Love the "fake meat" story - I was raised on a small farm and started studying holistic nutrition in 1981. This was right around the time Margarine was coming onto the market in a big way. My Holistic Nutrition teacher told us that this product was highly processed and that you were way better off eating the real thing, i.e. butter for…
Love the "fake meat" story - I was raised on a small farm and started studying holistic nutrition in 1981. This was right around the time Margarine was coming onto the market in a big way. My Holistic Nutrition teacher told us that this product was highly processed and that you were way better off eating the real thing, i.e. butter form pastured, grass fed and finished cows. She also put forth the same recommendations for all foods - eat the real thing in its entirety - e.g., eat the orange and leave the the orange juice. Her basic message was that the more highly processed the food, the more ingredients there are, the more you should stay away from those products - I believe she was exactly right. Bon Appetit!
Have you ever looked at the ingredients of supermarket baked cakes and goods that are supposedly bakery fresh?? A litany of more than 20 chemicals for items like cake, which have only 5 ingredients at home.
Remember the old ad abut potato chips that said "bet you can't eat just one?" No matter how "healthy" or "low fat" or low sugar" or whatever they label something, if you are not satisfied with the tiny portion they give you you end up eating the whole package, and still have not satisfied your craving. Better to eat a more sensible, "high fat" whatever it is and be done with it. Portion control is the best solution, not fake meat etc
Yes I have, and it's not just cakes. Try buying a "healthy" muffin from a big grocery store chain, even in their "baked fresh daily" section - it's just crazy. A good thing to steer away from is any packaged food that lists sugar as the second ingredient (worse if it's first) and has more than 5 listed ingredients. Nutrition is not that complicated - fresh, whole, local and organic most of the time - never eliminate any of the major food groups - we need them all. My mantra is, "Eat a little of everything and a whole lot of nothing". Cheers!
When plant based burgers first came on the market I was reluctant but then gave them a try. Not bad, not good either but they seemed healthier. This was years and years ago. The grocery store here put out a huge bin of fake you name it in the frozen section and I thought what is this about? Not just a few items but everything from a to z. I may have tried them years ago but since Gates and the other wizards are in charge of financing I would not trust anything associated with their products. I distrust anyone or anything now that pushes something that is "good for you" or the environment. Nope. Just purchased 25 chicks to raise our own meat, real meat....and eggs.
Love the "fake meat" story - I was raised on a small farm and started studying holistic nutrition in 1981. This was right around the time Margarine was coming onto the market in a big way. My Holistic Nutrition teacher told us that this product was highly processed and that you were way better off eating the real thing, i.e. butter form pastured, grass fed and finished cows. She also put forth the same recommendations for all foods - eat the real thing in its entirety - e.g., eat the orange and leave the the orange juice. Her basic message was that the more highly processed the food, the more ingredients there are, the more you should stay away from those products - I believe she was exactly right. Bon Appetit!
Have you ever looked at the ingredients of supermarket baked cakes and goods that are supposedly bakery fresh?? A litany of more than 20 chemicals for items like cake, which have only 5 ingredients at home.
Exactly. I'm not a cake person anyway, but if ever I were to make one, it would be from scratch! NEVER support Big Food!
Remember the old ad abut potato chips that said "bet you can't eat just one?" No matter how "healthy" or "low fat" or low sugar" or whatever they label something, if you are not satisfied with the tiny portion they give you you end up eating the whole package, and still have not satisfied your craving. Better to eat a more sensible, "high fat" whatever it is and be done with it. Portion control is the best solution, not fake meat etc
Yes I have, and it's not just cakes. Try buying a "healthy" muffin from a big grocery store chain, even in their "baked fresh daily" section - it's just crazy. A good thing to steer away from is any packaged food that lists sugar as the second ingredient (worse if it's first) and has more than 5 listed ingredients. Nutrition is not that complicated - fresh, whole, local and organic most of the time - never eliminate any of the major food groups - we need them all. My mantra is, "Eat a little of everything and a whole lot of nothing". Cheers!
When plant based burgers first came on the market I was reluctant but then gave them a try. Not bad, not good either but they seemed healthier. This was years and years ago. The grocery store here put out a huge bin of fake you name it in the frozen section and I thought what is this about? Not just a few items but everything from a to z. I may have tried them years ago but since Gates and the other wizards are in charge of financing I would not trust anything associated with their products. I distrust anyone or anything now that pushes something that is "good for you" or the environment. Nope. Just purchased 25 chicks to raise our own meat, real meat....and eggs.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and good luck with all the chicks, cheers!