MenuAid blog
There's a lot of confusion around sugar, and it's often spotlighted within the media by health gurus and dieticians warning us off eating it. We all know that we should avoid adding white sugar to coffee, or (shock) try not to eat excessive amounts of chocolate and cake, but what about fruit and dairy – […]
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Kia ora from the MenuAid Product team! As promised in the previous blog we have been plugging away at ways to improve the shopping experience and are super proud of what we’ve managed to release. Introducing… A Green-and-Orange Basket 🍏🍊 If you’ve selected a store that has online shopping enabled (currently, PAK’nSAVE and New World), […]
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Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet is essential for overall well-being, and it becomes even more crucial when it comes to work-life balance. Consuming complete, unprocessed meals, commonly referred to as "clean eating," can significantly contribute to striking a balance between work and personal life. In this post, we'll go over five factors that make […]
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One of the largest indicators of shifting seasons, for me, is the new produce that begins adorning our supermarkets. Bright, succulent summer strawberries. Pumpkins and squash signalling that autumn has come and the weather is about to get a wee bit colder. With each season comes its own unique and abundant seasonal produce — and […]
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Thanks to New Zealand's unique and dynamic climate, each season brings a variety of delicious fruit and vegetables with it. Eating fresh, seasonal produce is not only great for our health, being full of nutrients, minerals & antioxidants, it's also benefits the environment and our local economy. And while those reasons alone should push you […]
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Globally, we throw out around 1.3 billion tonnes of perfectly edible food every year—or around a third of all of the food we produce. As Kiwis, we contribute roughly around 150,000 tonnes to this figure. While only a drop in the pond compared to the rest of the world, this translates to around $1,520 of […]
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