Is powdered food an eco-dream or just weird?

Huel and Ambronite are touting powdered meals as a low-cost, sustainable way to feed people and help protect the planet

Tech house of the future: take a look around

Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow

Eating less meat isn’t just good for you, it could save the planet

The UK and US are reviewing their dietary guidelines – this is an opportunity to tackle climate change via people’s plates

Find out how much you procrastinate – and how to win back time

Take and share this quiz to learn how to be more dynamic: you’ll soon be a stranger to the snooze button

Pregnant and hungry? How to eat for two without the stress

Getting sufficient nutrition when pregnant can often be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be

People who live alone more likely to have unhealthy diets, study finds

Unhealthy eating and poor nutrient intake could be linked to undeveloped cooking skills or no one to help buy groceries when living alone, research shows

Ripe and ready: how ‘evil geniuses’ got us hooked on avocados

In the 80s, people bit into their tough green skin and complained they didn’t taste like pears. Now you can’t go near Instagram without seeing someone’s mushy brunch – and demand for avocados is outstripping supply

Sugar and Britain’s obesity crisis: the key questions answered

The government is under pressure over Public Health England’s report on the effect of sugar on our health. So what are the issues and what might be done to cure our sweet tooth?

Almond milk: quite good for you – very bad for the planet

Sales of the non-dairy milk alternative are on the rise. But the super-healthy nuts – mostly grown in drought-hit California – need millions of litres of water to be produced. Think twice before you pour it on your cereal

Calorie-counting machines won’t help people lose weight

The Scio promises to scan food and reveal its calorific content. It’s a shame, then, that this attitude to weight loss is so discredited