Can sustainable diets help reduce carbon emissions? A truly sustainable diet needs to be adapted not only to each individual, but also must change throughout their life Food • 10 Jun 22
Can sustainable diets help reduce carbon emissions? A truly sustainable diet needs to be adapted not only to each individual, but also must change throughout their life Food • 10 Jun 22
What lessons can history teach us about food security? How we deal with the current global challenge to food security will show how well equipped we are to tackle future catastrophes Food security • 09 Jun 22
What lessons can history teach us about food security? How we deal with the current global challenge to food security will show how well equipped we are to tackle future catastrophes Food security • 09 Jun 22
Does what we eat as children affect our future health? As the kids return to school, we look at the long-term implications of what they're eating Podcast • 10 May 22
Does what we eat as children affect our future health? As the kids return to school, we look at the long-term implications of what they're eating Podcast • 10 May 22
What makes a dessert an Irish dessert? Get set for some apple tarts, Carrageen moss, barmbrack and jelly and ice-cream Food • 25 Apr 22
What makes a dessert an Irish dessert? Get set for some apple tarts, Carrageen moss, barmbrack and jelly and ice-cream Food • 25 Apr 22
How can we enjoy a tasty, fatty meal without weight gain? Researchers have been looking at how whey proteins could be the answer to this particular pickle Health • 28 Jan 22
How can we enjoy a tasty, fatty meal without weight gain? Researchers have been looking at how whey proteins could be the answer to this particular pickle Health • 28 Jan 22
Is it OK to eat a sandwich with mouldy bread? 'There's a difference between microorganisms which cause food to go off and pathogenic microorganisms, which cause you to be ill' Food • 13 Jan 22
Is it OK to eat a sandwich with mouldy bread? 'There's a difference between microorganisms which cause food to go off and pathogenic microorganisms, which cause you to be ill' Food • 13 Jan 22
How vegan and vegetarian diets could save you money Research has found that switching to a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or flexitarian diet could reduce your food bill by up to a third Food • 05 Jan 22
How vegan and vegetarian diets could save you money Research has found that switching to a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or flexitarian diet could reduce your food bill by up to a third Food • 05 Jan 22
A fruity history of the Christmas pudding The traditional pudding with its 13 ingredients representing Jesus and the 12 disciples can actually be good for you Christmas • 15 Dec 21
A fruity history of the Christmas pudding The traditional pudding with its 13 ingredients representing Jesus and the 12 disciples can actually be good for you Christmas • 15 Dec 21
Cooking the books: the recipe for a successful cookbook As the huge growth in cookbook publishing shows, what we eat and cook has become an indicator of lifestyle and identity Cookbooks • 10 Nov 21
Cooking the books: the recipe for a successful cookbook As the huge growth in cookbook publishing shows, what we eat and cook has become an indicator of lifestyle and identity Cookbooks • 10 Nov 21
How do fruit and veg affect our digestive system? Fruit and vegetables are an excellent source of both macro and micronutrients whcih are key to a healthy digestive system Food • 10 Nov 21
How do fruit and veg affect our digestive system? Fruit and vegetables are an excellent source of both macro and micronutrients whcih are key to a healthy digestive system Food • 10 Nov 21
How much protein can fish provide us with? Fish has a high content of 'complete' protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids, minerals and vitamins Health • 29 Oct 21
How much protein can fish provide us with? Fish has a high content of 'complete' protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids, minerals and vitamins Health • 29 Oct 21
How healthy is your breakfast cereal? From porridge to Coco Pops, it's all about the sugar Food • 12 Oct 21
How healthy is your breakfast cereal? From porridge to Coco Pops, it's all about the sugar Food • 12 Oct 21
How climate change is adding to historically high food prices Global food prices are increasing because of fuel prices, bad weather and Covid-19 Climate Change • 01 Oct 21
How climate change is adding to historically high food prices Global food prices are increasing because of fuel prices, bad weather and Covid-19 Climate Change • 01 Oct 21
Why quitting sugar is such a headache The side effects people get from eating less sugar are a result of how the brain reacts when exposed to sugary foods Health • 25 Aug 21
Why quitting sugar is such a headache The side effects people get from eating less sugar are a result of how the brain reacts when exposed to sugary foods Health • 25 Aug 21
Half cooked & half raw: the Irish tradition of spuds with a moon Why the rural poor in 19th century Ireland half-cooked potatoes for consumption says a lot about society, history and food Food • 29 May
Half cooked & half raw: the Irish tradition of spuds with a moon Why the rural poor in 19th century Ireland half-cooked potatoes for consumption says a lot about society, history and food Food • 29 May
The science behind the spicy food you eat How hot things get in your mouth depends on the capsaicin chemicals to be found in the chilli peppers in your food Food • 22 Jul 21
The science behind the spicy food you eat How hot things get in your mouth depends on the capsaicin chemicals to be found in the chilli peppers in your food Food • 22 Jul 21
Why do cauliflowers look so odd? Researchers spent many hours dismantling caulflowers to discover the maths behind their unusual shape Maths • 16 Jul 21
Why do cauliflowers look so odd? Researchers spent many hours dismantling caulflowers to discover the maths behind their unusual shape Maths • 16 Jul 21
'People who eat sausages love sausages' With sausages in the news thanks to Brexit and Northern Ireland, just what's behind our fondness for the humble banger? Food • 14 Jul 21
'People who eat sausages love sausages' With sausages in the news thanks to Brexit and Northern Ireland, just what's behind our fondness for the humble banger? Food • 14 Jul 21
Is plant milk better for you than cow's milk? There are now many alternatives to cow's milk, but how does plant milk score for nutritional value? Brainstorm • 01 Jul 21
Is plant milk better for you than cow's milk? There are now many alternatives to cow's milk, but how does plant milk score for nutritional value? Brainstorm • 01 Jul 21
Who wants an insect energy bar or bug burger for lunch? Just as no-one anticipated demand for soy-based sausages and seaweed burgers, there's another future food revolution on the way Food • 24 May 21
Who wants an insect energy bar or bug burger for lunch? Just as no-one anticipated demand for soy-based sausages and seaweed burgers, there's another future food revolution on the way Food • 24 May 21
Why getting kids involved with cooking is a good idea Learning to cook at a young age has huge advantages in terms of diet and health Children • 18 May 21
Why getting kids involved with cooking is a good idea Learning to cook at a young age has huge advantages in terms of diet and health Children • 18 May 21
How dessert became the bling course at 18th century dinners A panoply of desserts delighted Ireland's sweet-toothed and fashion-conscious Georgian diners Food • 22 Mar 21
How dessert became the bling course at 18th century dinners A panoply of desserts delighted Ireland's sweet-toothed and fashion-conscious Georgian diners Food • 22 Mar 21
Why is there only one Irish cheese with protected status? The protected designation of origin scheme could be of huge commercial benefit to Irish cheese makers Food • 05 Mar 21
Why is there only one Irish cheese with protected status? The protected designation of origin scheme could be of huge commercial benefit to Irish cheese makers Food • 05 Mar 21
Ever wondered why one crisp is never enough? What makes Tayto, King, Keogh's and Kettle crisps so tasty and moreish - and are they good for you? Crisps • 28 May 21
Ever wondered why one crisp is never enough? What makes Tayto, King, Keogh's and Kettle crisps so tasty and moreish - and are they good for you? Crisps • 28 May 21
Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes This preoccupation with elegant tableware was designed to draw attention to the gentlemen's good taste and wealth History • 03 Jun 21
Meet the 18th century Irish gents obsessed with plates and dishes This preoccupation with elegant tableware was designed to draw attention to the gentlemen's good taste and wealth History • 03 Jun 21
