Food prices fell 0.1 percent in December 2013 but were up 1.5 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Nutritional food labels are not as effective as once thought and could be impacting on the health of New Zealanders, University of Canterbury (UC) research has discovered.

Summer’s seasonal produce is packed with an abundance of nutrients that promote good health, says 5+ A Day.

Food prices fell 1.0 percent in October 2013 but were up 0.8 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today.

The Heart Foundation is today launching a new ‘healthy heart’ food guide that will help encourage Kiwis to take simple steps towards eating better for their heart. The campaign is supported by the introduction of a modern and up-to-date take on the old food pyramid.

Processed and unhealthy foods should be taxed to help combat the diseases of ‘affluenza’ says outspoken economist and author Gareth Morgan

Entries are in and the stakes are being raised as a record number of sausages have been entered for the 2013 Devro New Zealand Sausage Competition.

Well-known Australian chef and star of Food TV Lyndey Milan is set to take salmon lovers on a culinary journey they’ll never forget when she heads to Auckland this month.

Eating two kiwifruit a day can improve a person’s mood and give them extra energy, new research from the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC) shows.

By Frank and Muriel Newman

This week is egg week and this column is all about eggs. It’s not really egg week - we made that bit up but because eggs are so versatile in the oily rag kitchen we thought they deserve to have a whole week of special attention!