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Comment on Chocolate – Is It All Bad? by mr veg

mr veg — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:22:09 +0000

I wish that every week was chocolate week.

Comment on Hospital Food by mr veg

mr veg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:15:06 +0000

been a while since I logged onto this. cirencester hospitals new restaurant is fantastic. good example to all.
my wife had some bad food in gloucester royal maternity unit and the vending in most hospitals is junk rubbish

Comment on Focus on food allergy by Callaway

Callaway — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:01:20 +0000

Hazel adds:

Coconut is not a nut, it is a palm – different plant family. Most people with nut allergies are not allergic to it including me. However it is necessary to remember that it is often processed on the same line or packed in the same area as nuts and can carry traces. Sometimes prepacked coconut carries a nut warning, but if shops pack their own, or if it is weighed out by staff / customers, then it may not have a warning.

; Hazel adds:

Coconut is not a nut, it is a palm – different plant family. Most people with nut allergies are not allergic to it including me. However it is necessary to remember that it is often processed on the same line or packed in the same area as nuts and can carry traces. Sometimes prepacked coconut carries a nut warning, but if shops pack their own, or if it is weighed out by staff / customers, then it may not have a warning.

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Comment on Apr 09 – Do you want to count calories when you eat out? by How I Lost Thirty Póunds in Thirty Days

How I Lost Thirty Póunds in Thirty Days — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:54:53 +0000

Hi, interesting post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for blogging. I’ll certainly be coming back to your site. Keep up the good posts

Comment on Apr 09 – Do you want to count calories when you eat out? by How I Lost Thirty Pounds in Thirty Days

How I Lost Thirty Pounds in Thirty Days — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:05:22 +0000

Hi, interesting post. I have been pondering this topic,so thanks for writing. I’ll definitely be subscribing to your posts.

Comment on Mar 09 – Local celebs take up the VISION challenge! by blindmoose

blindmoose — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:10:49 +0000

It looks as though everyone is trying to outdo everyone else in being righteous. Does no-one in Gloucestershire County Council have pie and chips and a good blow-out now and again? Or drink a few glasses of wine without adding an excuse in parenthesis? It might give the nutritionists a bit more interesting material if they did.

Comment on Feb 09 – Fairtrade Fortnight by Dani

Dani — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:09:47 +0000

I think that Fairtrade is generally a good thing it is not a “catch all” or a solution for all problems – but it is a little step that can make a difference.
It is not helpful to hand out aid long term but it is effective to give producers a fair price for a good product, in a market normally driven by a middle man.

Comment on Feb 09 – Fairtrade Fortnight by Dave Keeper

Dave Keeper — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:19:30 +0000

When it comes to the world of coffee “fairtrade” is a complex situation. When the FT brand first started, the basic premise was to make sure that the farmer got paid a reasonable wage for the crop they picked. This was at a time when coffee prices were comparitively at an all time low. Since then coffee prices have escalated mainly due to the commodities market. It is now almost impossible to buy green coffee even at the minimum price set by FT – most prices are way above that now. Therefore, if you are attempting to buy direct from each farm you will almost certainly pay in excess of the FT minimum. Obviously the higher the quality the higher the price. Now to my point – what FT (generally) doesn’t do is encourage farmers to produce a better crop because they are (more accurately were) guaranteed a “better” price. What person will work harder than necessary? When working with the poorer regions of the world we MUST encourage a trade and not an “aid only” attitude.
My other comment on FT is the attitude that only if you have the “stamp” are you fair. This isn’t, obviously, necesarily the case.
As I started with its not always “that” simple. What FT started out to achieve I applaud. Having worked on the ground with coffee growers (in Africa) there are other options and the consumer should always ask their producers the tough questions and not “just” settle for a stamp on the bag.

Comment on Feb 09 – Fairtrade Fortnight by Organic

Organic — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:39:07 +0000

Meanwhile, organic wine, beer and spirits are finally seeping into public awareness. Organic

Comment on Can we get Gloucestershire cooking before Jamie Oliver does? by Layla

Layla — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:37:01 +0000

Great blog!

Hm, secondary school – no, no, no – get ‘em younger!!
Young kids, in kindergarten even, can be made enthusiastic over anything!! (even healthy food!!)
Teenagers, they’re too busy being bored or preoccupied by themselves & may have too pre-formed opinions!!

We had ‘obligatory cooking’ (part of something called ‘housekeeping skills’ – though I hear there are better names for these kinds of courses!) in primary school, & I really loved learning to cook there! We made full courses, whole meals.. they were still ‘traditional’ and some were pretty unhealthy too, looking back, but they did give us some skills & encouragement to try on by ourselves!

I think the idea behind cakes and pizzas is to get kids interested, as many kids do love such food.. It would be even better to inform, educate & inspire from early on about other types of food too!!

lol I have a love & hate relationship with cooking AND gardening.. so, hoping to get inspired to do both more creatively and with less dread of ‘gosh, what am I gonna cook today?’ lol!