FIVE WAYS WITH...

How to get the most nutrients out of food. This week: Lamb

1. SERVE IT WITH ASPARAGUS OR

BROCCOLI. Lamb is rich in most of the B vitamins — important for energy and the nervous system — apart from folic acid. These folic acid-rich greens fill the gap.

2. KEEP IT PINK. This means fewer heat-sensitive nutrients such as B vitamins are destroyed.

3. CHOOSE LOIN CHOPS OR ROAST LEG. Trimmed of fat, these are the leanest cuts. A 100g portion of either has roughly 200 calories.

4. MAKE A LAMB AND BEAN CASSEROLE. The protein in the lamb, along with the slow-releasing carbs in butter beans or borlotti beans, won’t raise blood sugar levels.

5. FOR AN EXTRA BOOST OF ZINC, SERVE WITH A PINE NUT CRUST. Lamb is richer than beef in this mineral, which is important for the immune system, and pine nuts are even higher, gram for gram, than both. Three lamb cutlets with a pine nut crust supply two-thirds of the recommended daily amount of zinc.