'real' food has 'bio-sensor' ... you can tell just by looking, that a fruit/veggie is bad
it's much harder to 'sense' that in processed food
i find that fruit/veg is harder to fool with, maybe having to do with its low price (not much incentive to cheat)
in my country we got rotten meats cleaned with formaldehyde and then soaked in fresh blood to be sold along with fresh meats ... such thing is unheard of in veg/fruit (groceries can wax to prevent, but once fruit/veg is rotten, it's hard to 'rejuvinate')
being vegetarian leads to simpler life, no worries about mad cow, avian flu, etc
Having worked with formaldehyde I expect that is a horrific practice for all concerned. Very shocking.
I'm not sure why, as a vegetarian, you feel you don't need to worry about avian flu. You catch it by being in close proximity to live poultry, not by eating it. As you've already said that your meat is dead when you buy it I don't see how your risk is any less than mine.
well, here resto and kfc seem to emphasize that they cook chicken at 350 deg C (or some high number like that), ensuring 'avian flu free'
i don't have direct experience with avian flu (I was in Taiwan during SARS, wearing masks, but didn't catch the flu) so i assume i can get it from eating ... well maybe it's just a marketing tactic from kfc and others
but still the peace of mind is there :D
not having to worry about some stuffs is great
You can't get avian flu from eating an infected bird. You can't get avian flu from an infected person. You can only get it from a live bird (and even then it's rare). The hysteria was preliminary--on the off chance that it mutates for person-to-person infections.
Cooking chicken to 350C will result in charcoal, but will have done nothing to prevent avian flu as it was not a risk before. Just marketing.
Nope. Culinary herbs and spices contain antioxidative and anti-glycative chemicals that in many cases also improve insulin sensitivity (e.g. they are anti-diabetic).
Yeah, and those poor people grow up short with bad teeth and don't live very long. If you can afford good meat and fish you should eat it and avoid starch.
- rice - beans - soy - potatoes - fish - veggies (anything dark but not too expensive)
The real key to a good-tasting meal is freshness, even with simple foods. Seasoning is like makeup for food.