Guest guest Posted October 8, 2000 Report Share Posted October 8, 2000 >are not scrupulous about food Being able to cook is something very basic, it's being able to take care of your survival needs. It's not being scrupulous. Now whether you cook every day or not because of time constraints etc is something else. In your case you have the financial ability to eat healthy in restaurants. Great. In Europe it's very expensive to eat out if you want to eat healthy food (except if you only eat salads, and as the Spleen wants warm foods that don't generate dampness...). >I feel an ethical obligation to help my patients I do, too. Encouraging them to eat healthy is a big step. >I would >rather eat fresh food from a trusted local eatery than leftovers from >my fridge any day of the week, for example Eating leftovers is not cooking >Personally, I am single and live alone and it is difficult to >purchase >and prepare small enough meals to make them economically feasible >much >of the time. I can understand that. Bit if you had children or a family, don't you agree it's a different story and your ability not only to cook but to cook well determines the health of the family (unless you have the money to eat out with the whole family all the time) >To be >honest, I think the elimination of hydrogenated fat and excess >sweets, >moderation with animal products and the consumption of abundant >veggies, however this is accomplished, are the keys to good >nutrition. I agree, if you don't eat cold dishes all the time, which is, according to our medicine and according to my own experience, not good for the Spleen. I never said that healthy cooking was complicated or time consuming. If you are able to cook, it is not time consuming. >Home cooking is icing on the cake, not the cake itself Home cooking is more than the icing on the cake in my opinion. It is one of the big aspects that make a home a home. But this is a discussion that goes beyond the scope of this list. >To suggest that eating their >own >poorly prepared, overspiced or tasteless meals is essential to good >health is shortsighted. The food will only be poorly prepared if people don't know how to cook. cooking is not that hard, but it is a skill. But in my eyes a skill well worth aquiring for a number of reasons, not only for health. >But I find >cooking for myself to be the utmost drudgery. Ok. Then it is of course much better if you eat out. >Maybe I should just >take western drugs and stop fooling myself, huh? My comment wasn't intended to be so " severe " . Just to say, cooking allows you to take care of your health if you don't have the money to let somebody else do it. For me personally it makes me able to show my appreciation to my famliy, my friends, to myself, by cooking for them and for myself. And for me it is part of what makes a home. Karin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2000 Report Share Posted October 8, 2000 I have to agree with Todd here. Many patients I see are too busy or too tired after a long day to want to cook for themselves. The best thing I can do is educate them on smart choices. Luckily in San Diego, we have some great health food stores with a wide variety of fresh cooked foods to choose from, in addition to the many heart-smart listings on many of our restaurants menus'(if limiting fats and oils is a priority.)Sometimes people just can't think of a healthy tasty meal that they could prepare themselves, so I'll give them ideas that are simple, fast, healthy and still have flavor. They usually appreciate the time you take to teach them. Best in Health, Shelly A. Krahn L.Ac > " " < > > > Re: What do they eat then? >Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:59:45 -0000 > > , juliej8@a... wrote: > > In a message dated 10/6/00 8:28:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > karinbischof@g... writes: > > > Now I am shocked. So many people > > cannot cook any more? Then learning how to cook would be the first >step to > > health, not going to the doctor. >> > > > > > Ultimately, they come up against their inner resistance to > > participate in their health. Then, they might as well just forego >Chinese > > medicine and go for the drugs. > >Now I am the one who gets to be shocked. Please say you don't mean >this. I feel an ethical obligation to help my patients even if they >are not scrupulous about food. I think there are lot of shades of >gray >when it comes to improving one's diet. It is not black and white. >Merely cooking at home does not guarantee good quality food. I would >rather eat fresh food from a trusted local eatery than leftovers from >my fridge any day of the week, for example. For example, if one >switches from taco bell or greasy spoon taco stands to a fresh grill >mexican place, you can easily eat a vegetarian, preservative free, >lard >free, MSG free meal that is high in fiber, fresh veggies, low in fat >and sugar and with no hydrogenated fat or lard. That type of change >is >actually far more dramatic than the next step which would be to cook >such a meal at home. On the other hand, I know plenty of healthfood >folks who cook at home, but still use margarine, eat very few fresh >veggies and often depend on devitalized leftovers several nights a >week >(such as soup or stew made several days before). With care, one can >also eat healthy pasta, pizza, indian, greek, and asian food out, as >well as soup and salad and fish (at least I have been able to do this >in San Diego and in Portland). > >Personally, I am single and live alone and it is difficult to >purchase >and prepare small enough meals to make them economically feasible >much >of the time. Like I said, I don't care for leftovers (and I do not >think they have much qi). Sure, it is not easy to find good food and >you end up eating at the same place over and over again once you find >something up to your standards, but it works better for me than >cooking >all the time. At home, I tend to eat fresh baked bread, fruit, nuts, >almond milk, pasta with veggie sauces and thats about it. To be >honest, I think the elimination of hydrogenated fat and excess >sweets, >moderation with animal products and the consumption of abundant >veggies, however this is accomplished, are the keys to good >nutrition. >Home cooking is icing on the cake, not the cake itself (no pun >intended). Many people don't know how to cook or don't enjoy it >(which >may hard to grasp for those who do). To suggest that eating their >own >poorly prepared, overspiced or tasteless meals is essential to good >health is shortsighted. I mean I actually know how to cook and even >have done so professionally when I owned a gourmet vegetarian >restaurant. I actually specialized in soups, ironically. But I find >cooking for myself to be the utmost drudgery. Maybe I should just >take >western drugs and stop fooling myself, huh? > >todd > > _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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