August 2012

COVER FEATURE: 20 classic recipe makeovers • Can you be overweight and still healthy? • 10 ways to lower cholesterol • Make every meal healthier! • How to choose creamy dressings • 10 of the best soups • How much calcium is in non-dairy food • and more!

Features

• Make every meal healthier! We're launching our year-long campaign – a challenge to New Zealanders to introduce health into every meal, every day.
• Overweight and still healthy? There are ways to measure the body – BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio – but do these measurements have any real bearing on an individual's measure of health?
• 10 ways to lower your cholesterol: These 10 small steps can make a difference to those who are watching their cholesterol levels.
• How to choose creamy dressings
• 10 of the best soups
• Guide to beef
• Shopping for more fibre
• How much calcium is in non-dairy food?
• Gardening diary

This month’s recipes

• Classic makeovers: Give your favourite recipes a makeover with these simple changes.
• Sweet makeovers: Healthy homemade versions of New Zealanders' favourite baked goodies.
• Bit on the side: Vegetables made even healthier
• 5pm panic! The answer to your "What's for dinner?" question
• Sweet treat: HFG muesli bars
• Kids in the kitchen: Healthy fish fingers

... and much more!