Ornish and the fat-free discussion (me*t ment)

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Pat wrote:

 

 

> Others use no fat whatsoever in their

> cooking, either from choice or necessity.

 

Do you think that the fat in food (excluding such obvious high fat items

as avocado) is enough? That doesn't seem healthy to me - for absorbing

fat-soluble vitamins, for example. I've heard instances where people who

followed very low fat diets developed very dry skin or hair. Doesn't

that indicate that a little more fat is needed? (Obviously there are

others who have no problems with it).

 

> Sorry to hear that. Well this discussion about low-fat veg*n, Ornish, etc., is

just academic,

> then, isn't it?

 

I guess so. I take an interest in health/wellness, and I believe that

diet is a big part of that (as is exercise). I like reading new science

on the matter. There was a time when I actually tried different diets

(including lowcarb, even though I was never a diehard meat eater, so it

didn't last long). I've always been interested in weight loss (being

overweight), and I poured over Ornish's " Eat More Weigh Less " when it

came out. I found his level of restriction too much for me (I wasn't

very interested in vegetarianism at the time). Lately, it seems that I

just don't have the willpower or the patience to stick to any particular

diet. I like being able to go eat whatever I want. Becoming a mother was

a huge adjustment for me (and still is). I don't get to do the things I

used to do, at least not very often. Anyway, I'm trying to clean up my

diet a bit for the sake of my son - i.e. teaching him better eating

habits. Originally, I had intentions of trying to raise him (at least

for the first few years) as a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but that idea fell

to the wayside a long time ago. I can't expect him to avoid something if

I'm still eating it. His dad eats beef (which I don't), so he's even

been getting that on occasion. I suppose that if I want to change this,

I'd better do it ASAP.

 

> Don't know it. But there are some wonderful books out there - and wonderful

recipe sites

> and blogs. If you return to vegetarianism you will discover that the boredom

is in eating

> me*t and two veg, not in eating vegetarian! But . . .

 

I never fix the " meat and two veg " meal. In fact, when I do cook at home

(which isn't very often), it's almost always veg (exception being the

occasional fish), because I hate handling meat! Yuck! However, when I go

out, there are always so many more options with meat than without it. If

the Chinese buffet wanted to make General Tsao vegetables (or tofu), I'd

be all for it. But they don't.

 

>>BTW, Pat, I don't remember if I asked before...what are you a doctor of?

>

>

> PhD - not medical.

 

Heh. Wrong semantics?

Doctor of Philosophy in __________ ? Or do you not want to tell?