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canada goose deals “I never got involved with those. They may be a useful way to involve protein in a vegan meal, but I’m not comfortable with the idea of ‘fake’. I respect tofu, which has its uses. But I’m not going to use vegan bacon or make vegan pulled pork. canada goose deals

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“Making mischief is part of doing the thing on the telly,” Hugh says. “I don’t want to be po. It’s about getting big companies to compete in looking after us better, rather than giving us more calories.”

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He says some of the lessons he learned have stuck with him and, at age 53, he is now 6kg lighter than when he started making the programmes a year ago.

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