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Postby Clitheroekid » September 27th, 2021, 8:53 pm

I've never taken any notice of food fads, generally working on the principle that good quality fresh food is never going to do me any harm. So I generally avoid processed food, but I love a good steak, along with cheese and eggs (though not necessarily at the same time!) and I've also always eaten butter rather than a manufactured spread.

My scepticism of nutritional advice is compounded by papers like the Mail, which tell you a specific food is essential to life one day and will kill you in no time the next.

Nevertheless, the constant drip drip of propaganda against such foods does have an insidious effect, and it was therefore very refreshing to read this article in today's Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/s ... lth-advice

I've always been very sceptical of the 5 a day fad, particularly as it's applied to some foods which are highly processed and appear anything but healthy. It was therefore rather pleasing to see that it's basically a load of rubbish.

It was actually dreamed up at a 1991 meeting of fruit and veg companies in California, which somewhat undermines its credibility. Nevertheless, despite there being little or no evidence to support the theory it's been adopted wholesale by our national nanny - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/why-5-a-day/

Now where's my salt grinder ... ;)

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Postby UncleEbenezer » September 28th, 2021, 1:02 am

Clitheroekid wrote:I've always been very sceptical of the 5 a day fad, particularly as it's applied to some foods which are highly processed and appear anything but healthy. It was therefore rather pleasing to see that it's basically a load of rubbish.

Erm, you lost me. What are you referring to in the words I've underlined?

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Postby Imbiber » September 28th, 2021, 7:33 am

Heinz Peppa pig pasta shapes anyone ?

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... upermarket

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Postby Clitheroekid » September 28th, 2021, 11:49 am

UncleEbenezer wrote:
Clitheroekid wrote:I've always been very sceptical of the 5 a day fad, particularly as it's applied to some foods which are highly processed and appear anything but healthy. It was therefore rather pleasing to see that it's basically a load of rubbish.

Erm, you lost me. What are you referring to in the words I've underlined?

I refer m'learned friend to m'learned friend's reply:

Imbiber wrote:Heinz Peppa pig pasta shapes anyone ?

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... upermarket

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Postby bungeejumper » September 30th, 2021, 2:08 pm

Boo hiss. So fruit juice doesn't count as one of my five a day any more? Not even when it's been fermented? Spoilsports. I demand a recount.

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