All hands on deck!

With the increasing scrutiny the world is looking at food composition and ingredients, with buzzwords ranging from high fructose corn syrup to brominated vegetable oil to olestra, it was only a matter of time before I started looking at nutrition panels, while worrying about hydrogenated oils and artificial colourings.

This marks the start of my journey through the refrigerator, snack tins and food cabinets. Each entry will focus on a specific harmful food ingredient, and the hopeful attempt to replace the poisonous artefact with an equally (if not more) tasty alternative with all the bad stuff cut out.

Ahoy!