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Special occasions, like Christmas, are always made more special when the right decorations are in place. You happily decorate the rest of your house, so why stop at your table? Good food, great company and… a disappointing table setting. We’ve all been to dinner parties or restaurants where everything is perfect except for the table display and decorations in the room. Avoid a festive mistake with our quick guide to setting a beautiful and welcoming Christmas spread.

The festive season is upon us! With Christmas meals being planned down to the finest details, many of us are worrying about catering for our guests varying dietary requirements. If you’re worried about creating a million and one different meal plans on Christmas Day then never fear, Oakhouse Foods is here to help! The festive period is traditionally a time of year when people come together. While we all love spending time with loved ones, giving presents and sharing delicious food, sometimes it can be difficult to juggle everyone’s different dietary requirements.

We’ve all been in a position where the lure of fast food and sugary, salty snacks has been too strong to ignore. That could soon be a thing of a past, if a new study from the USA is to be believed. Would you rather eat a juicy burger or a stick of celery as a treat? For most of us there’s no question! Most of us know that low-fat, low-salt and freshly cooked food is better for us, but we’ve all made bad food choices at one time or another. Scientists at Tufts University have recently published their findings into what makes us crave unhealthy food, and they appear to have discovered the secrets of over-indulgence!

Do people with diabetes need a special diet? Not according to the Food Standards Agency. New guidance is revealing that following a healthy diet is now enough to help combat the effects of diabetes. Essentially this means that all “suitable for diabetics” labelling and diabetic meal plans will be replaced with the same diet advice that applies to everyone, whether they have diabetes or not. Leading diabetes organisations say that having a balanced diet is the healthiest approach to managing the disease, and you should aim to eat a variety of food from the following groups:

The latest issue of the Oakhouse Appetiser is out now, packed with news, reviews, prizes to be won and more. Winter’s here to stay for now and our service can be ideal in the lingering cold at this time of year. In this issue you’ll find a handy guide on keeping well in the colder w

It's Carers Week and we're talking about caring here at Oakhouse Foods. Caring can turn your life upside down or steadily increase without you noticing how it's taking over your life. It can have its ups as well as its downs. You can feel alone or you can find family and friends rallying round. No two people who are caring for loved ones are the same and caring can affect your life in many different ways. There’s so much information out there that you may be wondering where to start – that’s why Carers UK have put together all the basics you’ll need to know when you first start caring including financial help, practical help, looking after your health and juggling work and caring.

It’s Coeliac UK’s Gut Feeling Awareness Week  and the perfect time to try the fantastic choice of gluten free dishes on offer at Oakhouse.  It’s not always easy to find interesting and varied food if you’re watching what you eat but here at Oakhouse Foods we believe great tasting food should be for everyone. That’s why you�

When we started Oakhouse Foods, nearly 20 years ago, the reputation for ready meals in the UK was terrible. Since then we have been one of a small group of retailers championing quality ready meals and, as a result, customers have bought in increasing numbers. Indeed, it has been one of the most successful sectors of the British food industry over the past decade. But now, as some supermarkets have forced down the price of products to absurdly cheap levels, it was only a matter of time before ingredient quality was badly affected.

You will have heard about the recent problems with some supermarkets having horsemeat in some of their products. We would like to reassure all of our customers that Oakhouse Foods is not in any way connected with this meat problem and all our meat comes from assured suppliers. All of our meals are made in the UK and only contain carefully sourced ingredients.

It’s a well-known fact that Farmer’s Markets are a fantastic source for fresh, seasonal, locally-produced foods, and they’re now cropping up in more places than ever! Oakhouse Foods decided to join in with the fun and appeared for the first time at the Olney Farmers Market, near Bedford.  Here was a chance to show exactly what Oa