If you want to know what Brits turn to in a crisis, the answer, it seems, is custard. Sales of this childhood comfort food increased by more than 300 per cent during lockdown – and it wasn’t the only retro favourite to find itself back on the menu.
While there’s no doubt many traditional comfort foods are laden with fat, salt and sugar, nutritionist Paula Werrett, from the Institute of Nutrition, says it doesn’t have to be that way.
A few simple tweaks and everything from rice pudding to cottage pie can be given a healthy makeover... RICE PUDDING Sales of rice pudding have soared by 67 per cent at Waitrose, and it’s no surprise this delicious dish is high up on our list of comfort favourites.
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