Re:How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
by warrenwilkinson on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:59AM
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When I was in Switzerland, I lived mostly on home made Greek salads (Tomatos, Cucumbers, Onions, Olive Oil and Feta Cheese -- eaten 4x a week for about a year). They were delicious.
I made one when I got back to Canada, but the flavor was gone. I haven't made another one in over 4 years.
Re:How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
by pnathan on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @06:16PM
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I used to think radishes were boring and sorta yuck.
Then I grew a few at my own place, for a lark. Well, that was an explosion of taste I won't long forget.
Pro tip: Fresh radishes are nothing like the dried up junk in salads.
Re:How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
by Florin_Andrei on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @09:12PM
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If a salad contains any dressing, it's not a salad anymore, it's a dish.
The only exception I allow is vinegar + olive oil. That's pretty yummy salad dressing (especially with balsamic vinegar), and pretty healthy.
Re:How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
by demallien on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:50AM
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Ummm, vinegar + oil is pretty much the composition of every dressing out there, sometimes with a small amount of emulsifier, such as mustard (vinaigrette) or egg yolk (mayonnaise). Is it the fact that you use olive oil that OS important? Or the fact that without an emulsifier the dressing is much thinner, and hence ends up on the plate, not the salad, so you eat less?
Re:How Western Diets Are Making The World Sick
by Florin_Andrei on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @12:42PM
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I just checked some random dressing in the fridge. It has 50% more carbs than fat. It has more sugar than fat. It tastes sweet. I should probably toss the piece of junk in the garbage, but then my wife would probably buy a replacement. :/
I was the same. I hated peas, carrots, sweet potato, that sort of thing. A few years ago I was at a friends place and she grew all her own produce. It was the first time I had ever tasted fresh vegetables. Oh wow.
If (in Australia) the major super markets that advertise "We're the fresh food people" I'm sure more people would be enjoying something other than lollies (candy). As it stands at the moment any vegetable you buy from our two major players (coles and woolworths) are terrible.
Eating better? http://robbwolf.com/ try him.