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Zorra

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23. I can only buy that to a certain extent. Some foods have been scientifically determined to healther

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 06:55 PM

Nov 2012

for us than others.

Sucking down massive amounts of cokes, Milky Ways, and pork rinds while smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day probably isn't as good for you as eating organic avocados, drinking pure water, and getting some exercise.

I've never lived in a populated area, so maybe this is some type of yuppie urban/suburban thing that I'm not understanding. I eat what I eat because it has proven to keep me healthy and feeling awesome all the time.

End of story.

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Aspirational eating: or why people are micro-obsessing over food [View all] HiPointDem Nov 2012 OP

Does George Bush eating pork rinds count? nt Bonobo Nov 2012 #1

In that 'pork rinds' are a signal to the bloc of voters he's trying to appeal to, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #6

there is no singular food revolution cali Nov 2012 #2

i'm amused by your obsessive need to comment negatively on my posts. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #7

sorry, I don't post negatively or positively depending on who the OP is cali Nov 2012 #12

The section on the Obamas is some of the most racist shite, dressed up in msanthrope Nov 2012 #17

Earlier on in my "eat to live" stage I might have agreed with you. dkf Nov 2012 #3

The writer breaks the 'food revolution' down to 4 pillars. Weight-loss dieting HiPointDem Nov 2012 #5

For me, weight loss dieting = "can't fit clothes" and "too cheap to buy a whole new wardrobe". dkf Nov 2012 #8

It depends on how overweight you are Tobin S. Nov 2012 #13

I find it interesting different families and different cultural expectations exboyfil Nov 2012 #4

I grew up in a family that didn't drink frazzled Nov 2012 #26

I think people are inclined to obsess. Shrike47 Nov 2012 #9

Actually, we all became food snobs because Warpy Nov 2012 #10

i read it. but i don't get the point. it's someone making fun of 'golden age' HiPointDem Nov 2012 #11

We became food snobs in the late 60s and early 70s Warpy Nov 2012 #18

seems to be in accordance with the thesis to me. except for the 'we'. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

We have some of those cookbooks at the thrift store! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #41

I saw the whole bunch of them at a thrift shop near me Warpy Nov 2012 #42

K&R Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #14

kick HiPointDem Nov 2012 #15

K&R! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #16

Eating smart makes perfect logical common sense to me. Zorra Nov 2012 #19

not a question of what anyone thinks of you personally. just that the HiPointDem Nov 2012 #20

I can only buy that to a certain extent. Some foods have been scientifically determined to healther Zorra Nov 2012 #23

well...of course, we should never buy anything except to a certain extent. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #24

True. And from the perspective of my cultural background, most anyone who Zorra Nov 2012 #33

if you read the diss, the 'food revolution' she's talking about actually has HiPointDem Nov 2012 #34

From my perspective, this is a form of surveillance induced neurosis ~ Zorra Nov 2012 #35

the 'hippie' thing is included in the diss. it's interesting to hear about your HiPointDem Nov 2012 #36

Yes, we are generally surveilled by others from infancy, and this surveillance regulates our Zorra Nov 2012 #37

thank *you* for *your* thoughtful responses. i enjoy discussing the ideas HiPointDem Nov 2012 #39

This is what find most difficult process: Zorra Nov 2012 #43

It's not a conscious process, as I said before. We may be talking past each other. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #44

I imagine so. Thanks, backatcha! nt Zorra Nov 2012 #46

From the article Tobin S. Nov 2012 #25

Very informative. jsr Nov 2012 #21

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #27

While eating healthy food is preferable rrneck Nov 2012 #28

but the main reason consumption is high while exercise is low is that the HiPointDem Nov 2012 #29

Yep. rrneck Nov 2012 #30

There is no food revolution, any more than there is a clothes revolution bhikkhu Nov 2012 #31

not an article. a dissertation. it includes definitions, pages of them. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #32

sounds like an interesting dissertation fishwax Nov 2012 #38

"Since 1980" = The Yuppies. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #40

fascinating topic, thanks grasswire Nov 2012 #45