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Vintage food and Feast content throughout history and the foodie archive.

Are there benefits to eating turmeric and other spices?
pices have been a part of our diets for thousands of years – it’s second nature to sprinkle our chips with pepper, sip on ginger tea and add chillies to our meals. But recently, some spices have been unofficially promoted from everyday culinary staples to all-healing superfoods.
By Miley3 years ago in Feast
The truth about eating eggs
As many countries urge populations to stay at home, many of us are paying more attention to our diets and how the food we eat can support our health. To help sort out the fact from the fiction, BBC Future is updating some of our most popular nutrition stories from our archive.
By Taufik Olu3 years ago in Feast
Frozen, fresh or canned food: What’s more nutritious?
In recent weeks, as shoppers have looked to stock up on food that lasts, sales of canned and frozen food have surged. Even freezer sales are up. But many of us are taught to believe that when it comes to fruit and vegetables, nothing is as nutritious as fresh produce.
By Tanoria3 years ago in Feast
Is sugar really bad for you?
iven the current situation, many of us are more interested than ever in how food can (and can’t) support our health. To help you sort out fact from fiction, BBC Future is bringing back some of our most popular nutrition stories.
By Rachel Caspari3 years ago in Feast
Is it safe to microwave food?
To mark the end of a turbulent year, we are bringing back some of our favourite stories for BBC Future’s “Best of 2020” collection. Discover more of our picks here.
By Taufik Olu3 years ago in Feast
Which cooking oil is the healthiest?
Cooking oils are a kitchen staple. But there’s a lot of conflicting information regarding how healthy each of them are. With so many on the shelves – from coconut to olive, vegetable to canola, avocado to rapeseed oil – how do we know which ones to use, and if we should be avoiding any altogether?
By Rachel Caspari3 years ago in Feast
Is eating fish healthy?
Fish has a reputation for being one of the healthiest foods we can eat. But the rising availability of plant-based alternatives, and increasing concerns about seafood’s sustainability and carbon footprint, have led some to question whether we need it in our diets. Since 1974, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization reports, fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels have declined from 90% to just under 66% today.
By Tanoria3 years ago in Feast
Why coffee could be good for your health
Caffeine is the most popular psychoactive drug in the world. Humans have been drinking coffee, a natural source of caffeine, for centuries, but there have been mixed messages around its effect on human health for decades.
By Taufik Olu3 years ago in Feast
Are nut butters bad for your health?
There's well-established evidence that nuts are good for us. They're packed full of fibre and healthy fats, and have been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
By Taufik Olu3 years ago in Feast
Why eating colourful food is good for you
Most of us are faced with the same choice numerous times a day: what to eat. Along with price, accessibility and preference, we'll often use a food's healthfulness to help us make a decision.
By Miley3 years ago in Feast
Does cheese really give you vivid dreams?
ur relationship with cheese is a strange one. It often ranks among people's favourite foods – there are entire festivals dedicated to cheese, where it is eaten or even rolled down hills. Tasting cheese and pairing it with wines, chutneys and biscuits has been turned into an art form. We also know it is packed with saturated fat and eating too much can be bad for us.
By Sinha Ceni3 years ago in Feast
How food influencers affect what we eat
Many of us are lucky enough to have some degree of choice over what we eat. When we open the fridge or browse the shelves of the local supermarket, there are a smorgasbord of options available to us. But are the decisions we make about our diet as free as we like to think? What if there was something other than our own hunger and the choices that happen to be at eye-level influencing what we eat?
By Tanoria3 years ago in Feast