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AVERYHAPPYCOINCIDENCE

WhileI wasshopping,anothercustomeraccidentallyput

a copyofNovember’sHFGinmytrolley.I wasgoingtoput

it backwhenI gottothetill,butdecidedtobuyit anyway.

AndI’msogladI did.Whataninterestingmagazine– it couldhavebeen

writtenjustforme!I readeveryarticlewithinterestasI havefamilyand

friendswhoareaffectedbyalmosteverythingdiscussedintheissue.

A fewweeksagomybloodpressurerosetoanalarming180/50and

I wasencouragedtotrytheDASHdiettoimproveit.WhileI wasa little

sceptical,I waseventuallyamazedthatafterjustoneweekmyBPwas

downto128/73.And,eventhoughmycaloriecountformostdaysis

around2,000kcal,I’velostnearlya stonewithhardlyanyeffort.

I amnowdesperatefornewrecipesthatare

DASHdietappropriate.I boughta fewbooks

online– butI onlyrealisedtheyhadUS

measurementsoncethey’darrived.Doyou

haveanynutritionistapprovedrecipesyou

couldrecommend?ANNE,VIAEMAIL

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EditorMelaniesays:Weagree– purchasing single-use plastic is not

ideal.Wewouldalwaysrecommendbuying larger quantities of grains

andcookingathomewherepossible,and take this as understood within

eachrecipemethod.However,wethink it’s important to include healthy

optionsforthosewholackconfidence in the kitchen, are adapting to

a newdietorfindthemselveseatingaround a busy schedule. We hope

peoplewillmakeanefforttoditchtheplastic whenever they can.

EditorMelaniesays:We’resopleasedHFGfellintoyourtrolley!This

month,AmandaUrsellinvestigatesSuperDiets,oneofwhichis DASH.

Sheincludes3 recipes,butyou’llfindplentymoreathealthyfood.co.uk.

SWEETENER

SUBSTITUTE

I would like to make the

flourless chocolate cake from

the November issue, but I’m

having trouble finding Natvia

sweetener locally. What

other sweeteners would you

recommend as a substitute?

CAROL, VIA EMAIL

Recipe consultant Phil says:

Any other granulated

sweetener that resembles

sugar should work. Total

Sweet xylitol would be fine,

for example Just avoid those

that come in a powdery form.

POUCHESANDTHEPLANET

I haverecentlyre-subscribedtoHFGbecause I enjoy discovering

andreadingaboutdifferenthealthtopics/recipes/fitness and

environmentalissuesregardingfoodin general. However, last month

I wasverydisappointedtoseethatthe recipes included ‘pouches’ of

readytoheatriceandgrains.Surelywe should be encouraging people

tobuylargerquantitiesoftheseingredients to reduce the purchase

ofsingle-useplastic?Plus,quinoaand rice aren’t exactly difficult or

time-consumingtocook.DAWN,VIAEMAIL

Congratulations

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tastecard worth £79.99. The discount card

means access to 2 for 1 meals or 50% off

your food bill at over 6,000 participating

restaurants for 12 months. On average, tastecard users save nearly

£19 per restaurant visit. In addition, you can get 40% off cinema

visits and 55% off days out. For more information, visit tastecard.co.uk.

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