The Kitchen Prescription: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: 101 delicious everyday recipes to revolutionise your gut health

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She made history as the first ever doctor to win MasterChef in 2017 and since then she has published three books: Foodology, Khazana and The Kitchen Prescription (coming 30 March 2023).

The Kitchen Prescription: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: 101

The Trust has recently launched a menu of budget buster meals in response to the cost-of-living crisis and to encourage people to eat more healthily. However, he believes that with the right focus from government and citizens, we can change our food culture. I am a strong believer that the most powerful tool is the ability to cook as this gives people the confidence to experiment with different ingredients and recipes and to eat a varied and fulfilling diet. The UK’s situation has been further exacerbated by our special relationship with America, both glorifying its consumer culture and its free market, which has allowed companies to make money at the expense of our health. I eat a small amount of meat, but the majority of food I eat is fruit and veg, nuts and seeds, legumes and pulses and spices, all from scratch.Modern technology and platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube mean that we can access step-by-step recipes at our fingertips – cooking really shouldn’t be a stressful or scary process.

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The irony, says Mahmood-Ahmed, is that doctors are still not trained to talk to patients about good eating patterns or to give dietary advice. In this country, 85 per cent of the portfolios of the processed food companies are products that the World Health Organisation says are too unhealthy to market to children,” says Dimbleby.

A lot of these foods are things mixed in different configurations with a little bit of flavour added.

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Her work in the kitchen, in the hospital, in NHS canteens and in the wider community is to be hugely admired! I have always loved eating good food, which meant that I had to learn to cook good food from an early age!France, for a contrasting example, didn’t reach the same percentage of urban population until the 1960s. We know that because of the stigma associated with obesity, gaining weight is a risk factor for feeling sad,” says van Tulleken. They’re ultra-processed foods, a set of edible substances that are addictive for many and which are now linked to weight gain, early death and, yes – depression. Her new book, The Kitchen Prescription, which argues that food is medicine, contains over 100 recipes that are good for the gut. Gut-friendly breakfasts, immune-boosting lunches, quick family suppers and a host of simple, mostly plant-based dishes make up this colourful collection of recipes.