What’s Hiding in Your Family’s Sausages?
Your family’s sausages may contain far less meat than you think. Some are made mostly from meat, herbs and spices. Others are padded out with starches, fillers, sweeteners, flavours, colours and preservatives. Real Food Rat
HOW TO CHOOSE A REAL FOOD BREAD
Before we start, let me be honest. Truly simple, traditionally made bread is not always easy to find in an Australian supermarket. Many packaged loaves contain refined flour, added gluten, modified starches, emulsifiers, pres
Isocycloseram Berry Residue Limits — Take Action Now!
A decision is currently being considered in Australia that could significantly increase the legal pesticide residue limits permitted on berries for the insecticide isocycloseram. For some berry crops, the proposed increase is
1st Birthday Celebration: Discount Codes for Your Favourite Brands
It's our first birthday! To celebrate, we're saying thank you with exclusive offers from a collection of trusted Australian brands that help support a healthier lifestyle, from low-tox home essentials and healthier cookware t
Updated: The Best and Worst Spreads for Families: A Real Food Rating Guide
Spreads are one of the biggest contributors of hidden sugar, sodium and ultra-processed ingredients in the family diet. From Vegemite and jam to peanut butter and chocolate spreads, these products are often eaten every day, m
Microplastics in Your Food: 7 Simple Ways Families Can Reduce Exposure!
Microplastics are no longer just an environmental issue; they’re increasingly becoming a food and public health concern. Researchers are now detecting microplastics throughout the environment, including oceans, waterways, a
The Ultimate Australian Rice Guide: What to Buy, Where to Buy It, and How to Make It Work for Your Family!
Let's settle this once and for all. Rice is one of the most contested foods in the modern wellness conversation, simultaneously celebrated as a clean whole food and criticised as a blood sugar spike waiting to happen. Parent
The Muesli Bar Truth: What I Found After Rating 25+ Aussie Snack Bars (And Which Ones I’d Actually Give My Kids)
They’re marketed as healthy. They’re loaded into lunchboxes. And they’re a go-to snack for busy parents. But most supermarket muesli bars are not the nourishing snack you think they are. In fact, some of them are so ult
How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Affecting Our Kids’ Brains — Not Just Their Bodies
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) aren’t just changing what’s in our children’s lunchboxes — they’re changing what’s happening in their brains. We’re not just seeing more sugar and additives. We’re seeing rising ra
BLUE DINOSAUR BANANA BREAD BAR
NOW we're talking! Just FIVE ingredients and I can pronounce them all - coconut, dates, banana, coconut oil, and cinnamon. That's it! No glucose syrup, no 'natural flavours', no preservatives. This is what a real food bar sho