An Israeli study released in the latest issue of the journal, Steroids, has suggested that adding dessert foods such as cakes, cookies or chocolate to a balanced breakfast meal, could aid in the functionality of weight-losing dieting to help control cravings. The study was conducted by a team of scientists led by Dr Daniela Jakubowicz, a leading professor Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Over 32 weeks, One hundred and ninety three clinically obese, non-diabetic adults were randomly... ...Read more »

The breed of barley developed by one of Australia’s leading science research bodies, the CSIRO, has now reached national distribution status in Australia’s leading supermarkets three years after being introduced as a breakfast cereal ingredient. The BARLEYmax™ ingredient is said to help control diabetes, improve digestion, reduce weight and lower cholesterol. It is a natural wholegrain with enhanced nutritional benefits, containing twice the dietary fibre of regular grains and four times the... ...Read more »

A University of Missouri researcher has found that eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day. In addition, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the researchers found that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces the brain signals controlling food motivation and reward-driven eating behavior. “Everyone knows that eating breakfast is important, but many people still don’t make it a priority,” said... ...Read more »

Patties Foods has released a new product under their Creative Gourmet frozen fruit and dessert brand, Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes. The frozen fruit cubes are designed to be added to milk and blended to create an instant cold fruit smoothie, with flavours and attributes designed to appeal to the health-conscious, on-the-go consumer. The new Smoothie Cubes range features a specially-designed Breakfast flavour – banana, rolled oats, apple juice, honey, wheat fibre and cinnamon – designed... ...Read more »

Cereal Partners Worldwide, a global joint venture of Nestlé SA and General Mills Inc, announced today that 44 of the company’s Australian cereal brands – including Uncle Toby’s, Cheerios and Milo cereals – will carry the Heart Foundation Tick in 2011. Only two of the cereal brands, which are marketed by Nestlé in Australia, missed out on the tick – a new achievement for the category. “CPW is delighted that almost all of our cereals have earned the Heart Foundation... ...Read more »

An ACCC investigation has left Sanitarium and its parent company Australian Health and Nutrition Association Limited with egg on their face, having overstated the fruit content on the packaging of many of their best-selling cereal lines. Between February 2009 and October 2010, Sanitarium described a ‘percentage fruit content’ on their packaging which included other substances, such as sugars, wheat fibre and gelling agents. The overstated fruit percentages were shown on the company’s... ...Read more »

More school children will have access to nutritious breakfasts, thanks to $100,000 in Tasmanian State Government funding for breakfast programs next year. The State Government has provided $400,000 over four years for schools to run breakfast programs in partnership with local communities. The Minister for Education and Skills, Lin Thorp, said 22 schools are receiving funding to run breakfast programs in 2011. “Many schools already do a fantastic job running breakfast programs and this funding... ...Read more »

A study conducted by Menzies Research Institute Tasmania (Menzies) suggests that skipping breakfast over a long period of time may increase risk of heart disease and diabetes. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Heart Foundation, the Tasmanian Community Fund, and Veolia Environmental Services, examined data from a national study to compare breakfast habits to health risk factors. First... ...Read more »

Foodbank Australia, the nation’s largest hunger relief organisation, today announced the national distribution of the beloved Australian breakfast cereal, Weet-Bix, to 2,200 welfare agencies across the country. The Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company has worked collaboratively with Foodbank and its partners to coordinate the production of the breakfast cereal, which will create 1.3 million bowls of Weet-Bix and provide Australians in need with a nutritious and substantial breakfast. Enzo... ...Read more »

A new report analysing Australia’s honey industry has been released by the RIRDC, designed to identify possible improvements to marketing of the sticky breakfast treat in the face of Australia’s taste for pre-packaged meal options. RIRDC Senior Research Manger, Dr Dave Alden, said the report is designed to help Australia’s honey industry understand some of the dynamics driving supply chain pressures in the industry. “This report identifies 26 separate issues and pressures affecting... ...Read more »