Belsize Park charity man eats nothing but mince pies for an entire month

Belsize Park charity man eats nothing but mince pies for an entire month

By Lena Reece
Friday 21/12/2018
Pod hasn't eaten savoury food since November [Source: BBC]

In 2017, Padraig "Pod" Howard and his mates estimated that he'd eaten 50 or 60 mince pies during the Christmas period.

So this year, he decided to put his mad eating skills to good use.

He decided to eat nothing but mince pies from 1 December until Christmas Day, and is raising money for the homelessness charity Crisis UK with his festive diet challenge.

Howard has been taking vitamin supplements during his fundraising, because there's not much in the way of nutrients to be found in pastry and mince meat.

Pod's mince pie challenge statistics so far [Source: www.hamhigh.co.uk]

And oddly enough, he claims to have lost weight.

He's raised $2.800 for charity, but with Christmas Day in sight, Howard says he is now focused on his Christmas dinner, which he hopes he'll be able to keep down after living on such a high‑sugar diet.

After his 2018 charity binge, Howard is not sure how he'll feel about his favourite Christmas treat when 2019 rolls around.

[Source: BBC]

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