Author: Healthy Diet Tips

“If you think nut roast is a boring vegetarian cliche, think again! This little beauty is chock full of delicious nuts, seeds and spices that come together in a taste sensation. Don’t be put off by the number of ingredients – most of these are lurking in the average spice rack and it comes together really quickly and easily. It works brilliantly as a roast dinner but also anywhere you would normally use mince, such as in a bolognese sauce, “meat”balls, rissoles, chilli or shepherds pie. If making for Christmas, you can add lots of allspice and nutmeg in addition…

This verdant pasta has two of my favorite things—greens and cheese—in abundance. Stuffed shells classically employ the oversized sort, each piece of pasta as big as a baby’s fist. But I love riffing on this technique with medium shells too. This swap means, instead of making a more involved filling with multiple ingredients—and stuffing each one by hand—you can simply sprinkle the open-armed noodles with a pungent cheese like feta and call it a day.The green sauce draws inspiration from a few places, including Joshua McFadden’s kale sauce from Six Seasons, Chris Morocco’s vividly hued pesto, and Priya Krishna’s Spinach…

Lens culinaris, lentils, are a legume that has been grown since prehistoric times. The majority of the world’s lentils are grown in India, the second biggest producer, and the source of many of the lentils we buy is Canada. Many of our specialist lentils come from Europe. You can also now buy UK-grown lentils from companies like Hodmedods; the plants were grown here in the past, but they are not easy to harvest. Lentils grow in small pods with typically two seeds (lentils) in each, and they need a warm, dry summer to ripen. Lentil varieties that suit the UK…

The Good Food podcastPlease note: this episode contains frank discussion of drug and alcohol addiction as well as some explicit languageChef and writer Alasdair Gill joins Samuel Goldsmith to talk about his raw new book, Knives and Spoons — a memoir-with-recipes charting his rise from kitchen porter to head chef, and his journey through addiction to recovery. Alasdair opens up about why kitchens took him in when nowhere else would, growing up as the son of the late restaurant critic A.A. Gill, and how food became the thing that kept his life on track. He also shares the chaos of…

We’ve all been there – you’re gently sprinkling chilli powder into your curry, only for your hand to slip and masses of the fiery spice to go tumbling down into your creation that you’ve spent time, effort and money on. Nobody wants to throw money down the drain (or good food in the bin) so we’ve rounded up the best ways to get your curry or chilli back down to an acceptable, and most importantly enjoyable, level of spice.Our food team have been testing a variety of different methods to pin down what works best and we’ve come up with…

Having vegetables delivered to your doorstep every week has a host of benefits – it’s convenient, healthy and supports small producers rather than large supermarkets. Many boxes offer organic produce and the contents are usually seasonal too. If you get stuck in a rut buying the same veg every week, then a veg box and its varied contents can help you try new things.Box schemes differ so it’s worth looking around before you sign up. Many boxes set their own contents, which often change from week to week. This suits the adventurous and unfussy, but you might be stuck with…

We all know that food gives us energy, and certain snacks can provide it particularly quickly! So if you’re a keen sportsperson or cramming for exams, is a strong coffee or a pack of Haribo the way to go?Low energy from a late night is one thing, but if you feel like you’re typically running on empty, it could be that your diet needs an overhaul. Regularly eating sugary foods or consuming stimulants like caffeine can result in a rollercoaster of blood sugar spikes and crashes, and that’s bad news for both your physical and your mental performance.So let’s take…

Looking to use your oven less over the warmer months? You’ve come to the right place. To help you expand your air fryer repertoire, we’ve shared our favourite summer-themed meals which you can make in this efficient mod-con, from classic fish & chips to corn on the cob and zingy fish tacos. These dishes celebrate the best of what summer has to offer in the comfort of your own kitchen, without the need to own a deep-fat fryer.Air fryers use hot air instead of oil, so are healthier than deep-fat fryers, and because of their compact size and ability to…

Most recipes serve multiple people. In Me, Myself, and Dinner, each dish serves one and only one. That’s you! Because whether you live solo (almost 30% of Americans do) or are enjoying a night to yourself, sitting down to a meal should be something to look forward to.When the days are hot and sticky, the motivation to cook tends to drop precipitously. You want to do as little actual cooking as possible, yet still be fed something tasty and nourishing. Is that too much to ask? Not at all, especially where this dish is concerned. Inspired by delicious hot-weather dishes,…

Broad beans, also known as fava beans, are in season in the UK from the end of June to the middle of September.A member of the legume family, they have a pale green pod which, when cracked open, reveals a fleecy lining, home to the large, flattish beans. They’re also easy to grow from seed, yielding green pods of green or white beans that can be used in salads, soups, dips, pasta and risottos.They’re also a good source of protein, carbohydrates and vitamins; for more information see our broad bean glossary page.How to cook and prepare broad beans.To eat broad…