For Australians living with diabetes, food labels are more than just fine print, they’re a daily tool for managing health. Understanding food labels can help you spot hidden sugars, track carbohydrates, and choose foods that support long-term wellbeing.

The challenge? Labels are designed to fit legal requirements, not necessarily to make life easy. Serving sizes vary, ingredients have confusing names, and health claims on the front don’t always tell the full story.

The good news is, once you know what to look for, labels become a reliable roadmap for smarter food choices. Below, we’ll break down exactly how Australian food labels work and what details matter most when you’re managing diabetes.

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Making good fish choices is important for everyone who enjoys a seafood meal occasionally, but choosing the right fish matters even more if you're on a pescatarian diet.

As your main source of protein, opting for high-protein fish is an important consideration for pescatarians, as is looking for fish with good healthy omega fatty acids.

However, not all fish are created equal!

Larger, predatory fish, like tuna, while very high in protein, can also contain high mercury levels due to biomagnification (where mercury accumulates as fish eat other fish). While enjoying a delicious tuna salad or tuna sashimi occasionally won't put you in danger, mercury-heavy fish shouldn't be your mainstay when following a pescatarian eating plan.

It's also important to consider how sustainably caught or farmed your fish is. Luckily, in Australia, we're blessed with an abundance of fresh, sustainable seafood options. Locally sourced, line-caught, and organically farmed are going to be some of your best seafood options.

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Protein is more than a muscle-building nutrient—it’s a metabolic multitasker. Eating enough protein at breakfast slows gastric emptying, keeps the hunger hormone ghrelin low, stabilises blood-sugar levels, and supplies the amino-acid building blocks your muscles need after an overnight fast. In practical terms, that means longer-lasting energy, fewer mid-morning cravings, and better support for weight-loss or body-recomposition goals.

Tip: aim for 25 to 30g of protein at your morning meal to blunt appetite and kick-start your metabolism.

For easy, chef-designed healthy breakfasts, explore our ready-made breakfast range.

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A healthy diet is vital if you’ve been diagnosed with elevated blood sugar levels, type 2 diabetes or prediabetes (a precursor to full diabetes). A balanced diet can help keep blood glucose levels within the target range and reduce the risk that you will develop complications related to your condition.

That’s why Dietlicious has created the Blood Sugar Diet, for those wanting better management of blood sugars.

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Staying within a healthy weight range and reaching your health goals is a challenge for lots of people. We live in a time where highly processed foods are available at the click of a button. Snacks tend to be packed with sugar and refined carbohydrates. Ready meals in the supermarket are often lacking in balance and the kind of nutritional value Read more...

Dietlicious becomes first ready-meal company to switch to potassium-enriched salt

Today Dietlicious has announced it has joined the fight against cardiovascular disease. They have become the first ready-made meal provider in Australia to make the switch away from regular salt to potassium-enriched salt, enabling them to offer a huge range of low sodium meals. Reducing sodium intake is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve health and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.

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Australia is in the grips of a heart health crisis

We know from the data that coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. We also know that in combination, coronary heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure) and stroke contribute to 44% of all deaths. When it comes to our hearts, and the vessels and arteries that feed both our heart and our brain, Australia is in somewhat of a crisis.

High blood pressure is central to the problem. When the force of blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high, our hearts work harder causing damage to our arteries over time. Alarmingly, high blood pressure impacts one in three Australian adults.

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Aussie life expectancy has dropped for the first time in decades

This alarming headline hit the news recently. Did you see it? It’s the unfortunate findings from the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report. The report, which is issued every two years provides data on everything from hospitalisations, illnesses, causes of death and life expectancy in Australia.

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In recent years, low-carb diets have gained popularity for their potential to aid in weight loss and improve overall health. By reducing carbohydrate intake, these diets promote stable blood sugar levels and encourage the body to burn fat for energy. But low-carb doesn’t mean low taste – you can still enjoy delicious Aussie favourites, including a BBQ and pizza, all while keeping your carb counts in check.

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What does protein do in the body?

Protein is an important macronutrient for the human body. Proteins are made up of amino acids and these are used in various critical functions such as building and repair of bones and muscles, maintaining pH and fluid balance, making hormones and enzymes, and keeping the immune system strong. Proteins also transport nutrients and can be used as an energy source.

Many people advocate the health benefits of eating a high protein diet. There has also been plenty of media and celebrity attention on dieting buzz words like keto, Atkins, Dukan Diet and South Beach which have raised the popularity of high protein meals combined with low carb eating. In terms of weight loss, eating high protein foods may assist with boosting metabolism, increasing muscle mass, and fat burning.

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