On 5/9/2011 12:50 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>> On 5/9/2011 11:34 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
>>> James Silverton wrote:
>>>> On 5/9/2011 9:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Steve > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> What dinner do you wish you had more often?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For me, it was last night's "chef's salad" which here doesn't not
>>>>>> include the hard-boiled eggs I see in most recipes. Mine was green
>>>>>> leaf lettuce, red onion, and red peppers, plus diced ham, salami,
>>>>>> and provolone cheese, and topped with red wine vinegar, olive oil,
>>>>>> and fresh ground black pepper.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Meat loaf& mashed potatoes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I suppose you must be considering meals you are allowed to eat :-( I
>>>> haven't had a large steak with french fries in over 20 years but I
>>>> would like it "more often". I would accompany it with a green salad
>>>> with garlic infused olive oil and vinegar dressing.
>>>
>>> I just meant that "wouda, shoulda, coulda" meal, the one that's
>>> really not hard to make but you somehow never get around to it often
>>> enough. Certainly there are plenty of restaurant meals I'd love to
>>> have more often but don't because I can't afford the money or the
>>> time. Why haven't you had a large steak with fries in so long?
>>> Health
>>> reasons?
>>
>> I'm afraid so! Hence the doleful smiley.
>
> Alright. As I seem to mention periodically here, there is a lot of new
> thought on this subject, and if cholesterol is your reasoning, you might
> read up on things a bit to take in some of the opinions that contradict
> the old wisdom about limiting dietary cholesterol.
>
> Anyway, once in a while, it wouldn't hurt you, I'm sure. Probably even
> a once a month steak and fries dinner wouldn't change your health for
> the worse, and it just might help.
>
> Best of luck to you, whatever you do.
>

I probably should just let this ride but I have been on a no- or low-fat
diet for a long time and have gotten used to it. Sometimes, I get
fooled, mainly in Indian and Chinese restaurants, and eat more fat than
I am accustomed to. I almost almost feel uncomfortable within a few hours.

By the way, I have learned that Indian vegetarian restaurants are worse
for fat than non-specialized ones.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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