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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height …

Fossil evidence suggests that the olive tree dates back some 20-40 million years ago in the area that is today known as Italy. It was first cultivated around 7,000 years ago; it’s been around as food for around 6,000 years; and it was first grown commercially in Crete around 3000 BC. Today a multi-billion dollar industry, there are, according to the International Olive Council, an estimated 865 million olive trees in the world.

Mince is probably one of the most versatile and cost-effective meats known to man. From the traditional spaghetti bolognaise and cottage pie right through to gourmet burgers and Moroccan lamb meatballs with chickpeas, it’s all possible with mince; and N1 stock a wide variety of high-quality, Halaal certified meat including steak, extra lean mince, topside, chicken, ostrich, mutton and lamb mince.

Whether you’re into Paleo, Banting, Atkins or any other more mainstream eating plan, indisputable is the fact that when you’re trying to make healthier choices, the amount of information out there is staggering and quite often misleading – what’s good today is disproved tomorrow and vice versa. Nutrition is constantly under the magnifying glass; as well it should be, as so much of what we choose to put into our bodies affects our health and general well-being.