Author: Healthy Diet Tips
From sleep, relaxation and focus to gut health, everyday nutrition and fitness support, these products can help you build a more consistent routine for the months ahead. September can feel like a natural reset point. After holidays, late nights and a more relaxed schedule, it’s often the moment when people want to get back to regular meals, movement and sleep. What are some ideas for a September reset? Rather than attempting a complete lifestyle overhaul, start with a few habits you can repeat: plan your workouts, make time for daylight, create a consistent bedtime and stock up on nutritious food.…
Draw an 18cm circle on two sheets of baking parchment (use the base of a cake tin or a plate as a template, if you like), then flip over so the pencil marks are on the bottom. Use these to line two large baking sheets, and secure the parchment to the sheets using small blobs of the meringue in the corners, if you like. Spoon the meringue into the middles of the circle templates and smooth to the edges. Bake for 1 hr 30 mins, then turn off the oven and leave the meringues inside to cool for 1 hr.…
The microwave is one of the unsung heroes of the kitchen. From reheating leftovers and defrosting ingredients to cooking entire meals from scratch in little time, the microwave is a seriously versatile piece of kit. Not only do they save both time and effort, cooking in a microwave can also save energy, and therefore cost, when compared to using the oven.And the benefits don’t stop there. When it comes to reheating food, using a microwave saves on washing up, as meals can be reheated in their serving dish, rather than decanted into saucepans or oven dishes.While the most basic microwave…
Getting dinner on the table can feel like a struggle, especially on those evenings when you can’t muster the energy to chop or stand over the hob. And it’s not just home cooks who experience this – even professional cooks and food writers come up against this routine challenge. To give you a bit of inspiration for those ‘cannot be bothered’ days, we asked them what their go-to meal is. Their answers, shared below, feature everyday kitchen staples, enhanced with easy flourishes – from grilled beans scattered with stilton to fudgy boiled eggs on sourdough, or crab pasta with garlic…
It may be only September, but Christmas is already officially underway in the land of retail. And, like a dusting of fresh snow, M&S’s festive food range has starting landing in Foodhalls nationwide this week, with more than 300 new products and hundreds of returning favourites hitting shelves before the big day.But, there’s one festive must-buy making a comeback this year that’s already on our list: M&S’s famous dark chocolate & chilli tortillas. After months of fans speculating whether or not they’d return, today, they’re back.Priced at £3.30 per 150g bag, the gluten-free snack sees crunchy tortilla chips seasoned with…
The Good Food podcastPoppy O’Toole is back on the podcast, and we get into her Absolutely Delicious Batch Cookbook to find out where most batch-cooking books get it wrong (nobody wants to lose an entire Sunday), discover the roast potato trick that means you can cook them straight from frozen, and ask why every recipe is tested to go directly from the freezer to the oven.Want to see this content?This page contains content provided by Spotify. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Spotify may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and…
From whizzing up smoothies and cocktails to blitzing sauces and soups, blenders are one of the most indispensable kitchen appliances when it comes to making popular everyday recipes.Whether you’re looking for a timesaving gadget to make breakfast smoothies for all the family, or a nifty portable blender for whizzing up slushies on a summer holiday or picnic, blenders come in all manner of shapes, sizes and budgets.To save you time and to help you find the best model for your needs, I’ve put more than 40 blenders to the test in recent years, from premium models from the likes of…
A good chopping board is one of the hardest-working tools in the kitchen. It needs to stay stable under pressure, cope with repeated knife work and be easy to clean properly without warping, cracking or spreading juices across your worktop.All the chopping boards in this guide have been tested by the Good Food reviews team, who have used them for everyday prep tasks such as chopping vegetables, slicing bread and carving meat. We looked closely at how they performed over time, including stability, ease of cleaning and how well they held up to regular use.You don’t need to spend a…
What is milk thistle?Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean that’s named for the ‘milky’ white veins on its large, prickly leaves. Although milk thistle has a long-established use as a remedy for liver conditions such as fatty liver disease, hepatitis and cirrhosis, it also has its limitations: beliefs that it may be useful for treating cancer and diabetes are limited, because the studies and methodology supporting these claims are of poor quality. Moreover, there are no published studies supporting milk thistle’s ability to prevent or alleviate a hangover. Despite this, it has a reputation…
Meet Barney Before joining Good Food, Barney worked in top restaurants in London, France and Australia, honing his chef skills and gaining experience with luxury ingredients including lobster. He is also an ambassador for The Welsh Lobster Company, Wales’s leading live shellfish distributor. “I love lobster in all its forms, but lobster pasta and lobster with chips are two of my favourite dishes. I’ve spent time with The Welsh Lobster Company learning the best ways to handle, prepare and cook it. The most important thing is not to overcomplicate it – treat the lobster well, cook it carefully and let…