Fezmid Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Interesting article, and related to some other conversations we've had here in the past. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real....dex.html?hpt=C1
drunkcanadianbroad Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Interesting article, and related to some other conversations we've had here in the past. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real....dex.html?hpt=C1 Do liquids count or only food? Is grain alcohol processed?
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Interesting article, and related to some other conversations we've had here in the past. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real....dex.html?hpt=C1 Agreed--pretty interesting. Obviously a lot more $$ and time, but probably a much healthier way of eating.
DC Tom Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 I enjoyed the irony of reading that article while scarfing down a can of Pringles.
/dev/null Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Easy. Steak and Bacon every day for a month. You'd never survive 28 days on Steak and Bacon. Even "Real" foods can cause a massive coronary
DC Tom Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 You'd never survive 28 days on Steak and Bacon. Even "Real" foods can cause a massive coronary Not in 28 days, unless you were close to having one already.
PromoTheRobot Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Visit your frozen foods department and you can find "real food" that is minutes from your plate. These are not your momma's Swanson frozen dinners. Green Giant and Bird's Eye have really advanced the art of freezing fresh vegetables. And Bertolli makes some of the best Italian entrees you can find, even from a restaurant. I still make dinners from scratch but today's frozen options have come a long way. They are convenient, tasty and fairly healthy if you pick the right ones. PTR
Fezmid Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 Visit your frozen foods department and you can find "real food" that is minutes from your plate. These are not your momma's Swanson frozen dinners. Green Giant and Bird's Eye have really advanced the art of freezing fresh vegetables. And Bertolli makes some of the best Italian entrees you can find, even from a restaurant. I still make dinners from scratch but today's frozen options have come a long way. They are convenient, tasty and fairly healthy if you pick the right ones. PTR I'm pretty sure any of those boxed foods are going to be processed though.... Do you have examples to the contrary? Just because it's tasty and better than Swanson frozen dinners doesn't make it non-processed and "real" (based on the articles' definition).
MarkyMannn Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Visit your frozen foods department and you can find "real food" that is minutes from your plate. These are not your momma's Swanson frozen dinners. Green Giant and Bird's Eye have really advanced the art of freezing fresh vegetables. And Bertolli makes some of the best Italian entrees you can find, even from a restaurant. I still make dinners from scratch but today's frozen options have come a long way. They are convenient, tasty and fairly healthy if you pick the right ones. PTR But HUGE in sodium On another note, Gov Patterson now wants to tax all food seen as junk at a rate of 25% to help people eat better. Or maybe it is just another tax to generate revenue. How can we tax people for breathing?
KD in CA Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 But HUGE in sodium This. The sodium content in virtually all frozen and canned foods is off the charts. You don't have to go overboard like the chick in the link; just spend more time in the produce section and don't walk down the canned/frozen food aisles. On another note, Gov Patterson now wants to tax all food seen as junk at a rate of 25% to help people eat better. Or maybe it is just another tax to generate revenue. How can we tax people for breathing? I can't wait to see how the government "helps people eat better" by taxing them more.
MarkyMannn Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 I can't wait to see how the government "helps people eat better" by taxing them more. .It was on the local news but I can't find it on their site. Some study showed if you taxed ie potato chips by up to 50%. people wouldn't buy them, or if they did, the state collected the taxes. Similar to taxes on smoking Don't forget all gov't's are starvng for cash and are going to come with all kinds of ideas to generate more cash
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