Food and Lifestyle

For many people, including us, there is an intrinsic connection between food and lifestyle. Therefore, it makes to have a lifestyle category on our website. The food and lifestyle category has three subcategories; family life, gardening, and healthy eating.

In the family life section of the food and lifestyle category of The Fruity Tart, you will find articles that connect food and family. Some articles are personal accounts by Liz Flynn, who is a mum of four. Other pieces provide tips for getting children involved in cooking, along with advice for introducing new foods.

The focus of the gardening subcategory is growing fruit and vegetables to use in your cooking. Again, this section includes personal accounts from Liz Flynn, who enjoys trying to grow vegetables to create meals for her family. Additionally, there are tips for growing your own vegetables and how to use them.

Finally, in the healthy eating section, there are various informative articles about how to eat a healthy diet. These include information about how to include all the nutrients you need in your diet. For example, there are pages with information about each of the vitamins and minerals.

Hopefully, there is a diverse range of informative articles that cover many aspects of food and lifestyle. We hope that you enjoy reading our pages, and would love to hear your feedback. Feel free to add comments or to tell us about your experiences in the comments section below each article. Your comments may give other readers additional tips.

Food and Lifestyle, Healthy Eating

Seven Tips for Eating Out on a Diet

Dining out while dieting is where many people hit a stumbling block in their diet. The temptation to opt for a dish that is high in fat and served with a rich, creamy sauce can spoil the effort that you have made to lose weight for the rest of the week.  However, it is not necessary to avoid dining out altogether.  Here are some tips for dining out whilst dieting.

Food and Lifestyle, Healthy Eating

Foods with Vitamin D: How to Boost Vitamin D Levels

Although the main source of vitamin D is sunshine, there are also foods with vitamin. Here are some foods to give you a vitamin D boost.

Food and Lifestyle

The Bacon Barm Debate- An Age-Old Controversy

A look at the bacon barm debate, an age old controversy over whether it is a bacon barm, a bacon muffin, a bacon roll, or a bacon sandwich.

Food and Lifestyle, Healthy Eating

Seafood and Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

An overview of what you need to know regarding seafood and pregnancy, including the foods the professionals advise avoiding during pregnancy.

Healthy Eating

Picnic Food Safety Tips for Summer

An overview of picnic food safety tips to follow in the warmer months to help you enjoy your days out this summer safely.

Family Life and Food, Food and Lifestyle

Growing Your Own Veg: Our Plastic Bottle Garden

lockdown is a great time to start growing your own veg. We’ve started to grow our own veg again using an unusual method of recycling plastic bottles.

Food and Lifestyle, Healthy Eating

Milk Allergy or Intolerance: Causes and Symptoms

An overview of the causes and symptoms of milk allergies and lactose intolerance.

Food and Lifestyle

Replanting Hacks to Grow Your Own Veg with Video

Even I can manage what is shown in this video of regrowing hacks, which is a demo of how to regrow vegetables. This is a fantastic idea for people on a budget, and kids will love growing their own own veg at home. I thought that other people would also enjoy watching these simple regrowing hacks, too.

Food for Celebrations and Events

Astronomical Cost of Christmas Food in the UK

 Once again, the people of the UK have spent an astronomical amount on food for the Christmas period. Following the trends of previous years, Christmas food costs continue to rise. Studies show that Brits spent a whopping £4.24 billion on food and drink for the festive season in 2018, which is a staggering £1 billion more than food and drink spending for the previous year.

Family Life and Food, Food and Lifestyle

Treated Like a Princess for the Night

Most days, I spend hours in the kitchen either cooking or cleaning. With four children, a husband, a dog, and various people popping in and out, there is always food to prepare and pots to wash.