Comments on: STUFFED: An Insider’s Look at Who’s (Really) Making America Fat GIVEAWAY!!! http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway Use the ingredients you have on hand to make delicious dishes. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jenny http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110876 Jenny Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:44:22 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110876 I'm marking my place and am going to come back to this. Thanks for the heads up, Jenn! Fantastic giveaway! I’m marking my place and am going to come back to this. Thanks for the heads up, Jenn! Fantastic giveaway!

]]> By: The Leftover Queen http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110816 The Leftover Queen Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:59:23 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110816 That is an interesting commentary, Katie! I feel that same way most of the times we eat out! That is an interesting commentary, Katie! I feel that same way most of the times we eat out!

]]> By: katie http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110815 katie Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:16:46 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110815 Wonderful post - and comments. I just spent 2 weeks in the US.... What an eye-opener. I ate out a lot - I can understand the problem - I felt stuffed after every meal even though I was trying very hard to eat 'light'. Wonderful post – and comments.
I just spent 2 weeks in the US…. What an eye-opener. I ate out a lot – I can understand the problem – I felt stuffed after every meal even though I was trying very hard to eat ‘light’.

]]> By: The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Finest Foodies Friday – September 25, 2009 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110806 The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Finest Foodies Friday – September 25, 2009 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:16:08 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110806 [...] a quick announcement that this week’s Stuffed Nation Giveaway winner is Melanie from Cake [...] [...] a quick announcement that this week’s Stuffed Nation Giveaway winner is Melanie from Cake [...]

]]> By: Jonzie http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110722 Jonzie Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:06:52 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110722 Damn! I forgot to post my thoughts in time for the first give away! The issue is really well complicated. I could say many things. I think one of the major points is that the food industry in the western industrialized countries is simply going after the consumer. Fats and sugar are simply just very addictive and preferred by most mammals for obvious biological reasons. The problem is that nowadays we have millions of tonnes of this stuff and it needs to be sold. Millions of cows, pigs, chickens, dairy, sugar cane and so on. All industrially and intensively produced, transformed and sold. My opinion is that there is only one solution to slowly go back to normal (we cant expect to shut down the food industry all of a sudden): bring back nutritional education into schools and teach our children what is a good balanced nutrition which is not necessarily fat, gluten, sugar, carb or whatever free. A balanced and healthy nutrition is simply a diet including the right amounts of the following: 1) complex carbohydrates 2) saturated and non-saturated fats 3) vegetable and animal proteins 4) oligosaccharides (sugars) 5) fibre 6) vitamins The fresher are the ingredients the better, of course. Damn! I forgot to post my thoughts in time for the first give away!
The issue is really well complicated. I could say many things. I think one of the major points is that the food industry in the western industrialized countries is simply going after the consumer. Fats and sugar are simply just very addictive and preferred by most mammals for obvious biological reasons. The problem is that nowadays we have millions of tonnes of this stuff and it needs to be sold.
Millions of cows, pigs, chickens, dairy, sugar cane and so on. All industrially and intensively produced, transformed and sold.
My opinion is that there is only one solution to slowly go back to normal (we cant expect to shut down the food industry all of a sudden): bring back nutritional education into schools and teach our children what is a good balanced nutrition which is not necessarily fat, gluten, sugar, carb or whatever free. A balanced and healthy nutrition is simply a diet including the right amounts of the following: 1) complex carbohydrates 2) saturated and non-saturated fats 3) vegetable and animal proteins 4) oligosaccharides (sugars) 5) fibre 6) vitamins
The fresher are the ingredients the better, of course.

]]> By: The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Finest Foodies Friday - September 18, 2009 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110705 The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Finest Foodies Friday - September 18, 2009 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:28:15 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110705 [...] a quick announcement that this week’s Stuffed Nation Giveaway winner is Toni From Daily Bread [...] [...] a quick announcement that this week’s Stuffed Nation Giveaway winner is Toni From Daily Bread [...]

]]> By: Regina http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110650 Regina Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:09:27 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110650 Jenn- SO glad I found your post today on this matter. I've done a series of blog posts on the Food, Inc. movie and this really is a fantastic segway to looking for solutions. It's not just that we are all getting fat, we are killing our planet too. While I'm not a fan of taxes as a solution, there are smart creative minds in our country that can help us all come to good solutions. Here's a link: http://bit.ly/lqiqY ~Regina Jenn- SO glad I found your post today on this matter. I’ve done a series of blog posts on the Food, Inc. movie and this really is a fantastic segway to looking for solutions. It’s not just that we are all getting fat, we are killing our planet too. While I’m not a fan of taxes as a solution, there are smart creative minds in our country that can help us all come to good solutions. Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/lqiqY

~Regina

]]> By: The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Make Your Own Dairy Products– Raw Goat Fromage Blanc and Organic Yogurt http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110628 The Left Over Queen » Blog Archive » Make Your Own Dairy Products– Raw Goat Fromage Blanc and Organic Yogurt Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:37:26 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110628 [...] you should really join myself and other food bloggers in discussing the problem of obesity, in our Stuffed: An Insider’s Look at Who’s (Really) Making America Fat, Giveaway that is going on through the month of October. You could win a copy of the [...] [...] you should really join myself and other food bloggers in discussing the problem of obesity, in our Stuffed: An Insider’s Look at Who’s (Really) Making America Fat, Giveaway that is going on through the month of October. You could win a copy of the [...]

]]> By: gfe--gluten free easily http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110626 gfe--gluten free easily Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:25:02 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110626 I think the meeting halfway on foods is a copout. To me, it will end up being more of the same. It just might look better to begin with. For example, the whole obsession with low-fat foods that was promoted and products were created left and right to fill the need. They are still out there and people are still counting fat grams and totally disregarding the rest of the ingredients. Usually in a low-fat product, the first ingredient is sugar. Then a whole bunch of other crappy ingredients follow. As Michael Pollan shared, even though the low-fat craze was totally misguided, it persists in the food industry. That leads me to my other objection. I vehemently disagree with counting calories (i.e., the 100-calorie snacks) as well as counting fat grams. If we eat good, healthy "real" food primarily, and food that we don't have allergies and food intolerances to then we will not overeat. We will eat a handful of nuts and be satisfied. And, regardless of the calorie or fat gram count, if we are overweight, we will slowly lose weight and if we are at a good weight, we'll maintain it. I've been on that calorie-counting, fat gram counting dreadmill and it's I've ended up just wanting more and more because my nutrient needs weren't being filled. In addition, I am gluten intolerant (and most people are ... it's the only protein nobody can metabolize and the wheat of today contains far more gluten than it did in say Bibilical times). I also have issues with dairy and refined sugar. We definitely crave what we are allergic/intolerant to. When I remove them from my diet, I don't miss them at all, but if I eat any of them, I want more. The calorie/fat counting is impossible in those situations. It just makes me and others think we are undisciplined and failures. I stay far away from high fructose corn syrup becuase it's been proven to block leptin, the hormone that tells us when we are full. It's been proven that despite all the baloney about our poorly our grandparents ate ... high fat, etc., that they really were far healthier. Look at all the obesity and disease today. I think this author misses the mark from this review. But, I bet his book will sell a lot. I think the meeting halfway on foods is a copout. To me, it will end up being more of the same. It just might look better to begin with. For example, the whole obsession with low-fat foods that was promoted and products were created left and right to fill the need. They are still out there and people are still counting fat grams and totally disregarding the rest of the ingredients. Usually in a low-fat product, the first ingredient is sugar. Then a whole bunch of other crappy ingredients follow. As Michael Pollan shared, even though the low-fat craze was totally misguided, it persists in the food industry. That leads me to my other objection. I vehemently disagree with counting calories (i.e., the 100-calorie snacks) as well as counting fat grams. If we eat good, healthy “real” food primarily, and food that we don’t have allergies and food intolerances to then we will not overeat. We will eat a handful of nuts and be satisfied. And, regardless of the calorie or fat gram count, if we are overweight, we will slowly lose weight and if we are at a good weight, we’ll maintain it. I’ve been on that calorie-counting, fat gram counting dreadmill and it’s I’ve ended up just wanting more and more because my nutrient needs weren’t being filled. In addition, I am gluten intolerant (and most people are … it’s the only protein nobody can metabolize and the wheat of today contains far more gluten than it did in say Bibilical times). I also have issues with dairy and refined sugar. We definitely crave what we are allergic/intolerant to. When I remove them from my diet, I don’t miss them at all, but if I eat any of them, I want more. The calorie/fat counting is impossible in those situations. It just makes me and others think we are undisciplined and failures. I stay far away from high fructose corn syrup becuase it’s been proven to block leptin, the hormone that tells us when we are full. It’s been proven that despite all the baloney about our poorly our grandparents ate … high fat, etc., that they really were far healthier. Look at all the obesity and disease today. I think this author misses the mark from this review. But, I bet his book will sell a lot.

]]> By: The Leftover Queen http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110611 The Leftover Queen Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110611 Hi Deborah! Thanks so much for your comment. I really hope you write more about this on your blog, so you have a chance to win a copy of the book! Hi Deborah! Thanks so much for your comment. I really hope you write more about this on your blog, so you have a chance to win a copy of the book!

]]> By: Deborah Mele http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110610 Deborah Mele Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110610 Maintaining an optimum weight is simply calories in- calories out. My husband worked at McDonald's for over 36 years, ate there daily and remains thin. He CHOSE his meal (Grilled Chicken, no mayo, 1/2 small fries) and exercises regularly. My daughter has her Masters in Nutrition and has run teenage obesity clinics and kids today often eat as much as twice their caloric need and do not exercise anymore. I have struggled maintaining my weight as I LOVE to cook and eat but I know if I do so I need to balance that with exercise. It really doesn't matter if you are eating healthy, locally grown vegetables if your cal intake exceeds what you expend on a daily basis. It really is a simple equation and unfortunately no one wants to understand it. Maintaining an optimum weight is simply calories in- calories out. My husband worked at McDonald’s for over 36 years, ate there daily and remains thin. He CHOSE his meal (Grilled Chicken, no mayo, 1/2 small fries) and exercises regularly. My daughter has her Masters in Nutrition and has run teenage obesity clinics and kids today often eat as much as twice their caloric need and do not exercise anymore.

I have struggled maintaining my weight as I LOVE to cook and eat but I know if I do so I need to balance that with exercise. It really doesn’t matter if you are eating healthy, locally grown vegetables if your cal intake exceeds what you expend on a daily basis. It really is a simple equation and unfortunately no one wants to understand it.

]]> By: The Duo Dishes http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2009/09/08/stuffed-an-insider%e2%80%99s-look-at-who%e2%80%99s-really-making-america-fat-giveaway/comment-page-1#comment-110609 The Duo Dishes Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:23:35 +0000 http://www.leftoverqueen.com/?p=2293#comment-110609 Excellent giveaway. We all need to know more about this! Excellent giveaway. We all need to know more about this!

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