Cooking and shopping

Cooking and shopping

There is an increasing variety of food available to us. How do we decide which food to buy and prepare? How can we eat healthy, even when shopping on a budget? Should we eat fresh, dried or frozen products? Maintaining a healthy, sustainable diet relies on access to a variety of different foods. It’s important to consider the origin, quality and safety of what we eat. Lots of options are available for us to meet our daily dietary recommendations, whether it’s from a supermarket, an organic farmer’s market, or even from our own garden.


How to choose your culinary oil

12 February 2014

There is an increasing variety of vegetable oils for cooking and food preparation. How do you decide which one to use? Considerations include taste, functional properties of the oil, cost, and the health impact...