Food additives improve food shelf life and appearance, increase food safety and in some instances also enhance the taste of food. Currently, there are several thousand food additives that are in use and over the last few decades, and quite recently as well, certain food additives have been banned due to concerns of adverse effects on human health.

If you're looking to keep it simple for today's lunch, we suggest trying this recipe – vegetables, pasta and olive oil. Also, with spring around the corner, try adding some wonderful fresh asparagus.

This is a luxurious salad recipe that will convert the most stubborn meat-eaters into salad lovers.

No powders, no extra sugar, just pure chocolate melted in hot milk. This is the real deal Hot Chocolate.

Blistered shishito peppers are incredibly easy to prepare and only take 10 minutes to make. They are a perfect little pre-dinner nibble.

Roasted vegetables and veggie stock base is a delicious and healthy meal in itself, and when planned it can also be a part of a meal prep. This means that from this one base recipe we can create several delicious dishes.

Lemon cookies are easy to make, and are also a great treat without having too much sugar and flour. They’re fantastic with afternoon tea or as a little something sweet after dinner.

When compared to an omnivorous diet, a plant-based diet has shown to improve several important health markers, such as body mass index (BMI), cardiovascular and cognitive health, and decrease risks of cancer and diabetes. This sounds great, however, we need to look more closely into the studies to see what lies behind the term “omnivorous diet”, in order to have a better understanding when comparing these two types of diets.

This juice has a prominent pear and radish taste. However, daikon radish is not as strong as other radishes, and they are rich in vitamin C and a good source of prebiotic fibre, called inulin.

A perfect and filling family meal! Meat, pasta and herbs - a fabulous combination.

Plant-based products, and especially plant-based meat alternatives, have oils added to meet the fat content that an animal product would naturally have. Due to their low cost, refined vegetable oils are mostly used, such as soybean, corn and canola oil. In the process of extraction chemical solvents are used and oil is often exposed to heat which causes oxidation and damage. So, how healthy are such foods really?

This apple compote recipe is so versatile since it can be used on your pancakes, waffles, with ice cream, as well as a filling in pies.