Some news stories from today that are completely unrelated to one another. Or ARE THEY?
From the Hey! Those sneaky bastards! files:
“Children’s waistlines have expanded at least four centimetres — the equivalent of two clothing sizes — in the past 20 years, with most of the increase coming in the past five years, according to a new study. The research, published today inthe Archives of Disease in Childhood, provides further proof that children are getting fatter at an alarming rate, and girls more so than boys. It also helps explain why children’s clothing is getting larger, baggier and more elastic.”
From the Hmmm. Low Carb pancake syrup? files
“Because low-carb diets restrict grains, pastas, fruits and starchy vegetables, this shift in eating patterns is having a marked effect on sales of foods such as bread, potatoes and juice, and they have inspired a vast array of new products…”
I hope hope hope! they genetically engineer a low-carb potato. Because then when I have died from apoplexy I can leave this good earth knowing that at least people will keep eating potatoes. Mmmm! Potatoes rule!
From the Road Trip! files:
“Premji said the sweet treats are intended to be “an indulgence and a treat” and the company always encourages people to lead a “balanced lifestyle.” However, Premji himself can’t seem to get enough of his product and admits to eating six original glazed doughnuts every day, but “not all at once.”
Each one of those doughy rings has 199 calories and 12 grams of fat, according to Krispy Kreme’s nutritional listings.”
I hope someone engineers a low-carb Krispy Kreme doughnut because then if I don’t die of apoplexy, I will die laughing, laughing, laughing like a 3 year old who has just heard the “why did the chicken cross the road?” joke for the first time.