We all need to eat. Some of us do so merely to fill up our stomachs while others do so for the pure enjoyment of a tasty meal. Whatever type of diner you are, this issue of Taste has a theme that is relevant to everyone: nutrition.
Poor nutrition makes you unhealthy and unhappy. If you are going to eat anyway, why do so badly?
In the following pages you can read about the fashionable GI (glycemic index) diet, which claims to allow you to eat as much as you like with minimum weight gain.
Read about microwave ovens and whether they are harming our food - and us along the way.
You will also learn about Australian dining, which has become popular around the world, although few know exactly what it is. This, in addition to nourishing soup recipes and advice on where to eat if you are not cooking at home.
Let's start on this page with a list of popular ingestible items and see how much we actually know about them.
