Recent articles by Jacqui Jones
I’m browsing the supermarket aisles in search of healthy cereals, snacks, yoghurts and anything else I can think of to feed the family. Alongside a trolley laden with fresh fruit, veg and lean meats that is! Weighing up how to get the best bang for buck, I’ve got the price per unit thing down pat. […]
Tradies, when it comes to diet, we know you’ve got a bad rap: a bunch of pie munching, coke swilling, take away lovers, or so the stereotype goes. But we know there’s plenty of health-aware tradespeople out there who are fuelling their bodies with good grub (there’s even a healthy tradie movement). As Tradies’ National […]
I come from a family of food lovers. Our in-joke at gatherings is to get to the table fast once the food is served – especially dessert – or miss out. The older generations, while eating reasonable well overall, weren’t especially concerned about what they ate – until my grandfather retired and found his belly […]
With national Harmony Day (March 21) here for another year, it got me thinking about the multicultural celebrations I enjoyed with my friends in high school. Back then we called our day of diversity “Rainbow Day” but the idea behind it – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – was […]
It can seem easy to pick up a pack of biscuits or so-called ‘fruit’ snacks off the supermarket shelves, and pack them into your kids’ lunch box. Parents tell us it’s what their kids want. But if it’s not in the pantry they won’t have a choice! Treats should be saved for special occasions like […]