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Want some tasty treats to make this Halloween?  Why not try out one of these great looking recipes from around the web: Eyeball Pasta Get everyone in the Halloween mood with this gory but tasty pasta dish from BBC Good Food.   Mini Stuffed Pumpkins   A cute mini pumpkin and minced beef recipe from Tesco […]

This is a quick and easy stirfry recipe.  It works well if you are eating late because the meat needs to marinate first, and then the actual cooking only takes about 15 minutes. I want to try and get away from using packet stir fry sauces.  This recipe is one step better than that, although […]

  We hear a lot about the obesity crisis these days, but what are the facts behind the headlines? Firstly, what is obesity? Obesity is based around the Body Mass Index, a measure of your height compared to your weight. The following are the defined weight categories: BMI 20-25 normal weight BMI 25-30 overweight BMI […]

We are bombarded on all sides with information about what foods we should and shouldn’t eat. If you browse the internet looking for nutrition guidelines you will probably just end up getting more confused the more research you do. The other week within a few days of each I came across two articles, one telling […]

This healthier muffin recipe includes some wholegrains, as well as fruit and vegetables.   Ingredients 140g self raising flour 85g wholemeal flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground cinnamon A pinch of salt 150ml sunflower oil 100g caster sugar 200g mashed cooked carrots 3 pineapple slices from a can, cut into cubes, plus […]