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Chickpea and tomato salad.

Five ways to survive the festive season, according to a dietitian

Susie Burrell shares her easy step-by-step plan to have your Christmas pudding minus the holiday weight gain.

  • Susie Burrell
Thin crisps contain roughly 5 per cent more fat than regular crisps.

Crinkle-cut to oven-baked: A dietitian rates seven types of popular crisps

What’s the difference between traditional crinkle-cut chips, thin potato crisps and corn chips from a nutrition perspective?

  • Susie Burrell
Australian tiger prawn nicoise salad by Hayden Quinn.

‘Feel free to go crazy’: Nine summery foods a dietitian always has on stand-by

Indulgent foods can be healthy too, especially when it comes to Australian summer produce. Here are some of the best seasonal ingredients to enjoy over the warmer months.

  • Susie Burrell
Rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes.

14 bright and healthy dinners to cook this week

Make the most of lighter, brighter ingredients with these healthy meals perfect for the warmer months.

Give your salmon some Korean-inspired kick.

This speedy Korean-inspired salmon is your new healthy midweek go-to

With only a handful of ingredients and ready in less than 15 minutes, this spicy fish recipe is guaranteed to be on hot rotation all summer long.

  • Sydney Fish Market
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Fragrant Syrian chicken with lemon and pistachio cous cous.

Beat the 3pm snack attack with a low-GI diet – plus three easy recipes to get started

A diet rich in low-GI ingredients will keep you feeling full for longer. But there are plenty of other health benefits.

  • Sarah Pound
Acrylamide occurs in scorched food, and is not naturally present in what we eat.

Why eating burnt toast could be bad for you

Scorched food, particularly bread, contains acrylamide, and there’s evidence to show that this chemical can cause cancer in humans.

  • Emily Craig

A dietitian’s guide to six protein-rich foods (and her top picks in each category)

From bread to ice-cream, the range of protein-rich supermarket products is ever growing. The question is, are they any healthier?

  • Susie Burrell
Fruit yoghurt.

Fruit yoghurt – and five more everyday foods and drinks that cause inflammation

Inflammation is blamed for many common conditions, but what causes it and how can changing our diet help?

  • Laurel Ives
Crispbreads made from whole grains tends to be healthier than those made from processed and refined ingredients.

A dietitian reveals her five top favourite crispbreads (and four to avoid)

From tasty top sellers to brown rice cakes, crispbreads can be a nutritious and budget-friendly alternative to bread.

  • Susie Burrell