Andrew Zimmern on the Power of Porridge
A London 2012 banner. (Photo: Michael Pead/Wikipedia)
The Telegraph newspaper reports the London Olympic stadium and village were built by many overweight workers who were involved in more accidents than the norm on the job.
It turns out they ate heavy dinners and skipped breakfast. After those workers were fed porridge for breakfast, the number of accidents went down drastically.
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Andrew Zimmern, host of “Bizarre Foods” on the Travel Channel, about porridge and good breakfast practices around the world.
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