I had to think more than once this morning when I came across a full-page colour ad in my daily paper posing the reader stark challenge: ‘Picture life without restaurants’. I couldn’t. So I went on to the small print and as I read I realized the ad was based on a false premise…
We’ve followed the new recommendations for treating and preventing Peanut allergies in children. I’ve suggested that similar techniques be tried for other diseases. Now, there’s news such a regime is being explored to help prevent development of Celiac disease…
Remember all those stories about possible food shortages and price increases back near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? Much of the speculation was just that – guesses based on no hard evidence that anything was really going on, even though the Meat plant shutdowns looked menacing…
Here’s a new initiative designed to demonstrate how food production byproducts can be repurposed directly into new food with a minimum of waste. The Circular Meal is a concept from the Provision Coalition which demonstrates how easy it is to take direct action on food waste…
I was looking for something truly fascinating as the topic for this weeks Sunday Musings when I tripped over a report about a recent study on Breadfruit, a tropical plant that has all kinds of nutritional benefits and could become the answer to the growing problem of food security…
Hand-held mains and snacks fill our headline stax and racks again this week. A sure sign that the major players in the convenience food market are expecting the COVID-19 pandemic proceed into the third wave that has already started in an alarming number of jurisdictions…