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ethos · (#5 (**permalink**))

This really wouldn’t surprise me – We have a canteen at work I have seen the cook take the chicken from the box it was delivered in – dip it into the flour, then straight in to the oil – as you can imagine anything lurking on that chicken is fried with the chicken to add that extra bit of flavour.

On the KFC side of things I NEVER eat that rubbish neither wilI I be feeding it to my children or in fact any other type of fast food. When I was growing the closest thing to fast food to my recollection, was Wimpy and I remember that it was treat for me and my sisters to go there for our birthdays (aaaaahhh we were poor!) on the menu was fried eggs, sausages and chips followed by knicker-bocker-glory! Yummy!

My father was a baker and we kids spent many a Saturday moulding and shaping dough in obscure shapes.

Whem McDonalds first opened in my high street my mother thankfully scorned it and would never allow us to eat there and being the obedient children that we were, we never did (well not so that she would find out!)

Anyway, the bottom line is, parents need to educate their children, take them back to basics in the kitchen. Let them see food properly prepared. Teach them how to cook and bake and how to ENJOY the kitchen. Teach them about herbs and spices. Teach them to buy fresh produce and to be aware of the ingredients in processed foods. As a result of my mother and fathers input I enjoy cooking and baking, I’m not the world’s greatest, but I enjoy it! I hope my daughter (who is 18 months) will share my love. Children are naturally inquisitive, without them even realising it, we will be giving them the tools to a healthy lifestyle.

Don’t mean to preach but this is something that I feel very passionate about!