THE ART OF CHEAPER FRUIT AND LIVING LONGER?

Today came news that a major UK supermarket chain is planning trials using the data it gathers from loyalty card sales to assess what is in your basket and to try different ways to train or encourage people to eat more healthy options. Not sure what you think of this but inevitably even the decision of what is healthy and what is not will probably be a ripe subject for debate? Many may view this as just another ‘Orwellian’ big brother brick in the wall of “nanny state”; another point for hot debate. Menu Drop Bowl MENU’s Dropp! has attitude and is an intriguing alternative to conventional thinking – designed to serve fruit or bread in an innovative new way or simply function as a decorative container for keys, coins and stuff. The unconventional shape of the bowl originates from the image of a splash of paint frozen in time. Dropp! has a smooth shiny inside and a mat cool outside and is available in neo red & snow white. The Dropp! bowl also comes in a free stylish gift bag. DIMENSIONS: 290mm Diameter One idea mentioned today was to trial giving vouchers off ‘healthy’ food to people assessed with majority ‘unhealthy’ item baskets. This raises many points, how many vouchers to convert people to healthy eating, one set of loyal customers gets vouchers and others who eat a more balanced diet do not and on and on! The cynical among us may even say “OK say they give a series of vouchers and somehow they get you hooked on oranges instead of biscuits, you will somewhere in the future be buying oranges at the non-discounted price, possibly giving them more profit margin? Supermarket veg can be quite expensive for people on a budget and marked down goods will often have already lost a large amount of goodness on the shelf reducing their healthy value. Oblique Fruit Bowl Abstract, asymmetrical, angled – Oblique fruit bowl’s a combination of inter dissecting frames constructed to provide a dramatic platform for presenting fruit. Oblique’s linear complexity is integral to its visual intrigue. Each joint is different, every angle irregular, the wood sides non-uniform. This extreme quadrilateral poses a significant challenge to the crafts person who makes it. All measurements must be precise if the frames are to align correctly. Every section is dowelled for rigidity and each piece finished by hand. Made from oak with an oiled finish for longevity or available in sky white or coal black epoxy finishes. DIMENSIONS: 240mm Diameter 330mm Long 430mm Wide 120mm Deep You may say why don’t they reduce the price of fruit/veg so it is the cheap option and balance it by increasing the price of unhealthy options? Who knows what is right. OK fruit and veg are good for you but it can be expensive, we know that, so maybe try it in the supermarkets then if “hooked” shop around in street markets especially last thing when they discount fresher goods rather than store them till next time. Nuance Fruiture Black The fruiture from Nuance Denmark is a light and elegant oval dish with or without fruit. The stylish design allows air to reach the fruit from below and it is easy to position the fruit systematically or even in a fun arrangement on the dish blending it into the home decor. DIMENSIONS 400mm Long 280mm Wide Whatever the outcome of this debate if you have fruit in the house check out Homebits for some of our ‘uber’ cool fruit bowls to display your healthy lifestyle to all your visitors. We put some on here to show you; maybe you could consider them as a gift for someone special?

For more information on THE ART OF CHEAPER FRUIT AND LIVING LONGER? talk to Homebits