How we learned to love the beetroot
A few years ago, you could only find it drowned in vinegar at the back of your gran's pantry. Now it's the best thing since kale and pomegranates
Fussy eaters – how to get your child to try nutritious food
Amy Fleming: While it's clearly important to supervise your children's diet, the trick is to be as covert about it as possible
Do I need to eat more fibre?
Luisa Dillner: Few of us consume the amount of dietary fibre recommended by nutritionists and there appear to be plenty of health benefits if we up our intake
I ate my wife’s placenta raw in a smoothie and cooked in a taco
Placentophagy is becoming popular, thanks to health claims and celebrity advocates. And afterbirth is a surprisingly versatile ingredient, finds James Mackinon*
A bottle of wine a day is harmless? The evidence suggests otherwise
Suzi Gage: Claims that alcohol is only harmful to health if you drink more than 13 units per day are unsubstantiated
How to eat more greens: just add mayonnaise
Rachel Cooke: Seven-a-day has replaced five-a-day. If you can't face a mountain of fruit and veg, here's the answer. It's delicious, if not quite so healthy …
London marathon: the perfect pre-race evening meal – recipe
Rigatoni with butternut squash, pancetta & thyme is a highly nutritious and low GI pasta dish that will fuel you up and supercharge you for the big day
London marathon: the perfect pre-race breakfast – recipe
Porridge with blueberries, toasted walnuts and honey will fire you up for the big day
What to eat in the three days before running the London marathon
Athlete and cook Kate Percy offers a foodie guide to the crucial few days leading up to the London marathon and suggests the ideal pre-race supper for the night before and pre-race breakfast
How a child’s food preferences begin in the womb
Tests have shown that what a woman eats during her pregnancy is easily detectable in her amniotic fluid, and the foetus develops a taste for familiar flavours