More fruit and veg will be added to ready-meals and supermarket produce sections will be expanded as part of a drive to encourage everyone to get their 5-a-day, it was announced today.
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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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Pack your conscience along with your weekly shop and look out for Fairtrade products. Through the ‘Take A Step for Fairtrade’ campaign, the public are being asked to think about what they can do every day, every week or every month during 2012.
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The price of a family food shop varies greatly across the globe. A new study found a German family spent the equivalent of $500 (around £319), while a family in Ecuador spent $31.55 (around £20) and a family in Chad spent $1.23 (78p!).
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How to you rate Tesco’s own label ranges? A study found e Tesco’s Finest and Tesco Value ranges topped a poll asking shoppers to name their favourite supermarket own label products, above those sold by Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Asda, M&S and Morrisons.
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Is it that time already? Mince pies, puddings, cakes, Yule logs hit the shops this week as Britain braces itself for another Christmas eating extravaganza. It is predicted we will eat more than one million mince pies by the end of December.
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Health issues such as obesity, stress and fatigue might be self-perpetuating, as Brits exacerbate the problem by getting into bad habits with food. Nutritionist Jeannette Jackson believes people buy the same food each week to speed up shopping.
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Removing chocolate and sugary treats from supermarket checkouts would help diets, campaigners say. Research found almost nine in ten dieters are ‘significantly disturbed’ or 'stressed' by the sight of sugary treats as they pay for their weekly shop.
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