Hey, kids – leave my bad food stash alone
Jay Rayner: What do you do when the children find your sherbet lemons and pork scratchings – and all the other things you told them were bad?
Seasonal eating: does it matter?
A BBC poll has revealed that fewer than one in 10 Brits know when some of the UK's most well-known fruit and vegetables are in season, and supermarkets do little to help. But would a strawberry at the Christmas table really be so out of place?
The rise and rise of sourdough bread
As evidence grows that slow-fermented bread may be easier to digest, nutrition historian Barbara Griggs looks back at its history and health benefits - and tries baking it
Why we should be concerned about the return of Victorian diseases
Official figures showing a rise in diseases linked to poverty, such as gout, TB, measles, malnutrition and whooping cough are a barometer of failure and neglect, says John Middleton
Herbal remedies? Now take healthier lessons from the land
Good health needs more than a bottle of lavender oil, argues the founder of Neal’s Yard Remedies, whose farm is designed to make bigger connections, as Barbara Griggs discovers
The war on fat is over – and I won
Jay Rayner: The killjoys can eat humble pie. Dairy and red meat fats aren't bad for you – and now there are hard figures to back up the case I've been making for years
Why packaging can spoil the flavour of food – and how to avoid it
Amy Fleming: When your bottled water tastes like plastic, it may not mean you are swallowing toxic chemicals, but it's far from refreshing. Find out what jars, tins and bottles do to your food
Eight of the most outlandish food health claims
Alice-Azania Jarvis: In years gone by, the public was told that Coca-Cola cures impotence, biscuits prevent masturbation and pomegranate juice helps you cheat death
Will eating insects ever be mainstream?
For years I've read about the merits of eating insects as a way of making our diets more sustainable, yet as I still can't buy a packet of crickets in the supermarket I'm wondering if this will ever happen. Is it another green idea laid to waste by squeamishness? Lucy Siegle mulls it over
End this sugar rush – it’s the only way to tackle the obesity crisis
Simon Capewell: Attempts to reduce sugar content in food and drinks have failed in the face of Big Food. Legislation is now necessary