10 h. ago Save the scraps: Tasty ways to use up leftover fruit and vegetable peel

Many of the vegetable scraps people throw away can actually be used again, says Jessica Damiano

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27 h. ago The inventive ways you can use up fruit and vegetable scraps instead of throwing them out

Many of the vegetable scraps people throw away can actually be used again, says Jessica Damiano

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34 h. ago I asked 6 diet experts to name the best tinned foods—here's the 5 they all chose

Healthy food isn't limited to fresh fruit and vegetables. You can find nutritious products in the tinned goods aisle of the supermarket for less than 30p - and they are easier to turn into a delicious meal than you may think.

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7 d. ago Recipe for chicken and za’atar flatbread salad that’s a great use of leftover meat

A seriously tasty use for leftover roast chicken that’s a little bit different

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3 w. ago The three foods found to raise pesticide levels in human body

Certain fruit and vegetables contain a higher level of pesticide residue

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3 w. ago Doctor recommends one fruit that provides 'most vitamins we need on daily basis'

A nutritional expert has shared an in-depth look into the benefits of the fruit, also known as a vegetable, claiming it provides "most of the vitamins and minerals we need on a daily basis"

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3 w. ago Reform UK’s immigration plans have ‘no basis in reality’, say Labour – politics live

Nigel Farage claims his party would save £234bn by scrapping indefinite leave to remainFarage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remainFarage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From the BBC’s Iain Watson] Will you withdraw the £230bn figure, because it has been withdrawn by the thinktank that produced it?What we are attempting to do today is to make people realise that large-scale migration into Britain, where 50% at least of those that come, will never work and live off the British state, is actually making this country substantially poorer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EU 'refuses to ease rules on UK food imports without youth free movement deal' as Brits struggle with soaring prices

Under a temporary agreement which came into force in June, sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) checks on fruit and vegetables going both ways have been lifted for 18 months.

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4 w. ago How to turn fruit and veg odds and ends into a frozen food topping – recipe | Waste not

The freezer is one of the best tools for saving waste. Here it makes an unexpected but inspired burrata topperWhile most Instagram food trends prioritise spectacle over substance, the viral frozen tomato idea that I’m employing today delivers genuine culinary value, and solves a common kitchen problem into the bargain. I’m a bit late to the party, admittedly, but it’s a versatile waste-saving technique.Its origin clearly derives from either Hawaiian shaved ice or granita, that classic Italian frozen dessert made by stirring and scraping or grating a sorbet-like base into shavings, and the approach essentially applies granita principles to fresh produce, while at the same time cutting out all of the hassle: simply pop any surplus or past-its-best fruit or vegetables in the freezer until they’re rock solid, then grate! Continue reading...

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