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Where Does Your Salad Come From?

Andrew Wasley | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Migrant Workers, Ethical Living, Farming, Food, The Ecologist, UK Supermarkets, UK Impact, UK News
Andrew Wasley

Exploitation in the food industry is alive and well. That's according to the latest grim report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which studied the experiences of some of the migrant workers (almost invisibly) toiling in our fields, factories and restaurants.

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Ketchup That Pours Like Milk

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: LiquiGlide Ketchup, UK-Innovation, UK News, Liquiglide, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Ketchup Bottle, Tomato Sauce, Ketchup, Video, UK Lifestyle News

Forget the latest iPad - the latest invention getting everyone in a flap is this ketchup bottle. Why? For anyone who has furiously shaken a ketchu...

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Why ‘Vegetarian' Men Aren't Masculine 'Beefcakes'

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Vegetarian, UK News, Manly Food, Vegetarian Men, National Vegetarian Week, Vegetarian Diet, Health News, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Masculinity, Poll, Wellbeing, Vegetarianism, UK Lifestyle News

Vegetarian men are ‘less manly’ than meat-eating males, a recent study has revealed. According to research published in the Journal of Consumer...

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NHS Paid £17 For Prescription Gluten-Free Pizza

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Nhs Gluten Free Pizza, NHS Spending, UK News, Gluten Free, Food, Gluten Intolerance, Diet and Nutrition, Slideexpand, Gluten Free Prescription, Nhs, UK Lifestyle News

The National Health Service has come under fire after it was revealed that it spent £17 on one prescription gluten-free pizza – and that doesn’t ...

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Building Brand Britain

Paul Lindley | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Food, Innovation, Organic Food, Business, Children's Health, Britain, Brands, UK News
Paul Lindley

2012 is set to be a landmark year for Brand Britain. In years to come, people will look back and say, "what a year", with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, drawing millions of visitors and billions of viewers.

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Emotional Eating

Ladan Soltani | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Healthy Eating, Eating Disorders, Food, Eating, Dieting, Diet Advice, UK Lifestyle News
Ladan Soltani

Unhealthy eating patterns can lead to what I call an eating disorder. An eating disorder relates to when an individuals approach to food and body image changes and becomes almost obsessive, unmanageable, leaving huge potential for causing damage to your health. This usually stems from feelings of low self esteem and self worth.

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Five Ways to Enhance Your Energy

Sandy C. Newbigging | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Sleep Tips, Energy, Mind.Body.Soul, Health, Exercise, Food, Meditation, Spirituality, Goals, Sleep, UK Lifestyle News
Sandy C. Newbigging

Energy, liveliness, get-up-and-go, oomph, (or whatever you like to call it) is required for making positive changes to your body, life and world. In the same way that 'like attracts like' in relationships, from a universal perspective, 'life attracts life. Energy attracts energy and what you want is made up of energy.

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The Fat Fight

Anna Berrill | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Fat, Food, Butter, Health, UK Lifestyle News
Anna Berrill

I was recently told that by the end of a three course meal in most high end restaurants, you would have consumed about two and a half packs of butter. Now, granted you wouldn't want to do that every night of the week if that were true (and I'm not recommending it), the fact didn't bother me as much as my companions.

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'Big Mac Better Than NHS Hospital Food' Claims Study

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Politics, Hospital Meals, UK News, Sustain, Hospital Food, Nutrition, Andrew Lansley, Burgers, Health Secretary, Food, Malnutrition, News, UK News

Some hospital patients would be better off having a MacDonald's burger than eating food currently served on wards, a Study has shown. Food charity ...

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A Greenland Food Adventure in Ilulissat

Conor Mills | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Arctic Circle, Ilulissat, Hotel Arctic, Inunnguaq Hegelund, Restaurant Ulo, Jeppe Nielsen, Greenland, Musk Ox, Travel, UK Food, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Conor Mills

As our small propeller-powered plane begins its descent into Ilulissat I'm glued to the small porthole-shaped window mesmerised by the breathtaking views. Once we break through the stationary clouds and snow-capped mountains, the sea reveals itself for the first time.

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Weight Gain: Why It’s Not What You Eat But When You Eat

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Time You Eat, UK News, Body Clock, Dieting, Weight Gain, Health News, Food, Metabolism, Diet-and-Nutrition, Diet and Nutrition, Slideexpand, Obesity, UK Lifestyle News

Weight may depend as much on when you eat as what, research suggests. The body clock's effect on metabolism could be an overlooked factor driving o...

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Sandwich Labels 'Misleading' - Is Your Favourite Sarnie In The Firing Line?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Sandwiches, UK News, Health News, Food, Sandwich Labels, Diet-and-Nutrition, Misleading Food Labels, Which? Traffic Light Labelling, Slideexpand, Food Labels, UK Lifestyle News

Keeping track of how many calories and fat in our lunch would be easier if popular high-street sandwich brands clearly labelled the nutritional value,...

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Can Lizard Saliva Combat Junk Food Cravings?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Food Cravings, Fight Food Cravings, Video, Diet Tips, UK News, Gila Lizard, Health News, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Gila Monster Lizard, Slideexpand, UK Lifestyle News

If you find yourself irresistibly drawn to the vending machine after daydreaming about that bar of chocolate, you may soon be able to pop a pill that...

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Review of 'Kitchen Hero: Great Food For Less' By Donal Skehan

V.C. Linde | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK Culture

Read More: Good Mood Food, Cookbook, Collins, Recipes, Cooking, Books, Frugal, Food, Donal Skehan, Kitchen Hero, UK Culture News
V.C. Linde

Kitchen Hero opens with one of the most useful introductory elements that I have read for a long time. It contains lots of information and is a great resource to have for using seasonal, well priced produce.

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Completely Half-Baked: Britain's First Artisan Journalismery Opens

Christopher Beanland | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Features, Bread, Satire, Food, New Media, London, Journalism, UK Comedy, UK Media, Leveson Inquiry, UK Comedy News
Christopher Beanland

"We live in a Post-post-Leveson world," he muses, cupping his b*lls. "People expect their journalism to be fresh, healthy, handmade now. We sell ours at journalism markets - truly horrifying f**kfests which take place in Stoke Newington school playgrounds and attract the very worst kind of smug pram-pushing broadsheet reader."

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London's Recession-Era Startup Mavericks

Nick Johnstone | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Yoga, Furniture, Books, Arts, Food, Entrepreneurship, Coffee, Recession, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Nick Johnstone

One of the few positive outcomes of the ongoing recession in London is its triggering of a raging entrepreneurial spirit.

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Why Great-Grandma May Hold the Key to Your Best Life

Amanda Cook | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Healthy Eating, Green Lifestyle, Healthy Living, Vintage, Healthy Lifestyle, Wellness, Wellness Tips, UK Food, UK Health, Vintage Living, UK Lifestyle News
Amanda Cook

It doesn't have to be complicated. We don't need to count calories, or carb grams, or spend hours in the gym. We just need to rediscover what Great-Grandma always knew.

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Rochelle Canteen, London

Evie Saffron-Strands | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Shoreditch, London Restaurant, Lunch, Spitalfields, Food, Rochelle Canteen, London, UK Restaurants, UK-Food, UK Lifestyle News
Evie Saffron-Strands

I really don't know why it took me so long to go back to Rochelle Canteen. Maybe it had something to do with the fact you have to go through a school...

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Review of 'Mugaritz: A Natural Science of Cooking' by Andoni Luis Aduriz

V.C. Linde | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Culture

Read More: José Luis López De Zubiria, Mugaritz, Cookbook, Recipes, Cooking, Books, Andoni Luis Aduriz, Science, Food, Per-Anders Jorgensen, Phaidon, UK Culture News
V.C. Linde

This is no ordinary cookbook review, because Mugaritz is no ordinary cookbook. For those not familiar with the name, Mugaritz is one of the highest ranked restaurants in the world and is famous for its innovative, stylish and scientific food led by genius chef Andoni Luis Aduriz.

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Coca Cola Couture: Diet Coke Gets A Fashion Makeover

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Jean Paul Gaultier, Fizzy Drinks, Coca-Cola, Food, UK News, Fashion, Slideexpand, Gemma Arterton, Diet Coke, Video, UK Lifestyle News

Fizzy drinks usually hit the headlines because of their health hazards and sky-high sugar content. However, Diet Coke and Coca Cola are making waves f...

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Universal Formulas for Feasting

Bompas & Parr | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: UK Food, Food, Jelly, Bompas and Parr, Ukfood, Feasting, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Bompas & Parr

Later on this month we are cooking a heroic feast for 50 at the Brighton Festival. A literary theme is our only limit to creativity. For inspiration we tore straight into the library to research the greatest fictional meals since the dawn of time.

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Would You Pay £400 For A Cookbook (With No Recipes)?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: UK News, Modernist Cuisine Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Modernist Cuisine, Fitness, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Slideexpand, Nathan Myhrvoid, UK Lifestyle News

Spending the best part of £400 on a cookbook that contains no recipes may sound absurd to most, but for 45,000 eager (and presumably wealthy) foodies...

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Supermarket Swap

Anna Berrill | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Supermarkets, Food, Charity, Co-Ops, UK Lifestyle News
Anna Berrill

With record numbers of people turning to food banks to help feed their families and with charities giving out an emergency supply of dried and tinned foods, an important movement in food is showcasing a new and economical way to shop for food.

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Scientists Approve Of The ‘Three Second Rule’ (Only If It’s Junk Food..)

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Processed Food, Junk Food, UK News, Three Second Rule, Food Bacteria, Health News, Food, Diet-and-Nutrition, Diet and Nutrition, Bacteria, Video, UK Lifestyle News

If you’ve ever accidentally dropped a piece of food on the floor and swiftly retrieved it because you did it within ‘the three second rule’, sci...

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The 50 Best Restaurants in the World is Just a Sham

Drew Smith | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: World's 50 Best Restaurants, Food, Eating Out, The Ivy, Restaurants, UK Media, Top-50-Restaurants, Lifestyle, Food and Drink, UK Lifestyle News
Drew Smith

The 50 Best restaurants in the world idea began life as a random magazine article in Manchester.

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