Food for Thought

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II was flicking through the Daily Mail this afternoon and was surprised to read that, since the 1940's we're now eating three times more food.. Considering we're doing less strenuous work than the 1940's, it makes sense that the Brits are the sixth most obese country in the world. With so many convenience foods available and takeaways it's no wonder we're turning into a nation of fatties. Needless to say, by eating three times more than our forebears, we're taking in three times more calories. It doesn't help that the size of our plates has increased over the last 60 years. Maybe we should all have a go at trying the meals that the Brits had during the Second World War when so many things were rationed. Butter, milk and lard were all rationed as was meat and sugar. So if you don't want to become a bulging Brit try cutting back on your dairy and meat and settle for plenty of fruit and veg. If you can't do without your pound of flesh, try cutting it back to a third of a pound. My other half has managed to cut back on his meat intake by using a smaller plate. I don't want to be smug but as I'm a vegetarian I don't need to cut back on my meat. Case in point, when we got our grocery delivery yesterday, we found a chilled ready meal - beef cottage pie - which we hadn't ordered. The driver had gone by the time we found it so Adam decided he'd eat it last night. I had a Quorn vegetarian version in the freezer so, for once, we were able to have basically the same meal. However, there was one huge difference. Adam's meat version had 450 calories and mine had 200!!