tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post3187063072791897419..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Just say NO, dammit!Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-54043911689082449772015-09-27T00:48:32.836-07:002015-09-27T00:48:32.836-07:00Indeed, the article I referred to also reminds us ...Indeed, the article I referred to also reminds us about how we humans are wired for sugar and grease. Think of the two year olds. You don't have to force them to eat sugar, right? But, parents can have a hard time feeding them healthy stuff. <br />It is, therefore, quite a challenge for us humans to walk away from that decadent chocolate fudge and walk towards carrots and celery ;)<br /><br />No point talking to Ramesh about the ripe tomato or the freshly baked bread, Anne. <br />Yes to moderation. But, again, to live a life of moderation requires us to consciously decide to walk away from that decadent chocolate fudge, which is not exactly what our internal wiring will direct us to do ...Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-1140321463540402422015-09-26T19:33:11.831-07:002015-09-26T19:33:11.831-07:00Most healthy food tastes awful, Ramesh???? When i...Most healthy food tastes awful, Ramesh???? When is the last time you ate a strawberry or a tomato just-picked and still warm from the sun? Or homemade wheat bread fresh from the oven? Sublime! <br /><br />Sriram, you paid over $1 for an orange? Clearly professors are overpaid. :)<br /><br />It is possible to eat quite healthy on a budget. I've done so for years. It requires planning and cooking and some creativity, but it is within reach of most people. It is hard to do after working 8 or 10 hours though, when those $1 burritos sing their siren song of ease and speed. Cooking Light magazine has a monthly column showcasing four recipes that feed four people dinner for under $10. Try feeding four at McDonalds for $10.<br /><br />Specific serious health issues aside, most people have room for both healthy food and garlic fries chased by mango sorbet. We must make choices and attempt moderation. And we must practice what we know is best for us but is so hard to implement.<br /><br />A single piece of dark chocolate awaits . . . Anne in Salemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-67738403490238711002015-09-26T18:48:55.838-07:002015-09-26T18:48:55.838-07:00You missed the important dimension of taste. We ea...You missed the important dimension of taste. We eat French Fries or sweets because they taste good. Most of "healthy food" tastes awful. And that is the problem. I don't think anybody deliberately eats unhealthy food - its just that they are delicious.<br /><br />The solution is obvious. Soylent !!<br /><br />Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com