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Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by dholowiski »

wnoise wrote: post #13
ojbyrne wrote: post #7

I totally agree with the argument. I totally disagree with the cost estimates. Unless you're actually going to the grocery store every day (and you need to incorporate that into the amount of time involved), vegetables go bad. For example, the amount of cilantro they sell at the grocery store is for a dozen servings of this meal. I just finished throwing out pretty well every ingredient (except the chicken) given in…

Yes, it does, but you can get a lot more mileage out of it by preparing in large batches and freezing most of it.

Sure, if you like eating microwaved mush

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by dholowiski »

ry0ohki wrote: post #15

Kind of a dearth of facts here... "The biggest reason is by only fueling your body with shit, you’re also fueling your brain with shit" I'd like to see some kind of evidence to support that. I'd be all for preparing the meal he suggests, but with shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup it's a significant time investment compared to pizza so I'd like evidence it's doing my startup better.

Absolutely, where is the proof of this, the studies? The human body is extremely good at extracting nutrients from just about anything.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by brown9-2 »

ry0ohki wrote: post #15

Kind of a dearth of facts here... "The biggest reason is by only fueling your body with shit, you’re also fueling your brain with shit" I'd like to see some kind of evidence to support that. I'd be all for preparing the meal he suggests, but with shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup it's a significant time investment compared to pizza so I'd like evidence it's doing my startup better.

You want evidence that the quality of food you eat affects how you feel and the quality of your brain activity?

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by philwelch »

ojbyrne wrote: post #7

I totally agree with the argument. I totally disagree with the cost estimates. Unless you're actually going to the grocery store every day (and you need to incorporate that into the amount of time involved), vegetables go bad. For example, the amount of cilantro they sell at the grocery store is for a dozen servings of this meal. I just finished throwing out pretty well every ingredient (except the chicken) given in…

Another important reason to get a cofounder?

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by ihodes »

ry0ohki wrote: post #15

Kind of a dearth of facts here... "The biggest reason is by only fueling your body with shit, you’re also fueling your brain with shit" I'd like to see some kind of evidence to support that. I'd be all for preparing the meal he suggests, but with shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup it's a significant time investment compared to pizza so I'd like evidence it's doing my startup better.

Here's (http://www.dana.org/news/brainhealth/detail.aspx?id=9854) an excellent article, but I'd think it'd be pretty common-sense that you cannot live on starches and fats alone. Your body does actually use vitamins, fiber and different types of fats (monounsaturated is one you might not find in pizza, for instance) to function. Your brain requires them as well.

The specifics are easily found on Google–go for it. The article I linked has some good information as well.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by code_duck »

jules wrote: post #6

Is pizza that bad? I home cook all pizza ($1-$2 per pizza), and it doesn't seem too bad if you look at the ingredients. Pizza + salad seems perfectly healthy. Flour + tomato + cheese + onion + garlic + olive oil + whatever you put on your pizza.

If you make it at home, do thin crust, go light on (or skip) the cheese and heavy on the veggies, it must reasonably healthy, I agree.

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ry0ohki wrote: post #15

Kind of a dearth of facts here... "The biggest reason is by only fueling your body with shit, you’re also fueling your brain with shit" I'd like to see some kind of evidence to support that. I'd be all for preparing the meal he suggests, but with shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup it's a significant time investment compared to pizza so I'd like evidence it's doing my startup better.

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