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Jamie Oliver’s healthy school dinners fail to impress students

Recent information about the changes to school lunches that Jamie Oliver made have shown that children are very unsatisfied with the new alternatives.

Around 80 percent of children asked said that they were very unhappy with the new food they were being served up at school. Rather unsurprisingly, the children preferred the processed foods they [...]

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One in four children under 10 say they feel overweight

According to a recent survey, 25% of children under the age of ten consider themselves to be overweight. The survey was commissioned by the television programme ‘Dying to be thin-Tonight’ aired on ITV1. The survey, that was carried out amongst 1500 people aged between 7-18 has also revealed that 28% had been bullied due to [...]

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Tasty Turkey Recipes

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Pie is one of mankind’s better inventions. Meat and vegetables, all wrapped up in pastry. What’s more, pies are actually really easy to cook. Here are a couple of great turkey recipes for you to try out at home.

Turkey and Red Pepper Pie (Serves 4)

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan [...]

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What Causes Food Intolerance To Develop?

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Food intolerance affects almost 50% of the population according to leading charity Allergy UK. This can make life quite difficult to for many with people many having problems such dairy and wheat intolerance – foods that we have grown used to consuming every day through most of our lives. But how do [...]

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You Can’t Beat Good Quality Bread

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Unless you buy a loaf of bread from a brand you can trust, such as Hovis for instance which doesn’t use preservatives and artificial colours, you can never be quite sure if the bread you eat is as pure as it claims to be.

Most frozen pastries are full of chemicals even [...]

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Healthy Salads for Summer Cooking

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If you want to look and feel great this summer then take a look at these salad recipes online which are perfect to eat in the heat, and leave you feeling energetic and re-vitalised whether consumed for lunch, dinner or a healthy snack.

When it is hot people tend not to eat [...]

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Parents food is not kiddy food

Toddlers are not just miniature adults as they are going through changes due to an intense period of physical and mental development so their nutritional needs are much different. Along with that they have immature digestive and immune systems and are not able to tolerate the same foods that most adults ordinarily consume.

Attention on [...]

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Diet and ADHD link gets stronger

ADHD, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, is the most commonly diagnosed mental health problem for children worldwide.  The ratio has been estimated at anywhere from one in one hundred to one in five children that suffer from this disorder, and parents, teachers and the medical profession are constantly looking for ways to combat the problem.

A [...]

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Pregnant women teach their children bad eating habits

A study published in the Journal Public Health Nursing, found a correlation between mothers’ eating habits and their children’s consumption of fruits and vegetables. The study was affiliated with Michigan State University and administered to nearly 400 low-income white and black mothers of children from one to three years old.

A child is not as [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s “Dream School”

Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef, will bring a new show to television on Channel 4, but it will not be focused on cooking.  Jamie Oliver’s “Dream School” will, instead, concentrate on youngster’s age 16 to 18 who have had problems in school.

The documentary will attempt to put these students back on the road to [...]

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