Breast is Best – Posted in: General, News, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Surely until we know all the ramifications of ingesting genetically modified food we need to slow down our experimentation, especially when it comes to adding human DNA to animals. The latest “great idea” comes from China where apparently scientists have added human DNA to cattle embryos to create a herd producing milk which is deemed to be 80% human breast milk. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-cows-produce-quothuman-breast-milkquot-22981.html Manufacturers have been trying to produce the correct “formula” for a replacement human breast milk for…

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For the love of Dairy – Posted in: General

I have been a veggie for most of my life. I also wanted my family to have the most ethical and nutritious diet that I could provide for them. This meant a decisive shift away from highly processed convenience foods and a commitment to cooking from scratch. I also decided to grow our own fruits and vegetables and found myself falling asleep with “Diet for a Small Planet” propped up as my bedtime reading. My children’s favorite…

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All scream, summer’s here! – Posted in: General

Now that summer has arrived (whatever that means under our cloudy skies) the ice cream vans start tinkling through every afternoon. There’s something about that soft serve that grabs the attention of the nation like nothing else. ‘Ah, Mr Whippy’, my Dad used to sigh, with a reverential expression. Never mind the calories – this is the season where we all scream for ice cream.

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The Joy of Soy – Posted in: General

How do you like your frappucino? Well, apart from whether to choose chocolate or green tea, it seems like there’s a growing number who don’t want their milky drinks to have any actual milk in them. According to Nielsen, a market research company which tracks food and drink sales, dairy free milk hit more than £136 million during 2010, compared with almost £103m in 2008 and £87 million in 2006. This change in consciousness has been noted…