michael Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 That's the title of the article, actually. I saw this link on vegan.com--It's uncanny how some individuals will rant with specious logic and in effect "pull the wagons in a circle" and go into overdrive on defensiveness: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/purcell/s_448543.html Sometimes I rebut to sophomoric articles like this, but in this case it would probably do little good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finbarrio Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 It's hard to argue with someone who doesn't understand how eating foods that require less fossil fuels to produce will help the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9nines Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Comments like this 'the "mean American diet," comprising a mix of foods' are puzzling. Many opine how a balanced diet of all kinds of foods is the way to eat, saying balance is key to everything. How is the average American diet balanced. It is primarily animal derived calories, with a close second source being highly refined grains (wheat and corn) and tubers (potatoes) and very little else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Comments like this 'the "mean American diet," comprising a mix of foods' are puzzling. Many opine how a balanced diet of all kinds of foods is the way to eat, saying balance is key to everything. How is the average American diet balanced. It is primarily animal derived calories, with a close second source being highly refined grains (wheat and corn) and tubers (potatoes) and very little else. The american 'diet' / 'cuisine' is the only cuisine that was not refined or defined over time. It was based on down right unavailability of a cultured society. When people migrated from the East coast across the americas.. they ate what they could. It was based on pure availability... and lack of proactive look at agriculture or otherwise. This was just 200 years back. On the other hand looking at the Indus Valley Civilization a couple of thousand years back, they had a much better evolved diet / structure etc. French, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Greek etc. All of them have some base cuisine evolution. American diet was .. that cow and potatoes.. lets eat. Minimal evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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