Zoe Harcombe

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Who’s teaching our children about ‘nutrition’?

Written by Zoë on June 17, 2011 - 8 Comments
Categories: Conflict, Gov. Policy

I came across a school book for GCSE in Home Economics: Food & Nutrition recently. As someone who has studied nutrition extensively – and found virtually everything being taught to be wrong – I was naturally curious. Kellogg’s & Coco-pops I picked up the main textbook “Examining Food & Nutrition” by Jenny Ridgwell (1996). The [...]

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Kellogg’s Coco Pops Advert

Written by Zoë on February 8, 2010 - 3 Comments
Categories: Conflict

Bit of a long blog this, but hopefully worth it! 1)  I subscribe to the Children’s Food Campaign newsletter and support their campaigns. The CFC got a great article in The Independent, which can be seen here. 2) This was an extract from the Children’s Food Campaign January newsletter: “Ever thought of avoiding Coco Pops [...]

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