Stu wrote:
>
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:14:48 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> > wrote:
>
> >The message
> >
> >from "E.A.T. Hoffmann" > contains these words:
> >
> >> It seems a lot of her recipes are too greasy and unhealthy by today's
> >> health guidelines.
> >
> >> IMHO she was a great wit prone to slapsticks like Martin Yan,
> >> entertaining to watch, but I would not recommend her recipes for
> >> people who are trying to lose weight or eat healthy.
> >
> > You might care to consider that in her day, morbid obesity was very rare.
> > "fat" people had a slight pot belly and minor lovehandles. Fat children
> >were unknown.
> >
> > People ate far more fresh food, 3 meals a day.
> >Less processed food, less grazing, and they were more physically active.
> >
> > Janet.
>
> .....and the kids were safe to play and run all day, usually ending up
> at a friends place for lunch, they played outside from morning to
> night. It's not safe for the kids to do something like that now.


If communities got together and actually paid attention to their
children's play areas it would be much safer. When I was a child,
someone's parents were always watching our little gang at play. The
local police also patrolled the large park in the neighbourhood and
seemed to know which parents went with which kids.