Blog Responses

Russell's "Pollan Reponce"
I definitely agree with what you said about the "people before us." I feel like we make things a lot more complicated than they need to be. And if the people in the past generations did not need all of this "stuff" and still maintained a good, if not better, lifestyle, then why do we need it?
Also, the comic that you included may seem like a joke, but it definitely says something about our lifestyles. People think that by eating less, or none at all, then they will lose weight. Bringing back to the people before, I know that my parents or any other older relatives from China have ever said that they were purposely going to skip a meal to lose weight. Yet, none of them are extremely fat. So maybe, there is alternative to not eating and losing weight. Who knows?

Maggie's "Response to Quote"
I would reconsider stating that this quote does not apply to you, because it is not necessarily saying that you eat according to what is healthy. Rather Pollan is saying that our diets depend on expert help, whether that be someone telling us what foods are nutritious and what are not, or what is flavorful. It may seem that you eat based on what you want to eat, but there must have been some sort of past influence from expert help. (You wouldn't go around drinking a gallon of oil, at once, because you know that it's bad for you. And you know that based on what you hear from others. Eventually those "others" will be somehow connected to some sort of expert).

Ben's "Exhibition week homework"
Very simple recipe. Hopefully most people can follow this as well, if they already haven't. I especially like that it is a recipe that gives you options. Nowadays, everything else requires precision.

Karl's "What's In My Fridge"
Does your family not eat after dinner because of the 2-hour rule*? I also found it interesting when you wrote "shrimp with pasta." I probably would have said "pasta with shrimp," if I would actually find pasta in my refrigerator to begin with.

*Anything you eat within 2 hours before sleeping will not be digested and remain in your system.