Mother saves £18,000 by 'shopping like a ninja' from the reduced shelf at the supermarket

Kelly Eroglu, 40, from South Wales, has saved up to £18,000 in the past five years by buying reduced food and has now started a Reduced Grub blog to share her recipes for family meals for 50p to £1 a portion. A minced beef tortilla tower serves four and costs less than £3 worth of ingredients (top left); lamb stuffed aubergine for four is just 75p a portion (top right); six servings of saucy meatballs with spaghetti costs just £4 (bottom left) and stuffed sea bass is only £1 a plate (bottom right).

Fans say it's like a hug in a jar, and scientists say there is a recipe for the perfect formula. But just what is the latest Instagram food trend for the 'power bowl' and how can you make one?

Australian school canteens have undergone a total overhaul over the past few years. But when do healthy menus go too far? Some menus include mushroom burgers, bliss balls and chia puddings.

Midwifery students at the University of Surrey took part in the bake off in aid of charity. They used their knowledge of the reproductive system as inspiration for their rather imaginative cakes.

Consumer site Can I Eat It? has found ten 'meaty' foods that are meat-free. Nutritionists say that the flavourings have no nutritional benefits and manufacturers use them because they are cheaper.

McDonald's blogger James McGowan reviews more than 300 items around the world

James McGowan (bottom right), 28, a software developer from Amherstburg, Canada, has tried a burger topped with mashed potatoes in Sapporo, Japan (upper left), a crab croquette burger in Okinawa, Japan (bottom left) and a tuna pie in Udon Thani, Thailand (upper right next to a chicken and cheese sandwich). He weighs less now than when he started blogging, eats home-cooked meals and avoids deep-fried foods whenever possible. McGowan, who says he is lucky to be able to work wherever WiFi is available, is now based in Bangkok and travels for pleasure, trying various McDonald's across the globe (map, pictured). In his latest  post, McGowan recounts a disappointing encounter with a 454-calorie burger topped with bacon and mashed potato, which he had in Sapporo, Japan.

British author James Hannah took his bar of Toblerone and placed slices of his Christmas Terry's Chocolate Orange in between each chocolate ridge to create the 'Toblorange.'

Former solicitor Harpreet Baura, 34, from West London, was surprised by the results achieved by making cakes and bread without any mod cons - although she was less impressed by her outfit.

London-based confectioners The Meringue Girls share five of their simplest festive dessert recipes, which all take under five minutes to rustle up, with FEMAIL.

Fast food giant McDonald's is dipping its toes into new territory in an attempt to win over more health-conscious customers. But are the new items really any better for you?

Words often mean different things in different languages. From Soup for Sluts and Dick Sticks to Monkey Gland Gravy and Cock Pasta, FEMAIL reveals the strangest named foods in the world.

Confronted with words such as mirepoix, gyro and fricassee, British diners are left feeling slightly baffled when it comes to ordering their meal, new research by OpenTable reveals.

How to make the melting chocolate dome dessert gripping the web

Showstopping melting dome puddings that see chocolate orbs melt under a stream of sauce are storming the internet so Emily Hodgkin, 24, from London, put the method to the test. With just a few bags of chocolate chips and some balloons, the FEMAIL writer created the delicate ball (top centre), over which she poured her creamy sauce (top right), and watched it melt away (bottom centre) to reveal a brownie and ice cream sundae hidden within (bottom right).

Designer and blogger Rommy Debommy, 25, from Rotterdam, has created a range of whimsical handmade accessories which look uncannily like sweets, cakes and fast food.

Next year has a heap of surprises in store when it comes to what we eat. FEMAIL picks the brains of of some of London's top chefs who predict what will appear on plates, and menus in 2016.

Inexpensive and easy-to-source, these fruit, nuts, fish and vegetables are often overlooked in favour of more exotic 'superfoods'. But they all contain extraordinarily high levels of vitamins.

Your skin's general health is greatly influenced by what you feed it. To maintain youthful looking skin, make sure you drink plenty of water and consume vitamin-rich foods.

Do you struggle to choose from lengthy cocktail menus, torn between a Cosmo, a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned? Here are 20 questions that will help select the right drink to suit your character.

Instead of picking up convenient pre-packed lunches, you should drink plenty of water, ditch some of the sugar and keep healthy snacks on hand to beat the afternoon slump.

Instagram parents painstakingly pack Bento lunchbox for their children

Once upon a time, a school lunch consisted of basic foods designed to fill your child up till tea time, while giving them a dollop of fruit and veg at the same time - a ham sandwich, a bruised apple and a packet of salt and vinegar chips, maybe. No more. Thanks to a new bento box lunch trend, kids on Instagram (and mothers with too much time on their hands) are being sent to school with edible artworks to show off to their friends in the playground, creating wild competition over who has the most attractive food.

Sales of small kitchen appliances are up 41 per cent in the past five years to £897m in 2015, according to Mintel and shows like GBBO and The Hairy Bikers are thought to be behind the spike.

Scientists at Calgary University in Canada found that while a surge in dopamine encourages binge eating, injecting insulin into the pleasure centre of the brain suppresses appetite.

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Bunmi Laditan, the woman behind The Honest Toddler blog, offers funny posts about parenting on her Facebook page, including satirical updates on what she is serving her kids for dinner.

Chickweed has suddenly found favour by becoming the latest food fad. Leading chefs are lauding its intense flavour and are using the leaf to enhance dishes such as crab salads in top restaurants.

Model and competitive eater Nela Zisser, from Auckland, posted a video showing herself chowing down on six burritos.

A study by Kenwood has revealed the gaps in the nation's culinary knowledge with 55% of Britons admitting they don't know what a spiralizer, made popular by chefs Hemsley + Hemsley, is.

A large - or venti - serving of a Hot Mulled fruit drink from Starbucks, which comes with chai, orange and cinnamon, contains 25 teaspoons of sugar - more than three times the recommended limit.

Olympic diver Tom Daley, 21, has posted a series of videos about healthy living on YouTube that see him frolicking in various states of undress with his favourite healthy foods.

Hambledon Classic Cuvée from Hampshire and Nyetimber Classic Cuvée 2010 from Sussex were pitted against ten Champagnes in a competition organised by Noble Rot Magazine.

Go to any fast-food restaurant and you'll see super-sized pictures of the food on offer looking mouth-wateringly ravishing. VINCENT GRAFF compares promo photos with the reality ...

With Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss admitting she regularly eats food that is past its 'best before' date, FEMAIL reveals the ten foods which can safely be consumed by all.

One of the most effective methods of maintaining sustained weight loss is by replacing similar food for lower calorie versions. An infographic by Get Slimmer Guide suggests healthy swaps to make.

The Don, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, will be the first restaurant in the world to fly its food to customers. Dinner will be served from a Phantom 3 drone, piloted by the owner Aki Rahman.

Health guru Ella Woodward, known by her blogging pseudonym, Deliciously Ella, has upset her loyal vegan fans - by opening a deli that serves meat.

Tired of the usual drinks on offer? Go off-menu and ask your Starbucks barista to make a coffee from the secret selection with up to 80,000 different combinations across its UK and US branches.

Mary Berry made summer recipes for the barbecue on BBC2's Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking. But the chef, 80, came under fire for last night's show as Storm Imogen rages across Britain.

Frida Harju, nutritionist at health and fitness app, Lifesum reveals the foods which may seem healthy options at first glance but are, in fact, packed full of additives and calories.

Researchers have looked at kilojoule content of 229 meals at 25 Australian fast food chains and found many 'healthier' options contained more kilojoules than a McDonald's Cheeseburger.

A YouTube video by Allrecipes suggests that the best way to prepare this breakfast meal is to place all your ingredients in a freezer or sandwich bag, and cook it in a pot of boiling water.

FEMAIL has worked nutritionists and dieticians to identify the 22 foods that will power the brain for a busy day at work, and the ones you should avoid as eating them will make you feel tired and sluggish.

Thomas Lakeman, 31, from Brixton, South London's, inedible cookbook A La Cart features some of the world's quirkiest recipes including delicacies such as cotton bud noodles.

As Lakeland becomes beloved by clean-eating Instagram stars, its buying director tells FEMAIL which of its new gizmos are guaranteed to be on our Christmas lists - and social media - this year.