Category Archives: ethical

Review – nakd snack bars

Posted on 25 March, 2013 by doug

Not far from my office is a health food shop and I often pop in to buy something at lunch time, possibly for our food cupboard at home or simply because I’m still hungry and fancy a snack to keep … Continue reading →

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Minimum alcohol pricing

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by doug

I seldom wade into politics in my blog but this time I cannot let the issue of alcohol pass by once again.  It appears Prime Minister David Cameron is back-tracking on a commitment to increase the minimum price for alcohol. … Continue reading →

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Is being vegan healthy?

Posted on 28 January, 2013 by doug

Rachel, Annabelle and Steve Vegetarians and vegans are people who have plant based diets; they don’t eat animal meat.  Vegans go further by completely avoiding any animal products which includes wool, honey, eggs, milk etc.  So, is being a vegan … Continue reading →

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Key questions about being a Vegan

Posted on 27 January, 2013 by doug

Combination of tomatoes and avocados is very healthy What are vegans? Vegans are people who only eat plant based food.  That means no meat (animal or fish), no eggs, dairy products, no honey. Do vegans wear woolly jumpers? No, they … Continue reading →

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Veleco cycle wear

Posted on 15 December, 2012 by doug

This is important.  A new cycle clothing company which is almost certainly the world’s first of it’s kind.  I spotted this in the CTC’s weekly email bulletin a while back and now I have seen a brief mention in the Ethical Consumer … Continue reading →

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Bikeworks

Posted on 12 September, 2012 by doug

A few days ago I was waiting for a tube train in London and I spotted an advert for bikeworks and have now taken a closer look at their website as I think they appear a really great organisation and worth a … Continue reading →

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Meridian Peanut Butter

Posted on 29 July, 2012 by doug

I have long memories of enjoying peanut butter, right from getting home from school feeling as if I’d not eaten for a week, absolutely starving and making myself a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich. Yes, mayonnaise with peanut butter: more about that … Continue reading →

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Review – Landgarten Pumpkin Seed Snack

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by doug

Following on from my recent review of Landgarten Organic Snacks I have another review to share with you.  You might remember I was pretty positive about those Soya bean snacks and these are even better!  I also road tested them on my … Continue reading →

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Is Watercress good for you?

Posted on 25 April, 2012 by doug

freshly picked watercress from our garden pond We started growing watercress in our pond by accident a few years ago.  Rachel was sprinkling a few seeds onto some soil in a seed tray and some fell into the pond.  Since … Continue reading →

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Coast to Coast training ride

Posted on 15 April, 2012 by doug

C2C practice ride for Becky & Hannah “Becky how far do you think we’ve been riding for?” “About a mile or two” “Are you sure?  Must be at least 20 miles.  I never knew this mountain was so steep” panted … Continue reading →

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Why I’m tee total

Posted on 15 February, 2012 by doug

Few things are nicer than a good coffee or tea Please bear with me in a brief departure from the usual running and cycling posts.  Back to normal after this post. Just imagine alcohol didn’t exist and you are the … Continue reading →

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Review – The Food Doctor – raw seeds & nuts

Posted on 19 December, 2011 by doug

This is a brilliant little pot of good foods and not very sticky, exciting, gooey, sweet or sickly.  Instead it is very nutritious and filling. On the face of it, it is fairly expensive at £2.99 but it does give … Continue reading →

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Yew Clothing

Posted on 15 September, 2011 by doug

Hey why not take a look at the Yew Clothing website: http://www.yewclothing.com/about-us/who-are-yew/ I was having a flick through an old copy of the Jan / Feb 2010 Ethical Consumer magazine to try and find something about running shoes (which I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on food

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by doug

Since I have been taking better care of myself during the last few years, I’ve paid attention to what I eat.  That attention comes in a few different ways and here’s some of my thinking: Quality of food I try … Continue reading →

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