tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post4125915867413510453..comments2023-09-24T09:31:47.775-04:00Comments on Edible Intelligence: How To Scare Kids And Influence People.Edible Intelligencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-20233271878988471622012-01-17T22:56:02.526-05:002012-01-17T22:56:02.526-05:00Actually, there's a big ass meat grinder that ...Actually, there's a big ass meat grinder that can grind frozen meat and trim(fat/skin), which has a bone trap built into it. I worked at Koch Foods and they had one. It had to be checked once an hour while it was in use.Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-58765435835510991582012-01-17T22:53:07.306-05:002012-01-17T22:53:07.306-05:00WTH! He still fed it to them?!! It's got bone ...WTH! He still fed it to them?!! It's got bone and everything in it! McDonald's doesn't even do that!!! The real way that nuggets are made is by boiling the meat off of the bone, because bone fragments cannot be digested in our stomachs and can even make you sick. He doesn't know anything!Clover Creek Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338230288829548904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-66711983677173416562011-04-20T12:44:13.744-04:002011-04-20T12:44:13.744-04:00The amount is always important, and your insistenc...The amount is always important, and your insistence that the entire menu is unhealthy in any amount is ignorant of food science and nutrition.<br /><br />You can find home cooked food or fine dining that has the same amount of sugar/fat/sodium as McDonald's or even more. Sugar is a carbohydrate, by the way, and not as big a villain as I think you seem to be making it out to be.<br /><br />Everything must be considered in the context of a dosage and in the context of the entire diet. Otherwise, one McDonald's meal would cause some specific health ailment if what you say is true. It doesn't These foods only cause problems when the dietary limits are exceeded. For instance, if McDonald's was unhealthy in ANY amount, we should expect to see the negative consequences of high fat/sodium/calorie diets in 100% of the people who have ever eaten at McDonald's. We don't.Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-80730943309647311462011-04-20T11:35:48.197-04:002011-04-20T11:35:48.197-04:00But Sam, not all calories are created equal. There...But Sam, not all calories are created equal. There isn't a single thing McD's serves that is good or healthy, bottled water not included. Even the salad is loaded with a great deal of sugar if you use the dressing.<br /><br />Now, folks can certainly have a go and dine there, but let's not gloss over the fact that it isn't good for you...in ANY amount. Period.<br /><br />To me a balanced diet means ensuring you are getting the caloric intake you are shooting for using a balance of food that doesn't harm your health. I don't know of anyone who thinks balance means, I am eating this very healthy meal now so I can eat crapola later. <br /><br />To be clear, I am not knocking McD's. They have the right to develop their menu as we have the right to eat there or not. My family chooses not to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810591380979455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-91779225754177044482011-04-20T10:25:24.943-04:002011-04-20T10:25:24.943-04:00You seem to be making certain assumptions about AL...You seem to be making certain assumptions about ALL the menu items at McDonald's as well as the dietary needs for EVERY person.<br /><br />While McDonald's does have high fat/sodium/calories for many menu items, not all are like this. It's very possible to have a meal that is within range. Even if you blow your daily needs for calories/fat/sodium, you can still balance things out throughout the week. Keep in mind that a balanced diet is just that, a balance. So you'll have days where you eat more than others, but overall, things will even out.<br /><br />You can not only fit any food into a balanced diet, but you can lose weight as long as you restrict calories.<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25281188/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-34406228237609004292011-04-20T08:49:26.694-04:002011-04-20T08:49:26.694-04:00Sam,
I tend to fall on the side of science, as I ...Sam,<br /><br />I tend to fall on the side of science, as I know you certainly do, so how can you say ANY food can fit into a balanced diet? McDonalds does not fit in any balanced or healthy diet. Not the I begrudge anyone the right to choose to eat there, but balanced? Unless balance means a balance between good and bad calories. Not all calories are created equalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810591380979455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-75547675074748092352010-11-10T12:17:51.314-05:002010-11-10T12:17:51.314-05:00It sounds pretty bad as you say... except that gro...It sounds pretty bad as you say... except that group isn't the same. As I understand it, they receive funding from the gov(not 100%), but aren't a government agency. Furthermore, I didn't read anything about them advocating excessive promotion. Remember, ANY food can fit into a balanced diet. Balance is in the medium term, not the short term. So you can go over on fat/calories for one day or even a week, but things should even out for the week/month. <br /><br />Cheese - if it's any good - is high in fat compared to any other food. You can make low fat cheese, but it doesn't taste very good. I think what the group was doing is advocating for dairy. Half of all fluid milk in this country goes towards cheese production. The solution is to pare down or eliminate all ag/corp subsidies to eliminate what you would call the 'agency problem' - conflicts of interest between a group and another group they partially fund. Many farmers will lose their farms without these subsidies and most small operations will not be able to compete. <br /><br />It seems silly to me to have all these boundaries on what foods government funded groups can advocate, because most foods have negative drawbacks. The only solution there would be for the government to not advocate for any foods.Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-59389350516932841472010-11-09T18:31:23.891-05:002010-11-09T18:31:23.891-05:00You argue that it "not the food, but the quan...You argue that it "not the food, but the quantity". <br /><br />But the very agency that sets nutritional policy and "regulates" school lunches is out there promoting excessive consumption of products like cheese in order to create markets for subsidized crops. <br /><br />The conflict of interest there is pretty blatant.Ian Beyerhttp://blog.ianbeyer.comnoreply@blogger.com