The butcher, the baker and…….the supermarket
15th March 2012Billericay is lucky enough to have a fantastic butcher on the high street called Masons of Billericay. They source free range meat from local suppliers and even make their own sausages with 95% meat content. If you’re going to eat sausages this is the ONLY way to do it!
Read MoreBBC says “Organic ‘has no health benefits’”…misreporting at its best
30th July 2009This year’s award for the most misleading and misinformed headline surely must go to the BBC for their report on FSA research into the health benefits of organic food. I read this yesterday and started making a list of points so as I could blog today. This is what I came[...]
Read MoreLet them eat….soup!
27th May 2009I’ve just read this very interesting article about soup and it’s effects on satiety (or the feeling of fullness after eating). It would appear that soup has the fantastic action of keeping us full for longer, especially vegetable soup. The means by which this is achieved is explained in the[...]
Read MoreWhat have the tobacco and food industries got in common? – Dr Briffa Blog
31st October 2008I came across this interesting article from Dr Briffa today. He writes about the similarities between the tobacco and food industries. He argues that in the same way the tobacco industry defends its products the food industry cannot be relied on to help solve the obesity crisis in the world[...]
Read MoreHow to save money buying organic….
13th October 2008It’s an unfortunate fact but as the credit crunch hits we have to make choices as to where our money is best spent. At times like these buying organic may seem like a luxury, I know I’ve had to switch back to conventional products on certain items. But this interesting[...]
Read MoreCredit Crunch = Unhealthy Food
3rd October 2008This week the charity Christians Against Poverty reported that in one in three people in the UK are eating less healthily than a year ago http://www.capuk.org/downloads/uk_turns_to_unhealthy_food.pdf. The survey showed that people are abandoning fresh and healthy produce in favour of processed food in order to save money. This to me[...]
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