Bee Wilson

@KitchenBee

I write about food. And other things. Books include First Bite, This is Not a Diet Book and Consider the Fork. Chair of : sensory food education

Joined March 2010
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    14 Feb 2016

    It's not about willpower; it's about joy. Thank you, & for this Food Prog on First Bite

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    55 minutes ago
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    Yes, but the nutrients and plant sterols in the vegetables help the body to process the cheese-burger and reduce its effect on one's health. It's never a bad thing to eat vegetables. 😉

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    Marlene Dietrich's ABC has a long entry for CUCUMBER SALAD. It begins, "peel cucumbers not from the narrow end down. The narrow end is often bitter and your knife transfers the bitterness to the entire cucumber". That said, should one peel cucumbers?

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  4. 2 hours ago

    'Back in my dieting days, I truly believed that I could wash away the calories of the day if I drank enough Diet Coke'. I wrote here about the 'negative calorie illusion', something I found out about from 's forthcoming book.

    No, A Salad Doesn’t Make that Burger Healthier ( via )
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  5. 3 hours ago

    Why does a bottle of squeezy processed cheese come with a photo of broccoli on the label? I wrote this about serving suggestions and the 'negative calorie illusion' in .

    Don't kid yourself about "negative calories," says : That double-cheeseburger is no less fattening if it comes with a salad. via
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  6. 3 hours ago

    Campbell's is selling its portfolio of 'healthier' foods, from carrots to hummus. Why? Shareholder pressure for more money. Hard-hitting blog from :'food corporations cannot be expected to be agents of public health as long as Wall Street investors call the shots'.

    Corporate profits v. public health: Campbell’s as a case in point
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    5 hours ago

    Programs that focus on behavior changes can not only increase health knowledge, but also help families make healthy habits to last a lifetime. "Weight isn't even mentioned. If you get the habits right, the weight will follow," says Dr. Tom Warshawski.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    'The Confederation of Tanzania Industries estimates that up to 50% of all the food imported into its country is associated with some sort of fraud'. on the sheer scale of food fraud in Africa and what can be done about it.

    My latest article. Think about how bad the situation is, how lucky in the Developed World we are & how you might be able to help in any way possible
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  9. 5 hours ago

    Essen lernen. Hugely looking forward to talking about First Bite in Berlin this weekend.

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    6 hours ago

    Some of our Polish parents are in to help us with our crop of cucumbers 🥒.We are learning how to make salatka szwedzka (Swedish Salad) for our salad bar😋

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  11. 7 hours ago

    From 'pizza graphic' to 'Camembert': how 'pie chart' translates across the world.

    🤔 Would there be a statistically significant increase in joy for students learning about data if we told them to draw pizza graphics? 🍕
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    Sep 5

    A child who has never tasted a real strawberry 🍓 is unlikely to grow into someone who wants to eat strawberries. gives children the chance to experience fresh produce with all their senses.

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    Sep 5

    Ahead of tomorrow's SC verdict, here's hoping.

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    12 hours ago

    And this, at the heart of it. A guarantee of dignity for all. 🌈🌈🌈❤️❤️❤️❤️🌺🌺🌺

    Chandrachud - It is difficult to right a wrong by history. But we can set the course for the future. This case involves much more than decriminalizing homosexuality. It is about people wanting to live with dignity.
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  15. 8 hours ago

    'Few vegetables look more handsome...than CHARD'. Chez Panisse Vegetables 1996

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    Sep 5

    New findings from the Food Foundation and as children in the UK return to school & the scheduled date for the second reading of 's Food Insecurity Measurement Bill approaches

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  17. 8 hours ago

    'A sauce or catsup, as thick as treacle and of a clear black colour, called Soy, which is much esteemed'. Definition of SOY SAUCE from 1870 via

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    Sep 4

    Health and joy from food - meal recommendations for early childhood education and care

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    Sep 5

    Delighted about this careful, close and thoughtful review of my book by in

    From lists of eggs to lists of worries, the lists we keep are fragments of ourselves that can give structure to life. I wrote about list-making and 's remarkable memoir of her grandmother ELISABETH's LISTS in via
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  20. Sep 5

    New favourite way to use up odds and ends from salad drawer: green shakshuka from new ⁦⁩ book. With yoghurt and sumac.

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  21. Sep 5

    If you are a first-time author with a commissioned food book on the go, do enter award. Entries now open.

    Entries for the 2019 Jane Grigson Trust Award are open!
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