I have been reading that from January 26 the government have decided to put another substance in our flour. Folic acid. Sounds well intended to reduce babies born with spina bifida or similar. On researching it a bit more it seems it isn’t the natural kind but a synthetic one which may behave very differently in some individuals. I remember pregnant women were given supplements but that seems to have stopped and they are encouraged to buy their own. What with this and boaver in British dairy products I wonder what will be next.
I decided to have a baking day and although I know flour at the moment is fortified with extra things at least it doesn’t have this yet. I’m trying to eat well and be mindful of what chemicals are in food but it is becoming harder. Sometimes my heart sinks when I read the label. So glad I grow as much vegetables as I can but I don’t think I can manage a wheat field and my own cow on my allotment.
As for today’s budget I am speechless. I recently parted with precious savings to buy national insurance contributions so I can claim a full state pension. I thought this was the right thing to do and I would be slightly better off. It now seems I will be a taxpayer as the new state pension will exceed the tax allowance which is fixed until 2031. I wish I hadn’t bothered.
