On Aug 2, 10:30*am, "Felice" > wrote:
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Christine wrote:
>
> >> It is long..but it is by Michael Pollan, and he raises some
> >> interesting points/questions...
>
> >>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/ma...cooking-t.html
> > "You want Americans to eat less? I have the diet for you. It's short, and
> > it's simple. Here's my diet plan: Cook it yourself. That's it. Eat
> > anything you want - just as long as you're willing to cook it yourself."
>
> > Heh...no, like most of us here, I cook much too well for *that* to work!
>
> > Bob
>
> I'm with you, Bob. Cooking for myself was what put on my excess weight in
> the first place.
>
> Felice

I admit, in our household it's the eating out that did most of it. We
eat good breakfasts, lunches are packed and brown-bagged, but too
often we were all going in 6 different directions so to get everyone
in the same place at the same time, we'd go out. The neib has several
good, inexpensive places, Italian, Chinese, chains, all within walking
distance (there's the food court at the mall, but eating there wasn't
much of a family meal, with kidlet wanting to go on the merrygoround,
or later, shopping), so we did get _some_ exercise with our walking,
but until I started to ask for a take-home container with my meal, I
was eating the whole plate, half of which makes a satisfying lunch,
and the other half is fine for dinner, if it's not there in front of
me begging to be eaten.

And that carries over to the home as well. A steak as big as your
hand? Two to three servings, but it looks normal as one serving from
all that restaurant food. Mountains of mashed potatoes? Salads
thoroughly coated with dressing? A boatload of spagetti? No wonder
we gain weight.

maxine in ri