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There are very few foods as convenient as pita bread. Preparing pita bread is as simple as slicing it and filling it with whatever yummy ingredients you have on hand. Pita is great as a packed lunch you can fill with nutritious goodies for yourself or your children, and it also makes a quick and easy summer meal – even a breakfast. For a really healthy option, choose wholewheat pita, and pack it with veggies that’ll count towards your five a day. Here’s some inspiration to get you started. (more…)

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The gooseberry is a much neglected fruit, but there’s no good reason for this. They’re available – in abundance – in June and July, and making yummy gooseberry treats won’t put a dent in your pocket. They also have as much as 20 times the amount of vitamin C oranges do, and they’ll help boost your levels of calcium and B vitamins. Because the gooseberry season is so short, it’s best to pick them up now, while you can. Here’s some inspiration for using the gooseberry in your kitchen. (more…)

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Diet drinks, snack food, and processed foods contain ingredients that make them super tasty, but that may damage your health in the long run. These additives are called excitoxins, and commonly used examples are MSG and the artificial sweetener aspartame. MSG and aspartame work by telling your brain that whatever it is you’re eating is very good. Recent research is warning consumers that excitotoxins can cause serious harm, and may even destroy brain cells. (more…)

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By now, you probably know that nuts are important for your health, and that the omega-3 fats that they provide are the good kinds of fat that help you to lose weight. What you might not know is how types of nuts differ from one another, and which ones are best for specific purposes. Here are the facts on the nuts you need. (more…)

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Launched in March this year, The BBC’s Dig In campaign encourages even those with only tiny gardening spaces to grow their own vegetables. The project aims to get whole families involved and provides advice and support to new and seasoned gardeners on the project’s website. If you’re not growing your food yet, it’s time to get started, so find out more about the project and then get involved. (more…)

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By now you have probably heard people talk about how good brown rice is and how much better it is than white rice. This is not only because it tastes better, but also because eating brown rice has many health benefits (among them dramatically decreasing your risk of developing diabetes) and is a good part of a healthy diet, as well as being good for the environment. (more…)

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Honey isn’t just yummy – it can do a lot to help your body heal itself. Raw organic honey is considered best, as commercial honey is often heated, which can destroy the vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids that give honey its goodness. The list of ailments raw organic honey can help with is almost endless, including colds, allergies, insomnia, constipation, and helping wounds to heal. (more…)

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If you’re trying to lose a few pounds, new research says that you’ll be more successful with a little help from your friends than if you use slimming pills. Making use of a support group with messages as simple as the importance of walking more, avoiding junk food and eating more fruit and veg, will help you avoid gaining weight, while researchers are saying that weight loss remedies sold over the counter have little more effect than a placebo. (more…)

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A number of reasons for Britain’s obesity problem have been suggested: hidden sugar in food, a lack of exercise, and even addictive junk food. The answer to the question of why we’re getting fatter could be a lot simpler: we’re just eating too much. A recent study published in the Journal of Obesity offers further insight into what we’ve long known – that people around the world are eating more and more, out of larger food containers that make the temptation to overeat that much greater. (more…)