© David Loftus
Here you'll find loads of useful information about everything from food groups to packaging and from setting up your kitchen to cooking on a barbecue. We've aimed to cover all the basics you need to enable you to shop and cook cleverly, efficiently and cheaply, to be able to make the right food choices, and to cook safely and healthily for life. These fact sheets are by no means the definitive guide to all things food, but they're a good, solid start, and should set you on the right path to learning everything you need to know. It's important to remember that different countries have different regulations, ingredients, welfare standards and health guidelines so you need to check online for the most relevant and up-to-date information for your country. We've also put in lots of helpful links to various online resources – there are some great sites out there offering loads of extra information – don't forget to search for your local equivalents so that you're always getting the latest, most relevant information for where you live.
CLEVER SHOPPING
CUPBOARD ESSENTIALS
CUTS OF LAMB
CUTS OF PORK
FRIDGE AND CUPBOARD MANAGEMENT
LEARNING ABOUT ALLERGIES
SEASONALITY AND SOURCING YOUR FOOD
SETTING UP YOUR KITCHEN
SHARING FOOD KNOWLEDGE-HOW TO PASS IT ON
TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
FOOD SAFETY: AVOIDING CROSS-CONTAMINATION
FOOD SAFETY: HOW TO HANDLE FOOD SAFELY
FOOD SAFETY: HOW TO COOK SAFELY
KNIFE SAFETY
ALL ABOUT CARBOHYDRATES
ALL ABOUT DAIRY
ALL ABOUT E NUMBERS
ALL ABOUT SALT
GETTING YOUR 5 A DAY
PROTEIN AND ALL THINGS VEGETARIAN
UNDERSTANDING GDAS
UNDERSTANDING GOOD AND BAD FATS
UNDERSTANDING PORTION SIZES
UNDERSTANDING SHELF LIFE
UNDERSTANDING THE EATWELL PLATE
UNDERSTANDING TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELLING
