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Lifestyle Six of the best FOR A HEALTHY START Slowly does it Hotpoint SJ 15XL UP0 Slow Juicer (1) Juicers provide an easy way to achieve your five-a-day and they were of course a big hit in 2015. Hotpoint’s latest model will see the trend continue. The basis of this model is that the bladeless technology and low speed motor (50rpm) will help you get more nutrients and vitamins from your juicer as the fruit and veg go through a more gentle process allowing more vitamins and nutrients to be squeezed into your drink. On top of that, there is less waste produced and Hotpoint estimate you’ll get 30pc more juice from this model than others on the market. The multi-purpose gadget De’Longhi Multifry Extra Chef (2) If you are unable to resist the lure of the humble chip, this device will ensure that a plateful of the potato treat won’t automatically mean you’ll be consuming your body weight in calories or fat. With this machine, you can cook up a batch of 1.7kg of chips using just 14ml of oil. The Multifry’s capabilities don’t end there. Cook up a batch of a winter warming stew or risotto, your own homemade pizza - without the additives you get in shop-bought ones - using the pan function or the air grill function. Box clever George Foreman Cream 18873 Family Grill (3) With their tag line of ‘The Lean Mean Fat- Reducing Grilling Machine’, the George Foreman grill has proved to be an ever-present kitchen accessory since launching in 1994. If you’re yet to invest in one, you may be wondering what the hype is about. Well, not only does it cook your food swiftly, but the angled plate allows the excess fat and grease from your dishes to channel away into a drip tray. In fact, they estimate that it will reduce the fat content of some food by up to 42pc. This model is great for families as it allows you to cook five portions at a time. On the go Mix & Go (4) Another quick and easy-touse smoothie maker, this blender will suit those who live a busy lifestyle and don’t feel they have time to sit down for breakfast. Place your ingredients in one of the two portable bottles, screw the blade unit on, turn it upside down and attach it to the motor unit. Then just press down on top of the bottle - when the machine senses pressure it’ll whirl into action, quickly making up your favourite blend. Also, you can replace the blade unit with the drink lid and go out and about! Weigh it up Terraillon’s Nutritab Scale (5) To the naked eye this is a set of fancy kitchen scales, however, delve a little deeper and you’ll discover an assistant to help you stay on course for your healthy eating plan. The scales pair up with its own wellness app so that you can check the nutritional information - including fat and fibre content and the calories - of all the ingredients as you weigh them. Use the app to store the data and create different profiles. Requires three AAA batteries. Homemade is best Cuisinart Soup Maker Plus (6) Nothing tastes quite as nourishing as a homemade soup. However, they can become quite cumbersome to make, with lots of pots, pans and a blender/food processer required. It’s enough to leave you running to the supermarket for a shopbought one. This soup maker though will make the creative process far simpler. Cook the ingredients, add your stock, blitz it all up and keep it warm without breaking into a sweat. You’ll be in control of what goes into your soup - so no additives or preservatives unless you want them - and the hearty dish you create will leave you full up so you won’t be reaching for the snack jar. 76 | health matters | spring 2016
... FOR SAVING WATER About a third of the water we use at home is for flushing the loo, but you can save a lot by only flushing when there’s something solid to flush away. If this doesn’t appeal, you can restrict the amount of water used for each flush by fitting a water-saving loo, such as a dual-flush one that has a big and a little flush. You can also put something (a brick, or a plastic bag designed for the job - some water companies provide these free of charge) in the cistern, so it doesn’t use as much water to flush. Taking a shower uses around two-thirds less water than taking a bath, but this is providing you’re only in the shower for a few minutes and it’s not a power shower - power showers can use more water than a bath. You’ll save most water by fitting a flow-restricting shower or an aerating shower head. These use less water per minute and shouldn’t leave you showering in a dribble. Mira Showers’ Eco showers, for example, use flow regulators to limit the maximum flow of water, while their Eco shower heads use aerating technology to create the sensation of a normal flow using a lot less water. If you have a dripping tap, fix it as quickly as possible because it will soon waste litres of water. Often the tap just needs a new washer, which isn’t hard to fit. You can also save water by fitting flow restrictors or regulators to your home’s taps, or tap inserts that aerate the water. One of the best ways to save water is to install a grey-water recycling system. This typically takes waste water from the bath, shower and basin (and sometimes other waste water too) and uses it for the loo and outside tap. There are various ways to do this, some of which are expensive, but it can be as straightforward as fitting a wastepipe splitter to separate the water from your bathroom’s loo from the room’s other waste water. In the garden, rainwater can be collected in a water butt by connecting it to a downpipe, which is a fairly simple DIY job. This makes watering the garden easier, especially when there’s a hosepipe ban. A more elaborate version of this is a rainwater harvesting system. There are different versions, but it’s often a system that collects rain from the guttering and pumps it to where it’s needed. More than half of the mains water we use at home could be replaced by rainwater in this way, so it could make a big difference. ...FOR CHOOSING & USING UNDERFLOOR HEATING Wet underfloor heating works by circulating warm water through a series of pipes under the floor, connected to a boiler or other heat source - usually a heat pump. The pipes don’t have to be laid in concrete - with some wet underfloor heating systems, the installer can lift up the existing floor covering, fit the heating panels, lay plywood on top and replace the floor covering. Most types of floor covering are suitable for underfloor heating, including carpet, tiles, vinyl, laminate and engineered wood (check with the manufacturer if in doubt). Lots of homes have underfloor heating in some rooms and radiators in others, but underfloor heating is more energy efficient. It works at a lower temperature to radiators, yet delivers the same level of comfort, saving you money because the boiler doesn’t have to work as hard and so uses less energy. A radiator heats the air immediately above it, with the heat rising and then falling in a circular motion as it cools, whereas an underfloor system heats the entire room from the floor up. This reduces the constant air circulation caused by radiators, which creates draughts and distributes dust. If your home has a ground, air or water source heat pump, or you’re considering installing one, this is the perfect partner for underfloor heating. Heat pumps work at their most efficient at low-water-output temperatures, so having a low-temperature heat emitter, such as underfloor heating, is ideal. Both heat pumps and boilers can heat water to the lowest temperature required for underfloor heating, but heat pumps do it more efficiently than boilers. As wet underfloor heating systems are connected to your home’s boiler or heat pump, they can be cheaper to run than electric versions. They also come with room (or zone) controls, so you can have some rooms (or zones, such as the ground floor) hotter than others, again, potentially saving you money. Another advantage of underfloor heating is that it’s space saving. Some rooms have little free wall space for radiators, but this clearly isn’t a problem if the heating’s under the floor. It is, of course, important to get your underfloor heating from a reputable supplier - some manufacturers guarantee their heating pipes for up to 50 years - and to use a plumber or heating engineer with experience of fitting systems like yours. spring 2016 | health matters | 77
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