[graciegirl]

I think, now that I am fortified with Sweeties good coffee, that the point of this thread was simply obsession with what we don't like to eat.

It was drilled into me, my cousins, aunts and heirs and assigns, that nobody was interested in what you didn't "LIKE" to eat. If you simply didn't like it and it was served to you than quietly leave it on your plate.

As an adult sometimes I am faced with an array of foods at a pot luck or party that I do not know the contents of and I have a deadly shellfish allergy. Most of the time, I munch on safe stuff like pretzels and chips and leave the dips and combinations alone.

When I take something to a potluck I make a card and identify what it is for others in the same boat.

When people make a big deal of what they don't like, I hear my grandmother saying, keep quiet about it, you will change someone's elses mind about it and it is decent good clean and well prepared food.

I was born just after the depression and during the second world war and some kinds of food were hard to come by at that time. Butter and sugar were rationed and meat was in short supply, being sent to feed the troups.

We Catholics were told not to waste food as children..

I am pretty good at making something different from leftovers that is yummy.

[kittygilchrist]

Right on Grace...
allergies are seriously dangerous and your approach is not to draw attention to yourself. I will make cards too. good idea.

The best point I see in this thread is that those who are vociferous about their preferences can range from mildly annoying to rude to being a bully about it.

We all identify with our own preferences and dislikes, so we are all unique and special.
I don't like licorice, so who cares?

[senior citizen]

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[rubicon]

I keep telling everyone discuss politics and religion but stay away from culinary discussion it will get you in real trouble.

Given that people have real allergies and given that people have individual tastes along with getting sick on something of course are legitimate reasons.

However where the break comes revolves around some of the extremes, addictions, which reflect what is occuring in a person's mind.

some folks will say that they won't eat anything that had a face. some won't eat chicken because of salmonella yet food from lettuce to peanut butter has carried the parasite.

I wonder if those folks were stranded on an island and starving could bring themselves to eat any kind of creature happening by or would they starve?

In my mind I'd say I'll bet it tastes like chicken

[senior citizen]

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[Bavarian]

The idea of not wasting food as The Pope has said means do not buy more than you need, cook more than you need and clean your plare. The food not sold here will make its way to the poorer areas of the World.

So much food is wasted on cruises, people ordering two dinners. The Indonesian Stewards, when they trust you, will say that the left over food would feed their village.

Some years ago, at the Borgata, these high rolloers ordered C hateaubriand for two, took a small slice each and left the rest. I hope the rest was left for the many poor in Atlantic City.

Moderation, take little but eat what you take.

[kittygilchrist]

Wasting a bit of food is better than waisting it.

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Wasting a bit of food is better than waisting it.

Vegetarians & vegans never "waist it" and can eat as much as they wish..or not

[queasy27]

Wasting a bit of food is better than waisting it.

Ha!

Does anyone think maybe we have too much information about food these days? In the 50s, my mother had Adelle Davis' book Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit. My grandmother always used to admonish us as kids to "eat your roughage," But that was about the extent of it.

Today, we're barraged with talk shows, cooking shows, websites, news articles, medical journal research, etc. It's inescapable and almost all of it is contradictory! Anyone can find anything to support their own beliefs of what food is "good" or "bad" for you. And don't get me started on the aisles and aisles of nutritional supplements. I had some medical issues with Vitamin D overdose and don't even take a multivitamin any more. It's just all TOO MUCH!

[queasy27]

Vegetarians & vegans never "waist it" and can eat as much as they wish..or not

Interesting. Because practically every potato chip, crisp, candy bar, ice cream sundae, brownie, piece of pie or cake or crumble, doughnut, cracker, cheese dip, etc. is meatless.

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Vegetarians & vegans never "waist it" and can eat as much as they wish..or not

Are you saying there are no obese vegetarians? I kind of doubt that.

[jimbo2012]

Not if they R true vegetarians.

Vegans for sure

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Not if they R true vegetarians.

Vegans for sure

Really? you mean it's only meat that makes people fat? Not potato chips or key lime pie or corn on the cob (which is 100% carbs by the way)? Interesting.

[jimbo2012]

Corn on the cob????? Like 15 carbs.

Oils are almost all fat as chips R cooked in.

Bottom line U can NOT gain weight on a plant based diet.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Are you saying there are no obese vegetarians? I kind of doubt that.

jblum: you go girl...your on a roll