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Let’s celebrate the great British banger! #britishsausageweek

It being Bonfire Night this week, we’ve had the opportunity to marvel at bangers of the firework variety. Now it’s time to enjoy another type of banger as it’s also British Sausage Week. Now in its 15th year, British Sausage Week is an annual celebration of the taste, quality and diversity of the traditional pork […]

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The best excuse to eat chocolate… ever… #chocolateweek

Most people don’t need an excuse to eat chocolate….I’m salivating just thinking about a big piece of gooey chocolate cake…. but if you generally try to resist temptation, throw all caution to the wind and indulge yourself because it’s Chocolate Week this week! (14th to 20th October.) Yes, seven full days devoted to the delicious

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‘Frankenfood’ or the answer to sustainable food production?

This week the first cultured beef burger was fried, served and eaten in front of the world’s media and broadcast across the internet. Created by Dr Mark Prost of Maastricht University and the result of two years of research and testing, it cost $325,000 to produce. That’s one very expensive burger! The burger was created

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9 August 2013

How to prepare baby food that’s safe

As the country basks in welcome sunshine and awaits announcement of the new royal baby, here are some important food safety rules to follow when preparing food for babies and toddlers. Babies and toddlers are one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to illness through cross-contamination of food. This is because their immune

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22 July 2013

National Childhood Obesity – An Alternative view

As it’s National Childhood Obesity Week, Dr Verner Wheelock offers an alternative view on weight loss and obesity. Over 30% of UK children are overweight or obese Fictional characters they may be, but look around at today’s children and there is a very worrying trend towards obesity. According to the latest available figures from the

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