During the festive season, it's not likely that any of us need much encouragement to start nibbling on Christmas treats, and it is a festive fact that we tend to eat more than we should with all the mince pies and roasted chestnuts coming to town. However you don't need to stick to the same old thing.

Let's wish people "happy holidays" instead of, or in addition to, "happy Christmas". And let's learn to cook Hanukkah sufganiyot, Pancha Ganapati shakkarpare, or Yule wassail, along with the Christmas pudding.

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Treat the foodie in your life to a delicious gourmet food hamper this Christmas. From fine foods, bespoke wines to tailor-made gastronomical treats...

Since when did Christmas become about stuffing ourselves with Christmas cheer? To celebrate family and friends and to see how much we can eat without being sick? And then exercise and starve like a maniac to lose all the weight we've piled on in the name of fun?

Hands up who has binged on every sweet treat, calorific pud and tin chocolate going? You’re not alone, because over the last week, over half of ...

Fed up of turkey sandwiches on Boxing Day? Transform your Christmas dinner leftovers into a veritable feast with these tasty recipe ideas from food bl...

Christmas is a time for indulgence, but sometimes, it's easy to go oerboard and gorge on the endless supply of chocolate treats and festive nibbles. ...

So, you've got the Christmas dinner essentials but what about the delicious extras? TV chef and Saturday Kitchen frontman James Martin gives us his to...

Let's face it - the turkey is the main attraction on the Christmas Day dinner table. So make sure you don't let your hungry guests down and follow ...

Cooking a delicious festive feast for the family can be a challenge to say the least. So, if you've been lumbered with the pinny and are preparing...

I'll toast a notional glass of fizz any day, but being prevented from eating another pig-in-a-blanket by any reason other than sheer food-based gluttony? Ridiculous. There's no way a house double vodka and being bored by one's old lab partner is going to get in the way of my festive feeding.

Eating your five portions of fruit and veg a day is hard enough as it is, but with endless temptation of tasty Christmas food, it's even harder to sti...

This blog was written in conjunction with Rachel Jessey, a qualified nutritionist, member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutriti...

From the number of years it takes to master the perfect turkey roast with all the trimmings to the real reason people hate Brussels sprouts, plus the ...

Love them or hate them, the humble brussel sprout has always been regarded as a Christmas dinner staple. But despite this year's bumper crop, it would...

Anyone who knows me well will be aware of my mild obsession with edible glitter. However it seems glitter is so last year with this new make-food-glis...

For many people Christmas and the run up to it can be a really stressful time. There are presents to be bought, the kids are on holiday and need to be entertained, huge meals are to be cooked, finances juggled to pay for it all, and to top it off we are expected to have lots and lots of FUN!

Do you think that once you are slim, you will never be able to celebrate Christmas again? Do they think that all the slim people out there are miserable over Christmas? Don't wait till after Christmas to manage your weight.

The average Brit will gain up to half a stone over the festive period, as the temptation of never-ending chocolates, mince pies and savoury snacks get...