The greatest food in human history

The greatest food in human history
nypost.com

Way to put words in peoples' mouths.

Political activists on all sides of all debates are doing what they can to help people (in the odd case of anti-immigration politics, to help "our" people) - Specifically for food and energy, this is to make people healthier (which makes them more likely to be happier) and to prevent climate change (which makes all our grandchildren happier.)

While the political ideas they come up with may be naive, and not do the intended thing, this does not make your political opponents malicious.

Sadly, people will never stop making these kinds of straw man arguments - people fall for them because of confirmation bias. I weep for political truth.

>Junk food costs as little as $1.76 per 1,000 calories, whereas fresh veggies and the like cost more than 10 times as much, found a 2007 University of Washington survey for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. A 2,000-calorie day of meals would, if you stuck strictly to the good-for-you stuff, cost $36.32, said the study’s lead author, Adam Drewnowski. This is rediculous. You can buy fruits, veggies and other good-for-you thinks for much, much less. You just need to learn how to cook half-decent.

Lentils, Chickpeas, rice, flour, and other human diet staples (for the last 6000 years) are dirt cheap. Onions, garlic, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, squash, some greens, beets, and other staple veggies are also very cheap. Fruits can be equally cheap in season (around here peaches get down to a dollar per pound in season), though in winter imported fruits are expensive. Yogurt is a great staple source for dairy and protein, and can be cheap. Meats and fish are more expensive, but again, if you buy less desirable cuts of meat and sustainable fish in season, can be had for a decent price.

But people's eating habits have become silly. We eat too much meat, too many poor-quality carbs (white bread, white flour pasta), and too little fibre. And people spend stupid amounts of money on trendy nonsense (at a local farmers market I saw a lady selling tiny bags of 'gluten-free' rice for $10 dollars).

Want to eat healthy? Grab a few cookbooks about traditional cuisines... Traditional grains, pulses, with lots of veggies and a little meat/fish and you're good to go.