Comment Re:Take a break to cook some REAL food (Score 1) 610
Ray,
You're the first post in this crazy thread that makes any sense to me.
The "food is fuel, I am a mind tied down by a machine (body)" philosophy leaves us posts that admire the completeness of the nutrition and low cost.
Getting complete nutrition for low cost is somewhere near the bottom of Maslow's pyramid. I believe this is not a situation in which most internet users find themselves. If you are financially disadvantaged enough that you are worried about malnutrition, please ignore my rant, it is not aimed at you.
The programmers who make $40K+/year and deny themselves the very real sensual pleasure of real food, well-prepared, are IMNSHO leading a pitiful half-life. It is a denial of self and the nature of your body and environment and you should be ashamed.
Go out to a grocery store, get some fresh green beans (1.5 lb), toss them with a little olive oil (2-3 T) and salt (1/4 t), place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast them in a 500 degree oven for 10-15 minutes. This very simple food is both amazingly pleasant to eat and generally healthy.
Most restaurants, even the ones that cost a lot of money, cannot compete with simple, well-cooked food from home. We just have to be willing to spend a little time and ingenuity to find the elegant recipes that are inexpensive, pleasing to all senses, healthy to eat, and simple to prepare.
You're the first post in this crazy thread that makes any sense to me.
The "food is fuel, I am a mind tied down by a machine (body)" philosophy leaves us posts that admire the completeness of the nutrition and low cost.
Getting complete nutrition for low cost is somewhere near the bottom of Maslow's pyramid. I believe this is not a situation in which most internet users find themselves. If you are financially disadvantaged enough that you are worried about malnutrition, please ignore my rant, it is not aimed at you.
The programmers who make $40K+/year and deny themselves the very real sensual pleasure of real food, well-prepared, are IMNSHO leading a pitiful half-life. It is a denial of self and the nature of your body and environment and you should be ashamed.
Go out to a grocery store, get some fresh green beans (1.5 lb), toss them with a little olive oil (2-3 T) and salt (1/4 t), place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast them in a 500 degree oven for 10-15 minutes. This very simple food is both amazingly pleasant to eat and generally healthy.
Most restaurants, even the ones that cost a lot of money, cannot compete with simple, well-cooked food from home. We just have to be willing to spend a little time and ingenuity to find the elegant recipes that are inexpensive, pleasing to all senses, healthy to eat, and simple to prepare.
