Happy New Year - The Scene at Home

The scene: Mum has put the household on a New Year's Diet.

Dad: Did Mum explain this diet to you? I don't know what I'm allowed to eat now.
Lucy: You may have an oatcake. Or a piece of fruit.
Dad: All day?
Lucy: No. At lunchtime you may have a salad.
Dad: A chocolate salad?
Lucy: No
Dad: That doesn't count as salad?
Lucy: No.
Dad: I don't like this diet.