in this culture, with all of the 'convenient' ways to eat being so prevalent and usually terrible for us
I know. I still remember my mother enthusing about how easy it was to prepare food after she first came to the US: you take a box out of the freezer, pop it into the microwave and you're done. Sure, great. But where does that leave you after a few years? Malnutritioned (is that a word, btw?), overweight and possibly diabetic. What a gain, indeed. *headshake*
Not that we ate much better at home, mind you. Granted, we didn't have access to so much processed junk - but we did love our bread & butter, heavy cream, mayonnaise, fatty cheeses and mountains of mashed potatoes to go with everything you can imagine ("no potatoes = no dinner" is still my mother's golden rule, lol). That was the daily fare - not to mention various caloric excesses occurring on holidays. So yeah, I do believe I have taken a giant step forward.:D
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Date: 2008-04-28 11:03 pm (UTC)I know. I still remember my mother enthusing about how easy it was to prepare food after she first came to the US: you take a box out of the freezer, pop it into the microwave and you're done. Sure, great. But where does that leave you after a few years? Malnutritioned (is that a word, btw?), overweight and possibly diabetic. What a gain, indeed. *headshake*
Not that we ate much better at home, mind you. Granted, we didn't have access to so much processed junk - but we did love our bread & butter, heavy cream, mayonnaise, fatty cheeses and mountains of mashed potatoes to go with everything you can imagine ("no potatoes = no dinner" is still my mother's golden rule, lol). That was the daily fare - not to mention various caloric excesses occurring on holidays. So yeah, I do believe I have taken a giant step forward.:D