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Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by dejb » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:17 PM UTC

shadowpwner wrote: post #73

matwood wrote: post #49

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I agree. Frozen veggies are great. The only thing I have read is to not heat them up in the microwave (supposedly it saps out some of the nutrients). Just get a cheap steamer and toss them in there. The best thing about frozen veggies is the various mixes you can get. I usually buy a giant bag of brocoli and then a giant bag of whatever mix I'm feeling.

Unless you have a credible source for your "microwaves destroy nutrients more than other cooking methods", I'd disagree strongly with you. Stopping psuedosciencific rumors in their tracks. :)

I'm pretty sure remember hearing that that microwaving removed more nutrients than steaming, but less than boiling. I suspect in each case it somewhat depends how long and intensely you heat it for. Attempting to propagate vague notions I have about things :)

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by lliiffee » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:20 PM UTC

sachitgupta wrote: post #44

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…

Buy frozen vegetables. Seriously, it may not be the best choice, but they don't go bad, and its so easy to make them!

I've recently discovered the secret to frozen vegetables: put them in freezer bags. The bags the vegetables come in don't prevent freezer burn, so the vegetables taste terrible after a couple weeks. In freezer bags, you have a huge range of vegetables that are available to you for months.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by rdl » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:12 PM UTC

zeemonkee wrote: post #130

cletus wrote: post #53

This is a tough one but I have several thoughts: 1. Fact is, in your teens and early 20s your body can digest pretty much anything. Eat a bowl of cereal in the morning (and I mean something like oatmeal or raisin bran rather than some sugary crap) and it barely matters what else you eat (other than calorific content); 2. Eating the same thing every day gets real old real fast; 3. There is an investment required in co…

A startup won't have the means for a cafeteria, but I've worked in several "startup hub" type buildings where a cafeteria can be shared between several startups. It's more economical than a local restaurant for employers and employees alike. As an added benefit it provided a good networking space for people in different startups to mix.

This is another point in favor of using a house or apartment as a startup office. I would be really reluctant to do anything else until I needed space for more than about 30 people.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by rdl » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:22 PM UTC

jasonkester wrote: post #144

patio11 wrote: post #50

Relatedly: I hate, hate, hate going to the gym. However, it is the most productive use of one hour a day I can think of. I have more energy and get more done when I go, and the benefits appear to compound in those months when I'm very consistent about going. (Can one of you guys invent a way for this to suck less? I'll pay you money. At the moment I just give myself EpicWin points for going, trying to trigger the WoW…

Try Rock Climbing. You get all the benefits of the gym (it works pretty much everything), plus all the leveling up benefits from WoW. Every sport climb and boulder problem is graded. Most of them you won't be able to do. You'll need to spend weeks at first to get good enough to even do the easy ones. The hard ones will take years to get strong enough for, and even then will still require you dedicate a month of speci…

Definitely agree that some kind of sport which is fun and requires and rewards fitness is the way to go. Rock climbing is great, but biking, hiking, kayaking, etc. would all work as well.

SCUBA sort of works, but isn't really strenuous enough.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by code_duck » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:44 PM UTC

awolf wrote: post #52

code_duck wrote: post #30

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Beans have higher protein content by weight than beef.

Most plant-derrived protein sources have an incomplete profile of amino acids. Humans have eight essential amino acids (amino acids that we must get from the diet as we cannot synthesize them) that are plentiful in animal sources and lacking to various degrees in plant sources. Plant sources of protein, even when combined to provide all the essential amino acids, are too heavy in carbohydrate, irritate the gut, and s…

So you combine beans and grains. That is how most of humanity exists, after all. I think the last part of your comment is patently untrue.

The American Dietetic Association released a position paper stating that they believe vegetarian and vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by Skywing » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:46 PM UTC

freakwit wrote: post #122

vaksel wrote: post #78

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workout at home just get a pull up bar and some weights and do it at home. You'll save like an extra hour in the process by not having to go to/from the gym.

got any recommendations for a pull up bar?

I've got the Iron Gym pull up bar. It's cheap but nice.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by code_duck » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:47 PM UTC

kondro wrote: post #87

awolf wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most plant-derrived protein sources have an incomplete profile of amino acids. Humans have eight essential amino acids (amino acids that we must get from the diet as we cannot synthesize them) that are plentiful in animal sources and lacking to various degrees in plant sources. Plant sources of protein, even when combined to provide all the essential amino acids, are too heavy in carbohydrate, irritate the gut, and s…

Hence why the only semi-healthy vegans I know are those that cheat.

No, the above comment is untrue. Scientific and dietary organizations have affirmed that vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. The only issue is B12.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by code_duck » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:47 PM UTC

kondro wrote: post #51

code_duck wrote: post #30

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Beans have higher protein content by weight than beef.

Meat contains a complete set of proteins required for our bodies. Vegetables and gains do not (with the exception of quinoa)

Not alone, but in combination they do. There is nothing unique about what is found in meat.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by code_duck » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:49 PM UTC

jules wrote: post #38

code_duck wrote: post #28

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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.

What's bad about cheese? Pizza without cheese doesn't taste nice.

I love cheese. It's not as healthy as say, zucchini and olive oil though. It's easy to overdo, that's all.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by mortenjorck » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 3:49 PM UTC

lzell wrote: post #116

cletus wrote: post #53

This is a tough one but I have several thoughts: 1. Fact is, in your teens and early 20s your body can digest pretty much anything. Eat a bowl of cereal in the morning (and I mean something like oatmeal or raisin bran rather than some sugary crap) and it barely matters what else you eat (other than calorific content); 2. Eating the same thing every day gets real old real fast; 3. There is an investment required in co…

> mussels, beef stroganoff, garlic whipped potatoes, green beans, steamed broccoli and a pineapple and blueberry salad Hm, that sure beats the spinach and cottage cheese I just mixed together and called a "salad". But hey, dinner took 40 seconds. Now a quick check of HN, and back to work I go...

Add a dash of olive oil, some unsalted slivered almonds, and some Italian seasoning, and you might be surprised what you can get with another 40 seconds.