If you’re here at the True Food Movement then you’re probably trying hard to make the best food choices for your health and your family. But what exactly should those choices be? The whole world …

Over the weekend I went to an event related to my work from a previous life. I met up with dozens of friends, associates and ex-colleagues, many of whom I hadn’t seen for almost a …

Summer’s here, school’s out for most people, and it’s possible that your house is already echoing with the dulcet tones of “Mummy, I’m hungry!” Snacks don’t have to be bad for you of course, but …

Diane tried out a new market with local and planet friendly claims this week with mixed success. While she’s found a great new place for meat she’s still looking for a mecca of healthy fruits and vegetables. We thought we’d pass the experiment along to you. Try shopping somewhere that offers a range of local, sustainable or organic food and see how you do.

I’m reading Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung (affiliate link). It splices together nutrition and Buddhism Hanh a well-known Buddhist Monk and Cheung a Harvard-trained nutritionist look at the layers of overeating both from a scientific perspective and from a philosophical one. As I’m reading this book all I can think of is, why didn’t someone do this sooner?

One of the best things about living in the UK is the proximity to France. We always say we’ll go there often (seriously – it’s just over 2 hours by train London-Paris) but somehow it …

As our challenge for this week is to bake your own bread, I thought I’d introduce you to a grain you may not have come across before. Spelt is rapidly gaining popularity and specialty stores …

In our post about Fats and Oils, we mentioned that Omega-3 has become a buzzword lately; it’s cited as a cure for everything from heart disease to short attention span. But it’s not as simple …

Over the last few decades, carbohydrates have had a really bad rap. Low-carb and no-carb diets have flourished and in recent years we are hearing even more about how carbs are ‘making us fat’. But …

It can be a real challenge for you to get your ’9 a day’, that is, 5 servings of veg and 4 of fruit in a day. Even better, but of course an even greater …