Fine young cannibals

Will Johnny Depp’s latest Hollywood incarnation as Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, give punters a taste for cannibalism, ponders a reader in today’s Guardian Notes and Queries. And if so, what nutrition information would Mrs Lovatt’s pies have on their packaging? That’s assuming she gets her novel food application through first, of course. And the mind boggles at what traffic light label rating they’d get. Lots of greens, I hope, because then we’ll know that the Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives obesity strategy, announced last week, has worked. And if Johnny’s victims get their nutrients from a healthy balanced diet and don’t resort to antibiotics, I’d wager she could get her pies labelled organic. Is this all a bit surreal for a Tuesday? Probably, but I’m looking forward to what responses the Guardian gets. On a serious note, I might be on Newsnight tonight, talking about Michael Pollan’s book 'In Defense of Food', something I’ve blogged about before. Got any comments? Keep them coming.