I saw in the newspaper the other day a report that suggested people who got more sleep in an evening had less chance of becoming obese. Conversely those that slept for only a few hours had a higher risk of obesity. I didn’t take much notice at the time – I was too busy carefully […]
What were the top selling items in New World supermarkets in 2007? How do I know the answer to this question? The simple fact is I don’t know it for sure, but, I have it on good authority from a friend of a friend who owns a central North Island supermarket that the top three […]
I was made aware of this story this morning…about a fat woman named Rowan Trezise (the size of a tree?) who New Zealand authorities refused to let into New Zealand. This follows hard on the heels of the ‘rumour’ that Chinese authorities won’t let western couples who exceed a certain BMI (Body Mass Index) to […]
Sugar bought a cheap muffin recipe book a week or so back. I got stuck in and made these yummy Fruit and Nut Scrolls which were quickly devoured at a recent lunch. Here’s the recipe: 3 cups self-raising flour 2 teaspoons caster sugar 50g butter 1.3 cups buttermilk For the filling use: 1/4 cup sultanas […]
There’s money to be made in food, but it seems that lately there’s more money to be made in food research. Yet another study , to try and understand why, and how, people overeat, has been conducted at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. The study compared the eating habits of people who ate at Subway (the […]
You all know how it is – you go to the supermarket and you buy stuff and you throw it in the trolley and you get to the checkout and pay your money and leave. Gone are the days where I knew how much things cost. Since supermarkets stopped pricing goods individually I never look […]