Healthy Living & Nutrition Guides

Practical guides covering health foods, superfoods, greens powders and everyday nutrition labels, with clear information to help you compare ingredients, serving sizes, nutrition information and food claims before choosing.

Assorted health foods with leafy greens, seeds, snack foods and superfood powder
BUYING GUIDE

Health Foods

What to Know Before You Buy

Who is it for? Anyone comparing health foods and wanting to understand ingredients, nutrition information, serving sizes and food-label claims.

Learn how to compare health foods including superfoods, greens powders, snacks and other nutrition products by checking ingredients, serving sizes, Nutrition Information Panels and food claims.

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Assorted superfood ingredients with green powder, beetroot powder, leafy greens and seeds
BUYING GUIDE

Superfoods

What to Know Before You Buy

Who is it for? Anyone comparing superfoods and wanting to understand single-ingredient powders, blends, serving sizes and nutrition labels.

Learn how to compare superfoods including greens powders, plant-based powders and blended formulas by checking ingredients, serving sizes, Nutrition Information Panels and food claims.

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Green superfood powder with leafy greens, seeds and assorted plant-based ingredients
BUYING GUIDE

Greens Powders & Superfood Blends

What to Know Before You Buy

Who is it for? Anyone comparing greens powders and superfood blends and wanting to understand ingredients, serving sizes, added nutrients and nutrition labels.

Learn how to compare greens powders and superfood blends by checking ingredient lists, serving sizes, added vitamins and minerals, sweeteners and Nutrition Information Panels.

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Magnifying glass over a nutrition information panel on unbranded packaged food
PRACTICAL GUIDE

How to Read a Nutrition Information Panel

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand serving sizes, per-serving and per-100 g values, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium on food labels.

Learn how to read a Nutrition Information Panel, understand its main nutrient rows and use per-serving and per-100 g or per-100 mL values when comparing similar foods.

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Magnifying glass over an ingredient list on unbranded packaged food
PRACTICAL GUIDE

How to Read a Food Ingredient List

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand ingredient order, compound ingredients, food additives, allergen declarations and percentage labelling on packaged foods.

Learn how to read a food ingredient list, identify the main ingredients, understand additives and allergens, and use the ingredient statement alongside the Nutrition Information Panel.

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Two different food portions beside a kitchen scale and an unbranded nutrition panel
PRACTICAL GUIDE

Understanding Serving Sizes on Food Labels

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand labelled serving sizes, servings per package, actual portions and per-100 g or per-100 mL comparisons.

Learn how serving sizes affect nutrition information, why similar foods can use different stated serves, and when to use per-serving or per-100 g values when comparing products.

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Unbranded food packages with nutrition panels, sugar and fruit for label comparison
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Understanding Sugar on Food Labels

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand total sugars, ingredient lists, sugar-related claims and per-serving or per-100 g comparisons on food labels.

Learn how to read sugar information on food labels, distinguish total sugars from added sugars, understand common sugar claims and compare similar foods more accurately.

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Nutrition panels with oats, yoghurt-style food and nuts representing protein, carbohydrate and fat
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Understanding Protein, Carbohydrate & Fat on Food Labels

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand protein, carbohydrate, total fat, saturated fat and sugars on Nutrition Information Panels.

Learn how to compare protein, carbohydrate and fat on food labels, account for serving sizes and per-100 g values, and avoid double-counting sugars or saturated fat.

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Unbranded food packages showing high-protein, source-of-fibre and reduced-sugar claims
PRACTICAL GUIDE

Understanding Nutrition and Food Claims

Who is it for? Anyone wanting to understand nutrition content claims, health claims and common front-of-pack wording on packaged foods.

Learn how to interpret claims such as high protein, source of fibre and reduced sugar, and check them against the Nutrition Information Panel, ingredient list and serving information.

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