Teacher resources
Here are some ideas designed to engage your students on how to improve their own and their families’ health, plus stimulate conversation and debate around New Zealand’s wider health issues. The content we have highlighted below is based on suggestions from teachers as to what is helpful for curriculum learning.
As you become familiar with the breadth and depth of the site you’ll find a huge range of content on individuals’ nutritional needs, the relationship between food choices and health, how to navigate conflicting nutritional information, how to read packaging, sustainability, exercise and much more. We also get many students trying our recipes and sending in photos, which we publish where possible.
We also have downloadable resources (in the Resources tab under ‘Expert Advice’ in the main menu) able to be printed as posters, such as serving size guide, label reading guide etc.
If you are a teacher and would like to recommend further content being highlighted or even researched and written, please contact us.
';Science update: Food allergy developments
Healthy Food Guide2021-10-08 13:18:04The treatment and diagnosis of food allergies has moved forward...
Geographical indications
Healthy Food Guide2018-11-22 13:49:39What’s the difference between ‘champagne’ and ‘methode champenoise’ when it...
What’s your body trying to tell you?
Healthy Food Guide2019-04-11 10:08:27Sometimes, deciphering symptoms is a no-brainer: an itch that’s caused...
Ask the experts: Reduced-fat foods and added sugar
Healthy Food Guide2018-04-19 09:28:12Q. I have heard that products which are fat-reduced have...
Build better immunity: The secret weapon of a...
Healthy Food Guide2022-01-27 12:59:56Dietitian Katrina Pace looks at the role our gut bacteria...
Evolution of nutrition
Healthy Food Guide2018-03-15 09:57:34Science hasn’t always been, well, exact. Healthy Food Guide senior...
Let’s call time on energy drinks
Healthy Food Guide2018-03-15 09:59:19“Would you give your children 12 teaspoons of sugar and...
Time to cut our plastic waste
Healthy Food Guide2018-02-15 10:29:59Will 2018 be the year we look back on as...
What is: Fair trade?
Healthy Food Guide2018-05-28 13:54:19It's a term we see a lot on labels. But...
The ethical shopper: Food miles
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 17:21:29How far has your food travelled? Tips for lowering your...
The numbers you should know
Healthy Food Guide2018-01-25 09:44:20Would you pass a human ‘warrant of fitness’? Knowing some...
What's really in our food?
Healthy Food Guide2020-06-24 10:27:09Many of our favourite foods these days contain a long...
Guide to reading labels
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 17:24:45What do all the health claims and ticks mean
Can you escape your genes?
Healthy Food Guide2018-01-23 10:09:41How do our genes shape our health outcomes? And is...
The ethical cook: Is going meat-free the way...
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 16:58:45It's common knowledge that most dairy farming practices are hurting...
Raising our children not to binge drink
Healthy Food Guide2019-04-16 13:25:44Ways to help young adults respect alcohol and make responsible...
Why we need folate
Healthy Food Guide2021-09-24 14:58:36Also known as vitamin B9, or folic acid in supplement...
Turn over a new leaf: How to live...
Healthy Food Guide2021-01-11 16:57:35What we can do every day at home to make...
Asthma and eczema
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 17:21:17A strong link between asthma and eczema is now globally...
Behind the headlines: Should sugary drinks be taxed?
Healthy Food Guide2018-03-06 10:52:37What's the issue, and should they really be taxed?
Waste less, save more!
Healthy Food Guide2017-12-05 14:46:34Our 7-step guide to saving money and feeling better by...
Pre-diabetes: Know your chances, reduce your risk
Healthy Food Guide2019-05-29 10:54:33Do you know if you’re getting all the nutrients you...
Master the supermarket
Healthy Food Guide2017-12-05 16:15:16Beat the traps and become an expert healthy shopper! We...
The ethical cook: What to do with food...
Healthy Food Guide2017-10-10 08:01:33Kiwi's throw away so much food! Here are some tips...
The allergy epidemic
Healthy Food Guide2019-05-06 15:34:33About one in 10 New Zealand children has a food...
Eating for a healthy prostate
Healthy Food Guide2022-05-16 14:27:12We talk to the experts about a common cancer for...
The perfect plate
Healthy Food Guide2018-03-08 10:33:58How to get food proportions right in every meal
Preparing for disaster: How will you cope?
Healthy Food Guide2021-03-05 11:59:15Tips on getting prepared for emergencies.
The secrets of shopping smarter
Healthy Food Guide2018-08-17 15:51:11Ever wished for your own personal nutritionist as you go...
The stress-weight connection
Healthy Food Guide2017-10-10 08:23:11Stress is a major problem for many New Zealanders, and...
How much protein do we need?
Healthy Food Guide2019-10-08 14:29:49We can easily become confused with all the mixed messages...
Diabetes: Commonly-asked questions
Healthy Food Guide2017-10-10 08:36:43Nutritionist Claire Turnbull answers the questions people newly-diagnosed with diabetes...
The right way to handle childhood obesity
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 16:59:56Childhood obesity is a growing problem in New Zealand. How...
Take control of your cholesterol
Healthy Food Guide2017-10-10 08:33:32One in twelve New Zealand adults takes medication for cholesterol...
Fighting cancer: Nutrition can help
Healthy Food Guide2018-11-01 11:54:36Strategies and nutrition information on how to help fight through...
The facts about vitamins and minerals
Healthy Food Guide2017-10-03 18:39:43Why are vitamins and minerals so important for good health?...
Five golden rules of digestive health
Healthy Food Guide2017-04-03 16:50:45Taking care of our digestive health is crucial. We can...
The whole(some) story: Get the nutrients you need...
Healthy Food Guide2019-11-01 16:21:07Calcium, iron, fibre, healthy fat – just how do we...
Calcium: How much do YOU need?
Healthy Food Guide2018-04-04 13:18:00Surveys show that most New Zealanders aren’t getting enough calcium....