2019-10-01_Australian_Womens_Weekly_NZ

142 TheAustralianWomen’sWeekly|OCTOBER 2019

CULINARY

DELIGHTS

CRACKINGGOOD

Arnott’shasexpandedits

popularCrackerChips

rangewithtwonew

Vita-Weatvarieties.

Roastedtoperfection,

theycontainwholegrain

brownrice,cornand

seeds,withnoartificial

colours,flavoursor

preservatives.Availablein

supermarketsnationwide

in a sharebox(150g),

RRP$3.99,ormulti-packs

(sevenpackets),RRP$4.49.

MEETYOURMATCHA

BellTeahasreleased

a rangeofmatcha

teas,withthreeflavours

blendedherein New

Zealand.BellPureGreen

TeawithMatcha,Bell

GreenTeawithGinger,

AppleandMatcha,and

BellGreenTeawithSpiced

Orange,Turmericand

Matchaallcontainnatural

antioxidants.Availablefrom

supermarkets,RRP$3.49.

Quick bites

Newproducts,healthy tipsanda time-savinggiveaway.

EditedbyCASSIEBIRRER

GIVEAWAYSendusyourtopculinarytipandbein to

winthisfabulousprize!Theall-newSunRiceInfusionsrangeis a

gamechangerforquickhealthydinnerswithoutthemealprep.

Therangehasthreedeliciousflavours,madewiththehighest-

qualityriceandgrainsinfusedwithrealauthenticflavours,all

insidea convenientmicrowaveablepouch.Nextmonth’swinner

willreceiveoneboxofeachofthethreeInfusionsflavours,

alongwitha new$300Sharpmicrowavesoyoucancheat,

heatandeatstraightaway.Toenterthedraw,sendyourtipto

[email protected]“QuickBites”in thesubject

line.CompetitionclosesSeptember30,2019.

“If you don’t require a wholehead of broccoli, you cancut off the bottom of

the stalk andsit it in a glass of water in the fridge. Thebroccoli will last a

lot longer. Remember to refresh the water everycouple of days.”–FredBustin

Rhubarbis knowntodayforits

distinctivecolourandtastebutit

hasalsolongbeenusedin

Chinesemedicineforitshealing

properties.Herearefivereasons

touserhubarbin yourkitchen.

STRENGTHENBONES:Rhubarb

packsa gooddoseofvitaminK,

whichplaysa rolein bone

metabolismandhelpsto

preventosteoporosis.

BOOSTBRAINHEALTH:VitaminK

is alsovitalforbraindevelopment

andis essentialtostopneuronal

damagein thebrain.

LOSEWEIGHT:It’sa goodsourceof

fibreandcontainscatechins,which

areknowntoboostmetabolism.

PROTECTTHEHEART:Studieshave

foundthatrhubarbcontainsactive

compoundsthatprotectthearteries

fromdamage.Addsometoyour

platetohelpprotectagainst

cardiovasculardisease.

LOOKYOUNGER:ThevitaminA in

rhubarbcanhelpwardofffinelines

andwrinkles.Makea pasteusing

rawrhubarbstemsandapplyit to

yourface.Leaveit for 15 minutes

beforerinsing.Usedaily.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES.

Red alert!

RHUBARB FACTS:

● The redder the stalk,

the sweeter the taste.

● Rhubarb has only around

20 calories per 100g.

● Rhubarb leaves

are poisonous.

FUN FACT

In general, an

ear of corn will

always have an

even number

of rows. More

often than not it

will be 16.

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