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Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Experts say you're meant to do this before you eat bananas
People hardly think to do this before taking a bite out of one of the nation's favourite fruits For years, people have been nonchalantly eating bananas straight from their fruit bowls without a second thought. But there's a crucial step many are skipping that they wouldn't dream of overlooking with other foods. Health experts have long said it is important to wash your bananas before eating the creamy fruit. It may strike you as weird to wash something when you're probably going to throw the freshly washed skin in the bin anyway, but this could change your mind next time you fancy a banana. The Huffington Post has previously highlighted that bananas, despite their tougher exterior, should be treated like any other fruit and given a good rinse. Tamika Sims, senior director of food technology communications at the International Food Information Council, told the publication: "You should be washing produce that has a peel with clean running water, even if you plan to discard it." She added that this hygienic habit was "best practice in safe food handling to minimise the transfer of dirt or microbes that may be on the skin to the fruit". Sims added: "Even if it feels counterintuitive, you should wash first." Despite the fact that you might peel a banana and chuck the skin, washing it is essential to get rid of any lurking dirt, bacteria, and potential pesticides from the surface, which prevents them from being transferred to your hands and subsequently into your mouth. Consuming any unwashed fruit can result in foodborne illnesses due to harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and listeria, not to mention the potential ingestion of pesticides and other contaminants. Unwashed produce might also harbour dirt, debris, and even insects which are not fit for consumption - and bananas are no different. Certain groups are more susceptible to food poisoning from unwashed produce, including: children under the age of 5 adults aged 65 and over pregnant women people with weakened immune systems Healthline reports that typical banana harvests often come with a coating of pesticides. The outlet claimed: "Pesticide exposure has been linked to several adverse effects on health and may increase the risk of conditions like autism, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and dementia." How should you properly wash a banana? The best method is to clean a banana isn't rocket science - just hold it under cool running tap water for about 30 seconds, using your hands to brush off any visible soil. It's important to avoid soaps or detergents as they can leave harmful residues behind. Food safety specialist Trevor Craig told HuffPost readers: "If you really want to go for it, you can use a diluted vinegar solution of one part vinegar to four parts clean water to spray your food. This will help kill some bacteria and won't leave a bad taste or possibly dangerous chemicals on your food." The expert also recommended that for those eager to ensure their fruits are spotless, using a brush on thicker-skinned fruits and vegetables, like avocados, could be beneficial. He said: "Skins are often textured and have lots of space for things to fit in that you don't want to be in your finished product." Once you've finished washing, pat the banana dry with a clean kitchen towel.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dolly Parton Teases Multiple Royal Family Hangouts—Including an Invitation for George, Charlotte, and Louis
In a new interview, Dolly Parton said she'd be open to collaborating with Meghan Markle on season 2 of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan—but that's not where Parton's royal family crossovers end. Parton shared she has plans to meet Queen Camilla later this year, and said she'd love to reschedule an invitation to tea Parton had to turn down with Kate Middleton in 2023. Parton also extended an invitation to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis that we'd absolutely love to see appears that Dolly Parton has multiple potential royal crossover moments in her near future, two years after turning down the opportunity to have tea with Kate Middleton in 2023. In a new interview with The Huffington Post, Parton—who certainly knows her way around a kitchen, having launched her own line of frozen meals and baking mixes—was asked if she would ever collaborate with Meghan Markle, perhaps on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series With Love, Meghan. (Chrissy Teigen is already rumored to be appearing on the forthcoming season 2, with Gwyneth Paltrow recently saying she'd be open to it, as well.) 'Well, never say never,' Parton—described as 'American royalty' in the article—told the outlet. 'You never know where you're gonna go.' But then came the real kicker in the form of news Parton casually dropped next: 'In fact, I'm going to go to England in October, and I'm going to actually, hopefully, get to have tea with the Queen,' she said, referring to Queen Camilla, who, like Parton, is a staunch advocate for literacy, Camilla with her The Queen's Reading Room organization and Parton with her Imagination Library, which expanded to the U.K. in 2007. 'I think they're involved a lot with our Imagination Library there,' Parton added of the U.K. 'So I'm going to go over there and kind of really rub elbows with the royalty. So yes, anything is possible. I never say no to anything.' Well, except for the Princess of Wales, who got turned down for tea by Parton because the country superstar's schedule was too tight for a meetup. As for a possible reschedule with the future queen, Parton added, 'I don't know if that offer still stands, but if she wants me and I'm there, I'll be right there with tea bag in hand.' And that's not all—Parton invited Kate's kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis to visit her amusement park Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. 'They're all invited,' Parton said. 'We would love to have them at Dollywood, and if they decide their schedule ever permits that, well, then we will go all out to try to make it a royal treat for them.' Read the original article on InStyle
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lauren Weedman Had Bell's Palsy While Filming 'Sirens. 'Here's How It Was Written Into Her Role
Lauren Weedman, who plays private chef Patrice on the Netflix hit Sirens, experienced a flare-up of Bell's palsy while filming the show The actress says she was embarrassed, but "waiting for it to get better just was not an option," She's since seen improvement in the symptoms of Bell's palsy, which is a sudden weakness or paralysis of the muscles of the faceWhile filming the Netflix hit Sirens, actress Lauren Weedman experienced a flare-up of the paralyzing condition Bell's palsy — which was then written into the show. 'The idea of sitting out and waiting for it to get better just was not an option,' Weedman, 56, who plays Patrice, the long-suffering personal chef to a wealthy New England family on the Julianne Moore-led drama, told The Huffington Post. The actress and mom to son, Leo, 15, said she spoke to Sirens showrunner and creator Molly Smith Metzler, and Quyen Tran, director of the upcoming episodes, about her condition. 'I wanted to talk to [the Sirens team] about it as soon as I could so I wouldn't be stressed the whole time,' says Weedman, whose condition impacted her ability to be fully expressive. As John Hopkins Medicine explains, Bell's palsy is a sudden paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles, usually on one side of the face. She'd had a mild case while pregnant with Leo, but Weedman explained this time was more severe. But showrunner Metzler just folded Weedman's health crisis into her character. 'At that point, I had fallen in love with Lauren like everyone else had,' Metzler told the outlet. 'I just felt awful that she was going through something like that. We didn't even wanna conceive of the show without her in it.' Weedman says it was so 'kind,' telling the outlet, 'It was really hard for me to think that I mattered.' As she explained, she was raised to not 'make a big thing out of being hurt or sick.' They wrote it into the role, leading to Patrice's memorable line: 'Every summer, this happens; the stress of this job, my Bell's palsy is back.' Although her flare-up has subsided, Weedman's Bell's palsy was written into subsequent roles on Hacks and Abbot Elementary, leading her son Leo to quip: 'Mom, it's no big deal. This is your Bell's palsy era, that's all.' As Abbot creator Quinta Brunson told the outlet, 'The way I look at it, that is what normalizes any form of otherness … Her dealing with it falls in line with who [Lauren] is. She just rolls with the punches and does her job.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read the original article on People
Buzz Feed
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
HuffPost Celebrates 20 Years Of Groundbreaking Digital-First Journalism
New York, NY – May 9, 2025 – Today, HuffPost, the award-winning online news organization steeped in fair and fearless reporting, proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary as a groundbreaking digital-first site. Founded in 2005 as The Huffington Post, the platform has grown from a pioneering blog-based news site into a must-read global voice for news, politics, culture, and personal stories. Launched in New York City by Arianna Huffington, Jonah Peretti, Kenneth Lerer, and a team of forward-thinking journalists and technologists, HuffPost helped usher in a new era of digital-first journalism. From its earliest days, the site disrupted the traditional media landscape by centering internet-native content, elevating underrepresented voices, and creating a space for community engagement across a wide range of topics. Over the past two decades, HuffPost has received widespread recognition for its editorial excellence and impact, including a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, The National Magazine Award, numerous Webby Awards, and honors from GLAAD and many other journalism and advocacy organizations. With millions of loyal readers, HuffPost continues to play a vital role in helping people make sense of the world and live better lives. 'For 20 years, HuffPost has relentlessly covered the most important, most compelling stories and offered our audience a loud, direct and honest perspective they can't find anywhere else,' said Whitney Snyder, Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost. 'At a time when America's free press and cherished institutions are under attack, we are proud to celebrate our anniversary and are committed to the next 20 years of indispensable, independent reporting.' Updated HuffPost Logo To commemorate this milestone, HuffPost is unveiling a refreshed logo and visual identity to reflect the site's fair and fearless reporting since 2005. The updated logo includes white HuffPost text on a darker green background with pink accent colors, with an 'H' logo thumbnail. The branding is a nod to HuffPost's original roots, with darker green, and what the organization stands for: being bold, fearless, and grounded in truth. HuffPost Helps Day As part of HuffPost's 20th anniversary, HuffPost is holding the first HuffPost Helps Day on May 9th. A day of community service in New York, California, Washington, DC, and in towns and cities across the country, HuffPost Helps Day will mobilize HuffPost staffers to volunteer in their communities and participate in service activities at local food banks, shelters, animal rescues and meal delivery nonprofits on May 9th and throughout the month. HuffPost writers chronicled the most iconic and notable moments in HuffPost's 20 year history – from the site's outspoken support for gay marriage in 2006 to BuzzFeed's acquisition of HuffPost in 2021. This oral history charts HuffPost's journey through two decades of defining headlines and fearless homepage splashes, featuring candid recollections from founders, editors and writers about the stories that shaped the site and how they transformed digital journalism.
Business Wire
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Wire
HuffPost Celebrates 20 Years Of Groundbreaking Digital-First Journalism
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, HuffPost, the award-winning online news organization steeped in fair and fearless reporting, proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary as a groundbreaking digital-first site. Founded in 2005 as The Huffington Post, the platform has grown from a pioneering blog-based news site into a must-read global voice for news, politics, culture, and personal stories. Launched in New York City by Arianna Huffington, Jonah Peretti, Kenneth Lerer, and a team of forward-thinking journalists and technologists, HuffPost helped usher in a new era of digital-first journalism. From its earliest days, the site disrupted the traditional media landscape by centering internet-native content, elevating underrepresented voices, and creating a space for community engagement across a wide range of topics. Over the past two decades, HuffPost has received widespread recognition for its editorial excellence and impact, including a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, The National Magazine Award, numerous Webby Awards, and honors from GLAAD and many other journalism and advocacy organizations. With millions of loyal readers, HuffPost continues to play a vital role in helping people make sense of the world and live better lives. 'For 20 years, HuffPost has relentlessly covered the most important, most compelling stories and offered our audience a loud, direct and honest perspective they can't find anywhere else,' said Whitney Snyder, Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost. 'At a time when America's free press and cherished institutions are under attack, we are proud to celebrate our anniversary and are committed to the next 20 years of indispensable, independent reporting.' Updated HuffPost Logo To commemorate this milestone, HuffPost is unveiling a refreshed logo and visual identity to reflect the site's fair and fearless reporting since 2005. The updated logo includes white HuffPost text on a darker green background with pink accent colors, with an 'H' logo thumbnail. The branding is a nod to HuffPost's original roots, with darker green, and what the organization stands for: being bold, fearless, and grounded in truth. HuffPost Helps Day As part of HuffPost's 20th anniversary, HuffPost is holding the first HuffPost Helps Day on May 9th. A day of community service in New York, California, Washington, DC, and in towns and cities across the country, HuffPost Helps Day will mobilize HuffPost staffers to volunteer in their communities and participate in service activities at local food banks, shelters, animal rescues and meal delivery nonprofits on May 9th and throughout the month. HuffPost's Most Iconic Moments HuffPost writers chronicled the most iconic and notable moments in HuffPost's 20 year history – from the site's outspoken support for gay marriage in 2006 to BuzzFeed's acquisition of HuffPost in 2021. An Oral History of HuffPost Splashes This oral history charts HuffPost's journey through two decades of defining headlines and fearless homepage splashes, featuring candid recollections from founders, editors and writers about the stories that shaped the site and how they transformed digital journalism. About HuffPost HuffPost is an award-winning news organization that publishes original journalism about real stories and real life, spanning politics, lifestyle, entertainment and more. HuffPost reaches an average of 60M monthly global readers to help them navigate the world and has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, The National Magazine Award, the GLAAD Award, and many others.
