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“More expensive in the time it takes to prepare” is more expensive for large numbers of working class families, and it’s often a worse kind of expensive than a
by stouset 7y ago
“More expensive in the time it takes to prepare” is more expensive for large numbers of working class families, and it’s often a worse kind of expensive than a strictly monetary difference.
- bobbydroptables 7y agoSure but couldn't a person just serve smaller portions? Like if your kid is getting fat just take what your normally serve him and throw part of it in the trash (or refrigerator). If he's still getting fat take a bigger part from it next week and so on. I don't understand how this technique could elude anyone rich or poor.
- ssivark 7y agoAre you serious? And leave the child hungry? Oversimplifying somewhat, you do realize that the body feels satiated not by calories but by quantity? I can’t imagine the astounding disconnect it would take for someone to post a comment like that.
- bobbydroptables 7y agoAre you serious? And leave a child to suffer from the many thoroughly documented problems of obesity? I'm not sure what you're getting at. Your proposal is that you should keep stuffing a fat kid with unhealthy food because he wants more? Plenty of poor people living in food deserts manage to raise kids of a healthy weight. I can’t imagine the astounding disconnect it would take for someone to post a comment like that.
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoEver read up about controlling obesity in pets? Most of it involves restricting how much and what type of foods they eat. (https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/fat-dogs-and-dog-obesity/ https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/fat-dogs-and-dog-ob...) You might not like the analogy but children, like pets, have not learned the value of self-restraint (yet).
- namibj 7y agoThat's literally what I do to myself though. I'm limited to empty calories because of money and digestion/insulin-spiking reasons. Because the latter is hard, I went keto again since yesterday, and literally starve my body into accepting ketogenesis and glucogenesis as the primary energy pathways for the brain cells. The hard part is a near total shunning of (metabolically useful) carbohydrates. This is however rewarded by a near total lack of importance regarding meal timing. Aminoacids and electrolytes are the only macronutrients I have to balance needs with intake on a timescale of less than a week. After that there are vitamins, and calories in the shape of triglycerides only need to balance enough to prevent structural fat from being fed to brain and muscles and to prevent irreversible tissue stretching from gaining weight too fast (and practically also to ensure jeans etc. fit properly).
- dTal 7y ago>you do realize that the body feels satiated not by calories but by quantity? Not really. It's common sense that your body can tell the difference between a pound of boiled cabbage and a pound of steak. You're satiated when you have all the nutrients you need - calories, yes, but also fats and other essentials. If the food you eat is deficient in some nutrients, you might eat more of it to compensate. Anecdotally, if I make a vegetarian chili, and forget to fortify it with some form of fat, I can eat two whole plates of it and feel bloated but unsatisfied.
- armenarmen 7y agoA rice cooker at goodwill is maybe $10.00. A slow cooker let’s say another $10.00. Throw another 20 at a bag of rice and dried beans then you have a minimal effort super cheap “won’t make you fat” meal. I think its that people don’t know how to cook even these basic staples anymore. And when you work a shit job, a large soda is a welcomed mini vacation
- gtirloni 7y ago> And when you work a shit job, a large soda is a welcomed mini vacation Exactly.