The summer holidays are drawing to a close, but chances are you’ll remember the food – those sun-drenched meals enjoyed with loved ones – long after you’ve packed away the beach towels. For me, it’s the flavours of the Mediterranean that shine most brightly.
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A former plant nursery in the postcard-pretty Dorset countryside is the setting for our interview – rural England in all its glory. But as we step inside the greenhouses at Ryewater Nursery, six miles from Sherborne, we’re transported to another place entirely.
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What’s in your freezer? If it’s full to the brim with UFOs – unidentifiable frozen objects – you’re in a very large club. A recent survey found that food worth £50 is languishing in the average British freezer – but almost 20 per cent of us don’t make the most of it.
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For years we were told that dietary fat was bad for our health and our waistlines. But newer research shows that some fats are good for us, and that low-fat diets might actually cause us to pile on the pounds. Confused?
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Fifteen per cent of adults in the UK are now avoiding gluten or wheat, and sales of gluten-free products are soaring. Many are ditching gluten because they believe it’s a healthy option, but most are doing so without a medical diagnosis. So what’s going on here? Is going gluten-free actually good for you – or is it a pointless fad?
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The sugar on our collective breakfast tables is piling up at an alarming rate. Despite a barrage of health warnings on the white stuff, a report last month from Action on Sugar showed that one in five cereals now contains more sugar than three years ago, and some are 18% sweeter.
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eanut butter love is spreading, and I’m not surprised. News from the Grocer shows Britain has gone nuts for this unctuous stuff, which has now pushed past marmalade and into third spot, behind honey and jam, in the list of best-selling spreads.
Read the article in The Guardian: Peanut Butter - why Britain's going gooey