Friday, March 21, 2003


intriguing statistic. . .

recent research in the u.k. shows that single people living alone eat more bread than families. isn't that odd? why would that be? and not just a little more: try 1/3 more!

"research into the shopping habits of 25,000 single people showed that those aged between 15 and 34 spent 30 per cent more on bread than families. half of young women living alone and 55 per cent of men in the same situation said they ate a lot of bread," the report says.

the researchers speculate that in the u.k. single people must live on toast and sandwiches. this piece quotes a consultant's opinion that most canned or packaged foods contain too many servings for single people to feel comfortable buying just for themselves. so they toss stuff on bread and go back to watching tv.

whereas here in new york, i would say my single gentlemen of my aquaintance in that age range subsist on pizza; single ladies, on diet shakes.

this inspires me to take a quick unscientific poll of my own -- readers, how much bread do you eat? more or less than when you were married/single? i'll tally the results next week, or you can leave your comment below. . .

(in a new and surprising twist, i'm seeing a lot of people surfing here from .mil domains. but hey, in your honor i'll post lots of yummy chocolate news in coming days. my slitti order looks set to arrive next tuesday.)

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