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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nell Frizzell

Why I’m swapping ‘adult food’ for bland, hedonistic snacks

A small girl in a gingham dress puts food into her mother's open mouth. Posed by models
Whose food is it anyway? Photograph: jeffbergen/Getty Images (Posed by models)

I don’t want to undermine my international standing as a gourmand (you are, after all, looking at the woman who once ate the entire Bella Italia Valentine’s Day menu on her own, in a single sitting) but I think I may be giving up on so-called “adult food”.

It probably says something about my life, in terms of nutrition, shopping and planning, but this week I have eaten: three packets of Pom-Bear crisps, a bowl of Coco Pops, two Bear yoyo bars, a Petits Filous yoghurt and an ice lolly in the shape of a rocket. They were all absolutely delicious. Put them on a restaurant menu and you’d be rich.

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