tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post1761764413168408309..comments2023-12-23T08:33:46.547-06:00Comments on Pinch: On Being a Careful Consumer and Spring Lamb StewKatie Fairbankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875240045596233328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-61634380877370224112008-05-12T11:58:00.000-05:002008-05-12T11:58:00.000-05:00I will have to read that.The food-fat connection i...I will have to read that.<BR/><BR/>The food-fat connection is - for me - less about becoming fat and more about helping my body to work more efficiently, to run cleaner. <BR/><BR/>Improving the nation's food literacy and making healthy food available and affordable for all Americans is both essential to reducing obesity and overweight and becoming better eaters as a nation. <BR/><BR/>Sadly we're a country with cheetle all over our hands.Katie Fairbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875240045596233328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-45037693095029322172008-05-07T22:22:00.000-05:002008-05-07T22:22:00.000-05:00Have you read French Women Don't Get Fat? It's wri...Have you read French Women Don't Get Fat? It's written by Mireille Guiliano the (former?) CEO of Veuve Cliquot US. If not, its about the rich and ancient French gastronomic culture which keeps everyone there eating well - locally grown, seasonal whole foods + a little good wine, chocolate, pastry and cheese often but in moderation. It also discusses your point: how America's history - or lack thereof - has not established a solid culture of food which has led to the myriads of food fads and crash diets, etc, and more importantly how this lack of foundation has led to an imbalanced relationship between healthy eating and cost. This unfortunate reality has in turn, turned us into the fattest nation on earth. Instead of having access to low-cost healthy foods, the poor in this country are restricted to the most unhealthy of foods - processed everything - and childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, athsma, etc are through the roof. Conversely, a pint of raspberries at Whole Foods just cost me $5. Healthy eating, it seems, has become a luxury that only a small percentage of our population can afford. The $5 I spent on 30 raspberries can and does translate to a meal for an entire family when they're eating dehydrated or frozen prepared foods - chemical casseroles my mom calls them. It's SO sad, it's tragic, and makes me despise the "American way" sometimes. What other country in the world employees "food scientists" and rejects food stamps on attempted purchases of low-fat, high protein string cheese? On a lighter note, I'll lend you French Women Don't Get Fat if you want. It's funny and fascinating and is ladened with simple, yummy recipes that are exactly like the food I've eaten there.Jessica Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031897327192877457noreply@blogger.com