Is a natural apple healthier than a ‘conventional’ one? Marco van Es about the bigger picture
Is a naturally grown apple really that much healthier than an apple grown under conventional conditions? We talk to Marco van Es of Bac2nature. His research foundation links crop soil, the microbiome, the quality of our immune system, and our health. Turns out, for more and more experts like van Es: It’s all about diversity, and it’s all about the bigger picture.
Let’s talk about cooking: Welcome to your new kitchen!
A good meal needs expensive ingredients. It needs a long time to prepare. It needs a good recipe. It needs to be from a certain country, like “Italian.” It needs meat as the centre of attention. Right? Mary Contrary begs to differ. She has put aside all her ideas about cooking. And she feels a lot better for it, she says. Mary’s advice is simple: Time to shake things up! A nice healthy meal doesn’t have to be complicated.
The new world of vegetable cuisine: An interview with Vegetable Chef Frank Fol
Not so long ago, most of us would not have found a plant-based meal all that exciting. As if something was missing. Or that it was unhealthy. Can we change our views about food? The world-renowned vegetable chef Frank Fol says we can and we do. Here he tells us about a completely new cuisine of taste, colour and magic. This new world is happening in our best restaurants and in our kitchens at home. A new world, he says, that is here to stay.