As we ease ourselves into the New Year of 2012, wherein our political "elite" are using the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee to take our minds off the shite that we are in, it is "comforting" to see that some New Year traditions never end.
I refer of course to the media bombardment about diets and detox treatments that we are subjected to during January. Nanny, never one to miss an opportunity to lecture us, has joined the bandwagon by offering 4 million recipe cards to people who apparently are unable to decide for themselves what to eat or how to cook.
The campaign is called...wait for it....."Supermeals"!
Nanny's Department of Health has got its knickers in a twist over the fact that some people choose to eat a sandwich for their evening meal, instead of something that Nanny refers to as a "balanced" meal.
As such, in addition to the 4 million recipe cards, Nanny has teamed up with some supermarkets who have agreed to offer discounts on some fruit, veg and yogurts.
In other words, the taxpayer is now subsidising the advertising budget of certain supermarkets who would have offered these discounts anyway but would normally have had to pay for an advertising campaign to highlight them.
Public Health Minister Anne Milton (who??) trilled:
''The New Year is a good time to think about losing weight. The Supermeals campaign will give us all some great ideas for balanced meals on a budget.''
Not everyone needs or wants to lose wait for fark's sake!
It beggars belief as to how the human race decided on its menus and cooked for itself before Nanny came along!
Visit The Orifice of Government Commerce and buy a collector's item.
Visit The Joy of Lard and indulge your lard fantasies.
Show your contempt for Nanny by buying a T shirt or thong from Nanny's Store.
www.nannyknowsbest.com is brought to you by www.kenfrost.com "The Living Brand"
Visit Oh So Swedish Swedish arts and handicrafts
Why not really indulge yourself, by doing all the things that Nanny really hates? Click on the relevant link to indulge yourselves; Food, Bonking, Gifts and Flowers, Groceries
New Year; same old Nanny.
ReplyDeleteIf Nanny started treating adults like adults, then perhaps they would feel comfortable and competent enough to think for themselves......Mind you, I doubt Nanny wants people to think for themselves.
Just as we smokers predicted....
ReplyDeleteAlthough Nanny's now got her sights firmly on alcohol and food, no doubt we taxpayers will continue to subsidise the HOC bars and restaurants.
Happy New Year, all - although we know it will be as shite as last year.
YCMIU -\\France's top diet guru Pierre Dukan is urging the government to grade students on their weight in a bid to curb growing obesity.In a book to be published on Thursday, Mr Dukan suggests that students in their last two years of high school be awarded extra marks if they manage to maintain an acceptable Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight.
ReplyDelete"Obesity is a real public health problem that is rarely – if at all – taken into account by politicians," Mr Dukan told newspaper Le Parisien ahead of the book's launch.\\
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/8990122/Dukan-Diet-founder-says-students-should-be-graded-on-their-weight.html
We managed far better before this stupid "nanny state" nonsense arrived. But the puppet government should note that they forced prices up, every interfering act since joining the EEC has hiked prices of food, and unfortunately in this Country the quality has gone down at the same rate.
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