Foodie Swellness: Lay’s Do Us a Flavour 2016 – VOTE for your World Favourites

Lay’s sent me a “mystery box” of ingredients to inspire me to experiment with some different cultural flavours, which called for getting out some pots and pans and tying on an apron. But I do like to cook (and I love eating even more!) so I used their recipe for Thai sweet chili dipping sauce and pulled out the ingredients below from the box and added a few fresh ones from the market.

To go with the sweet and garlicky dip, I made some fresh spring rolls (some vegetarian, some with shrimp and “crab”), which are impressive looking but are actually super simple to make, just takes some time to put together and you have to work with the delicate rice wraps carefully so as to not tear them. I think these cold spring rolls are actually Vietnamese cuisine but there’s nothing wrong with doing a mash-up of cuisines, right?

A way easier way for you to explore some different cultural flavours is to vote for your World Favourite in Lay’s Do Us a Flavour. There are 12 World Favourites to choose from divided into three categories, and the top vote-getter in each category will be chosen the winners. So three flavours will make it onto Canadian stores.

The three categories? Iconic Ingredients, Home Cooked Classics and Street Food. Here’s a quick breakdown but you’ll find all of this on the Lay’s DoUsAFlavour site, too:

Iconic Ingredients

• Magic Masala (inspired by India)
• Pico de Gallo (inspired by Mexico)
• Paprika (inspired by Hungary)
• Thai Sweet Chili (inspired by Thailand)

Home Cooked Classics

• Spicy Hot Pot (inspired by China)
• Picanha Steak (inspired by Brazil)
• Cheese and Onion (inspired by the UK)
• Chicken and Waffles (inspired by America)

Street Food

• Ribs on the Bar-B (inspired by Australia)
• Fries with Joppiesaus (inspired by Holland)
• Bacon Poutine (inspired by Canada)
• Chicken Kebab (inspired by Egypt)

You can vote up to three times daily for the flavours you want to win so that they’re the ones that make it into stores (and into your belly!). And voting is open now until March 20, 2016. And what’s in it for you if you go vote (other than getting your fave World Favourites into stores)? Well, there are a total of 245 Lay’s daily prizes to be won!

Ready to vote? Which sound the tastiest to you? I think my votes go to Thai Sweet Chili, Cheese and Onion, and Bacon Poutine (go Canada!). Here’s where you can vote (and don’t forget to vote daily!): DoUsAFlavour.ca

I can’t wait to see which flavours win! Chips are my weakness. If I could, I would eat them daily. But this type of swellness is better in moderation 🙂

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Leave a Comment March 11, 2016

Secrets to losing weight in the long term

Some highlights from new research published by the Harvard School of Public Health, which studied 120,000 people over a 20-year period:

• Eating more nuts and yoghurt daily had more effect on weight loss than eating fruits and veggies daily.
• Worst foods to eat that are linked to weight gain? Chips add an extra 1.69 lbs per four years for every serving a day over the average, yikes. Sugary drinks and meat also pack on the weight over time.
• Sleeping between six to eight hours minimizes weight gain.
• Cutting down on TV time also key on staying trim.

I can handle including more yogurt and nuts in my diet. As for cutting down on chip consumption, getting more sleep and watching less TV, that’ll be way tougher… 

Leave a Comment June 23, 2011

Are there trans fats hiding in your trans-fat free foods?

You’re doing what you can to eat healthy: you’re watching your portion sizes, have switched to whole grains and are reading labels.

But your efforts may be thwarted by some misleading labelling according to an article in the American Journal of Health Promotion. In the U.S., foods can be labelled as trans-fat free if they contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fats.

And with 0.49 grams qualifying as zero trans fats when it comes to labels, you could easily exceed the 1.11 grams of trans fats that’s the daily rec.

To check if your so-called trans-fat free food has trans fats? The researcher recommends looking at the ingredient list for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.

Or, you know, you can opt for a piece of fruit instead of a packaged snack. Just a thought. Although, believe me, I understand the allure of a good potato chip.

2 Comments February 17, 2011