More choice for gluten-free products
By Norma McGough, HFG expert and dietitian at Coeliac UKIt may seem like the current hype about gluten-free diets and foods has come from nowhere. Some people see it is as yet another fad spurred on by...
View ArticleWill you take the veggie challenge?
By Hannah SherwoodToday marks the beginning of National Vegetarian Week – will you be setting aside your carnivorous ways and going cold turkey for seven days? It may sound like a challenge, but...
View ArticleHow to make an easy kale salad
By Thomasina MiersWhen I was in LA a few years ago, raw kale was all the rage. I’m not convinced by the superfood smoothie option they have over there, quite yet, but when kale leaves are young and...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with… reformer pilates?
By Rebecca AlmondThink pilates won’t give you a heart-pounding, full-body workout? Think again. I went along to London’s Bootcamp Pilates to try out the exercise class that promises to give you a body...
View ArticleIs it worth trying high intensity interval training?
By Rebecca AlmondHigh intensity interval training (HIIT) – sounds tough, right? Well, that’s sort of the point. We caught up with Christian Thomson, manager of London’s HiiT Studios, to learn more...
View ArticleHow to pack a lighter picnic
By Hannah SherwoodEveryone has fond memories of picnicking as a child because, quite honestly, when the sun’s shining, what better way to spend an afternoon than packing up the hamper and heading to...
View ArticleHow we rate the top seeds
By the HFG expertsAndy Murray is one of the top seeds competing in this year’s Wimbledon – but what about the food kind? If you want some advice on which seeds are winners (and how to add them to meals...
View ArticleHow to make cauliflower rice
By Hannah SherwoodCauliflower is having its moment in the sun – it’s the summer food trend that everyone’s talking about. Step aside cauli cheese and the few boiled florets accompanying your Sunday...
View ArticleHow to control those sugar urges
By Amanda UrsellIt can’t have missed anyone’s attention that sugar is grabbing the headlines on a regular basis. Today, both the Public Health England (PHE) report called Sugar Reduction: Responding to...
View ArticleHow to make courgetti
By Hannah SherwoodStruggling to get your five-a-day? Try this nifty way of using cheap, cheerful and seasonal courgettes in place of pasta or noodles… Shops and allotments are filled with courgettes in...
View ArticleNew energy-saving pans
By Melanie LeyshonQ What do you get if you pair a leading kitchenware specialist with an Oxford University rocket scientist? A Ovens in space, pouches of gastrofood for astronauts? Forget the fanciful,...
View ArticleMy take on a tasty new trend…
Chocolate and raspberry energy ballsBy Emily MorganAnother day, another celebrity food craze. And, yay, this one turns out to be super-tasty and nutritious. Edible energy balls are all the rage with...
View ArticleTake yoga outside
By Rebecca AlmondWith much of the country seeing temperatures soar to dizzying heights, sweating it out at the gym might not be top priority. But that’s not to say your exercise regime needs to fall...
View ArticleCauliflower’s next chapter… Pizza
By Hannah SherwoodFirst it was cauliflower rice, now it’s cauliflower-crust pizza – it seems the one-time wallflower vegetable is relishing its time in the spotlight. It may sound like a strange idea,...
View ArticleHow to make a cheap, healthy family supper
When ITV’s Tonight show visited the HFG test kitchen, recipe consultant Phil Mundy accepted the challenge to cook a homemade family meal that’s cheaper, healthier and quicker to make than heating up...
View ArticleHow to make a gluten-free chocolate cake
A chocolate cherry loaf cake that’s low calorie and gluten and dairy free – we’ve found the ideal lighter treat for the bank holiday By Hannah SherwoodI’m in Bake Off mode, but with an eye on a growing...
View ArticleQuick and easy shellfish suppers
By Liz AtkinsAre you missing watching the waves rolling on to the beach as you sip a chilled white and look forward to the catch of the day? Well, there’s no reason we shouldn’t bring some of our...
View ArticleHow to tackle childhood obesity
By Amanda UrsellOn holiday in Italy this summer what struck me the most wasn’t the over-sized handbags and under-sized bikinis on the beach, but the size of the children.While piccola toned mammas...
View ArticleWhy free school meals are a good thing
By nutritionist Amanda Ursell Pupils at Walnut Tree Walk Primary School in London sat down to lunch with Nick Clegg last December. But not everyone's so impressed with the School Food Plan… Free...
View ArticleHow to find your get up and go…
By Melanie LeyshonConfession: I’ve become desk-bound. It's no fault but my own, but I've turned into a right desk potato. Lately, I’ve even started lunching al desko. And I’m not alone, as eight out of...
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