209 Radio
I am honoured to have been invited to join presenter John Levine as a regular guest on his Health and Happiness Hour on 209 Radio which is broadcast between 12.oo noon and 1.00pm every Tuesday on 105fm in Cambridge and on the web www.209radio/shows/profile.php?show=happy .
I am a food lover and a confirmed carnivour and used to be fairly typical of the breed, you know, the macho type who pours scorn on quiche, nut roasts and brown rice. Since my wife became a vegetarian about seven years ago I have had to seriously review my culinary repertoire being the only cook in the house.
At first I would prepare different dishes for her whilst sticking to my meat and 2 veg. It was taking up the challenge of a 28 day Carol Vorderman detox diet that forced me to eat nothing but fruit, veg, nuts and beans for a month. It was tough at first but it made me realise that this stuff was really good to eat as well as being good for you (I had never had such energy and clear skin since I was five years old and lost a stone into the bargain).
But, instead of becoming a vegetarian, I decided to open up a whole new avenue of pleasure (to coin Basil Fawlty’s phrase) and add the best of the vegetarian’s dishes to my already delightful carnivorous diet. I almost feel like I’m regularly plundering the vegetarians’ camp and running off with their prized posessions and leaving them nothing in return!
Now I want to share this haul of treasure with my fellow carnivours (if anyone can come up with a better name than carnivour or meat-eater I would be grateful) by taking small steps such as the use of Quorn which really is and excellent meat substitute if prepared the right way.
The slot on the Heath and Happiness Hour will help me to spread the word and I will be developing a series of cookery classes which will be held at www.cooksbarn.com later this year. I would like to hear from all you meaty people who want more and may also be considering their long-term health but can’t face the prospect of dieting. I believe moderation in all things (well, maybe most things) is the key to health and happiness, in tiny steps and imperceptible lifestyle changes to create a long and healthy future for ourselves without the drudgery of endless failed diets and fitness regimens.
When you consider the prospect of changing your lifestyle for a better one just remember the modern proverb “the mind is like a parachute, it works best when open”, something I’ve only come to appreciate in recent years.