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They taste good and are good for you
COMMENT: These bars are sweet but low in sugar and are ideal for lunchboxes.
Questions on flavour bear little fruit
Opinion: Herbal or fruit teas are clean and simple, right?
Great cereal if you can afford it
COMMENT: I discovered this cereal last year and ate it regularly, writes Wendyl Nissen.
Nissen: Complicating the stock recipe
With 18 ingredients in this store-bought stock you'd be best to make your own.
Berocca now comes in a quick pick-me-up can
COMMENT: Berry booster works out dearer than its tablet counterpart, writes Wendyl Nissen.
Tasty fish curry earns all health ticks
COMMENT: Wendyl Nissen casts her eye over Sealord NZ Hoki Malay Coconut Curry.
Nissen: Fast, filling and no nasties in Thai meal
Comment: This has a lot of sugar but the dish is traditionally sweet.
High-sugar twist on classic Kiwi bikkie
COMMENT: 3 teaspoons of sugar in every puff requires strict discipline.
Reviewed: 'Diet' noodles the perfect light dish
COMMENT: 'Diet' noodles easy to prepare for quick, light lunch or dinner.
Wontons afloat in a sea of additives
COMMENT: I used to eat a lot of these soups for lunch in the 90s, then I looked at the ingredients label, reports Wendyl Nissen.
Southern-style chicken passes taste test
COMMENT: Could Tegel's spicy nibbles match the world's best? Very acceptable, dish them up again, says aficionado.
Nissen: Good intro to healthy Asian starter
COMMENT: Summer rolls kit is pricey but at least it's from a real person.
Lollies sweet as, but better for you
COMMENT: Natural flavours make this confectionery is a healthier treat for your friends and family.
What's really in your meat pie
COMMENT: The flavour and colours are natural but less than a fifth of these pies is meat.
Wendyl Nissen: Vogel's cracks healthy cereal number
Product with low sugar and salt and plenty of wholegrains a good choice.
Nissen: Flavourings help a tasty, fast food
COMMENT: When do-it-yourself pasta is not on the agenda and a quick meal is needed, this package fits the bill.
Soda with a twist a sugary pop hit
COMMENT: A do-it-yourself version without the sugar is better for you.
The only barbecue foods you need this summer
COMMENT: Wendyl Nissen headed to the supermarket on a mission to find some of our favourite barbecue foods with the least additives in them.
Tuna pouch only half-filled with tuna
COMMENT: A flavoured tuna pocket is easy to take to work or to complete a meal but why not buy a tin and add your own fresh flavour.
Wendyl Nissen: Hollandaise gets dressing-down
COMMENT: I understand that our reader finds this easy to prepare and it is less fatty than a true hollandaise but, oh, it has so many additives.
Wendyl Nissen: 'Low-sugar' hides additives
COMMENT: The most disappointing thing about this syrup is that nowhere on the packaging does it signal that it uses artificial sweeteners.
Surprising additions to your sushi condiments
After writing about wasabi rice crackers two weeks ago I realised that I had never taken a good look at two very common and popular condiments.
Wendyl Nissen: Have a real food Xmas
COMMENT: I have spent an afternoon in the supermarket for you and has come up with my best selections for Christmas Day food items.
Healthy snack? The additives hiding in rice crackers
COMMENT: These take a dozen ingredients to get the taste of wasabi.
No pigs were harmed to bring it home
COMMENT: These intriguing no-bacon bacon bits change initial impressions.
Wendyl Nissen: A good chicken feed
COMMENT: Free-range nuggets beat the previously foul rap-sheet.
Wendyl Nissen: No duck was harmed
COMMENT: These chips taste like the real thing but that's down to clever chemists.