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I think it's a misconception that home cooked food tastes worse. I much prefer the food we make at home and don't think we sacrifice anything.

WalterSear 8y ago
The parent isn't arguing that it tastes worse. They are arguing that people just end up cooking unhealthy food at home.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  His statement was misleading.
jjoonathan 8y ago
Home cooked food tastes great if you don't cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it's not health food. Home cooking lets you cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it doesn't taste great.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  > Home cooking lets you cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it doesn't taste great. Not true. You don't need sugar, salt, and fat for food to taste good. You also don't need to eliminate them for food to be healthy.
  - jjoonathan 8y ago
    > You don't need sugar, salt, and fat for food to taste good. I'll believe it when I see (taste) it. In a context where I'm not socially forced to pretend.
    - loco5niner 8y ago
      Do you not eat apples? Pears? Peaches? Corn? How about steak? Do you drink milk? Eggs? Rice? All these things taste great all by themselves. Some need the proper application of heat, some don't. Some taste great BOTH ways. *One super helpful thing to know is how food reacts to heat. for instance... sugars carmelize, intensifying sweetness. If you've only eaten perfectly ripe peaches raw... yes, you've had one of the worlds greatest treats, but you're missing out on what a grill can do! (cut in half, lightly oil the surface, place on low grill for a long time :-) Sweet potatoes? Man... stick one of those in a 425 oven for over an hour. (place directly on rack with tin foil on rack below to collect juices) Comes out sweet as candy. No additives needed. If it sounds like I'm obsessed with good food... I am! I guess I'm just unusually lucky to like vegetables. Check out this guy for inspiration: kenji alt lopez https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab He's no health nut. He's just serious about good food.
- maxxxxx 8y ago
  When I cook I use much less sugar and salt than foods bought in store or at restaurants without losing taste. Taste buds also adjust. I find a lot of the food I buy way too salty and sweet now.
  - jjoonathan 8y ago
    You can get used to anything. Good on you for getting used to healthy food! Don't expect to win a taste contest, though.

WalterSear 8y ago

The parent isn't arguing that it tastes worse. They are arguing that people just end up cooking unhealthy food at home.

loco5niner 8y ago
His statement was misleading.

jjoonathan 8y ago

Home cooked food tastes great if you don't cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it's not health food. Home cooking lets you cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it doesn't taste great.

loco5niner 8y ago
> Home cooking lets you cut down on the sugar, salt, and fat -- but then it doesn't taste great. Not true. You don't need sugar, salt, and fat for food to taste good. You also don't need to eliminate them for food to be healthy.
- jjoonathan 8y ago
  > You don't need sugar, salt, and fat for food to taste good. I'll believe it when I see (taste) it. In a context where I'm not socially forced to pretend.
  - loco5niner 8y ago
    Do you not eat apples? Pears? Peaches? Corn? How about steak? Do you drink milk? Eggs? Rice? All these things taste great all by themselves. Some need the proper application of heat, some don't. Some taste great BOTH ways. *One super helpful thing to know is how food reacts to heat. for instance... sugars carmelize, intensifying sweetness. If you've only eaten perfectly ripe peaches raw... yes, you've had one of the worlds greatest treats, but you're missing out on what a grill can do! (cut in half, lightly oil the surface, place on low grill for a long time :-) Sweet potatoes? Man... stick one of those in a 425 oven for over an hour. (place directly on rack with tin foil on rack below to collect juices) Comes out sweet as candy. No additives needed. If it sounds like I'm obsessed with good food... I am! I guess I'm just unusually lucky to like vegetables. Check out this guy for inspiration: kenji alt lopez https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab He's no health nut. He's just serious about good food.
maxxxxx 8y ago
When I cook I use much less sugar and salt than foods bought in store or at restaurants without losing taste. Taste buds also adjust. I find a lot of the food I buy way too salty and sweet now.
- jjoonathan 8y ago
  You can get used to anything. Good on you for getting used to healthy food! Don't expect to win a taste contest, though.