"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:47:23 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Just curious who here eats like this? And yes, it was pointed out to me
>> that it is a generalization but it really isn't. Here's one example:
>>
>> http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philp...iet-sad-charts
>>
>>
>> I'm willing to bet that not many of us here eat like this. And I don't
>> personally know too many who do. One of my friends isn't really big on
>> vegetables and probably eats more meat than she should, but she does cook
>> and doesn't eat junk food. I know some other people who eat out a lot
>> but
>> they do eat salads. In this house, we probably don't eat as much fruit
>> as
>> we should, but then given the diabetes on both sides of the family, we
>> shouldn't be eating a lot of fruit. We do probably eat more beans and
>> vegetables than most.
>
> We try. I'm not a fish fan although I'm trying to increase our
> consumption in that category; we aren't big on fruit in any form and
> not much dairy of any kind is consumed in this household either.
>
> The category that baffles me is "soup". I think it's a stupid
> category because there are too many variations on the theme.

Yeah. I did wonder about that. I eat a lot of soup but it's soup that I
make. I figure they meant stuff like Ramen or Campbell's. Obviously I
can't eat dairy. Or eggs.