I saw guys looking like replicated Arnold Schwartzeneggers eating 8-10 Weetbix at a time washed down with concoctions of beverages they'd mix up from fruit and supplements in a bank of blenders. The breakfast table teemed with displays of Weetbix, Hi Bran, Puffed Wheat and all types of Sanitarium products. I met a Bloke in the dining room there one morning while the athletes were eating and I never saw so much of the sponsor's product being devoured in one place. Every morning, before the participants were bussed to Moore Park, they gathered for breakfast at the hotel. Sanitarium Health Food Company, the makers of Weetbix, were sponsoring the weightlifting events at the Easter Show and had reserved a number of apartments at the Oakford as well as a number of floors of rooms at an adjacent hotel to house muscle men and women from all over Oceania that were competing in the Easter Show festivities and events. At the time of the 1997 Show, my family and I were enjoying a stay in Sydney at an apartment at the Oakford City West on Missenden Road in Camperdown, near the University of Sydney. The next year the Show moved to the new Sydney Showground site at Homebush Bay. Joking aside, back in 1997 was the last year that the Sydney Royal Easter Show was held at Moore Park (presently the site of Fox Studios). All-in-all, I'd rather tuck into a couple of Tim Tams washed down with a cold glass of Milo! ^ IMHO you can make a pretty good substitute for Weetbix by soaking a brillo pad in warm water, to which you've added a dollop of Vegemite.
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