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Standard serve sizes from the Eat For Health Guide
What is a standard serve? When nutritionists talk about a "serve of vegetables", exactly how much do they mean? Is it a cup or a couple of spoonfuls? Check out the official list of standard serves...
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How to convert kilojoules to Calories
Just like yards became metres and pounds became grams, so Calories have become kilojoules. Kilojoules are the metric equivalent of Calories and have replaced Calories in Australia and many other...
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Food measurement and conversions
If you want to cook something from a recipe book from a country which uses imperial measures or you want to try out your grandmother’s favourite recipe that’s in pounds and ounces then you will need...
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What's a standard drink
A standard drink is any drink containing 10 grams of alcohol (or 12.5ml pure alcohol). One standard drink always contains the same amount of alcohol regardless of the size of the glass or the type of...
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How to convert sodium to salt (and salt to sodium)
Nutritionists suggest we cut back on salt but it's sodium you'll see listed on food labels and on any recommended daily intakes. So what's the difference and how can you convert sodium into salt? And...
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Q. Can you explain how unit pricing works?
A. Unit pricing makes it easy for you to compare the price and value of similar foods against the same weight or volume. On the shelf label next to the actual price, you'll now spot the price per kg,...
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