Did you know.....? • In October 2012, the countries with the most Facebook users were: United States with 166.1 million members Brazil with 58.4 million members India with 55.3 million members • According to a May 2011 Consumer Reports survey, there are 7.5 million …
Dairy-free
Stir-up Sunday
Having heard on 'Sunday' this morning that today was 'Stir-up Sunday', the Sunday before Advent on which you should make your Christmas pudding, I thought I had better get on with it! Mind you, if I were doing the job properly, I would be making the pudding today for next year …
What does ‘freefrom’ really mean?…
'What do you mean, there is no accreditation authority?' demanded the South African voice on the end of the phone. 'How can you have a marque without an accreditation authority?' 'But 'freefrom' is not a marque,' I said. 'Not a marque?' incredulously.... 'But it must be – …
FreeFrom-ers need to remain vigilant
Once upon a time 'freefrom' food was made by people with a dietary problem for people with a dietary problem – coeliacs, people with a dairy, nut or egg allergy, lactose intolerants. But times have changed. These days, much free from food is made by companies who have little or …
Seaweed – food of the future…
'It is vital that we boost our intake of Omega 3s – eat more fish!' we are urged by nutritionists, deeply concerned at the dramatic imbalance between our intake of pro-inflammatory Omega 6 vegetable-based oils and anti-inflammatory Omega 3 fish oils. (It should be approximately …