Avocado by the Spoonful

I like to eat avocado.  The taste on its own is only mildly aquired. But the health benefits are excellent!

• helps with the eyes
• lots of fibre
• helps lower cholesteral
• lots of potassium (more than banana)
• Rich in Vitamin B, E and K
• lowers LDL

A quick search online will yield lots of great information about this great lunch dessert replacement.

Preparation:

• Purchase from grocery store/fruits stand
• place in bowl and allow to ripen to the point where fruit is soft to the touch
• pit the fruit by cutting one continuous line without trying to cut through the pit
• pull the to halves apart and the pit should easily come out
• use spoon to scoop out and eat!

Enjoy!

Home Made Muffin vs Fast Food Muffin

Real vs Fast Food Muffin - so the results are in.   I watched for weeks as a fast food muffin didn't break down over the course of 5 weeks.  I even cut it in half to see i if anything was happening inside - not much.

Baked some home made muffins and just after about 5 days it started to decay and break down.




Fast Food Muffin - no apparent signs of mold after 4 weeks.

Home Made Muffin - noticeable signs of mold after only 5 days

Yes i know this isn't even close to being scientific. But seeing is believing for me that there isn't something quite right about fast food.  Enough so for me to ponder -what's this actually doing for me or to me?

Fast Food Doesn't Break Down Fast at All

Okay its been a month since purchasing a 'muffin' from a certain fast food chain.

This morning it was time to cut this thing in half and see what's inside.

It was hard as a rock.  I resorted to a hand saw to get through it.There was literally 'muffin' dust as a by product of my sawing.



Findings:

• the muffin/cake part was hard - i could probably chisel something out of it
• the 'cranberries' were flaky on the outside, but still a bit spongy on the inside
• no visible signs of decomposition, no discolouration

Will it breakdown or start decomposing now that its been split in half?  Will find out next week.

Fast Food Still Not Really Fast at Breaking Down

Still no real change in this muffin that was acquired almost a month ago!

Next week I will cut this thing open and see what - if anything is happening on the inside.

Fast food doesn't break down fast at all 3

Another week and not much changing.  Next week i will cut this muffin in half and see whats going on inside

Fast Food Doesn't Break Down Fast At All con't 2

Well its been just over a week with the muffin.  Apart from the outside getting pretty hard, it hasn't changed in appearance one bit.

Original  story of Fast Food Breakdown: Click Here

Fast Food Doesn't Break Down Fast At All

There's been a rash of posts of certain fast foods that don't decay, floating around my social media outlets.   One in particular post has a display of fast food that claims to be over 2 years old.  In the display is a burger, fries etc.  From the picture it appears that the decay process has yet to start.  The claim is that there is so much unnatural stuff in the food that it can hardly be called 'food'.

I'm not the most sceptical person, but i am no fast food proponent either.  So to appease my curiosity, i've decide to do my own little 'look this muffin is x days old experiment.

Here is  a muffin purchased from a certain fast food restaurant 3 days ago.    I will update my blog with new photos of this muffin and see for myself how long it lasts before succumbing to mould.

4 day old 'muffin'. outer layer has lost its softness. 

My Arsenal to Combat the Flu

Well it finally got me.  I started coming down with 'something' yesterday around lunch time.  I went into lock down and assessed my situation.  Devised a plan of attack. Prepared for the worst.

• Water. Lots of it. Thankfully my office has filtered water fountains. That would get me through the afternoon until i headed home
• Diner.  Healthy. Turkey meatloaf and lots of veggies.
• Post diner - green tea.  I drank a whole pot.
• Staying awake - no napping before bed.  From experience, the more tired i am before bed, the more likely i will actually sleep.   
• NeoCitran - Drink this right before i crawl into bed. Nothing worse for the psyche than waking up at 3AM congested an unable to sleep, lying awake for hours. NeoCitran + exhaustion = solid 5 hours of sleep. Undisturbed sleep really helps heal the body.  No medical evidence to back this up. It just works for me
• Morning shower - hot. Get the steam to loosen everything up in the nasal cavities.  Get the aches out of the muscles and bones
• Breakfast - water, vitamins, food. Whatever you can eat to get you through the next few hours
• Get out of the house - whether or not your calling in sick - just get out and about.  Get your mind off being sick.  Fresh air helps.  Especially if its winter.  Cold crisp air.
• Fisherman's friend to keep the de-congestion going
• Gage you status around lunch.  

I made it to 12Noon today and so far so good.  Still feeling it, but it's 'not that bad'.