A. There are three types of date marking - Use-by, Best-before as well as Baked-on and it's worthwhile knowing the differences. Read on ...

Just because food’s frozen, or comes in a can or a bottle, doesn’t mean it’s junk! Think of frozen peas, bottled tomato pasta sauce, canned chick peas, canned apricots or baked beans, those handy kitchen staples we reach to create a fast meal when you're busy. Here Catherine Saxelby takes a look at the merits of such "minimally-processed" foods.