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Baking bread

2010-07-29T09:57:00.002+01:00

The thought of real bread is getting our mouths watering! Click here to read about Sustain's Real Bread Campaign.

Being healthy on the inside

2010-07-29T09:41:00.002+01:00

Alice was watching 'Big Meets Bigger' recently on the BBC. She found it rather shocking to see what the word 'obesity' means in real life. "I'm fortunate and come from quite a healthy family, and I have no direct experience of seeing such things like diabetes. I really am completely unaware of what it's like to live with diseases linked to obesity, and this program was good in showing that".

Here at MyNutmeg we believe in eating healthily: no fad diets, no weird and wonderful food combinations, just a healthy balance of fresh food. (And Alice has to watch her portion sizes!) If you're looking after your insides, it'll show on your outsides!

New CHEW website gone live today from the CWT

2010-06-28T11:10:00.000+01:00

The CWT has produced CHEW (Children Eating Well): a new website with photographic resources of meals for children, plus lots of useful information for feeding children of different age groups. Many of the recipes featured also feature in the Nutmeg Menu Planning programs, and CHEW used the NMP program to plan their menus. To find out more information please click here.

To visit the CWT, please click here.

Wimbledon

2010-06-24T14:28:00.002+01:00

We're impressed with the longest match at Wimbledon, between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. We hope they manage to keep their energy and fluid levels up for the match this afternoon. That's a lot of bananas and sports drinks! To read more about the match, click here.

Salty takeaways

2010-05-26T16:03:00.002+01:00

Takeaways are serving food near schools which contain more saturated fat and salt than an adult should eat in their day, according to the London Environmental Health Food Teams, for Consensus Action on Salt and Health. To read more about the news story, click here.

A lot of running

2010-05-20T16:41:00.001+01:00

Alice has just advised Rob to drink lots of beetroot juice (to see article click here) before his triathlon this weekend. Unfortunately the taste just doesn't seem to appeal to him!

'The Omnivore's Dilemma'...

2010-05-11T11:05:00.002+01:00

Rob's reading 'The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-food World' by Michael Pollan (2007) at the moment - apparently we're all turning into corn. Slightly perturbing!

Election Day

2010-05-06T10:24:00.002+01:00

With all the campaigning going on, politicians are going to need to keep their energy levels up. Rob recommends plenty of low fat complex carbohydrates, which will release a steady flow of energy. For example, dishes containing wholegrain pasta, rice and bread.

Risotto?

2010-03-19T10:56:00.002Z

Alice is loving the risotto recipe from MyNutmeg... so much so she's made it 4 times already - it's definitely becoming a party piece! Check it out: (R) Bacon, mixed mushroom and rocket risotto. The (R) means it's a recipes, and the method is easy to follow. Enjoy!

Cheese sculptures?

2010-02-17T14:21:00.002Z

Artist Prudence Staite has been creating cheese sculptures (click here to see article). She's also made chocolate models (of Jonathan Ross), pancakes (Gordon Brown) and a cheese bust (Barack Obama). We're glad that you can eat it afterwards! (as part of a nutritionally balanced diet of course)...

A new taste?

2010-02-11T14:35:00.002Z

We've just heard about the new umami flavour available in the UK. Can't wait to try some of it! Click here to see an article about the taste.

Rob loves Kale

2010-02-05T09:30:00.002Z

Rob has been trying extra hard to cook in season at the moment. He suggests trying Kale as there is loads of it around at the moment and it's pretty cheap. Try stir-frying with soy sauce, garlic and chilli or add it to soups and casseroles. Choose the young small leaves for side dishes and larger leaves for soups and casseroles. Its full of good stuff too such as vitamins A, C and E as well as Iron, calcium and potassium. Happy munching!

A tasty start to the day

2010-02-01T14:54:00.002Z

Royal Navy chefs have cooked up breakfasts to 120 primary school children in Cornwall, as part of 'Farmhouse Breakfast Week'. This aimed to teach the pupils about the benefits of starting the day with a nutritionally healthy breakfast, and to teach them about food miles. To read the article on the BBC, click here. We at MyNutmeg fully support initiatives such as these!

A new year...

2010-01-19T09:31:00.002Z

We're all working hard in the Nutmeg office trying to eat a healthy and balanced diet. Rob is doing very well, with lots of exercise at the gym, and Anna's tucking into a delicious bowl of porridge...

A little ham...

2010-01-19T09:20:00.003Z

Came across an article on the BBC website about the world's "most expensive" ham (Iberico ham). We'd love to try a bit of it in the Nutmeg office!, click here to see the article.

A "healthy food code of conduct"

2010-01-08T10:17:00.003Z

And finally, this article on the government's food strategy for the next 20 years looks at healthy cooking courses and growing your own food. A proposal for a "healthy food code of conduct" sounds promising, as does the proposal for clearer labelling and reducing fat and sugar in foods... Click here to read more.

Food rationing anyone?

2010-01-08T10:15:00.001Z

We're not suggesting that we bring back food rationing, but this article does talk about important subjects such as healthy eating and not wasting food. Click here for the BBC article...

Absolutely Fabulous...

2010-01-06T10:45:00.003Z

Rob came across this yesterday - click to watch a very funny Absolutely Fabulous clip.

This sketch pretty much sums it up for us. Don't waste your time with faddy diets and quick fixes, see the new year as an opportunity to start eating healthily and exercising more.

BeautifulPeople.com

2010-01-05T16:49:00.003Z

Anna was looking through the web today and came across this article... have a look at the BBC's article on BeautifulPeople.com ...

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T15:49:00.001Z

The Nutmeg team are back in the office today - well rested and looking forward to a productive and healthy 2010.

(R) Chilli Salmon Patties with Lime Dressing

2009-12-18T12:31:00.002Z

Alice is looking forward to making 'Chilli salmon patties with lime dressing' this weekend...

Searching...

2009-12-18T12:25:00.003Z

Anna's loving the search function today on MyNutmeg - saving so much time! Instead of looking for food on the 'tree', search by 'spaghetti', for example, then click on the magnifying glass, and it'll bring up all the spaghetti dishes in the database. Simple!

(R) Thai Green Chicken Curry

2009-12-15T10:51:00.000Z

Alice tried this recipe out last night with two friends - so tasty! Thank you MyNutmeg, it worked a treat!

YouTube

2009-12-15T10:49:00.001Z

Check out an overview of the program on YouTube - simply search for MyNutmeg.

Launch day!

2009-12-15T10:45:00.001Z

We've launched our MyNutmeg program today at www.mynutmeg.co.uk

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