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[Guest guest]

What the heck are " Slow foods " ???

[Guest guest]

Dear Ladybug,<br><br>The Slow Food Movement

started in Italy as a protest against fast foods being

introduced largely from the U.S.<br><br>The Slow Food

Movement has now taken root in the U.S.<br><br>It

encourages quality produce from small farmers, and it

encourages the convivial enjoyment of dinning

together.<br><br>The name Slow Food is in distinction to Fast Food

like MacDonalds.<br><br>It is peripheral to the Raw

Food Movement, however we are both interested in

quality produce and I would like to think we are both

interested in the pleasures of dinning together.<br><br>I

think we Raw Fooders would benefit from sharing the

pleasures of the table.<br><br>Victor.

[Guest guest]

Well I for one am interested in quality produce

but I see nothing wrong with dining alone. I actually

prefer to eat alone but I'm not opposed to dining with

others on an occasional basis. I guess I'm used to

eating alone and I've grown very comfortable with it and

really do prefer it but that is neither here nor there.

We all have our preferences.<br><br>I copied this

from another one of your posts and I was wondering why

you believe this...<br><br> & lt; & lt;And I think that

very small, expensive cuts of lean, red meat, grilled

rare, are good for the health of women. & gt; & gt;

[Guest guest]

Dear LadyBugg,<br><br>I am glad you like to eat

alone.<br><br>As for very small, expensive cuts of lean, red meat,

grilled rare---it is not so much I believe in it, as I

see it as an insurance policy with few

risks.<br><br>It is rich in nutrients, it is delicious and if only

eaten, say, weekly, the body can easily detoxify the

byproducts.<br><br>I also think that one of the problems of the Raw

Food Movement is that it can be seen as a form of

Salvation through Cleansing.<br><br>Raw food can't solve

all problems, certainly not the human

condition.<br><br>However it does seem that raw food is good for your

health. And it is important to avoid obsession, nutrient

difficiency or social isolation.<br><br>Victor.

[Guest guest]

Shortus, you're confusing me even more. You say

eating small amounts of red meat isn't something you

believe in but you " see it as an insurance policy with no

risks. " Insurance policy? What is it insuring? And if you

don't believe in it, why are you saying women will

benefit from it?<br><br>Then you say... " It is rich in

nutrients, it is delicious and if only eaten, say, weekly,

the<br> body can easily detoxify the

byproducts. " <br><br>I have to disagree with the " it is delicious " part.

I cannot stand the taste of red meat personally.

And what nutrients is it rich in if it is cooked?

Don't these so called nutrients get destroyed when you

cook or even lightly cook it? And this part is

contradiciting the rest of your post.... " and if only eaten,

say, weekly, the<br> body can easily detoxify the

byproducts. " <br><br>Detoxify the byproducts? If it's beneficial for us (women,

you say) and so rich in nutrients, why would the body

have to detoxify itself after eating it? And you say

to only eat it weekly. That leads me to believe it

if were eaten more often, it would cause harm. You

can eat a balance of fresh fruits and veggies every

day an cause no harm or need for

detoxification.<br><br> " Raw food can't solve all problems, " <br><br>Agreed. No

diet can solve all problems we humans

face.<br><br> " And it is important to avoid obsession, nutrient

difficiency or social isolation. " <br><br>I can agree with

that but some people truly like to isolate. I'm not

one of them as I do like to socialize but I do like

my alone time too.<br><br>I'm not trying to be

difficult. I just want to hear you explain why you say small

amounts of cooked red meat is good for women.