Interesting Facts

According to Public Health England, kids in the UK eat more than half of their recommended sugar intake - at breakfast! (The culprit?  All those sugary breakfast cereals with cartoon characters on the packaging.  (Are you listening Tony?)  What is even more worrying is that 80% of parents think sugary cereals are healthy.) 

According to a study carried out by CheapHolidayLand.com, British holidaymakers double their daily calorie intake in the first 24 hours of an all-inclusive break. (Holidaymakers consumed on average 5,756 calories on the first day of all-inclusive trips.  Research found that binge eating amounts to twice recommended daily intake; enough fuel for them to run two marathons The meals worked out at:- Breakfast - 1,117 calories A bowl of cereal (113 calories), full English breakfast (870), a glass of orange juice (112), cup of tea (22) Mid-morning drinks - 240  calories A glass of Sangria (150 calories), a glass of Coke (90) Lunch - 1,260  calories Burger and fries (770 calories), a side salad (17), a glass of Coke (90), one ice cream (230), one bottle of beer (153) Afternoon snack - 425  calories A packet of crisps (160 calories), a glass of orange juice (112), one bottle of beer (153) Dinner - 2,191  calories Starter – a bowl of soup a...

According to a study carried out by Clipper Teas, Brits are twice as likely to dump their partner, than change their brand of tea. (The top 10 things we are least likely to change are:- Our hairstyle. Our hair colour. What we eat for breakfast. Our favourite mug Our bedtime. Our favourite food brands. Our favourite takeaway restaurant. When we do our shopping. Our favourite brand of tea. The time of day we drink tea. I'd agree with 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10. For the rest, I'm pretty flexible. It looks as if in the UK we like our habits and routine, but aren't that keen on our other halves.)

This one's for Hekner:  The heroine of Truman Capote's book Breakfast at Tiffany's, Holly Golightly, was originally christened “Connie Gustafson”. (Annotations on Capote’s type-written, hand-edited manuscript of his celebrated novella show that the heroine’s name: Holly Golightly, later famously played by Audrey Hepburn, was originally christened “Connie Gustafson”. The character was reportedly inspired by Capote’s close friendships with a series of New York society figures, including the heiress and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt; Oona O’Neill, daughter of the playwright Eugene O’Neill; actress Carol Grace; writer Maeve Brennan; and model Dorian Leigh, whom he nicknamed “Happy Go Lucky”. Thank goodness he changed it! No offense to any Connies or Gustafsons out there, but... )

According to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity a fried breakfast of sausages, eggs, bacon, beans, mushrooms, black pudding and tomatoes is a healthier way to start the day than a bowl of cereal. (I know you're thinking "April Fool", but the theory is that a fatty breakfast will help you stop snacking during the day and you will eat less at night.  Now where did I put that plate of bacon and eggs?)

Kellogg's Special K in the UK has 31% more sugar than Special K in the US. (That said, I am reliably informed that Special K in the US tastes like the cardboard box it comes in.)

Sales of porridge and oatmeal in the UK have nearly doubled in the last five years. (According to figures, sales of porridge, a popular breakfast cereal, and oatmeal soared by 81% to £85m from 2000 to 2005. Britons ate 50,000 tonnes of oats last year.  Of course "To get one's oats" has a completely different meaning, as does "To sow one's oats" as is "to do porridge".)