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Outdated food attitudes
"So long as it's on the table on time & fast, I don't care how it tastes." Interestingly, I saw this phrase in lots of threads recently, usually quoted as coming from women in their 50s or 60s--and I heard this all of the time growing up from my mother! It seemed to be an unfortunate attitude that cropped up during the 1950s era of processed food where 'from scratch' was disdained, food science was king, yet it was a woman's duty (rather than a chosen pleasure) to cook for her family. Fortunately, things have changed and I don't know many women my age who would say this with pride, even if they resort to prepared foods. Ditto with an attitude from my father--the idea that 'men don't touch food'--when my stepmother leaves for 2 months every year, she prepares every single meal he will eat and freezes it. He doesn't even make coffee--just waits to have it at the office. When married to my mother, he did grill but has mysteriously 'forgotten' since marrying a woman who cooks in a way more to his liking. I can't imagine a man my age, even if he is not a cook, refusing to make his own coffee/find his own meal to nuke/fry a steak or eggs/go shopping for cereal. Ditto also (away from my own family) attitudes about not eating any ethnic food, not eating healthfully, having kids who always clean their plates--people may feel that way, but they don't say this with pride like some members of older generations.
What attitudes to food do you think are dying out, that you only see exhibited, by and large, by members of your parents/grandparent's generation?
Menu Planning
I need advice on how to organize and plan menus for my family. I am a good cook, but often get stumped on what to prepare each night. I'd like quick meal ideas, that are well-balanced and healthy. Any advice on how others plan menus in advance or how to organize menus is much appreciated. Thanks.
"Healthier" tasty store bought salad dressing
Does anyone have any suggestions? I try to make my own but that sometimes limits my greens intake when I am being lazy.
Are you a healthy cook?
As I prepare myself to write this, I already feel ridiculous. So, I've convinced myself that if you take the time and the care to make homemade things, the food can't really be THAT bad for you. I never eat breakfast, I usually eat a really light lunch and I look forward to cooking myself, my boyfriend or friends and family a tasty dinner on most nights. I'll make fettucini alfredo or roasted garlic mashed potatoes with some kind of meat and homemade bread. I know that alfrado sauce is like, a heart attack on a place, but I've forced myself to believe that good, homemade food is acceptable and even- gasp! Healthy. Are all of you healthy home cooks who closely monitor how much butter, cream and other tasty no-no's you put in your food, or do you say the hell with it and make whatever you want when you're going through the trouble of cooking from scratch?
Delicious healthy overnight cinnamon bun recipe?
OK, an oxymoron, but does anyone know of a delicious healthy overnight cinnamon bun recipe that doesn't use fake sweeteners or special flours? We want to eat healthy, but not artificial.
New York Bakeries
I'm headed off to NYC in a few weeks and am hoping to find a few bakeries to stop at. Do you have any favorites in the city? Do you know of any (ahem) healthy bakeries? Ones that specifically focus on making lower fat or lower sugar treats?
I'm really pretty clueless and I'd love any suggestions!!
