National Chip Week
The 29 Members at Mortons Personal Fitness Club in Rushden have managed to resist the temptation of too many chips, even during National Chip Week.
At the end of their second week of "Alan Andrews" Nutrition Course, they have achieved another amazing weight loss total of 99lbs between them - that's 7stone, 1lb this week.
Alan Andrews at Mortons Personal Fitness Club (recently voted The most loved Health and Fitness Club in the UK, and the most loved business in Rushden) has been working hard to help the members stay focused, motivated and making their workout fun!
Interesting facts about Chips (from Recipes4us)
Timeline
1790s - The first chips or ‘pomme frites’ are thought to have been served in France.
1860s - Fish and Chip shops started to open in the UK
1920s - There were around 35,000 fish and chips shops in Britain
1960s - Frozen chips first hit the shops in the UK in the 1960s
1980s - Oven Chips are introduced for the health conscious
1980s - Microwave chips become fashionable as a time saving “instant” convenience
Did you know……
1 in 4 of all British Potatoes consumed in Britain are eaten as chips
Chips are eaten by 80 per cent of all UK households
There are now around 8,500 fish and chip shops in the UK (quite a drop from the 1920s)
Over 277 million portions of chips are sold in UK fish and chip shops per year.
If you're not one of Alans 29, you could try the chips from Wellingborough's favourite Chip Shop - Starfish! If you don't fancy driving all the way to Wellingborough for your fish and chips and know of a great Fish and Chip Shop in Rushden we would love to hear about it! Just recommend on www.thebestof/Rushden.
