About this season
Investigative documentary series lifting the lid on the growth, production and sale of supermarket food. Presented by journalist Sian Williams and food writer Stefan Gates.
Episodes (3)
1. Episode 1
Aired 7 March 2019
Sian Williams and Stefan Gates present this investigative documentary lifting the lid on supermarket food. Sian explores the truth about healthy options, investigating convenience breakfast products, gluten-free foods and fresh fruit, and Stefan looks at the dangers lurking within salad bags.
2. Episode 2
Aired 14 March 2019
Sian Williams and Stefan Gates continue the investigative documentary lifting the lid on supermarket food, this week focusing on meat. Sian finds out how little meat there is in a budget sausage - and all the other ingredients shoppers are paying for instead - and discovers how the brain is fooled into believing supermarket farm brands are higher quality than their budget versions. She also sees first-hand the conditions in which chickens are reared, and Stefan investigates how the dangers of poultry contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria.
3. Episode 3
Aired 21 March 2019
Sian Williams and Stefan Gates lift the lid on convenience foods, with Stefan challenged to eat nothing but ready meals for a month. Sian investigates the amount of salt added into children's lunch snacks, and the pair also get to grips with the small print on the labels and the tricks companies use to make such meals appear healthier than they are.