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Contrived rubbish

posted 13 years ago by Xanthis2001
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I've tried to watch this show but it is so fake. Overdramatic and worse case scenarios. He keeps talking about ways to make things healthy but he isn't addressing cost.

Like his wife said that she ate Ramen noodles when they first meet because she could afford anything else. That is a big reason people eat so poorly in America.

Alot of people can't afford to spend $7.00 on 5 organic apples as snacks for their kids, so they buy 4 boxes of Little Debbie snack cakes and get 40 snacks for $4.00 instead. It isn't that they don't want to eat healthier but organic fruits and vegatables are to expensive. I bought some "fresh"

You can buy 12 inch frozen pizzas for $1.00 on sale. How are you going to tell someone that has $200 ro $300 dollars the should spend that only on a weeks worth of "healthy" food. These people are just trying to make sure their kids have something to eat everyday and if they have to choose between feeding their kid "healthy" for two meals one day or cheaply for a week then they are going to choose cheap.

If he wants to start a true "revolution" then he should start by working to get healthy food prices to level that the Ramen and hotdog families can affor it.

[–] ofbrightlights 13 years ago

Where are you shopping where less than a half dozen organic apples are $7?? This myth that you can only eat healthy if you're rich is ridiculous and needs to stop. When I was in college paying my own way with a part time job, we were eating organic and shopping at the farmer's market. It's amazing how far a dozen eggs and some kale can go. Buy local and seasonal, it's even cheaper.

[–] McQualude 13 years ago

So you're comparing some rip-off (or made up) apple prices to Little Debbies Cakes. You haven't actually watched this show have you?

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[–] supergran 13 years ago

Buy seasonal. Don't turn your nose up at the cheaper cuts of meat, etc. Fill up on bread, potatoes, pasta and rice which are relatively inexpensive. Always make sure that your storecupboard is stocked with the staples. And LEARN TO COOK.
When my children were small, money was very tight. I cooked most things from scratch, including pizza! Not only tastes better, but is more filling and goes further.
I'm British, but I can't imagine that things are so different in the US. Maybe easier because a bigger variety of food will be home-grown.

[–] McQualude 13 years ago

Fill up on bread, potatoes, pasta and rice which are relatively inexpensive.

These are exactly the things you should eat in moderation.

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[–] supergran 13 years ago

These are exactly the things you should eat in moderation.

I disagree. When you look at the diet of people around the world, most are based on starches like rice, etc. There is nothing wrong with bulking out the diet with carbohydrates as long as one is taking an appropriate amount of excercise.
The following is taken from a UK Government directive on a balanced diet:

Carbohydrates should make up about one-third of your daily diet. Fruit and vegetables should also make up about one-third. Split the remainder of your diet between protein and milk and dairy. Only a very small amount of what you eat every day should come from foods that are high in fat and sugar.

If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.

[–] McQualude 13 years ago

So you jumped from "fill up on" to "one-third of your daily diet"; inconsistent.

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[–] supergran 13 years ago

I'm not looking for an argument about words, McQualade. Maybe "fill up on" was the wrong choice of words in a rushed post.
We obviously agree about many things. And we also both know that starchy foods are filling. The OP was talking about the difficulty of finding something for the children to eat everyday when money is tight. And children will snack on potato chips and cookies if they're hungry. So avoid that by providing good, balanced meals which include simple carbohydrates like potatoes, pasta, etc. Such meals DON'T have to cost the earth and will satisfy hungry children.
I agree with your point that carbohydrates should be eaten in moderation by overweight adults, but not active children who are at a healthy weight.

If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.

[–] Stirchley 12 years ago

providing good, balanced meals which include simple carbohydrates like potatoes, pasta, etc.

Totally agree. Pasta has to be one of the cheapest things to buy on the planet. You can easily buy a one-pound box of pasta for .50 cents. There are a million ways to cook pasta and a million toppings.

Rice, too, is inexpensive if you buy a very big bag of the non-fancy kind. And there's a million things you can do with rice.

I sometimes wonder if these folks who bitterly complain about not being able to put food on the table for their family have any clue how to do even basic cooking.

[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

started to shop @ an asian farmers market/ grocery over the last couple months. no processed foods to buy even if i wanted to. my grocery bill is 1/2 of what it used to be.

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[–] rocknrollcrook 13 years ago

You don't have to eat organic. You can still choose healthier items. You may spend more money on nutritious items, but you are nourished and don't eat as much. So the money evens out.

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[–] singingjessi 13 years ago

Exactly supergran, on my tight monetary months I eat a lot of these items because they're cheap, filling, and I usually end up with leftovers, and I am by no means overweght.

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[–] medeascorn-61-877672 13 years ago

Oh btw- Jamie Oliver Foundation wants to do exactly what you are talking about. He also starts food kitchens that grow a majority of their foods. They teach free cooking lessons, show how to grow your own veg, and also supply areas (often urban) with local meats and dairy at a low to no cost. It's part of the reason he has won many awards in this effort. This isn't some stunt to gain fame he suddenly came up with, it's his passion.

Also, Jool's didn't know how to cook was the reason for the potted noodles. They often joke about how in the early days of their relationship he taught her how to cook and what she ate before.

[–] alexhigh 13 years ago

God this show is so over-emotional. The music is ridiculously over the top and so is almost everything Jamie Oliver says. He's not like that in his other shows so I can only imagine he's acting it up for american audiences.

Sentimental tosh.