Comments on Gastronomy Domine: Elvis sandwich

As a cookiemouse I tend, although a Brit, to say c...

2008-01-12T18:35:00.000Z

As a cookiemouse I tend, although a Brit, to say cookie. For a minute I thought Elvis was now PM! That banana peanut sandwich sounds like something to try out.

I am dying to see this picture.

2008-01-09T23:16:00.000Z

I am dying to see this picture.

it was only seeing the gym equipment pic (sans udd...

2008-01-09T23:14:00.000Z

it was only seeing the gym equipment pic (sans udders) that the fancying started. So no lust goggles at that point.

But you've admitted in public to fancying the th...

2008-01-09T13:00:00.000Z

But you've admitted in public to *fancying* the thundering great belter. I will assume the udders were neutralised by the lust-tinted specs you were wearing.

I have seen a picture of Brown in his gym kit and ...

2008-01-09T11:43:00.000Z

I have seen a picture of Brown in his gym kit and actually it ain't bad. No flabby udders to be seen.

I wonder whether figures are available on the calo...

2008-01-08T16:33:00.000Z

I wonder whether figures are available on the calorific content of prime ministerial bogies, and how many you'd need to equal an elephant? (Those who are not sure why we are now talking about bogies should watch this gem from PMQs, but not while eating.)

Did you know that by scoffing such gems as the Foo...

2008-01-08T16:25:00.000Z

Did you know that by scoffing such gems as the Fool's Gold sandwich - in fact, several of them between meals - The King actually ate literally more than an elephant?

Elvis. Too young to die. Too fat to live.

PS A / S / L? Psst wanna cyber? etc etc

You've just made me rush off and go looking for 'A...

2008-01-08T14:12:00.000Z

You've just made me rush off and go looking for 'Are You Hungry Tonight?', a compilation of Elvis' favourite recipes (a present from a friend who understands my love of kitsch). And yes, the peanut butter/banana sandwich is in there - along side a pic of a youthful, slimline Elvis.

'As a basis for a good, hearty lunch, or even as an energy-based snack, nothing can beat this crunchy grilled sandwich.'

Nothing, that is, except that sickly feeling induced after trying to eat more than half of one.

"The obese pay as much National Insurance as you o...

2008-01-08T13:34:00.000Z

"The obese pay as much National Insurance as you or I do, and conditional access to a service that we all pay for is a truly alarming idea"

Agreed. And where it is all going to end? Do you want to be barred from treatment if you incurred it playing tennis or going skiing? Lifestyle choice!

And what doesn't help is that it's fuelled by the idea of choice, that people choose their body size.

I assume that this must be because people imagine how much food it would take them to get to a very large size, and then they assume that that's what fat people must be eating. It's not true. As your Elvis experiments show, it's very difficult to force yourself to eat much more than your body will permit, and likewise it's difficult to consistently eat less than your body is urging you to do (with hunger signals), just as it's difficult to consistently underbreathe.

People use this idea of a choice to justify poor treatment of fat people and saving money on the NHS.

Well let me tell you that it's not a choice. When you have the same lifestyle as the person next to you that you're more than 50% heavier than, that's not a choice, that's a body fundamentally built in a different way.

And scientific studies show this time and time again. Exercise can affect weight by a few pounds, but not a substantial amount for the average person long term. Different food choices can affect weight by a few pounds, but not a substantial amount long term for the average person.

The irony is that all this energy is expended trying to hate and punish fat people, when good food choices and regular exercise can do so much good. More energy, better health, more strength, more flexibility, many many benefits come from treating bodies well.

But do they think of that? If they really cared about the health of people, they'd be doing things like discounts for exercise facilities. But no, they don't care about health, all they can do is cling to the diet+exercise myth and condemn and punish fat people.

Thank you for decrying these anti-fat-people policies.

You're right - it's another US/UK English problem....

2008-01-08T12:33:00.000Z

You're right - it's another US/UK English problem. In American English, a biscuit is a sort of scone thing (a Hob Nob is a cookie).

That said, there is no way you should be frying *either* sort of biscuit in its own weight of butter. Inevitable death on the toilet and all that.

(And a very happy new year to you too!)

Bloody Gordon. Grr. This may be some sort of a 'tw...

2008-01-08T12:27:00.000Z

Bloody Gordon. Grr.

This may be some sort of a 'two nations separated by a common language' thing, but I have to ask: how in the world do you fry a biscuit? Surely it has already been baked? I've been eyeing up a pan, some butter and a packet of Hobnobs, but I just can't work that one out. Poor Elvis: no wonder the food finished him off.

Happy New Year, by the way!

Comments on Gastronomy Domine: Elvis sandwich

As a cookiemouse I tend, although a Brit, to say c...

I am dying to see this picture.

it was only seeing the gym equipment pic (sans udd...

But you've admitted in public to *fancying* the th...

I have seen a picture of Brown in his gym kit and ...

I wonder whether figures are available on the calo...

Did you know that by scoffing such gems as the Foo...

You've just made me rush off and go looking for 'A...

"The obese pay as much National Insurance as you o...

You're right - it's another US/UK English problem....

Bloody Gordon. Grr. This may be some sort of a 'tw...

But you've admitted in public to fancying the th...