Food news – digested. 4Food finds out what’s hotter than a Scotch bonnet and what’s colder than a Scotch summer
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Healthy kiddies
Back to school means its time to think lunchboxes, but what to pack to keep the little darlings happy and healthy? Hovis says the sarnie for savvy mums combines peanut butter with apple. According to nutritionist, Fiona Hunter, who developed the health-boosting butty, it’s a winning combo: “It is cost-effective, very simple to make and has all the nutrients children need – but doesn’t compromise on taste.”
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Cheese bomb
Turophiles take note – this season’s hottest cheese is the Lancashire Bomb, a 24 month matured creamy Lancashire coated in black wax. It might look like something from a Road Runner cartoon but the fromage is a favourite with serious cheese lovers. “The Lancashire Bomb is flying at the moment,” says Andrew Harper of BritishFineFoods, who rates the Bomb as his cheese of choice.
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Skinny latte lovers
Just a year since its launch, 1 per cent fat milk has become a shopping basket staple for health conscious consumers. Sainsbury’s, who launched the lower-fat milk, says 1 per cent fat milk accounts for 10 per cent of their total milk sales. “It tastes like, and has the same amount of calcium and vitamin B as semi-skimmed milk, but with half the fat content,” explains the supermarket.
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Shop-bought cakes
Have you been baking? There must be some reason why gateaux gurus Sara Lee have announced a 22 per cent drop in their international bakery sales. The company attributes the slump, in part, to customers switching to own-label products to save pennies in the miserable financial climate.
Flour your surfaces and try these baking recipes
Organic food (again)
It has been another challenging month for team organic as a new survey reports shoppers are spending their money elsewhere. The research, carried out by market research company IGD, revealed 10 per cent of UK shoppers opted for cheaper products they perceived to have the same benefits as organic, while eight per cent said they are no longer sure what ‘organic’ stands for.
Find out what organic is all about
Bog off, BOGOF
Buy one, get one free deals (or BOGOFs) could be out the door since the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) decided they contribute to the food waste problem. It believes switching to half-price offers will help reduce the 4.1m tonnes of edible food that is binned in the UK each year.
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