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Staying healthy is top-of-mind for all of us as we navigate the pandemic, and part of making sure our immune systems stay strong and resilient is to manage our weight by making wiser and healthier food choices. These needn’t be huge changes, sometimes the smallest things, like choosing to grill a piece of Halaal fish as opposed to frying it, can end up making the biggest difference - so keep these 5 easy swaps in mind as you plan your meals:

Tuesday 1 October is World Vegetarian Day and while we are all very much meat-lovers here at N1 – we do after all provide the best quality meat Cape Town and Johannesburg has to offer – we don’t for a moment underestimate the importance of including fruit and vegetables in our daily eating plans.

We all know we need to eat five portions a day for optimal health, but do you know where and why the 5-a-day first began? 

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.

Winter is on its way and soon we’ll be spending more time in our kitchens cooking up a storm and enjoying much-loved warm winter dishes – and topping that list of comfort food has to be a traditional roast. While practically any cut of meat can be roasted, roast pork remains a firm favourite, particularly when it comes to savouring crispy crackling.