It was a busy morning at BBC Radio Kent today with making soup and chatting on air about pumpkins, recipes, PYO farms in Kent and if children are more likely to try eating Pumpkins as they have carved them up for Halloween… interesting chat and as promised here is the recipe I made this morning. I did use a Thermomix and this is a Thermomix recipe, if you would like any information about this fantastic ‘magic pot’ please do drop me a line jobanks@alivewithflavour.com Ingredie

The challenge In the UK, our diets now pose the greatest threat to our health and well-being and the food environment urgently needs to change to support us to eat healthier. The latest government dietary guidance suggests we should be eating 7 portions of fruit and veg a day, yet a recent report by the Food Foundation revealed that 80% of adults and 95.5% of children 11-16 years are not eating enough. To decrease the risk of diet related diseases, we need to be eating, on av

It was a busy morning at BBC Radio Kent. I was on air with Julia George at about 11.15 but I am afraid I lost track of time! Such a ‘buzzy’ fun atmosphere in there and Alex Ward and Anna were a great help at getting me organised. We were discussing the Peas Please initiative which I touched on briefly last Friday in my – Friday Foodie blog. I am completely behind the campaign and feel ‘its about time’ as a country we spend so much money on advertising of soft drinks and junk