Can booze keep you warm? How safe is bacon? Jimmy discovers something unexpected in fish fingers. Why is there calcium in bread? And how can New Zealand lamb be sold as 'fresh' here? I appeared in this episode to talk about calcium in bread. (The episode is no longer available online)
Cast your mind back a decade or two – you probably didn’t know what sweet potatoes were, let alone what to do with them. Today supermarkets are reporting record sales, with UK consumers eating 90 per cent more of them than five years ago. Their soaring popularity could be thanks to increased availability, affordability and… Continue reading Sainsbury’s Magazine, Dec 2018: “The health benefits of sweet potato”
Making packed lunches is the bane of many parents’ lives, and usually something you remember to do around 10pm the night before, when you really just want to get in bed with your book. If you want to shake things up in the new school year, we’ve spoken to registered nutritionists and dieticians to give you a week… Continue reading HuffPost, Sept 2018: “Back To School: A Week Of Packed Lunch Ideas Your Kids Will Love”
The Government has proposed an energy drinks ban for teenagers and children. I was interviewed for this recent newspaper article, which you can read here.
Forget frozen yoghurts and sorbets; brands such as Halo Top and Oppo have brought ice creams with around 70% fewer calories to UK supermarkets. Here’s the scoop on how they taste. I was interviewed as a spokesperson for the BDA for this recent article, which you can read here.
Clare Thornton-Wood RD 