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You are probably throwing in some humor here. But... > And then some junk food, because life is for the living and you have to find some time for enjoyment as

You are probably throwing in some humor here. But... > And then some junk food, because life is for the living and you have to find some time for enjoyment as well. Interesting how enjoyment is connected to junk food.

Donald 7y ago
Junk food is engineered pleasure. It has everything that your ancestors craved (salt, sugar, fat) compressed into a calorically dense marvel of science.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
  Indeed. A lot of very "highbrow" stuff fits into this category too (high salt,sugar,fat), not just Big Macs.
  - 52-6F-62 7y ago
    Heheh—many chefs will readily admit that what makes their food taste so good is the excess butter and salt they use compared to what people would use at home. Also "season at every stage".
52-6F-62 7y ago
Definitely a bit of humour. But it can be anything. I just mean you should look after yourself, but also don't take everything all too seriously. "It's life and life only." And I think indulging that side of oneself lends to happiness. The key is not giving over to that side completely. My "junk food" in this case is beer, whisky, pizza, chips, and bad comedy movies. I enjoy them all greatly. Food can be a visceral pleasure and I can derive as much or more from a crappy pizza as I can from a gourmet meal. So... my "junk food" really is a lot of junk food. Yours or others may not be. Also YMMV.
cgriswald 7y ago
I don't know why you were downvoted, and I'm also not sure what the GP means. Does he mean junk food == enjoyment or does he mean junk food is fast, saving you time for enjoyment? Going quasi-paleo, I learned how food is supposed to taste, and everything tasted better. Junk food also tasted better. Way better. Crazy better. Years later, I still remember 1/6 of a pretty basic Safeway chocolate donut tasted, and what I was doing at the time (physics club). It was the first junk I had had in months. On the other hand, my life would have been perfectly enjoyable without it as well. A link between junk food and enjoyment... I'm not going to judge it, but I'll say life's better when that link doesn't exist. When my life was nothing but junk food, nothing really tasted good. It was all just bland; like I was feeding a habit more than having a treat. Junk food was an escape from life for me, because life sucked. In part, it was not under my control. But in maybe the greater part, it was, and junk food was one thing I used to avoid having to do anything about it and still feel 'ok'. As far as time, if you're eating well, planning ahead is key. You don't need junk food to help you get things ready faster, because you've already cut up some fruits and veggies for snacks, or you've got a bit of last night's steak for part of your breakfast.

Donald 7y ago

Junk food is engineered pleasure. It has everything that your ancestors craved (salt, sugar, fat) compressed into a calorically dense marvel of science.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
Indeed. A lot of very "highbrow" stuff fits into this category too (high salt,sugar,fat), not just Big Macs.
- 52-6F-62 7y ago
  Heheh—many chefs will readily admit that what makes their food taste so good is the excess butter and salt they use compared to what people would use at home. Also "season at every stage".

52-6F-62 7y ago

Definitely a bit of humour. But it can be anything. I just mean you should look after yourself, but also don't take everything all too seriously. "It's life and life only." And I think indulging that side of oneself lends to happiness. The key is not giving over to that side completely. My "junk food" in this case is beer, whisky, pizza, chips, and bad comedy movies. I enjoy them all greatly. Food can be a visceral pleasure and I can derive as much or more from a crappy pizza as I can from a gourmet meal. So... my "junk food" really is a lot of junk food. Yours or others may not be. Also YMMV.

cgriswald 7y ago

I don't know why you were downvoted, and I'm also not sure what the GP means. Does he mean junk food == enjoyment or does he mean junk food is fast, saving you time for enjoyment? Going quasi-paleo, I learned how food is supposed to taste, and everything tasted better. Junk food also tasted better. Way better. Crazy better. Years later, I still remember 1/6 of a pretty basic Safeway chocolate donut tasted, and what I was doing at the time (physics club). It was the first junk I had had in months. On the other hand, my life would have been perfectly enjoyable without it as well. A link between junk food and enjoyment... I'm not going to judge it, but I'll say life's better when that link doesn't exist. When my life was nothing but junk food, nothing really tasted good. It was all just bland; like I was feeding a habit more than having a treat. Junk food was an escape from life for me, because life sucked. In part, it was not under my control. But in maybe the greater part, it was, and junk food was one thing I used to avoid having to do anything about it and still feel 'ok'. As far as time, if you're eating well, planning ahead is key. You don't need junk food to help you get things ready faster, because you've already cut up some fruits and veggies for snacks, or you've got a bit of last night's steak for part of your breakfast.