Category: Lifestyle

• Best value GLP-1 friendly ready meals

  

  Whether you’re strapped for time or lack skill in the kitchen, a ready meal is a reliable fallback – handily, they’ve just got a whole load more nutritious

• Best alcohol-free drinks to get you through Dry January

  

  We’ve tested both low and 0% alcohols to find ones that taste good in their own right, as well as ones that mimic the original. Here are our favourites

• 12 tips for staying warm during cold weather

  

  With snow and sub-zero temperatures blanketing the country, staying warm is key to keeping yourself well. I’ve listed 12 tips for raising your body temperature

• Can you plant your rotting vegetables and fruit?

  

  Left your fresh produce long enough that it has started sprouting or gone black? Don’t waste it, plant it. We run through how to plant various types of fruits and vegetables

• Back-to-school lunchbox ideas

  

  The summer holidays are over and it’s time to restart packing lunchboxes. If you and your kids are bored of the same old lunches, try a few of these ideas

• What different types of eggs can you buy?

  

  It’s not just chickens who lay eggs. We look at the different eggs you can buy, as well as the the various terms you’ll come across and ways to use them

• Where is the best place to store potatoes?

  

  Some people keep their spuds in the fridge, others leave a sack full in the garage. We find out the best place to store potatoes to keep them fresh – and why

• Best fruits, vegetables, and herbs to infuse water

  

  We look at different flavours you can add to your water to make it taste more exciting

• How much is one portion of fruit and veg?

  

  What counts as a ‘portion’? And how much fruit and veg do you need to eat to get your 5-a-Day?

• Foods to help you lower your blood pressure

  

  Been told you’ve got high blood pressure? Give your heart – and your health – a helping hand including these fresh foods in your diet to lower it naturally