Watched or listened to Chris van Tulleken,can't remember now.But scary how powerful the food lobby has become.Tobacco industry taking over food corporations to push their new drugs.He was talking about how they've used scientists to find out our addictions to unhealthy foods.
That documentary made me really sit up and take notice - a friend recommended it to me. And at least I now *know* why I can't stop if I open a sharing bag of snacky stuff i.e. crisps or cheesy crackers. It's not me, it's
them. Ergo I shall now not buy the sharing bags, even though they are cheaper on the price per kilo.
I like a snack occasionally, so I shall now buy the standard multipacks instead. A bit of a pain though, as that generates more in the way of packaging, so that generates yet another problem.
But yes, I'm luckier than most insomuch that I do cook from scratch. Mum (who trained in a professional kitchen) taught me how to cook, and dad (who was involved in food procurement in the Polish military) taught me how to shop for fresh ingredients. As for when I'm time poor - there's batch cooking (which does need some forward planning), jacket potatoes or something as simple as toast, avocado, a fried egg and some grilled tomatoes. And at this time of year, I always have a pot of soup on the go.
