The new Dietary Guidelines and Food Pyramid

[Bloo Pynt]

Killjoy.   

[CalBear]

I've largely come to peace with the damage I'm assuredly doing myself via alcohol.
Que sera.

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

Additional health topics are covered in a wellness guide in The Times today:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/13/health/20080513_WELLGUIDE.html

[BillLaimbeer]

I've largely come to peace with the damage I'm assuredly doing myself via alcohol.
Que sera.

Well... alcohol in moderation can increase your quality of life too; which intuitively could increase your life span.  Conclusive studies or not.  So keep drinking...just not too much.

[Bloo Pynt]

Chicago Overturns Foie Gras Ban
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/chicago-overturns-foie-gras-ban/index.html

        

[Bloo Pynt]

I love this picture:



Putting Meat Back in Its Place
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/11mini.html

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

More broccoli street trees, please!

[markjay1]

I don't know what the big deal is about eating guidelines, calories and health.  I eat anything and everything as much as I want and 30 years later I'm still the same weight I was in college.

327 pounds.

[Bloo Pynt]

LOL   

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

FYI:

Fat-free milk (aka nonfat milk, skim milk, skimmed milk) can contain up to one-half of one percent milkfat or butterfat (same thing).

Lowfat milk: 1% milkfat.

Reduced fat milk: 2% milkfat.

"Whole" milk: 3.25% up to 4% milkfat (most states specify 3.25%).

Producer milk: 8% to 10% milkfat (straight from the cow, includes cream).

[Bloo Pynt]

Your average brie cheese: 60% butterfat.

[JF]

Chicago Overturns Foie Gras Ban
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/chicago-overturns-foie-gras-ban/index.html

        

And there was much rejoicing!

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

Your average brie cheese: 60% butterfat.

Brie is a complete protein, by the way (according to NitritionData.com), with 21 grams of high quality protein per 100 grams of cheese.

Apparently many cheeses are complete proteins.  (Who knew?)

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

COMPLETE PROTEINS FROM THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM:

Pepitas (pumpkin and squash seeds)
Avocados
Lambsquarters (a salad green)
Spinach, fresh
Acorns (apparently people can eat them -- the insides, I assume!)
Hummus
Soybeans
Pistachios
Potatoes
Chestnuts
Tofu
Chickpeas
Kiwis
Pink beans
Small white beans
Refried beans
Split peas
Great Northern beans
Cauliflower, raw
Red kidney beans
Black beans
Cowpeas
Yardlong beans
Cashews

http://www.nutritiondata.com/

[24 yrs in Inwood (aka 18, etc.)]

Brie is a complete protein, by the way (according to NitritionData.com), with 21 grams of high quality protein per 100 grams of cheese.

Apparently many cheeses are complete proteins.  (Who knew?)

Clarification:

When I said that brie was a "high quality" protein, I was only referring to its amino acid content, which is comparable to that of chicken breast meat.

However, all cheeses have extremely high fat content (and sodium, too) -- indeed, most of their calories come from fat -- so they shouldn't become mainstays of one's diet (however appealing that might be to some of us!).

Rather, cheeses should only be eaten occasionally, and only in very small amounts.  [sigh!]