Interested in trying our FREE 7-day healthy diet plan? Click here and choose between our meat eaters, vegetarian or vegan meal plans.What is a vegetarian diet?There are many reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet – these include concern for animal welfare and/or the environment, cultural, religious and health factors. Your ‘why’ is likely to determine…

Ingredients300g dark chocolate, chopped100g butter, cut into cubes125g golden syrup100g malted milk biscuits30g chocolate balls2 tsp vanilla bean paste75g puffed rice cereal50g fondant icingorange and green food colouring10 Easter chocolates10 mini chocolate eggsMethodStep 1Line two cupcake tins with 20 paper cases. Melt the chocolate, butter and golden syrup together in a heatproof bowl set over…

Step 1: Clean the mouldWash each half of your Easter egg mould with hot soapy water and a soft sponge, then dry carefully. Using a ball of cotton wool, buff the inside of the mould. The better the shine on the mould, the better the finish on the chocolate.Step 2: Melt the white chocolateMelt then…

A seaside food event at its most unpretentious, Porthleven Food Festival (21-23 April) will showcase over 150 food producers and chefs from the local area with a series of demos and workshops. Many of the best-known local chefs (Josh Eggleton and Mick Smith among them) will be participating. New this year will be a series…

Ingredients2kg-2.5kg leg of lambsmall bunch rosemary, cut into 2cm short sprigs4-5 garlic cloves, finely sliced4-6 brown anchovy fillets, chopped (optional)2 tbsp olive oil2 large onions, thickly slicedMethodStep 1Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Remove all packaging from the lamb and keep a note of the weight to calculate the roasting time. Make incisions into…

IngredientsFor the chocolate sponges200ml vegetable oil, plus extra for the tin250g plain flour6 tbsp cocoa powder2 tsp baking powder1 tsp bicarbonate of soda280g soft light brown sugar250ml buttermilk2 tsp vanilla extract3 large eggsFor the nest200g marshmallows100g butter, chopped into chunks2 tbsp cocoa powder75g salted pretzels, crushed4 wheat cereal biscuits, crushedchocolate eggs, to decorateFor the icing150g…

The latest UK guidelines say that we should halve the amount of added sugar we eat. Adults are advised not to eat more than 30g of ‘free’ sugars a day, which is roughly seven sugar cubes. Children should have less than this. To put this into context, just one can of a regular fizzy drink…

Sugar tastes good. It’s cheap, sweet and, like many drugs, is highly addictive. I have a close friend who was sent to rehab for drug abuse a decade ago. He is proudly clean and sober and consumes around five litres of cola a day. It makes him feel good and gives him a buzz of…

Children seem to have a much higher tolerance for sugary foods, but how do our taste buds change as we get older? Registered dietitian Dr Frankie Phillips takes a look at the scientific reasons behind our preferences for sweet flavours when we’re younger.Discover our healthy family recipes, healthy kids’ recipes and low-sugar recipes. Plus, read…

Managing work and home life is a juggling act at best, but there are ways to help make mornings run a little smoother and as a result help your week pass without too many unnecessary hiccups. First off, it all starts with a little preparation at the weekend – menu planning for the week, doing…