We’re lardies who lunch
PICK DAY
Jimmy finds just out what we should eat at midday THE HOTEL INSPECTOR
C5, 9pm ALEX Polizzi has been quietly going around all the duff hotels in the country and whipping them into shape – holidaymakers have a lot to thank her for.
This is the 15th series which sees Alex, with her charming but straight-talking style, trying her best to resurrect the failing fortunes of more establishments.
In this episode, she’s at Rosehill House in Burnley, Lancashire, a family-run 31-room converted manor house.
But it’s cluttered with tat and they’ve lost sight of who their customers are, with bookings taking a sharp nosedive.
Mum Jacquie, once the life and soul of the hotel, has been forced into retirement due to ill health, leaving daughter Emma to run the place.
Meanwhile, dad John wants to turn the hotel into flats – not something that Emma is happy about.
Alex thinks a way to restore their fortunes is through functions but turning the conservatory into a bespoke wedding venue pushes the family to the limit. Keith shops with celebrities FOOD UNWRAPPED: IS LUNCH MAKING ME FAT?
C4, 8pm WHEN the hunger pangs kick in at lunchtime, do you grab a meal deal? Head to the nearest fast food shop? Or eat a sarnie al desko?
And if we’re not whipping up a superfood salad, does this mean we’re all slowly killing ourselves? It’s an, ahem, growing problem.
While the Government recommends we consume no more than 600 calories at lunchtime, many are doubling that with burgers and chips, energy-boosting snacks or seemingly healthy prepackaged options.
This Food Unwrapped investigation is quite an eye-opener. While it may seem obvious greasy takeaway food is bad for us, other options like wraps and bagels are fooling us all, containing more calories than two slices of white bread.
Jimmy Doherty and Kate Quilton carry out various tests and experiments, working out which bread is best, which foods give us that post-lunch slump and exactly how much we should be eating.
Willing volunteers are given fitness trackers and a food diary before a dietician tells them where they are going wrong.
Jimmy heads to Japan where the slim population seem to have got it right with their vitamin-packed sashimi lunches. A very young looking 72-year-old tells Jimmy he’ll live forever on this diet.
Meanwhile, back in Britain, a survey reveals young people would rather scoff fried chicken. No prizes for guessing who is most likely to become obese.
There’s plenty of science to explain how the body processes different foods. And, by the end, it might put you right off that cheese sandwich you were
planning for lunch.