Food Matters Live Podcast
Welcome to the Food Matters Live podcast – where we showcase the innovations, the big ideas, and the visionaries in the food industry.
We dig deep, we look to the future and the past, and we question everything we think we know about food.
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And find out how you can join the conversation on our website foodmatterslive.com.
We dig deep, we look to the future and the past, and we question everything we think we know about food.
Hit subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode.
And find out how you can join the conversation on our website foodmatterslive.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
377: How can we get more fibre into our diets?
When it comes to fibre, the fact is we are not getting enough of it.
Across most of the Western world, there is a lack of adequate fibre in our diets and that is contributing to health problems.
In…
Across most of the Western world, there is a lack of adequate fibre in our diets and that is contributing to health problems.
In…
00:33:48 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
375: Can recycling habits be transformed using nudge theory?
Today we are looking at plastic bottle Deposit Return Schemes and, in particular, a scheme due to be introduced in the UK in the next couple of years.
The idea is to reduce the millions of plastic b…
The idea is to reduce the millions of plastic b…
00:30:40 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
374: Charles Michel - putting the philosophy into food
Charles Michel is a man of many talents, not least, thinking deeply about cooking.
You may recognise him from the Netflix show "The Final Table", where he was selected to take part in a global culin…
You may recognise him from the Netflix show "The Final Table", where he was selected to take part in a global culin…
00:39:16 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
373: A new dawn for plant-based alternatives?
As Veganuary 2023 gets into full swing, we are taking a look at the future of plant-based food.
The plant-based sector is one of the most innovative in the food industry, with new ideas, new concept…
The plant-based sector is one of the most innovative in the food industry, with new ideas, new concept…
00:20:27 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
372: Caring for your kidneys - the crucial role nutrition plays
It is probably fair to say the kidney is one of the more overlooked organs in the body.
As with a lot of things, we do not tend to pay it much attention until it is not functioning properly.
But ki…
As with a lot of things, we do not tend to pay it much attention until it is not functioning properly.
But ki…
00:29:16 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
371: Meet the man dreaming of a world without industrial farming
Max Jamilly has a vision - a world where the industrial farming of animals is a thing of the past.
With its impact on the environment, human health, and the health and wellbeing of animals, his visi…
With its impact on the environment, human health, and the health and wellbeing of animals, his visi…
00:38:24 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
370: What impact can precision nutrition have on our health?
Everyone knows that we are not all the same, there is wonderful diversity in our bodies, our genetics, our lifestyles, and our preferences.
And yet, when it comes to nutrition, the most successful p…
And yet, when it comes to nutrition, the most successful p…
00:39:23 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
369: Could AI solve our meat alternative challenges?
Eating is a multi-sensory experience, all our sensory mechanisms working together to judge taste, flavour, texture, and assess the underlying nutrition.
Humans have evolved to become incredibly good…
Humans have evolved to become incredibly good…
00:26:56 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
368: You are what you eat - the link between nutrition and stress
Over the past few years there has been increasing public discussion of mental health.
The food industry is a big part of this trend, with foods, supplements and nutraceuticals promising to boost e…
The food industry is a big part of this trend, with foods, supplements and nutraceuticals promising to boost e…
00:31:43 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
367: Freya Cox - Blazing a trail in vegan baking
Whichever way you look at it, Freya Cox is a trailblazer.
In 2021 she was the first vegan baker to appear on the popular TV cooking show The Great British Bake Off.
She took part in the gruelling f…
In 2021 she was the first vegan baker to appear on the popular TV cooking show The Great British Bake Off.
She took part in the gruelling f…
00:22:23 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
366: Is red wine good for you?
Ever since wine production began 8,000 years ago, people have suggested it can do remarkable things.
Whether it increases courage, passion, happiness, is good for your heart, bad for your heart, goo…
Whether it increases courage, passion, happiness, is good for your heart, bad for your heart, goo…
00:29:44 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
365: 2022 year in review - a good vintage or a turkey?
For many, 2022 has felt like a very long year. Even after the turmoil of 2020 and 2021, the last 12 months have been particularly difficult, and last Christmas seems like a very long time ago.
On th…
On th…
00:33:06 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
364: Having a HECK of a time making sausages
Jamie Keeble is the man behind one of the most recognisable sausage brands in the UK.
HECK products are seen on supermarket shelves up and down the country and, for Jamie, it is a lifelong passion.
…
HECK products are seen on supermarket shelves up and down the country and, for Jamie, it is a lifelong passion.
…
00:42:56 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
363: Why everyone's talking about nutrient use efficiency
How well crops take up and use nutrients from the soil is of vital importance, in terms of crop yield, soil health, and the wider environment.
In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, made …
In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, made …
00:31:21 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
362: Grace Dent: 'The meal that made me cry with joy'
In this episodes of the Food Matters Live podcast, Stefan meets Grace Dent.
Grace is a restaurant critic, broadcaster, author and podcaster.
She is well known to audiences in the UK in particular, …
Grace is a restaurant critic, broadcaster, author and podcaster.
She is well known to audiences in the UK in particular, …
00:17:36 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
361: Club Soda Founder: "When I see a problem, I want to fix it"
"You wouldn't have wanted to have been my friend when I was at school," says Club Soda Founder, Laura Willoughby. " I'd have had you doing all sorts of things."
Laura describes herself as a doer: "W…
Laura describes herself as a doer: "W…
00:42:56 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
360: Tim Spector: 'Food is not a religion, the rules keep changing'
In 2015 a book was published that, for millions, was their first introduction to the gut microbiome.
“The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat” looks at the relationship between microbes, …
“The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat” looks at the relationship between microbes, …
00:43:34 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
359: How to enjoy food again when illness affects your senses
Eating food is one of the most multisensory, emotional experiences we can have.
It is not something we are always that conscious of, but the smell of food cooking in the lead up to mealtime can t…
It is not something we are always that conscious of, but the smell of food cooking in the lead up to mealtime can t…
00:33:14 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
358: The highly versatile mycoprotein heading to a plate near you
2023 looks set to be another challenging year, and rising to those challenges is going to require innovation and new thinking about how the global food industry feeds a growing population.
This epis…
This epis…
00:11:11 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
357: The dietitian who loves changing people's lives
Sophie Medlin is quite clear about why she loves her job as a dietitian so much.
For her, it is all about making a difference to people's lives, something she describes as giving her "the best job s…
For her, it is all about making a difference to people's lives, something she describes as giving her "the best job s…
00:28:31 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
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