Thumbs up:Father's Day, which was yesterday in case you forgot, is catching up with Mother's Day as an event marked by greeting cards. Remarkably, it is now more popular than Valentine's Day as a card-sending occasion, according to market analysts Mintel. It is now the fifth most popular card-sending occasion.

The food's not ready

People should pay special attention to what ready meals they are buying if they wish to keep their salt content in check, according to British consumer lobby group Which?. Some ready meals are "crammed" with salt and fat, Which? has warned.

It found huge variations in recipes for different pizzas, curries and lasagnes sold in supermarkets with some dishes containing five times more fat and four times more salt than the healthiest versions.

But the product packaging doesn't always make it obvious to shoppers what they are eating, Which? said. The consumer group has called on all manufacturers and retailers to add traffic light labels (see below) to their products to indicate levels of fat, sugar and salt.