Pregnancy is a delicate time for both your body and your baby. Sadly, there are certain foods that should be avoided for various reasons, the top 10 and reasons why are below: Pâté – high in potentially toxic Vitamin A and may contain Listeria Raw or partially cooked …
Z is for Zucchini (or Courgette) OK, OK, I know it’s a vegetable in the culinary sense but botanically, it’s a fruit so I’m using it! 🥒 The courgette is a summer squash 🥒 The courgette is over 90% water 🥒 The courgette contains both soluble and insoluble fibre – …
Y is for Yellow Passion Fruit Another one of my favourites – the passion fruit. Passion fruit drink, sorbet, cheesecake, topped yogurt, whatever it is, if a passion fruit version is an option, I’ll choose it! Because of me trying to stick to the alphabet, I titled …
W is for Watermelon At over 90% water, the watermelon is a great summer refresher. 🍉 The watermelon originates from South Africa and is related to the cantaloupe 🍈, pumpkin 🎃 and cucumber 🥒 🍉 Fat free, low salt and low in calories – the watermelon is …
V is for Victoria Plum V is another tricky letter… I had a choice between Vanilla Bean and Victoria Plum and as Victoria Plum the 80’s character created by Angela Rippon was a favourite of mine (those illustrations!! 😍) It was the only choice! Chop them up …
T is for Tomato Yes, the tomato is a fruit – botanically however it is usually treated and eaten more like a vegetable. Either way – they’re wonderful! Whether used to make your favourite condiment, stirred in to a pasta source or topping a lovely summer salad, …