Join the club

There's nothing more satisfying than picking yourself up a bargain. A visit to Marks & Spencer Simply Food last night had me scouring the aisles for items drastically reduced in price. The section I usually attack first is the sandwiches section. Even with closing time looming this section is often populated with reduced sandwiches. However, the fillings don't fair very well with a junk food connoisseur and usually consists of Egg and Cress or Egg Mayo. On this occasion the Club sandwich caught my eye and at a reduced price of £1.25 from £3.00 it was too good to turn down.

Anyway, enough about discounts, after all this isn't a money saving blog. Let's move on to more important matters such as what the Club sandwich contains. Each half contains 3 slices of toasted oatmeal bread filled with chicken, bacon, mature Cheddar, vine ripened tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and seasoned mayonnaise. There are a lot of ingredients but they all fuse together very well with the seasoned mayonnaise and Cheddar having a prominent flavour. The cucumber offers a nice crunch in between the 3 layers of bread. It's the toasted bread that I'm not overly a fan of but it wouldn't be a Club sandwich without this.

As you can see from the nutritional information, it's a sandwich any junk food connoisseur would be proud of. Weighing in at 575 calories per pack with 26.7g of fat. Throw in a packet of crisps and an orange juice and you're looking at a whooping 1000+ calories lunch. Despite it being a favourite of mine this heavyweight sandwich is not recommended for regular daily consumption.

For a sandwich that's purchased from a supermarket this certainly ranks up there as one of the best and at the price I paid, it tastes even better. A deep filled sandwich at discount price to keep my pockets deep filled. Do you agree with me or is there another supermarket sandwich that can rival this?

Do you feel like chicken tonight?

I came across a news article tonight about a girl who has eaten nothing but chicken nuggets since she was two. Despite reading this article on a UK based news website my initial thoughts were that she probably resides in the US not UK. I must admit I was also expecting the girl to be obese but was surprised to see that she "appears" to look healthy which goes to show that appearances are deceiving after all.

It's astonishing that it's taken her this long to concede that her chicken nugget only diet is having a negative effect on her health. There is a plus side to all this though, least she's a cheap date for her boyfriend.

For those that aren't aware, chicken nuggets are generally produced from bad chickens grounded to the bone and combined with preservatives. There are many videos on the web that illustrate this and one particular clip I'm a fan of is Jamie Oliver's, from his US school dinners series. Unfortunately in the US version he fails miserably to convince the school children that processed meat is bad.

Admittedly I do find chicken nuggets tasty but as with everything else in life, they should be consumed in moderation. Alternatively, you can try making them yourselves and then you're guaranteed they'll be free of preservatives.

This is just another reminder that despite the fact I promote junk food products, it's very important to have a varied and balanced diet coupled with regular bouts of exercise. Go on, treat yourself then!