# S2E1 B is for Bananas, Banting and Berries

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Podcast: [A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-apple-an-encyclopaedia-of-food-drink-6817931)
Published: 2025-01-15T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome back to Season 2 of the A is for Apple podcast where Sam Bilton, Dr Neil Buttery and Dr Alessandra Pino will be exploring the bountiful letter B. In this episode our team take a healthful approach to the start of the season. Allie goes bananas, Sam explores a once popular low-carb diet and Neil discovers why some fruits are only masquerading berries despite their names. You can follow the A is for Apple Podcast on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Sam Bilton  also hosts the  Comfortably Hungry Podcast  and is the author of  First Catch Your Gingerbread ,  Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron  and  The Philosophy of Chocolate . You can find her on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Dr Neil Buttery also hosts the  British Food History Podcast  and is the author of  A Dark History of Sugar ,    Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald Britain’s Most Influential Housekeeper   as well as  Knead to Know: A History of Baking  and  The Philosophy of Pudding . You can find him on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Dr Allie Pino hosts the  Fear Feasts Podcast  with Vanessa Baca and is the co-author of  A Gothic Cookbook .  You can find her on  Instagram  and  Bluesky

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