So, as you probably know, this stupid 5 a day thing seems to have filtered it's way through everyday life. All you hear about food nowadays is "Low in saturated fats" "Not eating salt is healthy" "Chocolate causes cancer" "Meat shouldn't have any fat in it" "lots of Omega 3 will turn you into a genius". You know the sort of headlines I'm on about.
It's making me wonder if I can cook a nice tasty meal out of government advice on food. In fact, I wonder if I could go a week eating food, only cooked exactly as the government would want you to eat. No salt, limit myself to 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, no fat (grilling seems to be the way forward). Mostly fish I imagine, but I couldn't have cod (because of all the headlines about overfishing for cod), or tuna (dolphins...). Lamb is too fatty, and I've got a feeling that the government disapproves of chicken (or any poultry for that matter) unless it's burnt to a crisp. I can't eat pork either because too many religions disapprove. I might be able to get away with some lean beef, and I suppose rabbit and venison would probably suffice too. So I've now got a couple of meats to work with over the week.
Obviously, more research will be needed on approved foods - heaven forbid I overlook some other kind of food the government disapprove of!
Perhaps I could also incorporate it with a bit of carbon footprint reduction too! Just imagine - I could try and cook this government friendly food with low CO2 Methods (LOL). This could be entertaining.
Watch this space for the blog on my experiment. It should also include videos!
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