Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Two items to ponder over lunch

  1. It seems that we're voting with our feet, sort of, because we're not really walking that much. Consumer Reports tells us that Americans, over the past 18 years, have been doing their best to avoid healthy habits:


    • Exercising 12 or more times a month: This dropped from 53 percent of adults exercising regularly to 43 percent.
    • Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day: This dropped from 42 percent of adults to 26 percent.
    • Maintaining a healthy weight: The percentage of obese adults rose from 28 percent to 36 percent.
    • Smoking: This didn't change over the study period, with around 26 percent of adults smoking.
    • Drinking alcohol in moderation: This increased from 40 percent to 51 percent of adults. Moderate alcohol consumption was defined as up to one drink a day for women and up to two for men. This is considered a healthy level, so this was a positive trend.
    • Adhering to all five healthy habits: This dropped from 15 percent of adults to only 8 percent.
  2. Meanwhile, Amazon is offering this special, 10 bucks off of a large purchase of Baconnaise:

    Of course, people don't live by Baconnaise alone:

    You may be disappointed (or relieved) to know that Baconnaise is bacon-free and, if you're liberal in your definitions, suitable for vegetarians:


    Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolks, Gluconic Acid, Yeast Extract, 
    Salt, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cultured Dextrose, Distilled Vinegar, 
    Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Gum Arabic, Dehydrated Garlic, 
    Sugar, Paprika, Dehydrated Onion, Spices, Natural Flavors, Natural Smoke 
    Flavor, Cellulose Gel, Tocopherols (Added to Protect Flavors). 
    
    Contains: Egg, Milk
    

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