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Balanced diet?
On 2/16/04 3:07 PM, in article ,
"Frogleg" > wrote:
> I do doubt folk wisdom. Traditional diets in the southern US are
> bloody awful! Pork side-meat with everything, plus sugar.*Good* diets
> must be few and far-between. Maybe the ancients weren't *wise* to
> choose beans&corn or lentils&rice, but just happily stumbled on an
> economical combination that seemed to work. folk wisdom -- spend a
> few hours waiting at the DMV and imagine how many clients you'd like
> to have planning your meals. Much less driving on the same roads.
> (What *was* that guy with a white cane doing there?)
Someone told me that most of the foods we associate with "peasant" foods
were actually celebration foods - and not the day-to-day diets. A friend
took me to an excellent Cuban restaurant in San Jose, CA, and proceeded to
order for us both - the food was wonderful and tasty - he pointed out,
though, that this was celebration food, and red beans and rice was much more
day-to-day typical. I think this is typical, no?
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