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What’s New, What's Rot & What’s Not, and other news.....
WHAT'S NEW!!
THE GREEN FOOD BIBLE!!
The Green Food Bible by Judith Wills, to be published June 2nd 2008 by Eden Project Books, £15.
This is the Diet Detective's latest work and is an in-depth guide to all you ever wanted to know about 'eating, shopping and cooking' green.
Judith spent much of 2007 researching and writing The Green Food Bible and, she says, "I wrote it for people like me - who want to eat in a green and environmentally sound way but are sometimes confused about all the issues involved. I set about finding simple answers - which was often quite difficult!"
In the title, Judith covers topics such as:
* The meaning of 'green' eating.
* Organic food and whether or not it is planet-friendly.
* Supermarkets - how bad are they really?
* Food imports - should you ever buy imported/airfreighted food?
* Local food versus fair trade - which to choose?
* Seasonal eating - and pages of seasonal recipes.
* An A-Z comprehensive guide to choosing and buying green food and drinks, from apples to wine.
There's nothing else like The Green Food Bible on the market; it's very up to date and user friendly and will get even the most uncommitted person buying and eating green without pain.
Rot or not? *****
Feeding Kids: 120 foolproof family recipes; Netmums.com with Judith Wills (Headline, £14.99 published April 2007)
The massive UK Netmums online organisation has been called a 'national institution' by the Daily Telegraph. Netmums and The Diet Detective got together last year to compile this no-nonsense book about feeding your kids nutritious food they'll actually eat, without spending hours in the kitchen. A lot of the recipes are from Netmums members themselves and all tried and tested. There's also a lot of useful food and nutrition info in an easy to follow style (written by your Diet Detective, of course!).
This book reached Number Three on the Amazon main bestsellers list the week after it was published - and is still in the Top 200 books on that site over a year later.
It can be purchased from Amazon for £8.99.
Rot or not? *****
The Food Bible by Judith Wills, "The ultimate reference book for food and your health", published by Quadrille (3rd edition), January 2007, £12.99.
Also recently published is the completely revised and updated version of The Food Bible - the book described by the Sunday Times as having "all the answers for healthy eating". It is published by Quadrille at £12.99 but available on Amazon for £7.99.
DO NOT CONFUSE this title - The Food Bible - with the new Gillian McKeith book. She has ripped off The Diet Detective's title - which has sold 300,000 copies worldwide since it was first published in 1998 and The Diet Detective is not best pleased!
As cogniscenti will know, Ms McKeith is a great fan of limited and obsessive eating rather than the type of healthy but enjoyable and normal diet outlined in The Food Bible. The Sunday Times knows what it is talking about, and The Food Bible by Judith Wills is the 'original and best'!!!!!
Judith Wills' The Food Bible - Rot or not? *****
Gillian McKeith The Food Bible -Rot or not? *****
News
A whinge about wine ...
Those of you who enjoy a glass or two of wine may be horrified to hear about the latest research on your favourite tipple.
And, fellow wine lovers, it could be that you should switch to organic wine.
The Pesticide Action Network recently analysed wines from across Europe and found that they contained 148 pesticide residues from 24 different pesticides including those that pose serious health threats (eg cancer-causing or hormone-disrupting ones). Other less recent research by Friends of the Earth found over TWO HUNDRED chemical compounds in wines.
While not all organic wine is pesticide free, you are much more likely to escape this army of unwanted ingredients if you do buy organic.
Celebrity nonsense about food...
* John Prescott announcing he was bulimic in order to publicise his latest book. Sorry John but to bring up this now (if you'll forgive the pun) just seems a bit cynical...
* Apparently Rod Stewart's ex, Rachel Hunter, has signed up to promote Slim-Fast, the meal replacement diet programme. The woman is 5 ft 10 ins tall and weighs less than 150 pounds, meaning that she is at the lower end of the 'normal' weight range. Is it really such a good idea to get your income from encouraging women to overdiet this way?
To both of you, John and Rachel:
Products
Chocolate that REALLY is good for you!
We were lucky enough to be delivered with some new chocolate bars called CHOXI the other day. Needless to say, they have now all disappeared. However, we're not feeling too guilty, as this chocolate has been scientifically proven to be high in anti-oxidants.
While in theory, dark chocolate in particular contains flavonols known to have health benefits including heart protection, the manufacturing process can render some - if not most - dark chocolates much lower in these anti-oxidants than was previously thought.
But CHOXI is made carefully and retains high levels - two small squares a day are enough to provide the flavonols we need. Even more important in our view is that the chocolate tastes wonderful. It comes in four varieties including an orange and a mint but our favourite was the milk chocolate. You can get it at most Tescos, or go to the website www.choxiplus.com for more information.
Spelt flour
According to some research, intolerance of, and allergy to, wheat products is on the increase and so sales of non-wheat breads, cakes and so on are rising fast.
Now Doves Farm - well-known producers of alternative grains - have come up with a healthy - and, thank goodness, delicious - alternative to wheat, spelt flour. This ancient grain has been used for many hundreds of years across the world but has been very hard to find in the shops.
Spelt originates from the Middle East and while it is closely related to ordinary wheat, it is a good substitute for many people with wheat intolerance. It's easy to digest and helps to stimulate the immune system. It works well in all recipes requiring wheat.
Organic White Spelt Flour and Organic Stone-ground Spelt Flour, 1kg £1.58, from Sainsbury, Tesco, Holland and Barrett and independents.
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