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Adam Liaw’s fritters

25 budget-friendly recipes that will change your mind about cabbage

Cabbage has suffered from an image problem – until now. Add some crunch and cool to your cooking rotation with these simple, healthy recipes.

Banana and Nutella bread is a fuss-free and satisfying treat.

A nutritionist proves banana bread with Nutella can be healthy-ish (and delicious)

From power balls and banana and Nutella bread to a versatile chickpea smash, here are three “better for you” snacks to reach for when hunger hits.

  • Sarah Pound
Prep ahead, then assemble these Mediterranean tuna and whipped hummus crisps to order.
EASY

Sarah Pound’s Mediterranean tuna and whipped hummus lunch crisps

Boost your workday with 30g of protein. These crunchy tuna and avocado tortillas are a speedy make-ahead lunch – crisp the bases, assemble and enjoy.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Spud Lite potatoes have 25 per cent less carbohydrates than regular potatoes.

How to pick the best potatoes for your health (and how to cook them)

Yes, you can (and should) include potatoes as part of a healthy diet – you just have to know how to prepare them, says dietitian Susie Burrell.

  • Susie Burrell
Adam Liaw’s baked chicken and tomato risotto.

Hack your week with these 18 healthy do-ahead recipes

Put in a few hours to set yourself up for breakfast, lunch and dinner with these make-ahead recipes for every time of day.

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This zesty Mexican chicken and rainbow bean salad will keep you going all afternoon.
EASY

Zesty Mexican chicken and rainbow bean salad

This prep-ahead salad keeps its crunch, and tastes just as good on day three as it does on day one.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Nutritionist and Good Food contributor Sarah Pound shares her supermarket must-buys.

Eight supermarket items nutritionist Sarah Pound always has in her shopping basket

The best-selling author and mum of three takes us on a spin around her favourite IGA and shares her favourite everyday ingredients (and how to use them) along the way.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Crisps: Bet you can't stop at just one.

It’s science, baby! Why you can’t resist snacks, even when you’re full

It’s not just sheer lack of willpower that has you reaching for the calorific snacks, a new study has found.

  • Cameron Henderson
Eat the rainbow with this roasted pumpkin, farro, chickpea and golden halloumi salad.
EASY

Roasted pumpkin, farro, chickpea and golden halloumi salad

Caramelised pumpkin and crispy halloumi make this a textured, flavour-packed bowl that keeps you full for hours.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Gently spiced lamb and a herb-strewn grain salad make a healthy and satisfying meal.
EASY

Barbecued lamb fillets with Mediterranean chickpea salad

Succulent lamb meets a zesty fibre-rich salad in this nourishing, high-energy dinner that’s as delicious as it is healthy.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound