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The Good Food Trading Co

September 8, 2011

Tweet Make sure you visit this fabulous foodie store and if you’d like to join their loyalty scheme, go in store and they will sign you up. Each time you flash your card at the checkout you will receive a discount on your shopping bill. They will also send you a newsletter telling you about [...]

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Chicken Ragu with Parpadelle

September 8, 2011

Tweet Our recipe this month (see below) is brought to you by The Good Food Trading Co. Make sure you visit this fabulous foodie store and if you’d like to join their loyalty scheme, go in store and they will sign you up. Each time you flash your card at the checkout you will receive [...]

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HFG shepherd’s pie

September 6, 2011

Tweet * 400g lean beef mince * 1/2 cup green lentils * 1 cup beef stock * 1 cup water * 400g can whole tomatoes * 2 1/2 cups chopped field mushrooms * 1 teaspoon soy sauce * 1 teaspoon Worcester sauce * 1/4 cup wine * 1 large onion, chopped * 2 stalks celery, [...]

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Anna’s Shake Recipe

September 6, 2011

Tweet Great to make for breakfast or when you get home in the afternoon for a snack. Add a Tbsp of milo for the kids (or for yourself) for a bit of chocolate taste. Quantities of ingredients will vary according to taste. The general rule is that the base is plain, unsweetened yoghurt and water. [...]

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Performance First – Dr Anna Rolleston

September 6, 2011

Tweet Check out the new website for Performance First!

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The Sun – August 2011

September 6, 2011

Tweet September is spring! If you having been feeling blue, a bit ill or have been hibernating over the last few months, pull your socks up, soak in a pool of warm summer sun and start making plans. Spring is a great time for plans – in nature new beginnings are happening, the weather is [...]

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The Sun – July 2011

September 6, 2011

Tweet Sometimes I wonder how we got ourselves into the situation we are in. 40% of us die from heart disease or related disorders and over half of us are either overweight or obese. I started to make a list of societal reasons, i.e. reasons outside of our control as a consumer or an individual, [...]

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Fruit and vege prices rise again

August 25, 2011

Tweet Stuff.co.nz UP AGAIN: Fruit and vege prices have risen for the sixth month in a row. Fruit and vegetable prices continue to rise, stinging Kiwi families by almost 16 per cent more than a year ago. For six straight months the price of fruit and vegetables has continued to grow. They rose 8.9 per [...]

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Heart attack survivors ignoring medical advice: survey

August 14, 2011

Tweet Lucy Rickard 9 August 2011 Not all heart attack survivors are taking care of their health a survey has found. A worrying new survey has found almost 90 per cent of heart attack survivors do not fully understand the risk of having their condition, with one in five going on to have a second [...]

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Blog from Janet

July 25, 2011

Tweet As a psychologist I am a believer in prevention being “better, cheaper and less painful” than cure which is why I contacted Anna Rolleston at the Cardiac Clinic in Tauranga. I had several reasons: With a family history of heart disease and high blood pressure I thought it would be wise to check out [...]

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