Ruth Pengelly

We are undoubtedly, as a country, in a bit of a health crisis. Takeaways and fast food are amongst the most obviously destructive food choices in this sense. Takeaways often contain more fat, salt and calories than your recommended government guideline amount. Eating foods like this can increase your...

Easter: a religious festival or socially acceptable chocolate binge? Whatever the reason, it’s a spiritual and celebratory time for many of us. But what does your Easter egg choice say about you? Nestle Egg and Bar Option – £1.50 Sure, it’s Easter, you don’t mind an egg, and it’s...

As Easter slowly creeps up on us, I think it’s safe to say that everyone has chocolate on the brain (thanks Tesco with your annoyingly tempting and reasonably priced £1.50 Easter eggs). If the idea of eating another chocolate Easter egg makes you sigh with resignation instead of filling...

Most people have heard of veganism now (and if you haven’t, have you been living under a rock?) but raw veganism is like a distant second cousin – you’ve heard their name before but haven’t a clue who they are. So what is the more elusive and specific raw veganism?...

When you get back from uni late and have no time to cook up anything fancy and forgot to batch cook last weekend again, what you need is something quick you can throw together from scratch, that will fill you up and taste great. In this article there are...

Whether you are Coeliac, suffer gluten intolerance, or whether you just decide to cut it out of your diet, more and more people are eating gluten free food. For most, this includes cutting out most forms of cake, pastry, breads, and baked goods (or paying ridiculous amounts for the...

Cinnamon has seen-a-man or two in history (sorry)… Impact writer Sarvenaz Hosseini takes a look at the background and uses of the glorious spice cinnamon. With its earliest use being from around 2000 B.C for the embalming process, cinnamon is a spice that has always been used by humans....