Healthy lunches

Trying to figure out what to eat for lunch? Here's some top tips for fuelling yourself with a nutritionally balanced lunch that will have you feeling great.

Boost your pulses

The humble lentils, beans, chickpeas and peas are often overlooked, but not anymore!

Mix things up at lunch time

Variety is the spice of life, mix things up at lunch time. It is super easy to gravitate towards the same lunch options, why not spice things up a bit, add some variety and try a pick n mix plate.

What's the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist?

When you’re looking for advice on nutrition, it’s really important to check the credibility of the person dishing out the tips.

5 things you need to know about salt

There is a lot of confusion around salt. How much is too much? Is the pink stuff better than white?

The 10 best things you can do for your health

Based on what I have learnt over the past 17 years studying and working in the world of health and fitness, here are the best 10 things I think you can do to keep yourself healthy. 

How to help avoid bad hangovers this festive season

With the sun and celebrating we enjoy over the summer months often comes the odd hangover or five!

Tricks to tame your appetite

Find yourself snacking uncontrollably sometimes?  Or making unhealthy choices because you are just SO hungry and NEED any food you can lay your hands on asap?! 

Healthy ways to talk to children and teens about their weight

Claire Turnbull was recently interviewed by the NZ Herald on this very tricky topic.

10 science-backed ways to be happier

Read Claire's interesting article she wrote for Healthy Food Guide

Seven Sharp - What can you do to get yourself back on track?

Watch Claire's interview here with lots of tips and ideas to try and get back to feeling your best during these weeks of lockdown!

Can fast food be healthy?

Listen to Claire's latest interview about takeaways and fast food on Newstalk ZB

5 tips to help you manage your drinking!

For many people, regularly drinking alcohol is just a habit. 

Here are 5 tips to reduce the strength of the habit and drink less if that is your goal.

Lockdown activity ideas

There is no easy way to get through lockdown, but anything that feels like a small win is worth sharing right?! To help manage the juggle of working while keeping the kids entertained at home, we have been picking a ‘theme’ for the day and planning our activities around that and it is really working.

Celebrate your strengths

We are all good at different things and it is the diversity of our skills and strengths that can make great things happen when we work together!

What is your eating type?

I don’t meet many people these days who can honestly tell me that they only eat because they have to – it would be the rarity for sure. In fact, in my whole nutrition career when I have asked this question in workshops and at events,  I can remember only a handful of people who ever put their hands up to say yes, they just eat to survive.