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Mediterranean diet

Coconut water.

Is coconut water actually good for you? A dietitian breaks it down

Is it good for us or another product wearing a health halo? Susie Burrell compares it to water, soft drink and fruit juice.

  • Susie Burrell
Eating a diverse range of plants helps our gut bacteria (and our brains) to thrive.

The six best foods for your gut (and your brain)

What we eat can have a significant impact on our brain – here are the six best foods, according to dietitians and neuroscientists.

  • Laurel Ives
One-pan chicken with garlic, capsicum, oregano and olives.

14 easy Mediterranean-style dinners to look forward to this week

End your day in Italy, Greece, Turkey or Spain with these Mediterranean-inspired recipes.

Cooking oil.

Are seed oils really that bad for us? A dietitian weighs in

Dietitian Susie Burrell debunks common misconceptions about seed oils.

  • Susie Burrell
One-pan pastitsio.

This ‘epic’ one-pan wonder is everything you love about a Greek pasta bake

Drawing on her Greek-Cypriot heritage, food writer Georgina Hayden makes her favourite traditional recipes faster and more family-friendly.

  • Georgina Hayden
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These easy muffins are packed with the flavours of spanakopita.

If you like spanakopita, you’ll love these lunch box-ready savoury muffins

Based on the principles of the Mediterranean diet, these simple, satisfying recipes are bound to become favourites at your place, too.

  • Sarah Di Lorenzo
Hetty McKinnon's charred cauliflower salad with lemony whipped feta and pine nuts.

The 10 healthiest vegetables of all time, according to a dietitian

All fresh food is good for us but some vegies are so chock-full of essential nutrients that they earn super vegetable status. Here’s a guide to the top 10.

  • Susie Burrell
Red wine contains polyphenols, which are associated with heart-health benefits.

Baileys, mulled wine and eggnog: The best (and worst) festive drinks for your health

From mulled wine and whisky to red wine and Baileys, we ask nutritionists which festive tipples to choose – and which to avoid.

  • Ceri Roberts
A selection of Good Food’s favourite cookbooks of 2024.

Here are recipes from 30+ of the best cookbooks of 2024

From making fried rice like a country Australian-Chinese restaurant, to outrageously saucy one-pan peanut chicken, it’s been a big year for cookbooks by Rick Stein, Ottolenghi, RecipeTin Eats and more.

Australian tiger prawn nicoise salad by Hayden Quinn.

‘Feel free to go crazy’: Nine summery foods a dietitian always has on stand-by

Indulgent foods can be healthy too, especially when it comes to Australian summer produce. Here are some of the best seasonal ingredients to enjoy over the warmer months.

  • Susie Burrell

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/topic/mediterranean-diet-6fwf