Christmas dinner may be a joy to eat, but almost half of us say cooking it – which takes, on average, six hours – is one of the most stressful things they do all year.
Here's our essential guide to the safe, healthy swaps Defrosting the turkey at 6am, followed by hours spent on veg prep, making gravy and whipping brandy butter.
These prepared products are made with thickeners, flavourings and preservatives that a growing body of experts fear could be harmful to health – increasing the risk of everything from diabetes to heart disease and even cancer.
UPF ingredients: Maltodextrin, palm fat, ammonia caramel, monosodium glutamate, disodium 5’-ribonucleotides, soya lecithin.
Gravy granules are also likely to contain soya lecithin – an emulsifier.
