On Aug 27, 7:08 am, Cindy Hamilton >
wrote:
> On Aug 27, 8:21 am, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
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> > On Aug 24, 9:03 am, "pavane" > wrote:
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> > > "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
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> > roups.com...
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> > > > Alton said, "There are no bad foods, only bad food habits." What
> > > > kind of ignorant bullshit is THAT?
> > > > source--
> > > >http://interviews.slashdot.org/inter....shtml?tid=129
> > > > --Bryan
>
> > > Much less ignorant bullshit than your deliberately quoting Alton out
> > > of context, which was:
>
> > > "Alton: There are no bad foods, only bad food habits. I eat cream,
> > > butter, and bacon; I just don't eat pounds of it at a time. I use
> > > these things when they are needed in recipes and leave them
> > > out when they're not needed. As for substitutes, I only agree with
> > > them if they really don't change a person's response to a dish."
>
> > OK, buddy. Take a look at his "shortening" recipes:http://www.recipezaar.com/141557
> > Here's one that containg "butter flavored shortening." Ick:http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/rec...//www.recipeza......
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> > I could go on, but you get the point. Or maybe you don't.
> > So:
> > 1. "Alton: There are no bad foods, only bad food habits..."
> > 2. "...the NAS* has concluded there is no safe level of trans fat
> > consumption."
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> I suppose it's possible that someone might not give a crap what the NAS
> says and eat trans fats anyhow. I don't go out of my way to avoid trans
> fats, but I don't encounter them terribly frequently, either. I don't use
> hydrogenated vegetable shortening in my own cooking, because I feel it
> contributes nothing to the flavor of my cooking. I'd rather use
> butter or lard.
>
> If some restaurant slips me a little in my dessert or something, I
> just can't be worried about it.
>
> Not everyone is motivated chiefly by health concerns, and everybody
> should follow their own inclinations on whether or not (and how often) to
> consume trans fats.

He's a professional, so he's got a responsibility not to give patently
bad advice.
pavane accused me of taking his quote "out of context." I think my
reply shows otherwise.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan