Nugget of information gave me food for thought
I THOUGHT I’d give you the benefit of my meticulouslyresearched analysis of the current Brexit situation.
Just kidding! While the ‘ B’ word isn’t the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, I’m reminded of it as soon as I start feeding my pet pooch his kibble – they’re both dog’s breakfasts.
Talking of food, as one of my hip and trendy readers with your finger on the pulse of what’s happening, you’ll be aware we’re well into ‘ Veganuary’, the month when we’re encouraged to give up meat, dairy and fish.
If we give up drinking tea next month, will it be referred to as ‘Feb-No-Brew-Up-Ary’? Maybe not . . .
I was staggered to hear that a well-known chain of High Street bakers (I’m not allowed to name them, but it rhymes with ‘eggs’) have started selling vegan sausage rolls.
Presumably, made with real vegans. Yum!
I was double staggered to hear on the very same day that a fast food chain famous for their burgers and fries has started serving children’s vegetarian ‘Happy Meals’ containing yellow split peas, rice, sundried tomato pesto and herbs.
It’s a great idea, but how many children will be ‘happy’ to hear that?
Again, I can’t name the company in question but it’s the same as the old man who had a farm in the children’s song.
I’ve never understood why that song hasn’t been banned by teachers. Because every time the word ‘farm’ is mentioned, it’s spelt out as ‘EIEIO’, which must cause confusion among kids struggling with the complexities of English gram- mar. However, I was treble staggered to learn the ‘ Vegetarian Happy Meal’ contains 209 calories while the normal chicken nugget ‘Happy Meal’ only has 173!
That fact got my mental wheels turning (luckily they’ve recently been steam cleaned!) and a load of thoughts came to me. The main one being . . . “What part of a chicken is a nugget?” I’d ask Old MacDonald but he can’t even spell ‘farm’ . . .