Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

This article is part of an occasional series taking a basic look at each of the major food groups. This week we look at the foods we know as carbohydrates & their effect on our health.
Carbohydrates are a group of foods often referred to as ‘starchy’. They are our main source of energy providing the [...]

The popularity of seaweed – a staple part of the diet in Japan & China with more than 170,000 tons of it being consumed each year - is on the up.
Seven out of the worlds ten top restaurants feature seaweed on the menu, including the Danish eatery Noma - 2nd year in a row [...]

Approximately five million tons of edible food worth £6bn is estimated to be thrown away in the UK each year!
The government is hoping to put an end to this by simplifying the dating labels on food. The current system of ‘sell by’ ‘best before’ & ‘display until’ labels as well as the ‘use by’ ones [...]

They are one of the most nutritious foods that money can buy: a natural source of many nutrients including high quality protein, vitamins and minerals. & now they’re available in all sorts of varieties.
In 1953 eggs ceased to be rationed & 4 years later we were being encouraged to consume them with the ‘Go to [...]

With the constant promotion of healthy eating & the importance of healthy eating, more & more consumers are opting for healthier drinks instead of the traditional canned fizz but is this really the healthier choice?
Over the last 2 decades there has been a significant change in our preferences in the drinks market. For example between [...]

It sounds unlikely, but a recently launched range of cupcakes are proving to be both healthy & irresistibly scrumptious!
The cup cakes are the first of a range of foods being developed by the Paris based company Petit Pois which they describe as ‘food that is delicious, healthy, and full of fun’.
The cup cakes contain no [...]

Eating cheese may not be the best thing for your waistline but the good news is that it can help us have healthy teeth!
It appears that there is an extensive body of research to substantiate
the claim that eating cheese can contribute towards dental health by acting to prevent or delay tooth decay.
Cheese contains alkali [...]

According to a Swiss study, breakfast cereals and other foods sold in recycled boxes could be contaminated by oils from printers’ ink.
Manufacturers confirm that they are considering altering their packaging following the revelation regarding health concerns, though the UK Food Standards Agency – the FSA – food safety watchdog for the industry - continues to [...]

The Department of Health is advising people to consume less red meat in a new report.
For some time there have been indications that red meat consumption is linked to cancer. Now it is suggested that no more that 70g a day should be eaten – the equivalent of  3 rashers of bacon or 2 sausages. [...]

Cherry Juice is one of the latest in a long line of super foods. What is it that makes it so special?
The first somewhat spectacular claim being made for it is that drinking a glass of cherry juice is equivalent to consuming 23 portions of fruit & vegetables! So in theory, drinking a glass of [...]