Shopping and meal planning for your household

Written by Danijela Unkovich, Registered Nutritionist, Feel Fresh Nutrition

Over the last few months, the world has changed dramatically. Our lives, often entrenched in routine and habit, have, for many, flipped on their heads.

This flip may be impacting eating habits too - if so, you’re not alone! With changes to the daily routine, little ones at home 24/7, a recommendation to shop less, understandable stress and anxiety, and possibly a busier household; we might be struggling to find a routine and our usual kitchen groove.

In difficult times that are outside of the norm, it’s important to meet ourselves where we’re at, go easy and try our best to adapt accordingly where possible. Your day-to-day has likely changed - this may call for flexibility on how things are usually done.

Here are some ideas for shopping and meal planning for your household, which might help things work a bit easier on the kitchen front. Not all may be relevant to your situation - so take what’s needed:

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN FOR OUR FRIENDS AT SOUTHERN CROSS.

THE FULL VERSION CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR SITE, STAYINGWELL.

STAYINGWELL IS A FREE SOUTHERN CROSS WELLNESS GUIDE TO STAYING STRONG, ACTIVE AND ABOVE ALL HEALTHY.

Nutritional tips when we’re homebound

Written by Michaela Johnstone, Nutritionist, Feel Fresh Nutrition

Moving into heightened alert levels brought many different challenges for New Zealanders, not least how to maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle. The rapid change of pace we’ve all experienced is bound to impact on our physical and emotional health. Nutritionally speaking, isolation brought a great opportunity for those of us wanting to improve our health and work on our relationship with food. Why? Because it gave many of us more time to spend planning, preparing and enjoying our meals and snacks each day! So we decided to have our nutrition experts at Feel Fresh Nutrition compile their top tips for eating well – and offer up some healthy habits which can be incorporated into your lockdown routine – and beyond.

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN FOR OUR FRIENDS AT SOUTHERN CROSS.

THE FULL VERSION CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR SITE, STAYINGWELL.

STAYINGWELL IS A FREE SOUTHERN CROSS WELLNESS GUIDE TO STAYING STRONG, ACTIVE AND ABOVE ALL HEALTHY.

Eating to strengthen your immune system

Written by Julianne Taylor, Registered Nutritionist, Feel Fresh Nutrition

Our extended summer of spectacular sunny days appears to be finally coming to a close. And as if the chillier weather alone wasn’t enough to signal it’s time to shore up our immune systems – switching from salads to comfort food like soups and casseroles – the massive global changes we’ve seen recently would seem to seal the deal.

Yes, we’re all in the same boat to some extent, dealing with uncertainty and adapting to a very different world. Which also makes now a great time to give some thought to how we each support our own personal wellbeing. After all, taking control and taking action is a great way to curb the anxiety and stress that inevitably comes with these troubled times.

Feeling on top of things mentally and being your best self physically will not only give you something to focus on over the next few weeks, it will also help your body to cope with the challenges that change brings. In other words, boost your immune system.

So in order to understand how important the role food plays in supporting our wellness, let’s first take a look at how our immune system protects our body.

This article has been written for our friends at Southern Cross.

The full version can be found on their site, StayingWell.

StayingWell is a free Southern Cross Wellness guide to staying strong, active and above all healthy.