your health.
Pre-cooked,
ready-to-eat
pulses and grains,
widely available in
tins and pouches,
are nutritious,
delicious and need
little effort to
transform into
hearty meals.
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magazine.co.ukSHOPPING
TROLLEYSEASON’S EATINGS
What’s at its best right now – and why it’s so good for youNEW POTATOES
Their satisfying simplicity makes new potatoes one of spring’s
most delightful treats. Freshly harvested, with papery skins
and sweet waxy flesh, these mini spuds need little prep.
They contain less starch than bigger varieties, so retain their
shape when cooked. An average serving contains around
a quarter of our daily vitamin C requirement – twice the
amount as standard potatoes. They’re also full of B vitamins
and minerals, and the skin is an excellent source of fibre.
How to enjoy
No need to peel – just steam and crown with butter or use
as dippers for cheese fondue or a baked camembert. Try
roasting them until crisp and golden, then lightly crush and
put in a salad bowl with cooked green beans and/or
asparagus and toss with a punchy salsa verde.TRENDING KOJI
Chances are you’ve consumed koji in miso paste, soy sauce and sake without realising it. It’s
mould (Aspergillus oryzae) that’s been used in Japan and across Asia for millennia to ferme
and rice for culinary staples and more. Chef Doug McMaster of Silo restaurant uses koji to
sourdough miso. Keep an eye out for it: we predict koji will be creeping into more everydayf
“CORE BLIMEY:EATINGTWOAPPLES
A DAY BOOSTS HEALTH OF YOUR
HEART BY SLASHING HIGH LEVELS OF
CHOLESTEROL,” read one recent
newspaper headline – and there’s some
truth to it, according to the NHS website.
The Sun newspaper reported on a small
trial comparing the cholesterol levels of
those who ate two apples a day for eight
weeks with people given apple juice
concentrate mixed with water. The NHS
says that while both the study and the
health benefits were small, the apple
eaters did see a reduction in their levels
of‘bad’cholesterol. “Any
reduction in the risk
ofcardiovascular
disease is likely
to be worth it,”
the NHS
concluded.WHAT THE
PAPERS SAYResearch corner
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foods and rising rates of obesity.
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