The healthiest NZ butters and spreads – and the ones you shouldn’t be eating every day
“It’s best thought of as an occasional, rather than an everyday, spread because it is high in saturated…
Fonterra and Greenpeace settle over misleading ’100% New Zealand grass-fed’ claims on Anchor butter
“The claim did not put in issue the question of whether or not the phrase ‘grass-fed’ on its…
MIND diet may protect against structural brain deterioration
The combined Mediterranean and blood pressure lowering diet (MIND) may slow the structural changes related to brain aging,…
Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks
The first sign came when Deepanwita Dasgupta was 5 and started stumbling more while playing at her home…
Burtfield’s & Co’s salted butter is cheap, but is it any good?
The Spinoff team tests new, cheap American butter Burtfield & Co against old Kiwi favourite Anchor. Wait, what’s…
Daily peanut butter intake boosts muscle power in older adults
A clinical trial by researchers at Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) in Melbourne, Australia,…
GDT dairy prices jump 6.7% in strongest rise since 2021 as skim milk powder and butter prices up
Butter prices were up 8.8% at US$5773 a tonne, butter milk powder rose 6.4% at US$3147 a tonne…
As sure as Night ’n Day: Family-run business that rose from a corner dairy to 54 franchise stores – can it disrupt supermarket duopoly?
Sisters Bridget Stevens, left, and Rebecca Excell own the Winton Night ’n Day store – Bridget has been…
Supermarket swaps: When to buy budget vs branded pantry staples
While branded baked beans, artisan peanut butter and good quality olive oil were mostly non-negotiable expenses for the…
Jesse Mulligan Awards Paris Butter In Auckland’s Herne Bay A 20/20 Restaurant Review
This is already a great restaurant. But it’s only going in one direction. I suspect there’s only one…
Early exposure to fat-related food smells increases lifelong obesity risk
New experimental evidence shows that food smells encountered before birth and during early life can rewire brain and…
Rising grocery costs force Northlanders to cut back on basics
Hura, who works full-time as a cook at the Railway Station Cafe in Kawakawa, uses less butter these…