This really depends on how quickly you are planning to use the eggs. For most cooking purposes, eggs are better used at room temperature; cold eggs will crack when dropped in boiling water, cold whites will not whisk well, and cold yolks will not blend well in sauces and mayonnaise. So if you are using the eggs within the next couple of days, they can be stored at room temperature. But if you wish to store them for longer, it is recommended that you store them in the fridge, in their boxes as the shell is porous and can absorb flavours and aromas easily. Just be sure to remove them from the fridge about 30 minutes before use so they can come up to room temperature.

Although vitamin supplements may provide all the vitamins you need each day, there are lots of other important nutrients they don’t provide. So it’s still important to choose a healthy balanced diet. Vitamin supplements are no substitute for a healthy diet.

All natural smoothies are full of vitamins, are health boosting and count towards your 5-a-day. But they are loaded with natural fruit sugars, in some cases, they contain more sugar than canned drinks! It is also worth bearing in mind that the acid in fruit juices and smoothies will attack the enamel on your teeth. So it’s advisable to rinse your mouth out with water or drink milk after drinking a smoothie and don’t brush your teeth as this will just strip the enamel away.

Frozen vegetables are usually processed within hours of picking, which prevents the loss of many nutrients during the freezing process, therefore they keep their high vitamin and mineral content. A large number of frozen veggies are just as nutritious, or in some cases even more nutritious, than fresh ones – frozen peas are a classic example.

This can be true in some cases but not others, it depends on the type of cheese. If you discover small amounts of mould growing on hard cheese (like Cheddar or Gouda), you can cut the mould off and eat the parts that were untouched.  If you discover mould growing anywhere on soft cheese (like Brie and cream cheese), the mould has probably spread through the liquid and is unsafe all over. Most cheeses have a lifespan of one to two weeks after purchase and you can extend the life of cheese by keeping it sealed tightly from outside air and kept in your refrigerator, below 5C.

It is easy to assume that margarine contains less fat than butter. In fact, they contain similar levels of fat but butter is animal based where as margarine is plant based.

Just 10-15% of the salt in our diet is added at the table or when we are cooking. 75% comes from processed food. Each day the average person eats about 9g, or two teaspoonfuls of salt a day. The recommended levels are just 6g.