Just Salad suspends its reusable bowls scheme ‘to ensure peace of mind’ over coronavirus fears

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Stage two: Warm green veg salad with tomato, paprika and yogurt 

Stage two: Warm green veg salad with tomato, paprika and yogurt By Professor Roy Taylor Published: 00:03 GMT, 12 January 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 12 January 2020 Feel free to substitute any of the vegetables in this recipe – courgette, cauliflower and asparagus work particularly well, as do green leaves such as kale Prep … Read more

Professor Jacka’s Spicy salad with farro, sprouts and crispy chickpeas 

Professor Jacka’s Spicy salad with farro, sprouts and crispy chickpeas By Dr Clare Bailey for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 19 January 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 19 January 2020 Good-quality food like this will optimise mental and brain health across your lifespan Provided by Professor Jacka from her excellent book Brain Changer, demonstrating how eating good-quality … Read more

Cancer alert over salad rocket: Trendy leaves exceed safe levels of nitrates in one-in-ten samples

Cancer alert over rocket: Trendy salad leaves exceed safe levels of carcinogenic nitrates in one in EVERY ten samples One-in-ten British grown rocket samples were over permitted limit for nitrates   Research suggests that rocket is a ‘hyper-accumulator’ of nitrates from soil Evidence suggests consuming nitrates above threshold can pose health risk By Sean Poulter Consumer … Read more

Dietitian shares what salad dressings are the healthiest and which are the worst

Summertime is high season for healthy salads. But the dressing you choose can make a big difference.  From classic Caesar to fat-free balsamic, we asked dietitian Helen Bond to assess the benefits of ten supermarket salad dressings. We then rated them.   MARY BERRY’S CLASSIC SALAD DRESSING 235ml, £4, ocado.com Per serving (30ml): Calories, 120; saturated … Read more