which is equivalent to 3½ ounces (the standard for...

Read more
Brighten your diet – eat by the rainbow

19 April 2023 by Catherine Saxelby

Brighten your diet – eat by the rainbow

What’s the first thing that strikes you when you walk into a fresh produce store? If you’re imagining the rainbow of colour…so...

Read more
7 reasons why I love to drink tea

2 February 2023 by Catherine Saxelby

7 reasons why I love to drink tea

There's nothing as refreshing and relaxing as a cup of tea. It's my favourite hot drink by a long way and one I look forward to every...

Read more
How to make your own soup stock and bone broth

29 July 2022 by Catherine Saxelby

How to make your own soup stock and bone broth

There’s nothing’s more comforting than a bowl of hot, hearty, home-made soup on a cold winter’s day. I’m a huge fan of soup...

Read more
Wheat – have we overdone it?

22 August 2018 by

Wheat – have we overdone it?

While wheat is fabulous at making soft breads and being extruded into pasta and noodles, it has come to dominate our daily diet in...

Read more
Q. Are cashew nuts as good for us as walnuts and almonds - I never see them listed in the 'good' nuts to eat?

15 January 2014 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. Are cashew nuts as good for us as walnuts and almonds - I never see them listed in the 'good' nuts to eat?

A. Cashew nuts are nutritionally much the same as other nuts: all nuts are high in fat (50 percent or more), and are rich in vitamin...

Read more
Load more