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The items you should NEVER order for your children at a fast food restaurant Nutritionist Lily Soutter has analysed children's menus at five fast food chains.

Nutritionist Lily Soutter has analysed children's menus at five fast food chains.

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'It's like a cattle market!' Slimmers argue in the aisles and start online rows as they try to get their hands on low-fat sausages that sell out in seconds

Slimmers have been 'arguing in aisles' over the new Porky Lights sausages (left) as they are worth just 0.5 'syn' points on the Slimming World diet. It's caused arguments in the aisles, empty shelves (right) and online rows (inset) as frustrated slimmers are struggling to get their hands on the product. When they are available, they are snapped up quickly by slimmers, who sometimes buy hundreds at a time. ...read

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Some experts say Hershey's and other manufacturers put milk through a process called controlled lipolysis, which produces an acid that gives vomits its smell and acid taste.

How much fruit is REALLY in your soft drink? The shockingly small amounts in famous brands revealed (and there is more in a fizzy J20 than in a whole carton of cranberry juice)

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The very easy trick to tell when your avocado is PERFECTLY ripe: Viral colour chart reveals the exact shade you need to hunt for in the supermarket

A sticker found on an avocado reveals that there are three different shades for three stages of the fruit's ripeness. The picture went viral after it was posted on Reddit yesterday.

Wine experts are raving about this impressive kitchen hack that makes cheap plonk taste expensive (and you only need ONE ingredient)

Adding a pinch of salt to a glass of cheap wine can make it taste expensive, according to wine expert Nathan Myrhvold. It follows advice to make wine taste more expensive by putting it in a blender.

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Lamb chops for breakfast, calves' brains for supper - the Robshaw family were in for a few surprises when they went back to the 1900s for a new series of Back In Time For Dinner

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The superfood snack swaps that will save you £20 from your weekly shop, including porridge oats instead of quinoa (and they're JUST as good for you)

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The nine VERY easy steps to quit sugar for good (so stop drinking fruit juice and make sure you eat eggs for breakfast)

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Revealed: The foods to eat to beat PMS (and yes, chocolate IS on the list)

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Revealed: The jargon words food companies use on nutrition labels to disguise added sugar (and why the word 'natural' doesn't mean 'healthy')

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Looks like bread, tastes like BISCUIT: Baker creates incredibly realistic Vegemite on toast cookies... so will they make your menu?

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Behind the refrigerator door... Taco Bell opens up a pop-up SPEAKEASY complete with cocktails and swanky decor to introduce its new chalupa with a fried chicken taco shell

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Avocado dips, seafood rice and coronation chicken made with WINE: The very modern recipes Brits were cooking up to celebrate the Queen's coronation in 1953

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The very strange foods that will make you take a second look (including two bananas in one and a tomato that looks like a DUCK)

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These foods have all found viral fame on the internet for being very unusual, from a tomato that looks exactly like a red rubber duck, top right, to a pepper that looks like a tightly curled fist, top centre. Other unusual foods include two bananas in one, top left, seven grapes that have fused together, bottom left, and a strawberry whose seeds have sprouted before it has left the plant, bottom right.

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First courgettes, now tomatoes and salad leaves are in crisis (and the vegetable shortage could last for another two MONTHS because of bad weather in Spain)

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'How can I make courgetti now?!' Dieters go wild on social media over the UK's courgette shortage

Bad weather on the continent is affecting courgette crops, experts say - and it's sent slimmers into panic. They say they can't follow diet plans from nutrition coach Joe Wicks or make courgetti.

Is Deliveroo growing too quickly? Food delivery app crashes AGAIN leaving hundreds without their takeaway and a stream of complaints on Twitter

Delivery app Deliveroo crashed on Saturday night, triggering a huge backlash from hungry and frustrated customers. Many people had to wait more than two hours for their takeaway.

Is this the CHEAPEST family menu yet? Phil Vickery reveals how to feed a family of five for £5 a day (including a Sunday roast and cooked breakfasts)

This Morning's Phil Vickery today revealed how you can feed a family of five healthy meals for just £5 a day, after being set the challenge to devise a budget meal plan for seven days.

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Is tipping racist? Shake Shack founder says customers SHOULDN'T leave cash for waiters because it 'harks back to the American Civil War'

Shake Shack CEO Danner Meyer has revealed the dark history of tipping on podcast, The Sporkful. He says tipping used to be a way for restaurants to get around slavery laws during the US civil war.

Spice up your life! Turmeric-seasoned 'golden milk' is hailed as this winter's must-sip health beverage as 'wellness drinks' trend booms in the US

The bright yellow hot drink - also known as turmeric latte - is one of a new wave of wellness drinks appearing in coffee shops across the US. Celebrity fans of the drink include Gwyneth Paltrow, 44.

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Amaretti Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
250g plain chocolate
50g amaretti biscuits
100g ground almonds
150g caster sugar
100g softened butter
4 medium eggs
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
100g fresh cherries
Icing sugar
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180c/gas mark 4. Line a 20cm springform tin. Melt 150g of chocolate. Blitz amaretti biscuits, ground almonds and sugar in food processor, add the butter, eggs and 2 tbsps of cordial, process again. Add melted chocolate and briefly process. Pour mixture into the tin, cook for 35-45mins. To finish the cake, cut melt remaining chocolate and mix with 2tbsps of cordial and cut star shapes out when it's set. Decorate cake with icing sugar, stars and chocolate dipped cherries. www.breakthrough.org.uk/bakeoff/

TROPICAL PAVLOVA

Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g light brown muscovado sugar
300ml double cream
8 tbsps Bottlegreen lime cordial
Selection of tropical fruits, such as mango, papaya, passion fruit and kiwi
Method
Pre-heat oven to 140c, gas mark 1. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until stiff, gradually add sugar. Pile the meringue into the centre of the lined baking tray, spread to approx. 25cm, swirling the meringue into peaks, make a dip in the centre. Cook for 1 hour 20 minutes. Place 6 tbsps of the Bottlegreen lime cordial into a small saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer until syrupy, cool. Whisk the cream and the remaining cordial until standing in soft peaks. Prepare the fruits, spoon the cream into the centre of the pavlova, arrange the fruits on top, drizzle over the cooled syrup and serve cut into slices.
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Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g caster sugar
25g flaked almonds
284ml double cream
200g fresh cherries
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
1 tsp arrowroot or cornflour
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 200c, gas mark 6. Line a baking tin with baking parchment. Whisk egg whites until stiff, gradually add the sugar.Spread the meringue into tin and sprinkle with almonds, cook in the oven for 5 minutes, reduce the heat to 170c, gas mark 3 and continue to cook for a 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stone the cherries, place in saucepan with cordial and cook until softened, stir a little of the juices into the arrowroot/cornflour, add to cherries and cook until thickened, cool. Place a tea towel covered with greaseproof paper on the work surface, tip out roulade with the almonds on the bottom. Whisk the cream into soft peaks, spread over the roulade followed by the cherry filling and roll.
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175g (6oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 large eggs
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
50g (2oz) desiccated coconut
6 tbsp Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial
50g (2oz) icing sugar
50g (2oz) stem ginger in syrup, drained and thinly sliced
Fine strips of lemon zest
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C, Gas Mark 4. Butter a 1.2 litre capacity non-stick ring cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs. Fold in flour using a metal spoon. Add coconut, then gently stir in 2tbsp of Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial. Spoon into the cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes. Dilute the remaining cordial with 4 tbsp just-boiled water. Spoon this over top of the cake. Leave cake to cool. To decorate, mix the icing sugar with a little cold water to make a thin icing. Drizzle this over the cake. Top with sliced ginger and lemon rind.
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325g softened butter
225g golden caster sugar
4 large free range eggs
225g self raising flour
2 tsps baking powder
250g strawberries, chopped
3 tbsp Bottlegreen pomegranate and elderflower cordial
200g icing sugar
250g Mascarpone cheese
50g prepared seeds
Pink colouring
14g freeze dried strawberries
150g white chocolate
Heat chopped strawberries with tbsp of cordial for a few minutes. Pre heat oven to 180c, gas mark 4, grease 3 x 18 cm cake tins. Beat the 225g butter and sugar, gradually add eggs. Stir in flour and baking powder followed by cooled strawberries and a little pink food colouring. Divide between tins, bake for 25-30 minutes. Beat butter and icing sugar with cordial, add mascarpone and a little food colouring, divide the mixture in half and add finely chopped strawberries and pomegranate to one half. Divide the icing with fruit between layers. Spread the remaining icing and decorate.

150g digestive biscuits
50g butter
450g full fat soft cream cheese
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 free range egg yolks
150ml sour cream
8 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 gelatine sheets
400g summer berries
Icing sugar
Pre heat oven 200c, gas 6. Line the base of a 20cm/8in tin. Crush the biscuits, melt the butter and mix. Press into base of tin, bake for 8 minutes, cool. Reduce oven to 150c/gas 2. Place cream cheese into bowl, mix a little of the cordial with the cornflour to a smooth paste and add to cheese with the remaining cordial, egg yolks and sour cream. Whisk until smooth, pour into tin and cook for 45-50mins. Cool in tin. Make the topping by soaking the gelatine in cold water then place the cordial in a small pan. Add 8 tbsp water and gently heat. Stir in the gelatine until melted, cool. Top cheesecake with berries. Spoon glaze over, place in the fridge to set.

Chilling news: Produce without a use-by date WON'T stay fresh in your fridge for any more than three days

Good Housekeeping has revealed how long you should keep foods in the fridge - and some of the times are surprisingly short. It's just one day for shellfish and fish but two weeks for smoked salmon.

Is your soya latte ruining your FACE? Doctor reveals how a dairy-free diet can wreak havoc with your skin and bone structure

Cosmetic doctor Dr Nestor Demosthenous highlights the pitfalls of going vegan, including a lack of calcium and being exposed to added sugar - which can wreak havoc with your skin and bone structure.

Thrifty mother-of-three who feeds her whole family (including her dog) for just £38 A WEEK becomes an internet star for her budget healthy lunches

'Budget Queen' feeds her family and dog with £38 a week

Danielle Ross (pictured left and top right with her three sons), of Colchester, has 20,000 followers on Facebook who tune in for her money-saving tips. The 30-year-old's secret is using vouchers and buying own-brand supermarket products. On a recent shop, she managed to spend only £38 (inset). With the ingredients, she whips up healthy meals such as beef with vegetables and sweet potato fries (right), which she shares on her Facebook page. She has now shared her top six money-saving tips.

The nation's favourite chocolate bar revealed (and British best-seller Dairy Milk barely gets a look-in)

Dairy Milk is the best-selling chocolate in the UK but according to a new poll it's far from being the favourite. In fact, Mars Bars were voted top by all age brackets, with Galaxy coming a close second.

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Registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says avoid these six weight loss plans. She says juicing destroys antioxidants and is difficult to sustain long-term.

Trim Davina McCall unveils her new sugar-free cookbook and proves that you can look as good as her by eating curry, chocolate and PIE

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Is tipping racist? Shake Shack founder says customers SHOULDN'T leave cash for waiters because it 'harks back to the American Civil War'

Shake Shack CEO Danner Meyer has revealed the dark history of tipping on podcast, The Sporkful. He says tipping used to be a way for restaurants to get around slavery laws during the US civil war.

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Cellulite affects anywhere between 80 and 98 per cent of women, it's said, but what you eat and drink can help get rid of those pesky dimples if you have the right foods, says nutritionist Lily Soutter.

Look away, Delia! The tasteless cookbooks no-one needs in their kitchen (including 'Cooking With POO' and 'Microwave for One')

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