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One time on Usenet, "Rick & Cyndi" > said:
> "Gal Called J.J." <snip> > > I'm not going to have any problem resisting this one. While I do > > love fast food on occasion (McD's sausage McMuffin with egg!), I've > > yet to find any BK menu item that tastes good to me... > I like their Sausage, Egg, & cheese Croissantwich with mayo and mustard > added!! Yummm Okay, I have to admit I haven't had one of those. I was thinking more of their chicken sandwiches and burgers (bleah). I don't know why I don't care for them. My Mom loved to get a Whopper on occasion; she'd get two meals out of one. She never had to diet either... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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One time on Usenet, Katra > said:
<snip> > I know some poorer folk in my area, and I know what they eat! <snip> > Pasta is a mainstay because it's cheap and filling. Spagetti, with the > cheapest ground beef they can get, boxed macaroni and cheese, Ramen > noodles, hot dogs, lots of bread, etc. Rice, beans, corn and flour > tortillas. > > The only really healthy food they eat is chicken hindquarters, milk, > cheap cheese and a few fresh veggies in season as they can afford. There's nothing inherently unhealthy about carbohydrates, regardless of what current pop diets claim. Too much of any single macronutrient (carbs, fats, or proteins) can be bad for you. There's a lot to be said for the old adage about "balanced diet". > She gets cheese on WIC for her kids. That will end soon. :-( Same for > the milk. That's too bad, she sounds like someone who truly needs the help... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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> "Sheldon" > wrote in message > oups.com... > Burger King to Offer Whopper of a Breakfast Sandwich > By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY > > Burger King is about to thumb its nose at the food police - right at > the breakfast table. On Monday, the No. 2 fast-food chain launches its > Enormous Omelet Sandwich. How enormous? For those counting: one sausage > patty, two eggs, two American cheese slices and three strips of bacon. > On a bun. > For those still counting, that's four layers of breakfast with 730 > calories oozing 47 grams of fat. For about $2.99, depending on the > market. I'd try it. |
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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Gal Called J.J. wrote:
> > Yes, but they yield a lot less than, say, a thigh. According to the > USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free program > that I found on their website), a floured and fried thigh with skin has > 162 calories, while a wing of the same variety has 103... I wonder how a breast compares, being larger, but with leaner white meat. MK |
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"Warren Okuma" > wrote:
>I'd try it. You're a brave man. |
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One time on Usenet, Michael L Kankiewicz > said:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Gal Called J.J. wrote: > > Yes, but they yield a lot less than, say, a thigh. According to the > > USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free program > > that I found on their website), a floured and fried thigh with skin has > > 162 calories, while a wing of the same variety has 103... > > I wonder how a breast compares, being larger, but with leaner white meat. Wonder no longer -- it's 218 calories for half of a floured and fried chicken breast with skin. And as for the amounts of meat yielded from each piece, it breaks down like this: 98g breast 62g thigh 32g wing If anyone is interested in downloading the software for themselves, go he http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ Sorry, it's for Windows and PDA only... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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One time on Usenet, Katra > said:
> In article >, > (Gal Called J.J.) wrote: > > > One time on Usenet, Katra > said: > > > > <snip> > > > > > I know some poorer folk in my area, and I know what they eat! > > > > <snip> > > > > > Pasta is a mainstay because it's cheap and filling. Spagetti, with the > > > cheapest ground beef they can get, boxed macaroni and cheese, Ramen > > > noodles, hot dogs, lots of bread, etc. Rice, beans, corn and flour > > > tortillas. > > > > > > The only really healthy food they eat is chicken hindquarters, milk, > > > cheap cheese and a few fresh veggies in season as they can afford. > > > > There's nothing inherently unhealthy about carbohydrates, regardless > > of what current pop diets claim. Too much of any single macronutrient > > (carbs, fats, or proteins) can be bad for you. There's a lot to be > > said for the old adage about "balanced diet". > > That was the point... ;-) > The cheapest foods are starchy carbs, and that constitutes the bulk of > their diet! > > It's anything but balanced. <snip> OIC -- sorry, sometimes points sail right over my head... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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"Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message ... > One time on Usenet, Michael L Kankiewicz > said: >> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Gal Called J.J. wrote: > >> > Yes, but they yield a lot less than, say, a thigh. According to the >> > USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free program >> > that I found on their website), a floured and fried thigh with skin has >> > 162 calories, while a wing of the same variety has 103... >> >> I wonder how a breast compares, being larger, but with leaner white meat. > > Wonder no longer -- it's 218 calories for half of a floured and > fried chicken breast with skin. And as for the amounts of meat yielded > from each piece, it breaks down like this: > > 98g breast > 62g thigh > 32g wing > > If anyone is interested in downloading the software for themselves, > go he > > http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ > > Sorry, it's for Windows and PDA only... > > -- > J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ =========== So... I was thinking about BK's new breakfast thing coming out... I think I'll try it when they come out/are available. Yeah, it may not be the healthiest choice out there... but it's not that far off base from what a lot of us eat for breakfast - *when* we actually eat "real" breakfast. And at 700+ calories it's pretty close to the majical 2000 calories we're supposed to eat. Quite frankly, I usually choice bacon OR sausage... but I don't HAVE to eat all of it... <shrug> Just my thoughts. Cyndi |
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In article >,
(Gal Called J.J.) wrote: > One time on Usenet, Katra > said: > > In article >, > > (Gal Called J.J.) wrote: > > > > > One time on Usenet, Katra > said: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > I know some poorer folk in my area, and I know what they eat! > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > Pasta is a mainstay because it's cheap and filling. Spagetti, with the > > > > cheapest ground beef they can get, boxed macaroni and cheese, Ramen > > > > noodles, hot dogs, lots of bread, etc. Rice, beans, corn and flour > > > > tortillas. > > > > > > > > The only really healthy food they eat is chicken hindquarters, milk, > > > > cheap cheese and a few fresh veggies in season as they can afford. > > > > > > There's nothing inherently unhealthy about carbohydrates, regardless > > > of what current pop diets claim. Too much of any single macronutrient > > > (carbs, fats, or proteins) can be bad for you. There's a lot to be > > > said for the old adage about "balanced diet". > > > > That was the point... ;-) > > The cheapest foods are starchy carbs, and that constitutes the bulk of > > their diet! > > > > It's anything but balanced. > > <snip> > > OIC -- sorry, sometimes points sail right over my head... That's ok! <lol> Been there, done that!!!!! ;-D I sent her home this morning with some chinese brocolli, 1 lb. of large salad shrimp, 3 cans of oriental mushrooms, a can of water chestnuts, a can of bamboo shoots, a can of baby corns, and some extra $$$ to go and get a bottle of olive oil for a stir fry tonight, along with specific cooking instructions. :-) She has FINALLY noticed that vegatable oil tends to taste stale for frying when compared to the food _I_ cook with olive oil, so she is going to get a bottle of olive oil as well! I'm trying to teach her to cook a bit healthier and cheaper. Canned oriental veggies, if purchased at the oriental market, are actually quite affordable. She also likes my cooking better than hers. <G> -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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Katra wrote:
> In article >, > "Jessica V." > wrote: > > >>Nola wrote: >> >> >>>On 29-Mar-2005, "Gregory Morrow" >>><gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@e arthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>For a lot of poorer folks fast food is a big treat, the only bright spot >>>>in >>>>their dreary lives... >>> >>> >>>Please........... >>>As Emeril might say; I don't know where you see poor people, but where I see >>>them, fast food ain't no treat - it's a constant. >>> >>>Have you ever seen poor people at the checkout? They're the ones using food >>>stamps to pay for the chips, dip, Blue Bunny ice cream, pizza rolls, Tyson >>>fajita's in a bag, Hormel BBQ port in tub (ready to heat and eat) etc. Oh, >>>and cash for the beer/whiskey/vodka and cigarettes - all of which are >>>usually the cheapest white label or store brand. >>> >>>I get so PO's seeing how my tax dollars are wasted; it's not that I begrudge >>>them the money, it's what it's spent on. Some of that money should go to >>>teach, and enforce, good nutrition choices. >> >>I've been poor. I can assure you that not everyone who is poor behaves >>in the manner that you are refering too. It's that the one's who do >>behave that way are the ones who stick out in our minds. I probably >>noticed the bad behavior more when I was broke than I do now. I >>remember wanting to slay people who were buying lobsters and nice steaks >>with their foodstamps while I had $45-$60 to spend on groceries for the >>week or sometimes two weeks. When I was a young SAH mom we just got by, >>barely most of the time. I could easily feed three people well on >>roughly $45 a week (early 90s), cigarettes and booze didn't even come to >>mind I had a light bill to pay, rent, insurance, et cetera. When you >>don't have a lot of money to spend it's amazing how far a $6 roaster >>will stretch, three meals and leftovers on the chicken soup. Damn glad >>that I don't have to worry about those sorts of things anymore. >> >>Jessica > > > Amen sister! ;-) > > This is a subject very near and dear to my heart... > > Been there! > > We were lucky when we were really at the bottom. We lived in CA near a > lot of agricultural areas. Literally TONS of food are wasted and left in > the fields after harvest, and the farmers have no objection to > "gleaning". We (and a few equally poor neighbors) picked up burlap sacks > full of potatoes, onions, carrots and other root veggies and traded them > with other neighbors for other types of food. > > Dad shot/poached deer, squirrels and rabbits, plus we had our own > chickens and fed them scraps, leftovers and only enough grain feeds to > get them by. We also had a very large garden. > > We never did go hungry... > > We made our own pet food for the cats and dogs from oatmeal and dead > chickens from a local chicken ranch. They were only too happy to have us > haul off 50 dead birds so they did not have to dispose of them. They > usually burn them. I helped mom clean those birds and with the help of > the pressure cooker, they were converted into pet food in loaf pans, > then frozen. ;-) > > Meat for us, other than what dad shot, we got a deal on fresh turkey > backs from a local turkey processing plant for only 15 cents per lb. Mom > canned that meat and canned turkey was good for a LOT of different > recipes! > > Mom also baked bread from scratch. It was cheaper than buying it. > > It was a rough time in our lives and I hope I never have to live like > that again...... > > It was educational. > > We never did get food stamps either. > I so hear you girl. In 1978 my dad quit a job he hated to start a business. He gave my mom $180 from a tax return and told her to go buy all the groceries she could because he had no idea when there would be grocery money again. We ate a lot of fish, because they could buy it cheap on the docks. Whole shrimp was about 15 cents a pound back then. I recall another time when we had piles of lobster, even with waste considered it was cheaper than ground beef. Nothing was ready made everything was frugally made from scratch. That's just the way it was and it seemed normal enough to me. If nothing else it kept me from every really aquiring a taste for junk foods. Mom is a resourceful gal. There was never a day when there was no food on the table. She had a huge garden and did a lot of canning and freezing. Luckily for both of them dad's shoestring venture eventually turned into a very profitable company. It kills me when I hear people today saying that they want to start a business but can't do it without 50 or 100K for start up. Dad started a what became a multi-million dollar corporation with a pick up truck, a borrowed piece of equipment and second hand tools. Blast ahead 21 years and I started a now sucessful business with $500 in capital. Jessica |
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Gal Called J.J. wrote:
> One time on Usenet, (Gal Called J.J.) > said: > >> USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free >> program > > Ooooh, the Department of Redundancy Department... LOL! Are you a fan of Firesign Theatre?! |
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In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote: > "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message > ... > > In article .com>, > > "Sheldon" > wrote: > > <snip> > > > I doubt this new breakfast sandwich will be a success for Burger King > > for one simple reason. Its so large that it cannot be eaten with one > > hand while driving a car. No one in their right mind eats a fast food > > sandwich for breakfast if they are not in a hurry. Those who are not in > > a hurry to eat breakfast do not "rush" to Burger King to eat if they > > have a choice. > > Careful there Stan, one day you may have to EAT those words. Hah! You might be right! There's a BK within walking distance of where I live, but I rarely go there. BK's food used to be pretty good, as far as fast food is concerned, but not any more. I saw a commercial for that new gigantic BK breakfast sandwich and it did not look at all appealing, but that's just me. Many Americans do have a knack for eating the most unhealthy foods, so that new BK breakfast sandwich might be a smash hit! |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in
: > Gal Called J.J. wrote: > > One time on Usenet, (Gal Called J.J.) > > said: > > > >> USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free > >> program > > > > Ooooh, the Department of Redundancy Department... > > LOL! Are you a fan of Firesign Theatre?! > > > Don't squish that dwarf...hand me the pliers! -- No Bread Crumbs were hurt in the making of this Meal. Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol Continuing to be Manitoban |
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Bubbabob > wrote in
. 3.30: > Monsur Fromage du Pollet > wrote: > > > "jmcquown" > wrote in > > : > > > >> Gal Called J.J. wrote: > >> > One time on Usenet, (Gal Called > >> > J.J.) said: > >> > > >> >> USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program > >> >> free program > >> > > >> > Ooooh, the Department of Redundancy Department... > >> > >> LOL! Are you a fan of Firesign Theatre?! > >> > >> > >> > > > > Don't squish that dwarf...hand me the pliers! > > > > Crush, not squish. You're messing with sacred verse here. <g> > Listen you do what you want with a dwarf and I'll do what I want. -- No Bread Crumbs were hurt in the making of this Meal. Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol Continuing to be Manitoban |
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In article >,
"Jessica V." > wrote: > Katra wrote: > > > In article >, > > "Jessica V." > wrote: > > > > > >>Nola wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On 29-Mar-2005, "Gregory Morrow" > >>><gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@e arthlink.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>For a lot of poorer folks fast food is a big treat, the only bright spot > >>>>in > >>>>their dreary lives... > >>> > >>> > >>>Please........... > >>>As Emeril might say; I don't know where you see poor people, but where I > >>>see > >>>them, fast food ain't no treat - it's a constant. > >>> > >>>Have you ever seen poor people at the checkout? They're the ones using > >>>food > >>>stamps to pay for the chips, dip, Blue Bunny ice cream, pizza rolls, > >>>Tyson > >>>fajita's in a bag, Hormel BBQ port in tub (ready to heat and eat) etc. > >>>Oh, > >>>and cash for the beer/whiskey/vodka and cigarettes - all of which are > >>>usually the cheapest white label or store brand. > >>> > >>>I get so PO's seeing how my tax dollars are wasted; it's not that I > >>>begrudge > >>>them the money, it's what it's spent on. Some of that money should go to > >>>teach, and enforce, good nutrition choices. > >> > >>I've been poor. I can assure you that not everyone who is poor behaves > >>in the manner that you are refering too. It's that the one's who do > >>behave that way are the ones who stick out in our minds. I probably > >>noticed the bad behavior more when I was broke than I do now. I > >>remember wanting to slay people who were buying lobsters and nice steaks > >>with their foodstamps while I had $45-$60 to spend on groceries for the > >>week or sometimes two weeks. When I was a young SAH mom we just got by, > >>barely most of the time. I could easily feed three people well on > >>roughly $45 a week (early 90s), cigarettes and booze didn't even come to > >>mind I had a light bill to pay, rent, insurance, et cetera. When you > >>don't have a lot of money to spend it's amazing how far a $6 roaster > >>will stretch, three meals and leftovers on the chicken soup. Damn glad > >>that I don't have to worry about those sorts of things anymore. > >> > >>Jessica > > > > > > Amen sister! ;-) > > > > This is a subject very near and dear to my heart... > > > > Been there! > > > > We were lucky when we were really at the bottom. We lived in CA near a > > lot of agricultural areas. Literally TONS of food are wasted and left in > > the fields after harvest, and the farmers have no objection to > > "gleaning". We (and a few equally poor neighbors) picked up burlap sacks > > full of potatoes, onions, carrots and other root veggies and traded them > > with other neighbors for other types of food. > > > > Dad shot/poached deer, squirrels and rabbits, plus we had our own > > chickens and fed them scraps, leftovers and only enough grain feeds to > > get them by. We also had a very large garden. > > > > We never did go hungry... > > > > We made our own pet food for the cats and dogs from oatmeal and dead > > chickens from a local chicken ranch. They were only too happy to have us > > haul off 50 dead birds so they did not have to dispose of them. They > > usually burn them. I helped mom clean those birds and with the help of > > the pressure cooker, they were converted into pet food in loaf pans, > > then frozen. ;-) > > > > Meat for us, other than what dad shot, we got a deal on fresh turkey > > backs from a local turkey processing plant for only 15 cents per lb. Mom > > canned that meat and canned turkey was good for a LOT of different > > recipes! > > > > Mom also baked bread from scratch. It was cheaper than buying it. > > > > It was a rough time in our lives and I hope I never have to live like > > that again...... > > > > It was educational. > > > > We never did get food stamps either. > > > > > I so hear you girl. In 1978 my dad quit a job he hated to start a > business. He gave my mom $180 from a tax return and told her to go buy > all the groceries she could because he had no idea when there would be > grocery money again. We ate a lot of fish, because they could buy it > cheap on the docks. Whole shrimp was about 15 cents a pound back then. > I recall another time when we had piles of lobster, even with waste > considered it was cheaper than ground beef. Nothing was ready made > everything was frugally made from scratch. That's just the way it was > and it seemed normal enough to me. If nothing else it kept me from > every really aquiring a taste for junk foods. Sounds like your dad was a very brave soul! And resourceful. Wow! :-) I envy you the seafood... We had more access to veggies than meat other than wild meat, but we did live up in the mountains! I still shoot and eat squirrel occasionally if they harrass my pigeons. They are very, very tasty little beasts! I just clean and quarter them, and sautee them lightly in olive oil with minimal spicing. I was taught by one of the guys at work to skin squirrels wet to keep hair off the meat. Soak the carcass down with water prior to skinning it. > > Mom is a resourceful gal. There was never a day when there was no food > on the table. She had a huge garden and did a lot of canning and > freezing. Luckily for both of them dad's shoestring venture eventually > turned into a very profitable company. Lordy. Your mom and mine could have been sisters!!! > > It kills me when I hear people today saying that they want to start a > business but can't do it without 50 or 100K for start up. Dad started a > what became a multi-million dollar corporation with a pick up truck, a > borrowed piece of equipment and second hand tools. Blast ahead 21 years > and I started a now sucessful business with $500 in capital. Neat! :-) Yes, it takes money to make money, but if you use any "capitol gains" for reinvestment, you can easily start with less than a grand. I'm trying to learn the bead and jewelry industry right now for eventual retirement, and it's quite a challenge. Importing is always good. What does your dad do??? That is so cool! > > Jessica -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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> Have you ever seen poor people at the checkout? They're the ones > using food stamps to pay for the chips, dip, Blue Bunny ice cream, pizza > rolls, Tyson fajita's in a bag, Hormel BBQ port in tub (ready to heat > and eat) etc. Oh, and cash for the beer/whiskey/vodka and cigarettes - > all of which are usually the cheapest white label or store brand. There's a homeless guy who wanders a shopping strip near me. Someone must have flipped him a few bills, because I spotted him in the supermarket. What did he use the money for? Cigarettes. It irked me, the homeless being one of my biggest charity designations. MK |
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Michael L Kankiewicz wrote: > There's a homeless guy who wanders a shopping strip near me. Someone must > have flipped him a few bills, because I spotted him in the supermarket. > What did he use the money for? Cigarettes. It irked me, the homeless > being one of my biggest charity designations. Even the poor like to indulge in earthly pleasures now and again :-) -- Best Greg |
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One time on Usenet, "Rick & Cyndi" > said:
<large snip> > So... I was thinking about BK's new breakfast thing coming out... I think > I'll try it when they come out/are available. Yeah, it may not be the > healthiest choice out there... but it's not that far off base from what a > lot of us eat for breakfast - *when* we actually eat "real" breakfast. And > at 700+ calories it's pretty close to the majical 2000 calories we're > supposed to eat. Quite frankly, I usually choice bacon OR sausage... but I > don't HAVE to eat all of it... > > <shrug> Just my thoughts. Excellent point, one doesn't have to eat it all. When we go out to a sit-down place, I almost always get a "to-go" containter for half of my order, which I save for another meal. No reason one couldn't do the same with a fast-food item, or even share it with someone... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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One time on Usenet, Monsur Fromage du Pollet >
said: > "jmcquown" > wrote in > : > > > Gal Called J.J. wrote: > > > One time on Usenet, (Gal Called J.J.) > > > said: > > > > > >> USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free > > >> program > > > > > > Ooooh, the Department of Redundancy Department... > > > > LOL! Are you a fan of Firesign Theatre?! > Don't squish that dwarf...hand me the pliers! Sorry, Jill -- I haven't heard them, though I've heard of them, if you know what I mean. Sounds like my kind of humor, though... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF |
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One time on Usenet, "Gregory Morrow" <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> said:
> Michael L Kankiewicz wrote: > > > There's a homeless guy who wanders a shopping strip near me. Someone must > > have flipped him a few bills, because I spotted him in the supermarket. > > What did he use the money for? Cigarettes. It irked me, the homeless > > being one of my biggest charity designations. > Even the poor like to indulge in earthly pleasures now and again :-) Yeah, and quitting sucks no matter what financial bracket you're in. J.J. in WA, Quitting on Monday, oh boy... |
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"AlleyGator" > wrote in message ... > "Warren Okuma" > wrote: >>I'd try it. > > > You're a brave man. > ....and fat. |
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:30:47 -0500, Stan Horwitz >
wrote: >Hah! You might be right! There's a BK within walking distance of where I >live, but I rarely go there. BK's food used to be pretty good, as far as >fast food is concerned, but not any more. I saw a commercial for that >new gigantic BK breakfast sandwich and it did not look at all appealing, >but that's just me. Many Americans do have a knack for eating the most >unhealthy foods, so that new BK breakfast sandwich might be a smash hit! It's not that I wouldn't like such items, but concern about health stops me. The same reason I avoid many gourmet foods also. BK says that the big breakfast sandwiches target young men and construction workers. This population isn't exactly concerned about nutrition, just filling up the void. I can't blame the fast food restaurants- just go to any college cafeteria where such things are offered right next to healthy choices, and guess which ones the students pick. The way things go is that people eat without care when they are young and then when they get older, turn to diets of various sorts to correct the health problems that they created. If we could only convince kids that what they eat is (at least) as important what's on their feet or in their ears, we'd have a better chance. You might have read the recent reports that for the first time in a long time, life expectancy for younger people has gone DOWN because of childhood obesity. Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! |
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"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > (Gal Called J.J.) wrote: > >> One time on Usenet, "Rick & Cyndi" > said: >> >> <large snip> >> >> > So... I was thinking about BK's new breakfast thing coming out... I >> > think >> > I'll try it when they come out/are available. Yeah, it may not be the >> > healthiest choice out there... but it's not that far off base from what >> > a >> > lot of us eat for breakfast - *when* we actually eat "real" breakfast. >> > And >> > at 700+ calories it's pretty close to the majical 2000 calories we're >> > supposed to eat. Quite frankly, I usually choice bacon OR sausage... >> > but I >> > don't HAVE to eat all of it... >> > >> > <shrug> Just my thoughts. >> >> Excellent point, one doesn't have to eat it all. When we go out to a >> sit-down place, I almost always get a "to-go" containter for half of >> my order, which I save for another meal. No reason one couldn't do >> the same with a fast-food item, or even share it with someone... > > True, but I suspect that most people who buy that big breakfast sandwich > will eat it all at one sitting, and not even share it. ============== <G> Probably so... Maybe when you're in town Stan - we can go share one.  Cyndi |
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In article <CgS3e.4809$Jn2.2698@trnddc09>,
"Rick & Cyndi" > wrote: > "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message > ... > > In article >, > > (Gal Called J.J.) wrote: > > > >> One time on Usenet, "Rick & Cyndi" > said: > >> > >> <large snip> > >> > >> > So... I was thinking about BK's new breakfast thing coming out... I > >> > think > >> > I'll try it when they come out/are available. Yeah, it may not be the > >> > healthiest choice out there... but it's not that far off base from what > >> > a > >> > lot of us eat for breakfast - *when* we actually eat "real" breakfast. > >> > And > >> > at 700+ calories it's pretty close to the majical 2000 calories we're > >> > supposed to eat. Quite frankly, I usually choice bacon OR sausage... > >> > but I > >> > don't HAVE to eat all of it... > >> > > >> > <shrug> Just my thoughts. > >> > >> Excellent point, one doesn't have to eat it all. When we go out to a > >> sit-down place, I almost always get a "to-go" containter for half of > >> my order, which I save for another meal. No reason one couldn't do > >> the same with a fast-food item, or even share it with someone... > > > > True, but I suspect that most people who buy that big breakfast sandwich > > will eat it all at one sitting, and not even share it. > ============== > > <G> Probably so... Maybe when you're in town Stan - we can go share one. > > > Cyndi Cyndi; Which town would that be? |
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