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Wednesday, February 5. 2020

The Clean Eating fad

Food fads have come and gone ever since humans had food choices (which has been a tiny fraction of human history).  I saw this: Why we fell for clean eating.


I don't know who "we" refers to, but it didn't include me. 


It was not long ago when the experts thought that cereal was the right breakfast food. That was mostly marketing, but Mr. Kellogg and others thought it might helpfully reduce sexual desire and promote clean thinking compared to "overstimulating" eggs, sausages, and pie for breakfast. Now "we" know cereal is garbage nutrition.


FYI, my usual breakfast is two coffees before my workout, and a protein shake afterwards.  I am not claiming that that is "right" but it keeps me trim and strong. If I did manual labor all day on the farm, I'd go for eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, kippers, home fries, grits, and pie. We fed our young growing kids on breakfasts like that. Pancakes or waffles and bacon on Sunday.They grew, and got smart enough.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:07 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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"Clean eating" sounds a lot like the global warming cult.

Facts aren't allowed and people that present them are attacked. The entire notion that "clean eating" is healthy is no more than an article of faith. Just like global warming.
#1 feeblemind on 2020-02-05 14:40 (Reply)
. . . but Mr. Kellogg and others thought it might helpfully reduce sexual desire . . .

Did he and the others understand how they got here?
#2 barnhill on 2020-02-05 15:12 (Reply)
"Now "we" know cereal is garbage nutrition."

That sounds way over the top. Grains aren't the perfect food but there is certainly nothing wrong with them. Perhaps you object to the cooked product rolled into flakes or shaped like O's. But, then, what is bread? Do you believe that bread is garbage nutrition too?

Don't get me wrong, I love bacon eggs and hash browns or pancakes and when we travel that's what I go for even if I eat it for Breakfast or lunch. But at home cereal is convenient and it is actually good for you. I will admit that part of the reason it is good for you is because the government mandates that it contain 25% of a child's MDR for key vitamins and minerals. BUT you have to include that fact in your appraisal and because of that breakfast cereal with milk is a good meal. You would be hard pressed to provide a better meal for children or adults.
#3 Anon on 2020-02-05 15:56 (Reply)
My favourite food is a very rare steak and I love a good fry-up. However, I've been eating Weetabix, a British-made cereal dish, for breakfast for decades and I have a quite physically-challenging career. I find it filling and a good source of energy at a time in the day when my appetite hasn't yet got going-I make up for it later.
#3.1 DeGaulle on 2020-02-05 18:57 (Reply)
As somebody with sedentary work, I agree with coffee first, and a protein shake or a chunk of leftover meat after the morning workout.

A diner breakfast is fun for an occasional treat, but it makes me feel tired.
#4 Bird Dog on 2020-02-05 16:09 (Reply)
Is oatmeal good for you?
#5 Erasmus on 2020-02-05 18:05 (Reply)
I've been taking charcoal tablets every day for about three months. Two or three capsules, with each meal. I think I feel better. They're supposed to absorb all the toxins. And that's a good thing, because I'm off my gluten free Keto weight watchers diet.
#6 Ron Lieberman on 2020-02-05 22:44 (Reply)
Most nutritional theory is superstition.
#7 Texan99 on 2020-02-06 09:19 (Reply)
When I had gestational diabetes the one thing that I was absolutely prohibited from eating was cereal. This was ANY cereal. No oatmeal, no breakfast cereal, sugared or not because of the rise in blood sugar and carbs.

Of course that was the only time that I ever craved cereal. Rice Krispies.
#8 fjord on 2020-02-06 10:30 (Reply)
Corn Flakes. Yummy.
#8.1 Bird Dog on 2020-02-06 11:10 (Reply)
Clean eating? I always have a 10-minute shower before each meal. Snacks included!
#9 Sam L. on 2020-02-06 11:35 (Reply)

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