These scones don’t need any added sugar as they taste sweet from the sultanas. Makes 8. 250g self-raising flour 50g margarine 150ml semi-skimmed milk 75g sultanas Rub the flour and margarine together, stir in the milk and add the raisins. Divide the mixture into 8. Make them into evenly shaped […]
 Recipe for beetroot soup (makes 2 portions) 250g cooked beetroot (not in vinegar) 1 carrot 1 potato ½ onion 500ml vegetable stock pepper to taste 2 tablespoons low fat plain yoghurt Peel & dice the vegetables and add to the vegetable stock in a saucepan, bring to the boil & […]
No. The only beverage that can be counted as a portion of fruit is fruit juice. Apple juice or any other fruit juice can count as a portion – just 150ml is a portion but drinking more than this does not count as more portions. Even if you drink more, fruit […]
Aspartame has been given a bad name by the media but is it justified? The studies that reported negatively on aspartame were on rats and these animal studies show a low level of evidence compared to more robust evidence such as systematic reviews (meta-analysis) and randomised controlled trials. Looking at all the evidence, Aspartame […]