healthy foods

[sandyship]

I must say that when I was back in he Uk 2 years ago, healthy eating didn't seem to be a priority. Still a lot of junk being consumed and kids in schoosl were not being encouraged to healthy eating as much as they are over here in Nz. comments !!!

[noel]

Too true, all the food offers (BOGOF) in supermarkets are usually unhealthy ones. when you see the shopping baskets filled with cream cakes, and sugary products then look at the size of the person buying them... with kids the trouble is the unhealthy stuff like deep fried chips etc is so much tastier than a salad or baked potato. Jamie Oliver worked with schools to improve their diets and James Martin I believe is trying the same with hospitals.

[sandyship]

Too true, all the food offers (BOGOF) in supermarkets are usually unhealthy ones. when you see the shopping baskets filled with cream cakes, and sugary products then look at the size of the person buying them... with kids the trouble is the unhealthy stuff like deep fried chips etc is so much tastier than a salad or baked potato. Jamie Oliver worked with schools to improve their diets and James Martin I believe is trying the same with hospitals.

I think even Jamie has had a hard time trying to change school's attitudes. Often its a case of bad foods are cheaper.....and budgets have to be strict. Govt here is trying to make fruits, and veg have less tax, but not working as yet.
we still have the problem that its cheaper to buy coke than Milk.......sad

[Peter Harris]

Maybe they coudn't understand his false Cockney accent

[noel]

I watch a lot of the chef programs Sandy, usually they start with a huge chunk of butter in a pan, saute something, add Olive Oil, then stir in cream. And I despair. Slimming World certainly won't go along with that.

[Martin]

I think parents need educating on how to educate their kids. Some youg uns these days can't even boil an egg and don't have even the most basic skills.

[noel]

The school one of my grandsons is going to Worden Sports College is teaching the youngsters what we called at Balshaw's "Domestic Science" last week he came home with a lovely chopped salad with allsorts in it, but too much onion. That's one area where schools can help, many parents are just happy to go to the local take-away and get a pizza or fried rice.

[Peter Harris]

My brother's favourite on the way home from the pub was egg fried rice with steak pudding and chinese gravy all chopped up and mixed together - it was actually quite tasty.

[sandyship]

My brother's favourite on the way home from the pub was egg fried rice with steak pudding and chinese gravy all chopped up and mixed together - it was actually quite tasty.

got to admit Chinese and Indian food delicious- but oh the calories=and my middle age spread is spreading far too rapidly these days.......

[noel]

Avoid Indian take-aways, full of fat. but some Chinese stir fries are OK Chow Meins etc. Personally all our meals are cooked from fresh ingredients. So I know what's going in them. Even little Ben the Border Terrorist has had his diet changed.