Comments on: The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food by: Jack at Fork & Bottle http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-51028 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-51028 Today's NY Times - Mark Bittman has an excellent article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html "Americans are downing close to 200 pounds of meat, poultry and fish per capita per year (dairy and eggs are separate, and hardly insignificant), an increase of 50 pounds per person from 50 years ago." (See, I'm not sold on lack of exercise - that doesn't cause the average person to eat 50 more pounds of meat/poultry/fish per year.) Today’s NY Times - Mark Bittman has an excellent article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html

“Americans are downing close to 200 pounds of meat, poultry and fish per capita per year (dairy and eggs are separate, and hardly insignificant), an increase of 50 pounds per person from 50 years ago.”

(See, I’m not sold on lack of exercise - that doesn’t cause the average person to eat 50 more pounds of meat/poultry/fish per year.)

]]> Comment on The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food by: Jack at Fork & Bottle http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-51007 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:51:15 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-51007 <i>"and wrote too little about what it is we should be eating instead, with practical advice on how to change the typical American’s lifestyle, shopping and cooking habits."</i> Perhaps he wrote what he knows...he just don't know enough to write more about this part? (There's also the huge, Almighty Problem in that People Do Not Want To Be Told What To Eat.) <i>"...he makes little to no mention of exercising more...I am of the firm belief that it is as much our couch-potato/desk-jockey lifestyle which contributes to our expanding waistlines and declining health as it is the typical processed crap food American diet."</i> I'm not. People were slothful in the 1960s but were mostly not obese or diabetic. But food changed more and more in the 1970s, with HFCS and Fast Food restaurants coming into play along with stepped-up marketing. Trans fat kicked up more. People stopped cooking. PEOPLE STOPPED COOKING. Cooking with real food, to me, is much more important than exercise. (And just think about the bottom 80% who exercise regularly and are still gaining weight.) Excellent review, as always. “and wrote too little about what it is we should be eating instead, with practical advice on how to change the typical American’s lifestyle, shopping and cooking habits.”

Perhaps he wrote what he knows…he just don’t know enough to write more about this part? (There’s also the huge, Almighty Problem in that People Do Not Want To Be Told What To Eat.)

“…he makes little to no mention of exercising more…I am of the firm belief that it is as much our couch-potato/desk-jockey lifestyle which contributes to our expanding waistlines and declining health as it is the typical processed crap food American diet.”

I’m not. People were slothful in the 1960s but were mostly not obese or diabetic. But food changed more and more in the 1970s, with HFCS and Fast Food restaurants coming into play along with stepped-up marketing. Trans fat kicked up more. People stopped cooking. PEOPLE STOPPED COOKING.

Cooking with real food, to me, is much more important than exercise. (And just think about the bottom 80% who exercise regularly and are still gaining weight.)

Excellent review, as always.

]]> Comment on The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50933 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:01:39 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50933 Bri, to each his own--I did encourage people to read his article, which states the same exact argument in a more concise fashion. Now, after reading the article, if the reader wants more of the same, they can read the book. But I see no reason to suggest someone read a book which gives the same information that is available for free by the same author that is better written in another venue. But that's just me. Bri, to each his own–I did encourage people to read his article, which states the same exact argument in a more concise fashion.

Now, after reading the article, if the reader wants more of the same, they can read the book.

But I see no reason to suggest someone read a book which gives the same information that is available for free by the same author that is better written in another venue.

But that’s just me.

]]> Comment on The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food by: Bri http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50930 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50930 I appreciate your review, but I actually couldn't disagree more. Not having read Omnivore, I took In Defense of Food on it's own merits and found it a compelling and engaging read. I found his research and thoughts on nutritionism incredibly timely, astute and something I've not heard in the mainstream media. I felt the three sections of the book were well thought out, and built on each other. I didn't find the absence of an argument about exercise glaring because he's talking about food. "In Defense of Food, An Eater's Manifesto, Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants". Those statements are about the state of food in our country, not the state of obesity. Sure it would have been good to bring it up, but I didn't feel it was necessary. I found his book to be incredibly valuable and could affect the way people eat, taken on it's own merits. Previous works or not. You, of course are entitled to your opinion, but to discourage people from reading it, I think is actually counterproductive when you say that you actually agree with his assertions. I appreciate your review, but I actually couldn’t disagree more. Not having read Omnivore, I took In Defense of Food on it’s own merits and found it a compelling and engaging read. I found his research and thoughts on nutritionism incredibly timely, astute and something I’ve not heard in the mainstream media. I felt the three sections of the book were well thought out, and built on each other. I didn’t find the absence of an argument about exercise glaring because he’s talking about food. “In Defense of Food, An Eater’s Manifesto, Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants”. Those statements are about the state of food in our country, not the state of obesity. Sure it would have been good to bring it up, but I didn’t feel it was necessary. I found his book to be incredibly valuable and could affect the way people eat, taken on it’s own merits. Previous works or not. You, of course are entitled to your opinion, but to discourage people from reading it, I think is actually counterproductive when you say that you actually agree with his assertions.

]]> Comment on The Locavore’s Bookshelf: In Defense of Food by: Neohippie http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50629 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:51:57 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/01/17/the-locavores-bookshelf-in-defense-of-food/#comment-50629 I think that a possible reason why these authors ignore exercise is because, while changing your diet is daunting for many Americans, changing your lifestyle to fit in more exercise is even more dauting. I know I for one have done fairly well with the former but have been neglecting the latter. Eating delicious whole foods is one thing, but hitting the gym? Eek! I think that a possible reason why these authors ignore exercise is because, while changing your diet is daunting for many Americans, changing your lifestyle to fit in more exercise is even more dauting. I know I for one have done fairly well with the former but have been neglecting the latter. Eating delicious whole foods is one thing, but hitting the gym? Eek!

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