A First for a Friday Fact: Eating Stinging Nettles!
I did it. I tried them and I liked them. Stinging nettles are often considered a wild nuisance and garden weed, yet they are also edible and nutritious. [...]
International Houmous Day: Celebrating Chickpeas!
Beetroot is a root vegetable that is related to Swiss chard, spinach and quinoa. It can be grown fairly easily from seed in a vegetable patch or in pots. There is a variety of types of beetroot, including the trusty Boltardy and the stripy Choggia. Beetroot isn’t always round either as long varieties can be found.
Five Ways Alcohol Affects Your Nutritional Health
Did you know that alcohol affects more than temporary brain function and your liver? It can also affect the way you absorb and utilise nutrients, which over the [...]
The History of The Christmas Pudding
Christmas pudding may not be to everyone’s taste but it is very much a traditional part of Christmas dinner. Where did it come from? Did you know it [...]
Don’t Waste Those Leftover Pumpkins!
I hope you had a good Halloween, whether you celebrated the Ghosts and Ghoulies, or stayed with a more typical Sunday routine. If you had pumpkins, here are [...]
Pine Bark Extract: Antioxidants Series, part 7
For the seventh and final part of the Friday Five Antioxidant Series, we are taking a slight diversion away from ordinary food nutrients to look at the supplement [...]
Five Salad Ingredients That Support Your Health
Not just for rabbits - salad makes a great side dish for pasta meals, sandwich filling, or a meal in its own right. This post looks at five [...]