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When you need something warming yet nutritious, turn to soup – and here’s a great recipe to get you started.

RECIPE FOR WATERCRESS SOUP

Serves: 4
Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes

15ml/1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 small stick celery
350g/12oz potato, peeled and diced
600ml/1pt chicken or vegetable stock
3 (85g) bags watercress
150ml/1/4pt milk
pinch of nutmeg
squeeze of lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper

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As I’ve been running a series of articles on vegetarianism I have had one or two people asking if there are any disadvantages to the vegetarian diet. A “bad” vegetarian diet is no more healthy than a complete junk food diet. Chips and cakes 24/7 could technically be called “vegetarian”, but no-one in their right mind would call it “healthy”. Even ignoring such extremes, there are a few risks in switching to a vegetarian diet.

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Well, to be honest it’s a bit too late,  unless you were for-sighted enough to freeze your turkey, but here’s a great site about home-made chicken noodle soup.  Which, of course, still isn’t turkey. But it doesn’t take a great leap of imagination to substitute turkey for the chicken in the recipe.

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First of all, may I wish you a very Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great Christmas.

At this time of year most of us, myself included, start thinking about ways to make the new year better than the last, and this often includes improving your diet and losing weight – if only to shed the Christmas pounds.

Most people have experienced the yo-yo diet phenomenon where they lose a few pounds on a diet regime, only to see them return (and more) once the diet is over.

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