The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[LMcD]

Or may produce an interesting herbal garden if seed spilled on the ground!

Perhaps this should be brought to the attention of the Groundsel Force team.

[Old Grumpy]

Sometimes seen under the windowsill of an elderly person's house as a result of blowing the chaff off the bird's seed container at an open window, and I gather the popularity of wild bird feeders has led to some 'interesting' additions to gardens. An allotment friend got a shock one year visiting her plot after a period away looking after her mother to find a large unfamiliar plant among her veg. She got into quite a state, imagining all sorts of unpleasant attention from the law( those were the days when police officers could occasionally be sighted in town...), but we reassured her, dug it up and buried it in the compost heap.

*which reminds of the story of the chap who named his budgie Onan...

*Ah, so you spotted the reference...

[oddoneout]

Perhaps this should be brought to the attention of the Groundsel Force team.

Led of course by Sonny Jim. Anyone else remember that jingle?

[Ein Heldenleben]

I did a double take, but forgave her(we don't know if it was entirely her own idea after all) for giving warning at various points of the outbreaks of advert intrusion.

It won’t have been the producer’s idea.The thing about being a presenter is it’s a good idea never to draw attention to things like this or to the difficulties they may pose for you . You’re paid to make it look effortless.

[vinteuil]

Led of course by Sonny Jim. Anyone else remember that jingle?

" High o'er the fence leaps Sunny Jim,
Force is the food that raises him"

[smittims]

Not a reference to the secret power of the Jedi, but a breakfast cereal in days of yore: Force Flakes . I was always a Sugar Puffs eater then.

[vinteuil]

Not a reference to the secret power of the Jedi, but a breakfast cereal in days of yore: Force Flakes . I was always a Sugar Puffs eater then.

... bring back Fru-Grains I say

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[oddoneout]

" High o'er the fence leaps Sunny Jim,
Force is the food that raises him"

Indeed - and I'm not sure why I misspelt the name. The cereal was an occasional treat on the weekend breakfast table, but the box didn't go far between a family of 5.

[cloughie]

Indeed - and I'm not sure why I misspelt the name. The cereal was an occasional treat on the weekend breakfast table, but the box didn't go far between a family of 5.

Doesn’t mean a thing to me - I was recently quite surprised to see porridge on the list of junk foods - I can’t think why organic oats, water and a smidgen of salt for the cooking of it in the microwave with a squirt of honey and a little skimmed milk would be deemed to transgress the ‘not good for you’ boundaries.
9 Health Benefits of Eating Oats and Oatmeal

• What are oats?
• Nutrient-rich
• Antioxidants
• Soluble fiber
• Improve heart health
• Lower blood sugar
• Promote weight loss
• Benefits to skin
• May reduce childhood asthma
• Constipation relief

[french frank]

Doesn’t mean a thing to me - I was recently quite surprised to see porridge on the list of junk foods

I think it only rates as 'junk' if it contains additives - sugar, salt, preservatives, flavourings &c. These would be branded products rated as ultraprocessed. Just the raw ingredients are fine.

[cloughie]

I think it only rates as 'junk' if it contains additives - sugar, salt, preservatives, flavourings &c. These would be branded products rated as ultraprocessed. Just the raw ingredients are fine.

Yes - crazy isn’t it - I guess it takes no longer to prep from raw ingredients (5 mins ) for something much healthier and probably tasting better.

[LMcD]

Yes - crazy isn’t it - I guess it takes no longer to prep from raw ingredients (5 mins ) for something much healthier and probably tasting better.

I thought junk food was eaten exclusively on flat-bottomed sailing vessels in the Far East.

[oddoneout]

Doesn’t mean a thing to me - I was recently quite surprised to see porridge on the list of junk foods - I can’t think why organic oats, water and a smidgen of salt for the cooking of it in the microwave with a squirt of honey and a little skimmed milk would be deemed to transgress the ‘not good for you’ boundaries.
9 Health Benefits of Eating Oats and Oatmeal

• What are oats?
• Nutrient-rich
• Antioxidants
• Soluble fiber
• Improve heart health
• Lower blood sugar
• Promote weight loss
• Benefits to skin
• May reduce childhood asthma
• Constipation relief

They were wheat flakes, nice flavour and texture, especially when cereal for us normally meant economy cornflakes.
The issue with porridge is that food manufacturers have hi-jacked an innocent and healthy item to churn out versions that are less healthy because of the added ingredients. In the overall scheme of things they are probably still preferable to the likes of cornflakes and rice cereal as the base is (mostly) whole grain, but better still would be the traditional oats and liquid cooked, with optional(and ideally not too much)salt, sweetening etc. - in other words what most of us would recognise as porridge. Instant porridge that is just the grain, without added sugar/salt wouldn't be included in the junk food list, even though it is more processed than 'proper' porridge.

[kernelbogey]

Well, we had a complete work (Bach Violin Concerto) before 7 today. Someone's listening....

[antongould]

Well, we had a complete work (Bach Violin Concerto) before 7 today. Someone's listening....

I was listening kb …… as the Squire’s reign comes to an end it has been interesting to listen, after the weather, to his attempts at certain Northumbrian place names. Yesterday for the first three efforts we had for Bellingham as Bell-ing-ham before on the fourth getting very close to, the correct, Bell-in-jam. It would be nice to round off his stint with an attempt at Cambois ……