All protein and dairy foods should be low in fat as the saturated fat which is. found in these will raise blood cholesterol.

Oily fish such as salmon is good, as it contains omega 3 fats which help to prevent heart decease.

For example a packet of potato crisps contain 165 calories as compared to an apple which has 50.

So the calorie count in what you eat is very important if you don't want to become overweight.

Oh yes, also remember that when you see a packet of anything that says 25% less fat, it probably still contains the other 75% fat, as the other 75% fat must be somewhere..

So read carefully what the packet says as now-a-days the manufacturers are quite good with their information.

Now that you know what your normal daily plate should look like, stick to it.

I shall now leave you as my allocated space has been used up.

Look after yourselves, and as I always say the best people are diabetic.

T.T.F.N.

Seen in a Magazine

Whilst across the water, The Chairman picked up a free magazine entitled “The Local Magazine for the over 50's, RETIRED and Living in Oxfordshire”

One of its prominent articles was on the “Banbury Crematorium”, extolling the virtues of its facilities, its Chapel, The Book of Remembrance, The Memorial Gardens and what to do with the Cremated Remains,

It invites the elderly and retired to visit their 15 acres of professionally landscaped gardens.

Is there a sublime message hidden somewhere here, or is the Chairman missing the point?

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May it wait for him a long time, but one thing is sure, he is adamant he is certainly not going on any fact finding missions.

The Last Laugh

It is said that someone gave a guy two female parrots.

Once he took them home all the parrots would say was “We are the naughty girls, come and join us” “We are the naughty girls, come and join us”

He was a bit upset at this, and he went to talk to his friend the Priest.

After he had explained his problem, the priest said. “You know I have two parrots myself, and they are very well behaved, all they do is say the rosary all day long. Why don't you bring yours over to the vestry and maybe they will learn to tone down”.

So he took his parrots to the vestry and the priest set them up opposite each other.

The priest's two parrots were holding onto the perch with one claw. On their other claw they were holding a rosary and they were mumbling under their breath.

The two female parrots looked at them and said in unison:

“We are the naughty girls, come and join us. We are the naughty girls, come and join us”

And the priest's parrots murmured under their breath.

“Our prayers have been answered.. Our prayers have been answered. Our prayers have been answered”