It’s amazing how we all get taken in by marketing hype. And that means even me too! I was looking at bacon recently in the supermarket. I was determined to avoid the sub-standard quality bacon that used injected brine to salt the meat. My eye was attracted to a product whose packaging looked rustic promoting…
I’m so pleased to announce that spreadable 100% grass-fed dairy butter is back on the menu! After Kerrygold changed their spreadable butter recipe by adding oil (see my blog – Spreading the Word – or not!) they have just brought back a milk only spreadable butter. Hurray! Only now it’s in a new form –…
What a fantastic 2 weeks of the London 2012 Olympics! Team GB has performed amazingly and the atmosphere across the country has been fantastic. And no more so than in God’s Own Country – Yorkshire. If Yorkshire was its own country then we would have won as many gold medals (7) as Australia or Japan…
The London 2012 Olympics started yesterday with an interesting opening ceremony – very eclectic! I do find it bemusing that the official sponsors of this Olympics include Coca-Cola and MacDonald’s! For an event which is meant to encompass health and fitness it seems incongruous that products known for their lack of health benefits have such…
There was an article recently in the Australian press about recent research which thinks that the little old Aspirin may help prevent cancer. Now the reason for bringing this up is not because I want you all to go start taking an aspirin every day, but because of the two other points this article raised….
I’ve just come across another good example of marketing hype with labeling… In a very posh hotel they are offering complimentary bottles of green tea in their rooms. Here is what the bottle states: Green tea with honey and ginseng 100% all natural Where great taste and goodness ‘naturally’ come together. Green tea for its…
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