Food scares

It struck me recently how healthy my general diet has become and how lucky I am to have changed my lifestyle to exclude most processed foods. When the Sudan 1 list was published, I realised that there wasn't a single food on the list which I had used.

This is a result of leaving London 5 years ago, to live in a Northamptonshire village. Here I have a greengrocer, butcher, post office etc., and seldom drive to shops. As a result, I buy fresh food and cook from scratch - something that was unheard of during the 6 years that I lived in the Barbican, just minutes away from the big City M&S which I visited almost daily!

So, having established that Lee & Perrins Worcestershire sauce was not affected, I realised my luck at not needing to use ready meals any more. Then I wondered why I used to, and it struck me that I seldom spend more time cooking mid-week meals than I used to, as it is so easy to cook stir-frys, fish, liver etc. So they don't necessarily save time. I am convinced that I am more healthy now than 5 years ago, despite large quantities of red wine and 70% chocolate! I am certainly sure I consume less salt and sugar...