Consumer purchase data this year show purchases of potatoes, rice, pasta, gravy, sauces, fresh veg all growing.

Bread, potatoes, rice and pasta are starchy carbohydrates, which should make up a third of your diet. They are cheap - especially if bought in bulk - versatile and full of energy. Plus, they fill you up. They are also easy to cook, if you only have a two-ring hob or are fighting for space in a small kitchen.

Tomato sauce works best with dried pasta, because the tomato sauces tend to be too heavy for the fresh pasta. Fresh pastas tend to absorb sauce right away. Fresh pastas always work better with broths or lighter sauces.

Whenever you confuse the consumer, they defer purchases.

Through the mining of public records and the purchase of credit reporting data, private-sector companies are amassing troves of personal information on citizens for the government, ... Serious questions exist involving citizen access to profiles, their accuracy and the potential for misuse of personal information.

Through the mining of public records and the purchase of credit reporting data, private-sector companies are amassing troves of personal information on citizens for the government. Serious questions exist involving citizen access to profiles, their accuracy and the potential for misuse of personal information.