 July 9th, 2010
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The Obama administration is moving to update the nutrition guidelines illustrated by the so-called Food Pyramid. In this episode of CNN Radio Reports, Bob Costantini spotlights one health movement that argues the pyramid is too narrow, when it comes to fat. (Read the transcript) Subscribe to the CNN Radio Reports podcast in iTunes Previously - Tom Colicchio talks about the link between poverty and obesity |
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Remember the butter scene from Last Tango in Paris? Now THAT would make me happy...
How about when your children are babies feeding them real food. Making purees out of vegetables and fruits and some lean meats and nuts so that when they are babies they do not hooked on sugar in canned baby foods. How about not letting them drink beverages that are loaded with sugar. By the time these kids are six months, they are addicted to carbs and sugar. If they eat "real" food and mommies do the old fashioned thing by cooking dinner and breakfast and not giving kids pop tarts and pizza, maybe they would not crave these unheatlhy foods. There are inexpensive ways to cook healthy and recipes do not have to take an hour to cook. Keep it simple. Feeding kids sugar and carbs hinders their cognitive abilities. I know, because, now that I eat healthier and purer, I feel and think better.
I agree with melons. They complain about American's not making healthy food choices yet the good foods we want and crave are so much more expensive than the junk that is always on sale and is paritally responsible for the obesity and diabetes epidemics overwhelming the country.
For those of us who are deaf, how the hell do WE get to read this article? Audio only is short-sighted.
That's a good question and thanks for asking it. I'll find out if there's a transcript.
Hi Jen – thanks for your comment. We've posted a transcript here and will continue to do so for audio-only features.
http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/07/09/transcript-theyre-happy-because-they-eat-butter/
Loves to Eat......very well said. I coudn't agree more. I laugh when a few of the overweight women at work complain that healthy nutrition is unaffordable, and then eat 10 dollar take-out lunches every day of the week.
I have to agree soay fillers, corn syrup, white flour, breaded meats, corn oil, and all that cheap jumk is what is making people fat especially soft drinks.
Weston A. Price...thank you
The headline and the photo = food porn. What a turn on!!
Maybe we should stop charging an arm and a leg for "organic" fruits and vegetables. Healthy food is expensive and the more marketers latch onto buzz words and expolit simple honest food it's just going to get worse. Why isn;t the rest of the world fat? Because they can afford groceries.
The rest of the world isn't as fat as we are because they have self-control and eat sensibly. The portions in our country are disgusting compared to the rest of the world. I eat well and don't spend a fortune but I don't eat processed crap and I don't eat out often. When I do eat out I bring a lot of it home b/c typically the serving I'm given is enough for two people.
I go to local growers markets to buy fresh food and pay attention to what is important to buy organic and what doesn't matter.
Also – food is more expensive in a lot of other countries where people are thinner – the cost of food has nothing to do with obesity. It's our lazy, self-indulgent culture.
I see the crap (yes crap) my kids friends bring to school and do not understand why people can't just send a decent lunch without all of the prepackaged crap. For the record, my husband and I both have demanding full-time jobs so it's not like either of us is home dreaming up healthy home-baked lunches. We just don't do "packaged" crap as food for our kids. Fruit-snacks are NOT fruit but if you feed them to your kids of course fruit is not as appealing. Same with granola bars (organic or not)
Actually there are many products available at local farmers markets that are organic and relatively inexpensive. You get all the health benefits and you are supporting the local economy. Additionally, you are reducing your carbon footprint because the vegetables (also fruits, meats, eggs, cheese, etc) aren't shipped from hundreds of miles away, and there are no pesticides used. Sometimes the farms cannot afford to be certified "organic", however if you talk to the farmers, they are more than willing to explain how their produce is grown, and will often offer a tour of their farm, so you can see for yourself that they practice organic farming. I have managed to eat organic vegetables and local, humanely raised, antibiotic free, free-range meat and dairy for many years by shopping at the farmers market, all of this while in graduate school. Instead of doing the easy "poor graduate student diet" of ramen and hotdogs, I did some research, got my butt out of bed on Saturday mornings, and went to the farmers market. Local farm co-ops are often good money saving choices as well. Eating organic can be inexpensive and easy, if you are willing to do something besides make the same old mindless trip to the megamart.
Actually the rest of the world is not fat because most of those places have a food culture that has been developing for thousands of years. They dont rely on scientists and food companies to tell them how to eat.
I went to the supermarket today to purchase a couple of things to eat. I got an apple, a tomato, a whole bag of onions, a head of cabbage, and a bunch of parsley, all for about $5. You can eat very healthfully on a budget if you know what to buy, and just as importantly, how to cook. Granted, this was not organic produce, but it is still far healthier than something that comes in a box and contains 10 or 20 ingredients.
It is wrong to say that organic produce is too expensive. You don't understand that because you have probably never worked on a farm that grows fruits or vegetables. The profit margins of small farms are razor-thin, you should educate yourself before mouthing off like a fool.
I wish you would not imply that people are fools simply for not knowing something that you know. Whether the implication is true or not is besides the point – although I suspect the greatest fools are the ones who stoop to name-calling. The point isn't even civility, although civility is nice, but rather that people close their minds, understandably, when their dignity is attacked, and this makes it impossible to hear or consider the very important points you, in this case, are making about a sustainable food culture.
Butter makes me happy!
Best Headline Ever.