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Fibre is having its moment. Around 90% of us in the

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MEAT-FREE BANGERS PUT TO THE TEST

As more of us choose to eat less meat, new vegan and vegetarian sausages are popping up to feed the need. Niamh Leonard-Bedwell tries out newbies and old favourites

MAY Beetroot

Keen cook and healthy meal delivery service owner Jennifer is a year-round gardener. In this month’s column about growing your own, she shares advice for growing and serving beetroot

Why you should fall in love with FIBRE

New research links a healthier heart with a very simple dietary choice: eating enough fibre. So why do so many of us fall short of our daily fibre target? We look at how to determine if you’re getting enough – and easy ways to make sure you do

Are you eating enough fibre?

Nutrition editor Amanda Ursell reviews one HFG team member’s diet to see if it’s up to scratch for fibre – and shares some ways to up your intake every day

The other heart-risk factors in our diet

Getting enough fibre may improve your heart health, but its benefits will be minimal unless you also address the other lifestyle risks for heart disease, say experts

Could you be suffering with health anxiety?

What’s the difference between keeping a watchful eye on symptoms and being so worried that your quality of life is affected? Dawn asks the questions that will help you manage unhealthy concerns

ALLERGIES in adulthood

Food allergies are making the headlines as a huge rise in the number of cases among adults points to a shift in our food culture. Jo Waters investigates

‘We’re trying to get something positive out of Natasha’s death’

‘We’re trying to get something positive out of Natasha’s

THE GREAT GLUTEN-FREE BAKE OFF!

For cooks with a gluten allergy or intolerance there are now many alternative flour options. Recipe consultant Phil Mundy sifts through the baking aisle to find his star performers

Allergy-friendly product round-up

You’ll need to check packaging carefully for specific

Is your partner making you fat?

Whether you’ve met recently or been together for years, food feuds can make or break a relationship. Dietitian Juliette Kellow looks at how to improve your food compatibility

Healthy TONIGHT!

This month’s family suppers are low in saturated fat to help you eat well for good heart health

HEALTHIER ways to do BRUNCH

Turn a lazy morning with friends into an occasion with easy twists on three favourites

Do your heart a FLAVOUR

Watching your daily salt intake? Cook these colourful plates using subtle herbs and spices, and you won’t need a sprinkle of the white stuff

The allergy-friendly LUNCHBOX

The best way to ensure an interesting, varied gluten or dairy-free lunch is to pack your own. These easy wins for special diets are quick to assemble to mix and match

QUICHE LORRAINE

Classic quiche can look misleadingly healthy while hiding a huge amount of both calories and fat. Our makeover not only looks and tastes delicious, but we’ve also nudged it out of the heart-health danger zone

SPICE UP your MINCE

Think beyond shepherd’s pie with our internationally inspired dishes that make nutritious use of mince – whether it’s meat or vegetarian

6pm panic

This cold supper is so easy to prepare – but you can serve the noodles warm if you prefer

Dinner for one

Our tangy takeaway replacement is a tasty way to put three of your five-a-day on a plate

VEGAN on a shoestring

Does a £1 vegan meal for one sound too good to be true? Miguel Barclay, champion of inexpensive healthier meals, has done the maths to prove you can cook delicious, plant-based dishes without obscure, pricey ingredients

Tray DELICIEUX!

Fruit, nuts and spicy flavours make these better-for-you, free-from traybakes irresistible

IN JUNE’S healthy food GUIDE

Healthy portion guides for picnics, barbecues &

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References

Your guide to the research behind this month’s stories and features

Nutrition lowdown

We cut through the science to help you work out how our recipes – and the foods you buy in the supermarket – fit into a balanced, healthy diet

Is your IBS undiagnosed coeliac disease?

Half a million people in the UK are living with undiagnosed coeliac disease and many may have been told they have IBS. Norma McGough, Coeliac UK director, urges sufferers to get tested

YOUR DIET PLAN YOUR WAY

The delicious, nutritious and versatile way to lose weight and keep it off for good

NOW KEEP GOING…

Warm a wholegrain tortilla wrap. Spread with 30g 2%

Pick and mix your meals

Arrange 2 large sliced tomatoes, 75g (½ large ball)

PREPARE TO BARE

The start of the sunshine season encourages all of us to show a little more skin, but what if you’re trying to avoid the damage that can come with sun exposure? Beauty expert Leah Hardy shares her strategies for achieving that sun-kissed look at any age without stressing your skin

EXERCISE YOUR body & soul

It’s the ultimate in feelgood fitness – multitasking for a better world. Here’s how to boost your karma through exercise. By Hannah Ebelthite