Do you know your shallots from your onions, cherries from plums? Brits are failing in their knowledge of basic fruit and veg.
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Making a curry from scratch can seem a daunting task, but this is recipe easy enough to make on a Friday night without causing any stress!
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Confused about calories and RDAs? We've demystified some of the most common food myths to help you make healthier decisions this summer.
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Are you more excited by the thought of the food you’ll consume during this year’s summer of sport, rather than the sport itself? Tennis, football and the Olympics are taking over TVs across the country, and this could mean a boom for takeaways.
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So, the weather seems to have taken a severe turn for the worse and while we should all be enjoying strawberries and cream, it seems that something a little more comforting could be called for. Try Autumnal Pumpkin Risotto, popular in northern Italy.
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Did you fuel up this morning? A new brand of cereal aims to give everyone from busy mums to athletes a morning boost. FUEL is rich in Vitamin B and E, high in fibre and contains a touch of guarana extract for that extra lift in the morning.
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A controversial “fat tax” is being discussed to help Britain ease the problem of obesity. Ahead of the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva from May 21 to May 26, medical experts have proposed a 20% tax to be levied against unhealthy food and drink.
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Plans have been unveiled for clearer, more coherent labelling on food packaging. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says that offering a single nutrition labeling system is common sense and will help people make good food choices.
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A new range of healthy everyday meals has been released by Kirsty Henshaw, who shot to fame on Dragon's Den. The working mum first developed an allergen-free dessert range – inspired the experiences of her food-intolerant son, Jake.
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How stocked are your store cupboards? The contents of the average kitchen are central to a row at the ASA over Sainsbury's 'Feed a Family for £50' campaign last year. The supermarket's television, press and online ads attracted seven complaints.
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A new quick-cook breakfast gives you the option of a “hearty fry-up” without the fry, without the washing up and without such a strain on your heart. Beans, Bacon and Bangers is 325 calories and the newest member of the stewed! range of products.
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Cooking meals from scratch is a bit of a lost art in some family homes. A new family cookbook aims to teach children and parents how to make home-cooked meals that are as quick, easy and convenient as takeaways or processed foods.
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Britain's secret snack stashers are going to extreme lengths to hide their bad food habits from their family - even resorting to hiding food under their bed! One in 10 polled by American Pistachio Growers admitted to a bedroom stash of sweets.
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Did you know there may br more than 10 grams of salt in just one takeaway pizza? Research released for National Salt Awareness Week found that takeaway pizzas have up to two and a half times more salt than the average supermarket pizza.
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America is the obesity capital of the Western world, with a doughnut stand on every corner of every New York block. So how is it that women in Manhattan stay fashion thin? There's more to New York living than food alone, with health a priority.
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Eating white rice can cause an insulin spike that has been linked to type 2 diabetes. Researchers found that the more white rice people ate, the higher their chance of developing the condition seemed to be, based on a study of 350,000 people.
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Bored of the same old sandwiches? Cathedral City have teamed up with nutritionist Juliette Kellow to launch Chedds, a snack for children aged seven to 10 years old. Juliette has come up with some fun, child-friendly ideas for lunchboxes.
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Many pestered parents would back a ban on TV advertising of junk food and sugary snacks before 9pm, new research reveals. Almost half (45%) of parents polled admitted that they do let their child influence them when buying food for the family.
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Breakfast is changing in the UK, with research showing we are a nation that likes to eat and run. Despite being the traditional place to start your day, the dining table was beaten by breakfast at work desks, the sofa and even the commute to work.
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They brought us the seedless pepper and the red super-sprout - now M&S boffins have come up with white gold broccoli, sweeter, more succulent than the green variety. Sounds ideal for a superfood Sunday lunch and encouraging kids to eat their greens.
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Want to get anti-ageing beauty benefits from your diet? MyVitality hopes to show people that you can change more than just your weight by changing the foods you eat... The website is a nutritionist, life coach, chef and beauty therapist all in one.
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Olive oil and sunflower oil in moderation is a healthy way to cook. New research published on BMJ.com, based on a large study in Spain, found that eating food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death.
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If your new year fitness resolution is still going strong, make sure you back up that gym routine with a healthy diet. Nutritional advice is available from expert as part of a new range of workshops at Pure Gym, at 22 locations in the UK.
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The more you read websites and news resources such as FoodNotes.co.uk, the better your diet will be. Don't take our word for it - Italian researchers found a direct link between news consumption and adaption of the Mediterranean diet.
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Are our taste buds to blame for overeating and indulgence? Our tongues are more or less sensitive to fat according to variations in our genes, new research suggests. The CD36 gene is far more sensitive to the presence of fat than others.
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