Delicious UK - (07)July 2020

health matters.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS: GARETH MORGANS, JESSIE WHEALY, ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES

S E A S O N ’ S E A T I N G S

What’s at its best right now – and why it’s so good for you

BROADBEANSAlsoknownasfavabeans,theygenerallyneed

tobepoddedfromtheirgreenfuzzyjackets,butit’sworththeeffort

astheytastesogood– especiallywhensmall,sweetandtender.

Broadbeansaregoodforyou:a valuablesourceoffolate,a

B vitaminthathelpsthebodyformredbloodcells,they’realso

brimming with mineralsincluding copper and manganese.

Howtopreparethem

Whenbroadbeansareyoung,podandeatrawwithcheese(pecorino

orricottaaregreat),drizzledwitholiveoil.Oreatintheirpods:chop

intobite-sizepieces,thenfrywithbaconandfinelychoppedshallots.

Forolder,tougherbeans,pod,blanchinboilingsaltedwaterfor

2 minutes,thenslipofftheskins.Whizztoa puréewithgarlic,olive

oil,lemonjuice,saltandpepper.Finda recipeforcharredbroad beans

with soy and mirin dressing (left) at deliciousmagazine.co.uk

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

“Full-fatmilkwillNOTmake

childrenobesedespitehealth

officialsadvisingparentsto

picksemi-skimmed,”accordingto

mediareportsofa studyintolinksbetween

dairyandobesity.Why,then,doesthe

Governmentstillrecommendlower-fatmilk

forolderchildrenandadults?According

totheNHSwebsite,thestoryismore

complexthanitappears.Thestudyby

universitiesinAustraliaandtheUS

foundnoevidencethatfull-fatdairy

makeschildren

overweight.

“However,thestudy

doesn’tconclusively

provethatfull-fat

dairyproductsdon’t

makechildren

overweight,”theNHS

states.Thebottom

line?Moreevidence

isneededinthearea

ofchildhooddairy

nutritionbeforeofficial

advice changes.

Didyouknowthatcertainfibrousfoodsincluding

leeks,artichokes,onionsandsomewholegrains–

knownasprebiotics– mightimproveyoursleep?

Researchersbelievethesefoodsnourishgoodgut

bacteriaandbolsterourstressresilience,enabling

us to enjoy better slumber. Worth a try, at least...

IN:FROZENFRUIT+

FULLFATCRÈMEFRAÎCHE,

WHIZZEDTOGETHER

Icecreamis adored

bymanyofus,but

it packsa calorie

punch.Fora more

nutritiousoption,

whizzfrozen

fruit(either

shop-bought

orstuffyou’ve

frozenyourself)

withfull-fatcrème

fraîcheorGreekyogurt.

Bananas,berriesandmelon

workbeautifully– just

adda tinydrizzleofhoney

to sweeten if you like.

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SHOP

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