NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/sci/med/14782

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From: [e-mail] (David Favor)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Fast food != junk food
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 29 Jul 92 17:47:41 GMT
References: <[e-mail]>
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Keith F. Lynch) writes:
|> [e-mail] (Mark Fulk) writes:
|> > One of the correlates of high stress levels is simple shortage of
|> > time.  In high stress periods, ... I just don't have time to shop
|> > and cook. ...  A large part of the appeal of the popular fatty
|> > foods is that they are easy to prepare;
|>
|> I eat fresh fruit and vegetables, and dry cereal right out of the box.
|> Cereal is cheap, delicious, and filling, and it keeps for months without
|> refrigeration.  I choose the brands with no salt or other additives.
|>
|> Food preparation consists of opening a box or of slicing a fruit.
|> Cleanup consists of throwing the box away if it's empty, or of briefly
|> rinsing the knife and throwing away any seeds and skin.  In the
|> thirteen years I've lived here, I don't think I've ever once used
|> the oven except for drying my sneakers.
|>
|> It's nutritious, tasty, filling, very low in fat, salt, and sugar,
|> inexpensive, and fast.
|>
|> Except for getting new glasses, and two quick trips to the ER for
|> accidents, my medical bills have been zero for over twenty years.
|>
|> Keith Lynch, [e-mail]

why take the time to cook. go with the fresh fruit and vegetables, with
their nutrients intact.