h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Also, bananas are radioactive.

In that case, I guess I'm well rid of them. Besides, I get lots of Omega 3 fatty acids from the cage-free eggs that I buy.

How do you stop them flying round if you don't have a cage

I have something cooked each morning e.g eggs (2) or gammon and eggs, or bacon and eggs or sausage and eggs. And I've lost 2 stone. CARBS ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND. now that's what they should put on a packet of cornflakes/ bran flakes

I eat cereal every day, and other carbs, and I'm trying (unsuccessfully mostly) to *gain* weight, so you can't generalise with these things...

That's true about not generalizing. Metabolisms can vary widely, especially when you factor in thyroid factors. Plus, allergies and medications and other sensitivities play havoc with what foods you can choose from.

Then there's balance. It's hard to know what the right balance is, even if you can eat just about anything. My breakfasts used to be almost all carbs. Now they're more nearly balanced.

Activity levels vary. An Olympic athlete in training needs vast numbers of calories just to maintain a lean physique. A couch potato needs far fewer. Our 19th Century ancestors were mostly farmers who did a lot of physical labor during the growing season and the harvest period. Then, in Winter, there was a lot less to do.

If you work like a field hand, you can eat like a field hand.