The food thread

[bjmdds]

I bought these at Trader Joe's. For frozen pizza, they are OK.

[kater23]

If I didn’t wanna wait for delivery or go out..they would work for me!

[bjmdds]

A new study has found that the overwhelming majority of protein foods such as meat and fish are contaminated with microplastics. The comprehensive study, conducted by researchers at the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy, found that approximately 88% of protein samples tested contained microplastic particles. "Highly processed products contained the most microplastics per gram," the study said in its findings.

[bjmdds]

Microscopic pieces of plastic are everywhere. Now, they've been found in bottled water in concentrations 10 to 100 times more than previously estimated.
Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. The study was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. About 10% of the detected plastic particles were microplastics, and the other 90% were nanoplastics. Microplastics are between 5 millimeters to 1 micrometer; nanoplastics are particles less than 1 micrometer in size. For context, a human hair is about 70 micrometers thick. Microplastics have already been found in people's lungs, their excrement, their blood and in placentas, among other places.

[bjmdds]

We tried Panda Express Chinese food chain store tonight. Had the 1 side and 3 entree plate with fried rice side, and entrees of teriyaki sliced chicken, orange chicken, and broccoli with a chicken egg roll. Place was more of a Chick-fil-A type place with booths to sit in. Food was fine and prices were reasonable at under $12.00 for all of that. Only complaint was food could have been hotter temperature wise.

[kater23]

IWe have an Asian district(Convoy Street) with every kind of Asian food you can think of.When we can’t get there, Panda Express works. Oh!and there’s a place called Teri Cafe which has ramen(haven’t tried it but it’s my nephew’s go to). Last time were there I had shrimp fried rice and it was GOOD.

[bjmdds]

Trying this tomorrow night: https://acfp.com/menu/sandwiches/item/c ... ed-chicken

[kater23]

That looks SO good.Don’t want anything too heavy this time of year..I can’t get excited about actual cooking so rely on sandwiches and salads.

[bjmdds]

NO sides served at this chain in New Jersey for sandwiches.

[kater23]

I noticed that..one of those sandwiches would be more than enough for me!

[kater23]

I had Ethiopian food yesterday-served on top on injera-think sourdough bread-which you use as your silverware.Eating with your hands-it’s definitely a different experience but I loved it!

[kater23]

Per Kris’ suggestion moving the food discussion here..

Plant based products used to be terrible-kind of where anything gluten free or low carb is now. The problem with anything gluten or low carb is that they rely too much on fake sugars that can cause terrible side effects.

[Pluto007]

Per Kris’ suggestion moving the food discussion here..

Plant based products used to be terrible-kind of where anything gluten free or low carb is now. The problem with anything gluten or low carb is that they rely too much on fake sugars that can cause terrible side effects.

Agreed.

And picking up any plant based “meat”, if you look at the ingredients, they’re still stuffed with seed oils (poison; up until fairly recently they were used to lubricate our vehicles!), and all kinds of chemicals.

Never mess with Mother Nature. She created whole foods that nourish and heal us. Look at an egg. It’s perfect. Fat and protein. And forty percent of the protein is found in the yolk. Along with 40 per cent of the protein, that’s where we find the bulk of the vitamins and minerals. So if you take out the yolk, the entirety of the egg collapses on itself.

Leave Mother Nature’s food alone. Don't tamper with it. Lab meat is just that. And we should follow the Italians in banning this junk.

I’m not in agreement with a vegan diet— at all. But if an adult wants to eat this way, then the best route is to steer far away from these packaged, highly processed “healthy” vegan “foods”.

I’m closer to carnivore. I sometimes go months without a fruit or a veggie. When I get a craving for them, I’ll default to fruit and some lo-inflammation veggies. But not too much….

[Kristatos]

But a lot of the meat that we eat also messes with Mother Nature, pumped full of hormones and antibiotics and lord knows what else.

[Pluto007]

But a lot of the meat that we eat also messes with Mother Nature, pumped full of hormones and antibiotics and lord knows what else.

Yes that’s the industrial “farming” I spoke of on the other page. It’s abusive to the animal, it makes them sick, hurts the environment, and then we eat that sick meat.

There are plenty of organic and regenerative farms that don’t do any of this. They let the animal wander, graze grass (not GRAINS!!), and be and do what they were meant to be and do.

[kater23]

I had a mostly protein breakfast this morning-bacon and sausage and a yogurt.And coffee. And a bowl of frosted flakes(didn’t get quite filled up.Needed more protein(eggs,perhaps?)

[Pluto007]

I had a mostly protein breakfast this morning-bacon and sausage and a yogurt.And coffee. And a bowl of frosted flakes(didn’t get quite filled up.Needed more protein(eggs,perhaps?)

You nailed it: protein is more satiating, so eggs with that breakfast would have given you a bang for your buck. Protein is nutrient dense and takes longer to break down and digest, therefore giving you more hours of fuel in your tank.
Frosted flakes has little nutrients and is high in sugar, therefore it digests faster (and sugar that's not burnt off tends to stick to fat cells).

I eat inside a window, and later today I will "break my fast" with a pound of ground beef with eight scrambled eggs in top, a small drizzle of organic maple syrup and cracked seas salt. I'll be good for at least six hours where I'll have my dinner (a pound and a half of rib eye, five raw egg yolks, raw cheese, grapes and a bowl of kurfir).

[Kristatos]

What do you do for dietary fibre? Without wishing to get too personal, that sounds like it would bung you up a bit.

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[Pluto007]

What do you do for dietary fibre? Without wishing to get too personal, that sounds like it would bung you up a bit.

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It's actually a very interesting question, and without being too graphic, the short answer is: I don't get bunged up at all, but it was something I was concerned about when I first defined my dietary needs almost twenty years ago.

My food is so nutrient dense that human waste is regular, but far smaller than it was before. I also don't suffer from bloating or gas (something many vegetables bring into the equation).

I get all my vitamins and minerals from muscle meat, but primarily through eating two ounces of raw liver/day, and by also roasting animal hearts.

There is a debate on how much fiber we actually need in our diet, and, after twenty years of my "primal" way of eating, all I can fall back-on is my blood work:

I no longer have a GP (I got rid of my last one when he suggested I eat less eggs and raw cheeses and meats and go more vegan'ish. He also was grossly over weight, in comparison to my body composition which has single digit fat percent and very good lean mass and water. I had had enough and told him on the spot our relationship was over, lol).

Now I work with a specialist, and get my labs done every twelve weeks. I get everything checked from thyroid functions, prostate, cholesterol, estrogen, testosterone (total and free), iron, hemoglobins, etc, etc, and I'm in tip top shape and my hormones are functioning at a level seen in much younger men than me (I'm late 40s).

I have a cocktail once in a while, but that's about it. I train at the gym six days a week. I don't suffer from brain fog or have energy issues, and I can still share a dessert with the wife every now and again.

I have continued doing deep dives on this way of eating and have been learning of people who cured a lot of maladies whilst going more "animal based".

It's a shame that food, nutrition, and general health has become more political. On top of the politicalization of food, there are greedy corporations out there who have created highly addictive foods that are terrible for our health.

I hate using the term "misinformation", but there's a lot of that in the food industry/culture.

[Kristatos]

Is this the keto diet that I've heard some people talking about?