On 29/06/2013 6:53 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>>> I don't recall being told to avoid potatoes and cheese. You
>>> sure this isn't just some deeply seated prejudice against
>>> enjoyable food?
>>
>> Oh no. Potatoes are good, but portions should be small. It is
>> the deep frying that is the problem. Cheese curds are high in
>> saturated fats. I don't suppose you're talking about low fat
>> gravy.
>
> Gravy is a loose word. One fellow here served an Italian poutine
> with a "bolognese" sauce (spicy ground beef and tomato sauce).
> Others served it with chicken and a chicken gravy.

True. For some Italians, gravy means spaghetti sauce. It isn't just he
Sopranos. I have an Italian friend who calls it gravy.


> But worrying about the ingredients in food will kill you faster
> than the ingredients will.

True. My father in law died just short of his 95th birthday. He had a
very interesting diet. Breakfast was a bit of yoghurt with granola, two
poached eggs with cheese, whole wheat toast with a spoonful of honey on
each bite and a coffee or tea sweetened with honey. He had lunch in one
of his clubs or in a restaurant. Dinner was crackers with peanut butter
and a martini, sometimes a second martini, then coffee and a cigar.

His motto was... everything in moderation, including moderation.