Diets and Nutrition
Restaurant industry to show calories on menus
Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street brands, will introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time.
Morning has broken (your healthy diet)
It’s pitched as the most important meal of the day, but with only 8 per cent of cereals getting a green light for healthy sugar levels, many Britons are waking up to poor nutrition, a new report has uncovered.
Low-cost lunches pack nutritional punch
Your lunchtime sandwich could contain as much salt as nine packs of ready salted crisps, but you might not realise because it doesn’t have to carry a nutritional label, says consumer champion Which?
New study reveals hidden benefits of home cooking
On average we cover an impressive 78 miles in the kitchen annually - just from preparing and cooking our meals, according to the findings of a new study released this week by New World home appliances. That’s the equivalent of three marathons every year.
Diet company cracks the code for tomato soup
A food company is claiming it has finally found the winning formula for the comfort food favourite that offers more taste and less waist - tomato soup. For years food technologists in the weight-loss industry have grappled with the problem of creating a low calorie tomato soup that actually tastes of tomato.
Slim down for summer
If you’ve ever felt so ashamed of your body that you’ve sat on a hot beach all covered up, then Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs can help you to lose your excess winter inches and get in shape for your summer holiday.
An easier route to healthy eating
The UK’s best loved frozen food expert is launching a delicious new range of low fat meals, to help your new year’s weight loss resolution last longer than January. And Birds Eye’s new ‘Healthy Options’ range is not only low in fat, but made from quality ingredients, meaning it’s easy on your taste buds as well as your waistline.
Combat winter ailments with a kiwifruit a day
The most widespread variety of kiwifruit is about to line up alongside Mr Fruitness in the third instalment of the “Fruitness enjoy it!”* campaign, thus becoming the latest trusted ally to join the fight against childhood obesity.
Healthy snacking, anytime, anywhere
For a delicious, creamy and healthy breakfast or snack, enjoy Quaker’s new ready-to-eat porridge in a pot – Quaker Simply Oats & Fruit. These versatile pots are made with Quaker’s natural oats and real fruit compote, making them the perfect porridge choice for those on the go. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it provides the body and brain with the fuel and nutrients it needs after a night’s sleep.
Credit crunch increases fish & chip sales
New statistics have shown that despite the credit crunch, fish and chip sales have increased for the first time in five years*. The number of people going to fast-food restaurants rose by 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 as more people chose to save money and spend the evening at home with a takeaway.
Superhero goes online to combat childhood obesity
“Fruitness enjoy it” is a three-year campaign for the promotion of healthier eating habits, which aims to educate children and raise awareness about fruit and the role it plays in preventing child obesity. Refreshed and renewed in look and content, the Mr.Fruitness website – featuring the superhero in green tights – offers its junior friends a fun online fruit-quiz about the role that fruit plays in nutrition.
14 is the happiest number for women
Size 14 women are the happiest with their life and looks, a new study has revealed. Girls who wear a size 14 dress size rated their general happiness higher than any other, with a quarter saying they were extremely happy. More than 43 per cent of size 14 women said they were as happy as they could be with their career, while almost a third said they couldn’t be more content with their love life.
Enjoy a Rude Valentine's Day
If you want to enjoy an orgasmic breakfast-in-bed this Valentine’s Day, why not serve up a healthy portion of Rude Health’s organic porridge or muesli? A bowl of 'Morning Glory' porridge, with creamy British organic oats, widely reputed to enhance libido by re-balancing oestrogen and testosterone levels, will help to keep your stamina up all morning thanks to their low GI score and iron content.
Weight loss made easier
Every January millions of people in the UK make a New Year's resolution to lose weight. Seventy five per cent of adults make weight loss their number one aim, but most have given up by the end of the month.
Take care before starting that New Year diet
Need an excuse to rethink the New Year diet? How about hair loss? The start of every New Year prompts thousands of people to cut back in a bid to lose weight as they aim to turn over a new leaf. However, a recent survey* showed that many of these do so without considering the importance of vital vitamins and minerals, with 71% of women and 80% of men admitting they didn’t take a nutritional supplement while on a diet. Some diets even warn participants that hair loss may be a consequence.