Food Tips

Here’s where you can discover the healthiest snacks to buy, the kitchen gadgets you’re seriously underusing and microwave hacks that’ll make you better in the kitchen.

10 snacks that will help you lose weight

Do your healthy-eating plans get derailed every day at 3 pm? Fight back with these healthier snack substitutions for common...


Our best healthy spicy recipes

Get some healthy spice in your diet with our collection of spicy recipes


5 ways to fall in love with cooking

You can learn to love cooking from scratch. Here's why making your own food is the healthiest option


9 things to make with tropical fruit

Tropical fruit can brighten almost any meal. Here are some tasty ideas


4 healthy treats to bake

Award-winning cookbook author Daphna Rabinovitch shares her recipes for baking healthy cakes, cookies and bars


Our best healthy turkey recipes

These tasty, healthy turkey recipes make a fine meal any time of year


Our best healthy beef recipes

Serve up a tasty, healthy meal with these recipes using beef


Our best healthy couscous recipes

Make mealtime easy with these tasty recipes using quick-cooking couscous

4 pro tips for successful meal planning

Nutrition consultant Sue Mah shares her tips for eating well when life gets busy


2 weeks of healthy dinner ideas

Save time during busy weeks with our two-week menu planner, designed by a dietitian


5 new healthy cookbooks

Pick up one of these new cookbooks to add more healthy recipes to your repertoire


Paul Finkelstein’s simple appetizers

These easy nibbles are perfect for drop-in guests'and more formal gatherings


Our best healthy pork recipes

Lean pork makes a nutritious and inexpensive protein option. Liven up your family dinners with one of our best healthy...


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Paul Finkelstein’s favourite family meals

These recipes are full of harvest veggies. Get 'em while you can!


Our best healthy Thanksgiving recipes

Celebrate the harvest season with these healthier takes on traditional Thanksgiving foods


10 ways to reduce kitchen waste

Bringing your own bag to the grocery store is just the first step. Here are 10 more ways to reduce...


How-to: Canning and preserving

Canning and preserving are increasing in popularity, and it's no wonder'there's no better way to preserve the tastes of summer...

Best Health menu planner

Get links to all the recipes in the two-week menu plan featured in our October 2009 issue


3 healthy packed lunches

These delicious dishes are great the first day'or as leftovers for easy, healthy meals you can take with you


6 quick and easy reader recipes

Looking for a quick and easy dinner idea? Try one of these recipes submitted by Best Health readers'and send in...


5 quick and healthy sandwich ideas

Tired of brown-bagging the same old sandwiches? Banish lunchtime boredom with these five quick and healthy sandwich ideas, each packed...


10 quick and healthy snacks to stash at work

Keep these 10 snack options in your desk drawer or office fridge for quick, healthy alternatives to vending machine fare


10 delicious ways to cook with stone fruit

Fresh nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums add nutrients and juicy flavour to almost any meal

Our best healthy dessert recipes

You can have your cake and eat it too when you whip up your own healthy desserts packed with fresh,...


Happiness is a slow-roasted tomato

I first tasted slow-roasted tomatoes one hot summer several years ago. They were fleshy and deep red, with edges that...


How I learned to love bananas

Even today, I am no great fan of eating bananas plain. But I find it very easy to tuck away...


Flavourful low-salt cooking

Get tips from Best Health readers on reducing your salt intake without sacrificing flavour


3 fresh summer salads

Chef Paul Finkelstein uses the season's freshest ingredients for a new take on salads'the perfect dish for entertaining alfresco on...


6 healthy antioxidant cocktails

Treat guests to healthy cocktails (or virgin refreshments) with these antioxidant-rich recipes