Janet Street-Porter revealed that she opts for one fruit or a quick snack over dessert at home
Janet Street-Porter has been labelled ‘really annoying’ by Loose Women co-stars after revealing the one thing she never eats. Remarkably, the 78-year-old said she rarely enjoys a dessert when relaxing at home and instead opts for just two squares of chocolate.
“I would never, ever eat a dessert at home,” she said on an episode of the ITV show this week. “Hardly ever.” Taken aback, co-star Linda Robson then asked: “What if you went out? Would you have a dessert then?”
To which, Janet replied: “I wouldn’t be rushing to order one because what I think is… I mean, what I tend to do is I would have a bar of chocolate that is more than 70% and I’d break off two squares.
“And then, I would only eat that after I’ve eaten the tangerines. So, what I do is sit down —” Kaye Adams, also on the panel, interjected: “You are really annoying.” Laughing, Janet quipped: “I know, can you see my halo?”
This isn’t the first time Janet has opened up about her healthy eating habits. While the TV star doesn’t believe in ‘diets’, she likes making food from scratch and eating everything in ‘moderation’.
In 2017, she told the Mirror: “I don’t believe in diets. I am not a fan of banning wheat, dairy or alcohol – I hate the word ‘ban’. I eat everything. But we should be eating food we’ve made from scratch. I love a good fish and chips every now and again, but just don’t have a huge plate.
“Childhood obesity is happening because we don’t have enough cookery lessons in schools. They need to begin as soon as kids start school and kids need to be shown that it’s fun. Cooking teaches you to be calm, how to measure things out and it slows you down.”
Janet is by no means the only Loose Women star to opt for a healthy lifestyle either. Ruth Langsford, 64, posts various superfood recipes on Instagram, including an ‘upside down salad’ that has impressed fans.
“So, basically, I put everything in layers in one of these [glass tubs], which means that when I tip it out the lettuce is on the bottom and everything else that I want is in layers,” she explained in a video last September. “Anyway, you get the gist.
“So, basically I put kitchen roll in the bottom [of the tub] because then any kind of juices from the tomatoes and cucumber soak a bit into that, so the whole salad doesn’t get soggy.”
In the caption, she also added: “I take this to work most days….stops me grabbing unhealthy, processed food. Even when you make a healthy choice and buy a salad, in my experience, they’re mostly leaves!!
“This way you get a good, decent portion salad and you get to put all the things you like in it!”
