Conscious of sugar consumption? Try full fruit flavours in the form of jam

Try a teaspoon or two of jam in hot or iced (even fizzy) water when you need a pick–me–up—it's better than consuming the chemicals found in many fizzy drinks

A jam differs from a preserve in its flexibility – a preserve has just one fruit, whereas a jam can have several.

Before the fresh fruit season comes upon us, let’s enjoy full fruit flavours in the form of jam. When testing for this week's survey, I noticed jams still use simple sugar, not cheap substitutes.

If you’re conscious of sugar consumption, look for fruit as the first ingredient on the list and how much of it there is. We sought at least 50%.