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For even more inspiration, see our Christmas dinner hub and more Christmas menu ideas.Christmas morning ideasBake this Middle Eastern-inspired loaf to serve for a festive brunch. To make things extra-indulgent, spread thick slices with our moreish honey & tahini butter.See more Christmas breakfast recipesChristmas dinner ideasStartersPerfect pâté, parfait & picklesPâté, terrine or parfait are perfect make-ahead starters. Take them out the fridge just before serving and put on a serving platter with toasts or, for even less hassle, oatcakes or crackers. Our homemade fig chutney is also a sweet and sticky accompaniment.More Christmas pâté recipesPrawn cocktailsBreathe new life into prawn…

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Men who swapped beans for meat lost weight without cutting calories, a study found.Replacing red meat with legumes also lowered LDL cholesterol in just six weeks.Easy swaps like bean tacos or mixed burgers can improve health without overhauling your diet. If you’re a fan of delicious taco nights, your routine is probably down pat—chop some veggies, grab the salsa, brown the ground beef, warm the tortillas and call everyone to the table. But as one recent study suggests, there’s a very easy swap you can make in that meal that could help you reach or maintain a healthy weight, according…

One of the most significant lessons I’ve learned during my culinary journey is that sometimes you’re just using the wrong tools. For years, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t cook rice properly, get restaurant-worthy pancakes, or make fluffy scrambled eggs without food sticking to the pan. A few years after I graduated college, I upgraded my starter kitchen set to more quality cookware and I realized that my skill was only part of the problem. The previous pans heated unevenly and had low-quality finishes that led to more meal time disasters than I care to…

In a perfect world, you’d eat your kiwi with the skin on, Sumona Bhattacharya, MD, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at GW Medical Faculty Associates, tells SELF. “I always recommend at least trying the kiwi fruit with the skin on. A significant amount of the fiber is in the skin,” she says. (If you’d rather eat a skinless kiwi, Dr. Bhattacharya still says you can get fiber and constipation help from your fruit.)No matter how you like to eat them, “kiwis are great,” Rudolph Bedford, MD, gastroenterologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, tells…

VC-H1 from Freemen Nutra delivers real plant-based collagen peptides from hibiscus. Clinical study shows superior skin benefits at just 1.5g daily — 1.7-4x more potent than animal collagen. The collagen supplement market faces a fundamental contradiction: consumers spend billions annually on a protein that isn’t nutritionally complete, raises ethical and sustainability concerns, and requires massive doses to show modest benefits. Animal-derived collagen contains minimal essential amino acids and lacks tryptophan entirely, and typically demands 5-15 grams daily to deliver results.[1] Meanwhile, most “vegan collagen” products offer amino acid blends or botanical “boosters” without the bioactive peptides that actually stimulate collagen…

Author: Caitlin Guilfoyle, MBA Over the last few years, workplace wellbeing has become more of an organizational focus, representing an evolution from the days when workplace health was primarily about physical safety and injury prevention. While workplace wellness trends come and go, and some organizations promote wellbeing as a perk or part of an employee value proposition, it remains more foundational than that. Workplace wellbeing should form a core part of every organization’s approach to how work is designed and experienced. Yet too often, wellbeing gets reduced to programs and quick fixes that sit outside the actual work itself. A…

Getting enough protein and fiber in your diet can help with weight loss.Prepared foods can be a helpful tool when trying to eat well and support weight loss.Your overall lifestyle—beyond just diet and exercise—is important for weight loss success. Between work, after school activities and maintaining a social life, trying to find the time to meal prep might be the last thing on your mind. This is where a busy person best friend comes in: prepared foods. But not all prepared foods are created equal—especially if you’re aiming to support weight loss or meet specific nutrient needs. If you’re trying…

Carl Germano Bluebonnet Nutrition (Sugar Land, TX), has announced it will sponsor a free breakfast and educational lecture by Carl Germano, CNS, CDN, at the upcoming Naturally Independent Expo (NIE) in Palm Springs, CA. The annual conference and trade show for independent health food retailers takes place Nov. 14-15 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Germano, a long-time fixture on the health food industry trade show lecture circuit, will offer a new educational presentation during the breakfast on the topic, “Beyond the Gym: How Gut Health Fuels Movement, Recovery and Longevity.” Germano’s lecture, which takes place at 10 a.m. on…

Let your cooked turkey completely cool, then refrigerate at the first opportunity – within 90 minutes is best.Don’t leave your turkey hanging around all afternoon as it may become unsafe to eat. Bear this in mind before heading for your post-feasting nap.Leftover turkey should be eaten within two days, so if you don’t think you’ll get through it in time, stick it in the freezer in portions.If you do freeze your turkey for a later date, make sure it’s wrapped properly or put in a sealed container to avoid freezer burn. It’s also good to use sticky labels to add…