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Food For Thought\n\u2018Bread, butter, cheese . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 It was a depressing list.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Buns, biscuits, cakes . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Then again, all of Mick\u2019s lists were depressing these days.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Beer, brandy, chocolate . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Why did all the good things in life begin with B or C? And, more to the point, why were all the \u201cgood things in life\u201d bad for the body, a burden to burn off and crammed with cholesterol-enhancing calories?\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Burgers, bacon, chorizo . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Summer was approaching fast, and the daily beach inspections were just around the corner. It was time to bring out his trusted \u201cno BBC for me\u201d diet.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Brownies, bagels, cream teas . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Mick was struggling now. He\u2019d never had a bagel in his life and, let\u2019s face it, \u201ccream teas\u201d was a bit of a cop-out, wasn\u2019t it? He\u2019d be resorting to brand names next.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Baileys, Ballantine\u2019s, Cointreau . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Thankfully for both Mick and the Spanish wine industry, Rioja began with an R.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Bacardi, Beefeater, coffee . . .\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Coffee?! No way! Besides, all the klever dicks spelt koffee with a K, didn\u2019t they?\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0If you kan\u2019t beat them, join them! kontemplated Mick, sipping his ice-kold koffee.