I'm having some!
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Tuesday is Tesco day for me. This desk is looking tempting, though...
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Tuesday is Tesco day for me. This desk is looking tempting, though...
breath....in..out..three times..easy now....come on DFTP, you know if you eat that desk you'll get constipation and splinters:p
*sprinkles salt on the desk*
Mmmmmm.
Darren, I don't know if salt and chemicals are part of the addiction - well, they must be. But I definitely read a couple of years ago that research had discovered that crunchy foods are psychologically attractive and have an effect on the brain. Hence also why crisps are attractive, and also why McCoys are more attractive still - the thickness and crinkles make them more crunchy.
I'd really try to deal with this somewhat though! Crisps are deadly-unhealthy (from someone who has them once in a while): one of the scariest things is to read that their particular kind of fat will start to ossify the brain, literally leading to some impairment of IQ, mental flexibility, (and maybe even alzheimers?) when older.
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Dagnammit!
So this desk is probably healthier after all.
BTW what is so special about crisp fat? The Tesco ones sounded healthier but were still very satisfying.
not so convinced about the above explanations:rolleyes:
for me it is the salt:eek: I prefer plain crisps..... but will eat any 'non-meat' flavours if I HAVE to.... lol. I am convinced that it is the salt as I eat so little salt in my diet..... rarely cook with it and very very rarely put it on at the table. so.............. I convince myself that my body NEEDS the salt and sit and eat my crisps with relish (not the pickle type):o
having said that I suppose I eat a multibag of 6 in two to three weeks ............... so not really addicted am I?:p
all in moderation ..... I do think that 24 bags in 2 days is a little excessive Darren. do you need to talk about it???................. over a bag of salt and vinegar?
blessings, Marcie x
ps..... don't eat the desk Darren......... wood lies very heavy on the stomach and will take quite some time to digest
That's just it though. I found the unsalted version just as satisfying, which was a real surprise to me as I'd always assumed the salt and flavourings were the addictive part of the things.
I also can't stop eating jaffa cakes. Yes, it's all coming out now!
I also can't stop eating jaffa cakes. Yes, it's all coming out now!
It's very brave to make all these confessions, Darren. Jaffa cakes too? So you go both ways? That's sweet, not savoury. :rolleyes:
Just a thought. 😉 Do you ever try eating real food? Like things that come as you see them off trees or out of the ground? In this house, a huge fruit bowl in the morning is empty by evening. It just goes, goes, goes.
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It's very brave to make all these confessions, Darren. Jaffa cakes too? So you go both ways? That's sweet, not savoury. :rolleyes:
Just a thought. 😉 Do you ever try eating real food? Like things that come as you see them off trees or out of the ground? In this house, a huge fruit bowl in the morning is empty by evening. It just goes, goes, goes.
That's impressive. I assume there's more than just you. I do get my 5 a day. My usual lunch involves couscous, seeds and various green things. Occasionally, I'll eat something meat-like (25% of the meals). I really do eat healthily... I just have these odd cravings. Oh, another one is mushrooms. I start washing them and can smell them... then I just must eat them.
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And as for sofas...
now you've all done it to me... I have to go get a handful of potato chips - which I assume are these mysterious crisps -
More on what my opinions/findings are later. for now, I must crunch.
Years ago I used to crave crisps and if I had one packet I had to have another and another and another - didn't matter what flavour - turned out I had a potassium deficiency and once that was sorted out I stopped craving the crisps - think it was the salt - obviously with a potassium deficiency.
Just thought I'd share my crisp experience - and now I never eat them.
Hi Darren, I saw this and thought of you! 
lol
Amazing fact
Did you know you consume more calories in eating half a packet of crisps than you do in eating a full packet?
In the act of eating a whole packet you burn off the extra calories.
This isn't actually true, but it does make people stop and think.
Stay away from Marmite crisps. Eat a packet of those and before you know it you'll be lying on the floor gibbering and staring at fingers plastered in savoury crisp crumbs. Around you will be a small mountain of empty yellow packets and the lingering aroma of yeast extract.
Years ago I used to crave crisps and if I had one packet I had to have another and another and another - didn't matter what flavour - turned out I had a potassium deficiency and once that was sorted out I stopped craving the crisps - think it was the salt - obviously with a potassium deficiency.
Just thought I'd share my crisp experience - and now I never eat them.
How do I know if I have a potassium deficiency, then? 🙂