Comments on: Nutritionism: The Numbers Game That Doesn’t Add Up To Good Health http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/ Find Good Food with the Eat Well Guide. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:10:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Theodocius http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-3745 Theodocius Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:53:54 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-3745 I enjoyed the series with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. But, that was TV with canned laughs. I like Newman too. She comes from a billionaire agri-business family, so no wonder that she is an agri-business huckster. The ethics present no conflict for her. There is show and then there is reality. Reality is making money even when you do not need it. Money seems to be her essence. I enjoyed the series with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. But, that was TV with canned laughs. I like Newman too. She comes from a billionaire agri-business family, so no wonder that she is an agri-business huckster. The ethics present no conflict for her. There is show and then there is reality. Reality is making money even when you do not need it. Money seems to be her essence.

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 Amanda Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:56:46 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-3557 I haven't actually read anything by Micahel Pollan, and I will preface that I am a proponent of nutrition paired with whole foods; it is in fact a science like any other science in which we learn more and more about over time. But an important question that comes to mind when discussing food of convenience is: How can we make “nutrition” accessible to everyone? Supposedly, there has been and will continue to be a shortage of whole foods out there; so, naturally scientists’ solution is to engineer highly criticized new food production techniques. Is it really fair to distance ourselves so far from companies like ConAngra who are trying to develop reasonably priced and nutritious meal options for lower income populations? Because that’s what it really gets down to – time and MONEY. Would there really be enough whole foods for everyone to enjoy or is it plausible that this is a logical alternative to a continued food shortage? I haven’t actually read anything by Micahel Pollan, and I will preface that I am a proponent of nutrition paired with whole foods; it is in fact a science like any other science in which we learn more and more about over time. But an important question that comes to mind when discussing food of convenience is: How can we make “nutrition” accessible to everyone? Supposedly, there has been and will continue to be a shortage of whole foods out there; so, naturally scientists’ solution is to engineer highly criticized new food production techniques. Is it really fair to distance ourselves so far from companies like ConAngra who are trying to develop reasonably priced and nutritious meal options for lower income populations? Because that’s what it really gets down to – time and MONEY. Would there really be enough whole foods for everyone to enjoy or is it plausible that this is a logical alternative to a continued food shortage?

]]> By: Danielle Foley http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 Danielle Foley Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:50:24 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-1711 I just finished reading Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. It truly is a life-changing book. It just makes so much sense. I love his line, "Eat food. Not a lot. Mostly vegetables." (or something like that). Though we didn't eat much processed food before I read the book, I am finding that I am making even better choices at the grocery store as a result of having read it. I highly recommend it to all. I just finished reading Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food. It truly is a life-changing book. It just makes so much sense. I love his line, “Eat food. Not a lot. Mostly vegetables.” (or something like that). Though we didn’t eat much processed food before I read the book, I am finding that I am making even better choices at the grocery store as a result of having read it. I highly recommend it to all.

]]> By: LeeAnn Smith http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 LeeAnn Smith Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:36:21 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-1692 I loved reading this post. Thank you! I loved reading this post. Thank you!

]]> By: Janet http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Janet Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:51:59 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-1691 Hurrah and well said. "healthy choice is real food, not a brand in a box" says it all - how we've been seduced by Big Business Time to reclaim our rightful heritage, that of health and wholeness. Hurrah and well said.

“healthy choice is real food, not a brand in a box” says it all – how we’ve been seduced by Big Business

Time to reclaim our rightful heritage, that of health and wholeness.

]]> By: Eugenie http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/04/nutritionism-the-numbers-game-that-doesnt-add-up-to-good-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Eugenie Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:17:56 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=331#comment-1690 Shopping for and preparing your own fresh food takes time and energy--and gets easier to more you do it, especially in quantity. Think you've got a great sound byte in the last sentence: Real food, not a brand in a box. Reminds me of Bill Maher's mantra "I won't eat anything that comes in a box or a can." Shopping for and preparing your own fresh food takes time and energy–and gets easier to more you do it, especially in quantity. Think you’ve got a great sound byte in the last sentence: Real food, not a brand in a box. Reminds me of Bill Maher’s mantra “I won’t eat anything that comes in a box or a can.”

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