Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Recommended dining list

Right here. :^)

Be careful, though. For all the calories, saturated fat, and cholesterol that these dishes offer, they are in fact from chain restaurants, and may actually be lacking in crucial areas like real butter, real eggs, and real sugar. You can always count on corporate types to replace the real stuff with soybean and palm products, as well as corn syrup.

Seriously; while I am (as the grandson of a guy who died at age 59 from a massive heart attack) as interested in good health as most people, there is a certain point where one's food must have something called "taste." While sometimes that taste is actually improved in things that are good for you--pasture fed meats, blueberries, and dark chocolate--sometimes food needs a bit of saturated fat and sugar to be palatable. In such cases, one may often find that one actually turns out healthier when one enjoys something made with foods that are "bad for you," simply because you're actually satisfied and have enjoyed your meal.

6 comments:

pentamom said...

Amen. Some real butter, some cream, some real meat, sugar used judiciously to add flavor rather than replace it (it seems like modern Americans need everything sweetened) -- use that stuff in moderation in good quality food, and avoid processed junk, and unless you have specific health issues, you'll probably eat better than a lot of people who panic over labels.

Personally, I HATE when people characterize food as "bad for you," if they're not talking about genuine junk food. "Oh, potatoes with bacon, they're soo good, but they're so BAD FOR YOU." No, not if you eat them in moderation and only upon occasion. They're FOOD, not cleverly disguised poison.

Gino said...

you left out garlic.

Bike Bubba said...

And a bunch of other things, Gino. God is good in that so many things we can love to eat are good for us, too!

Gino said...

like hash brownies?

Bike Bubba said...

Gino, What are hash brownies?

Nobody makes chocolate pudding like Bike Bubba!

Mrs. Bike Bubba

imfreenow.blogspot.com said...

Amen! preach it brother!