Food Inc. showing at the QFT
Posted: 24 February '10 by Niall
FOOD, Inc. showing at the QFT
How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?
The provenance of our food is something that both Kelly and I feel strongly about – watching Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Hugh’s Chicken Run and Jamie Oliver’s Jamie Saves Our Bacon really brought the message home: we need to care more about the food that we buy.
In Food, Inc., film-maker Robert Kenner looks at America’s food industry and reveals a highly mechanized process that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of government agencies, where the U.S. food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. The supermarket shelves are now packed with bigger-breasted chickens, fruit and vegetables that are available all-year-round, and tomatoes that won’t go bad – but with that America has also seen new strains of E. coli emerge, obesity becoming widespread through their population, particularly among children, and diabetes among adults increasing to epidemic proportions.
It couldn’t happen here… could it?
Dates
You can see Food, Inc. at the QFT on the following dates:
- Friday 26 February – 18:45
- Saturday 27 February – 18:45
- Sunday 28 February – 18:00
- Monday 1 March – 18:45
- Tuesday 2 March – 18:45
- Wednesday 3 March – 18:45
- Thursday 4 March – 18:45
Other information
You can find out more about FOOD, Inc. at the official website.
Queens University Film Theatre
20 University Square
Belfast
BT7 1PA
T: 028 9097 1097
W: www.queensfilmtheatre.com
You can also find the Queen’s Film Theatre of Google Maps.
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Healthy “eating”? You should just graze.com
Posted: 09 January '10 by Kelly
Graze.com - Nature Delivered
Now if your New Years’ resolution is anything like mine (to eat less!!), then listen up! With all the food and drink I consumed over the Christmas and New Year celebrations nothing now seems to fill me for long and I am constantly thinking about eating.
So when Niall told me about the ‘Graze box’ I was excited. Graze.com are a UK based company that deliver (by post) different boxes of food to your desk for as little as £2.99. You can choose what you want in your box, ranging from fresh fruit to nuts and Olives. Your food is then hand picked, boxed and sent to your home or your office with free (yes free!!) first class delivery – far better than picking up a curly pre-packed sandwich from a garage on the way into work.
It is also worth adding that ‘Graze’ boxes are from a sustainable forest, biodegradable and recyclable.
Niall’s mum is a big fan of grazing throughout the day, instead of eating three big meals a day she snacks regularly. Research shows that snacking on natural foods throughout the day can maintain and control blood sugar which helps to lose weight.
Graze were kind enough to send us a ‘nibble box’ to try and I absolutely loved it! When it came through the door it was like getting another present!! In my box of treats I got -
- Apple strudel – Dried Apple, naturally dried apricots and dried cranberries
- Macadamia nuts
- Yin and Yang - extra dark chocolate buttons with cherries and almonds
- Cajun seed mix
Now, I thought I would be able to eat them all in one go, but they are surprisingly filling. So I was able to snack throughout the week with them.
I have to say my favourite was the ying & yang, it was delicious. Meaning the unity of opposites – the dark chocolate is in perfect contrast to the blanched almonds and the sweet dried cherries to create a really tasty snack.
For the calorie-conscious it’s important to remember that even though it’s healthy the content still has calories. Nuts have a high fat content as well as dried fruit being high in sugars – even though it’s natural. The Yin & Yang pot, for instance, was 296 calories. Now this may seem slightly high for a snack but keep in mind you are getting some chocolate (which is extra dark so therefore has many health benefits), you are also getting lots of nuts and dried fruit. More importantly this will keep you sustained until your next meal and you wont feel tempted to snack again in between. If you thought that the 296 calories was too high then the apple strudel of Dried Apple, naturally dried apricots and dried cranberries could be the one for you. This only had 172 calories (but unfortunately no chocolate)!!
You can personalise your Graze box by choosing what goes into it, so you can have as many or as few calories in your box as you want. I will be ordering another box for sure, the only problem I am having is what to order?
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Our verdict:
I really loved the Graze nibble box – it’s a healthy way of snacking throughout the week. They never use any artificial colours, flavours or preservatives in their products and the boxes are environmentaly friendly. The box also provided me with a few of my ’5 a day’ which is a real bonus.
So get grazing!!
Other information
You can find out more by visiting www.graze.com
Chilli and Chocolate members:
Graze.com have been kind enough to give our members a discount: get your first box free and your second box at half price! Visit the Members’ Section for more details
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