As university students across the country find themselves already in the middle of their first term, for many, their student loan is already long gone. Statistics from The Scholarship Hub show that 11% of students nationwide will have spent their entire term’s loan within the first two weeks of studying, and a further 51% will spend […]
Tag: food
Culinary Crimes
Culinary crimes, a very serious issue causing arguments throughout the country, but what is right and what is wrong? Milk before tea? Tea before milk? Jam before cream or cream before jam? Brown sauce or Ketchup? Sprouts or no sprouts? How about some of these stranger food choices – Chips in yoghurt or milkshakes Crisps in lemonade […]
Will Brexit be the end of protected foods?
Cornish pasties, Welsh lamb and Single Gloucester cheese. All these foods have ‘Protected Food Name’ (PFN) status from the European Union, meaning that they can only be made by certain producers, in a certain way. Single Gloucester cheese for example, can only be made in Gloucestershire with a herd of Gloucester cattle and a specific […]
Should we stop giving food to homeless people?
People in Cheltenham are being advised not to give food to homeless people on the street. This follows a movement in Birmingham by a street intervention team who claim that those sleeping rough are not struggling for food, and that it is unnecessary for passers-by to give them sandwiches and coffee. A charity in Gloucestershire […]
A new burger bus has opened… People love it!
The “Cotswold Diner” has opened in Cheltenham. It’s a 1950s American Diner themed bus that serves good quality breakfast, and lunch with a friendly atmosphere. The Cheltenham Diner is located in a lay-by near the Seven Springs roundabout on the A417. It’s is owned by Maria and Neil Thomas, and three years ago, they traded in […]
2017 The Year of Food Crazes
Avocado buns, Acai bowls, Freakshakes and Cookie-dough are just a few food crazes that have exploded onto our Instagram feeds. Instagram has been seen as a form of promotion, or in fact boasting about the yummy food that people have eaten, but with more than five hundred million active users on Instagram it’s hard to not […]
Are health groups worth the money?
Health groups around the country are becoming a bigger part of our weekly routine. Groups such as Slimming World and Weight Watchers are some of the largest go to places for people who need support in losing weight. As well as support health groups there are also diet companies such as Diet Chef, Lighterlife and […]
Is it nearly Christmas yet?
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? I certainly am. From midnight on the 1st November, I’m up in the attic finding all the Christmas decorations and slowly feeding the idea of Christmas to my family. And by slowly feeding them I mean shoving Christmas down their throats whilst singing the entirety of the Michael Bublé […]
Brexit – What is happening to our foods?
As Brexit is luring upon us, and negotiations are under way, you may need to stock up on your favourite foods as they could be catching the first flight home. Studies from the Guardian reveal that more than 97% of food and drinks exports from our shores are at risk. The first, of many foods […]
A week of McDonalds
Last week I was set the challenge to eat a McDonalds meal twice a day for a week and document the effects it had on my health. It is a social experiment first tried by documentarian Morgan Spurlock for his 2004 film “Super Size Me”. In the film Morgan ate nothing but food served at […]