I'd Rather Eat Now Than In the 70's!

I had Macaroni cheese for supper! So simple to make and yet surprisingly delicious. I realise that I have a bit of a penchant for food of Italian origin, but not the sort that Keir eats. Silvio isn't putting any of his man fluids in my grub thank you! Taking Tikka Masala out of the equation, my next favorite foods are lasagna, canneloni, macaroni, pizza and so on ad infinitum. I'm procrastinating yet again in making my point clear, so I'll get to the point shall I?

If you are of a similar age to myself (36... cough), then your childhood memories certainly won't involve any of the meals listed above. My abiding supper-time memories are of:

• Mince & Tatties
• Fish Fingers, Frozen Peas and Smash
• Cullen Skink
• Tatty Soup
• Beef Stew

Gladly, the variety and tastiness of meals has increased dramatically since the 70's. I feel like Oliver Twist when I think back upon what we had to eat then. In all probablility the vastly improved nature of the British diet is to contribute for the fact that most kids are way taller now than what they used to be in days of yore. Most kids are over-taking their parents height wise nowadays, and before they get to High School in some cases.

I don't think that the ready availability of delicious grub at present is the only cause of obesity in this country. The reason there weren't so many obese people back then was because nobody could really afford snack-foods, and ordinary grub was simply crap, however you dressed it up. People were willing to starve rather than face Fish Fingers again. They were a rubbish convenience food that mothers up and down the land embraced simply because it was quick and easy to cook!