{"id":497707,"date":"2026-06-27T04:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/497707\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:59:16","slug":"the-posh-foods-that-are-better-for-your-health-and-when-to-save-your-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/497707\/","title":{"rendered":"The posh foods that are better for your health (and when to save your money)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suggested product: <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sainsburys.co.uk\/gol-ui\/product\/sainsburys-clear-honey-454g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sainsbury\u2019s Clear Honey (\u00a31.80 for 454g)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premium jars of <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health-fitness\/diet\/nutrition\/is-honey-good-for-you\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">honey<\/a> can now cost anywhere from \u00a320 to \u00a380.<\/p>\n<p>While expensive <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/05\/12\/manuka-honey-gas-mask-superfood-porton-down-science-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">manuka honey<\/a> contains unique antibacterial compounds and has been shown to aid wound healing when used topically, there is little evidence that eating it delivers meaningful health benefits beyond those of ordinary honey. Both are predominantly sugar and provide similar amounts of calories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople often assume the higher price means it\u2019s significantly healthier, but that\u2019s not really the case,\u201d Tew explains. \u201cIf you\u2019re buying manuka because you enjoy the taste, that\u2019s absolutely fine, but you\u2019re unlikely to see major nutritional advantages from eating it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medlin agrees that, for most shoppers, honey is one category where spending more rarely translates into better health. \u201cThe main thing is to treat it as an occasional sweetener rather than a health food,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line<\/p>\n<p>There is no universal rule for finding the healthiest option on supermarket shelves. Instead, Tew recommends \u201cflipping the product over and checking the ingredients list and nutrition panel rather than judging by the price tag or front-of-pack claims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPay attention to the fibre, sugar and salt content, and look at what\u2019s actually in the product rather than being swayed by buzzwords such as \u2018natural\u2019 or \u2018premium\u2019,\u201d she says. \u201cFor some foods, the budget version is nutritionally identical to the posh one. For others \u2013 particularly where quality or processing genuinely differs \u2013 spending a little more can be worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suggested product: Sainsbury\u2019s Clear Honey (\u00a31.80 for 454g) Premium jars of honey can now cost anywhere from \u00a320&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[3619,134,10483,97791,111,139,556,248826,69,1177,26851,162728],"class_list":["post-497707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-diet","tag-health","tag-health-and-fitness","tag-healthy-breakfast","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nutrition","tag-nutrition-and-dieting","tag-nz","tag-standard","tag-ultra-processed-foods","tag-us-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}