Food Control

[catscradle]

During WWII, the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto were allotted a caloric intake of about 650-800 per day. In the concentration camps, the inmates were lucky if they received 600 calories a day. The food was supplemented with nutritional wonders like saw dust and air. Malnutrition was an understatement and along with it came a weaken immune system and

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[damoyre]

Apples and oranges and tomatoes and what have you, are a LOT bigger today than they used to be. So, ironically, eating three apples today just to get the amount of nutrients that you could get in the past also means getting three times as many calories = FAT.

On a sidenote, I've eaten organic apples and sadly, they don't give me that semi-orgasmic experience. Dammit! Actually, not a single fruit in existence would make me feel that way.

On the other hand, homemade bread and gourmet chocolate - yup. I'm all over that. ^_~

This was a very thoughtful post. You're so HOT. <33333

[catscradle]

Well, to be honest this apple was fucking amazing even for organic. This apple is what Plato talked about as the perfect form of apple. I feel honored it somehow ended up in my lunch.

But yeah, the fruit is also bigger with less nutrients - the bigger the fruit, the more the flavor has to defuse and the less taste. Big oranges are usually tasteless and often dry.

I just find it infuriating that I have to pay triple the price to taste my food. WTF?

I write posts like this to make you hot. That's my ulterior motive ;)

[cin1607]

This post was hot. I shouldn't be surprised that you would manage to link the US dietary disaster to politics. :)

Organic food's expensive, but it's worth it, and yay! for the farmer's market that's up and running again this month. A couple of months ago I cut out processed foods completely, especially anything with high fructose corn syrup, and switched over to everything organic. And now I've planted a garden. So here's hoping. I definitely do feel better, though. :)

Have you read Michael Pollan's books?

[catscradle]

Hey, I am all for blaming everything on the government now if makes me look hot!

Our farmer's market should be opening now as well. I love to go there, but the only good one is in a snooty section of the city. I've witnessed grown adults fighting over a 50 cent onion and then drive off in their BMW.

I've also cut out processed foods and anything with HFCS. I felt wonderful when I switched to organics. I have a hard time buying only organics because the gluten-free crap costs so much and my food budget goes way over what I can afford. I ended up re-arranging my entire budget to make food the priority. I'm a bit worried with food prices and gas rising though =P I really wish I had a little plot of land to grow a garden. No land with the condo. Hopefully when I move that will change.

I've not read Michael Pollan yet, but I've heard a lot about him on the news lately. I'm going to put his book on my Amazon list.

Haven't heard from you in forever! How's it going?

[beess8466]

That's very cool.