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Rob R
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I find it interesting from the angle of sugar. Being diabetic I am automatically concious of how much sugar I eat but many people don't need to think about it, so they don't.
I was a bit confused by the internal fat CT scan at the beginning - it wasn't explained what significance that had & was seemingly left behind throughout the rest of the programme, which was filled with externally fat people. |
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sean
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I haven't seen it yet. Might try to catch it on i-player.
We were talking about portion sizes at work the other day though. Taffs opened in 1958. Up to the early 70s they cut 80 to 90 portions of fish from a 14lb block. Now they cut 30 from a 15lb block.
It'd be interesting to see how many people would accept a 2.5oz portion of fish with their chips. |
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12Bore
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 10:41 am Post subject: |
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If it was 1/3 the price of a full portion, I suspect quite a few would buy it who otherwise might not buy fish. |
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sean
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That's the point though, they were full portions back then... |
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12Bore
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Oh I agree. But for years my mother has asked for children's sized portions on restaurants simply because she cannot eat a full sized portion, even I find full portions of F&C too much, whenever we go to the chippy we get 2 fish and one portion of chips. The full size has to stay, but it could be interesting to offer the 1/3 sized portion at, say, 40% of the full size price.
ETA I didn't even know that the fish came in blocks..  |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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I use 70 gram portions of fish here at work because when I started battering and Frying 140 gram fillets all the oldest complain they are to big and can't enjoy them. By the time the portions get a battering and fluff up in the fryers they are a respectable size on the plate but people would certiany object from a chippy.
Oh and the fish portions cost me 27p and a bit of batter and are a fraction smaller than a pack of playing cards.... |
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sean
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| 12Bore wrote: |
ETA I didn't even know that the fish came in blocks.. |
Does if it's partially cut and frozen at sea.  |
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12Bore
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| sean wrote: |
| 12Bore wrote: |
ETA I didn't even know that the fish came in blocks.. |
Does if it's partially cut and frozen at sea. |
Ahh, of course (facepalm).  |
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Jamanda
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'd happily have smaller appetite portions in a number of situations. |
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Sally Too
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Watched both the first two episodes on iplayer with eldest daughter this afternoon. Fascinating stuff. We made ourselves a nice salad with lime juice and yoghurt dressing and felt very smug! 
Another vid along the same lines is this one by Robert Lustig: Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Well worth a watch. Fructose is processed as a toxin along similar metabolic pathways to alcohol. |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Wasn't that the guy in one of the episodes who'd research they'd all ignored and swept under the carpet? |
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Rob R
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Just watched the first episode - it's certainly a good advert for me, a worrying situation though. |
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Sally Too
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He was interviewed in both programmes I watched... Reminds me of George Bush the way he speaks! |
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sgt.colon
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| Sally too wrote: |
| He was interviewed in both programmes I watched... Reminds me of George Bush the way he speaks! |
Oh I don't know. I thought Robert made a lot of sense. |
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Sally Too
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Oh Yes he made loads of sense.... ..... I meant more in his speech patterns and mannerisms!
Watch his video - fascinating bit about the biochemistry of how fructose is processed by the body near the end... |
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