Comments on: Faking Our Foods

By: Suz

Suz — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:55:58 +0000

Good one Judy. Weston Price went around the world to show how traditional cultures live so much longer and healthier lives than we do. His findings show that these people eat no processed foods, but do eat plenty of organic fruits and vegetables, raw/organic and full fat dairy (OMG), grassfed/free range or wild protein and eggs, healthy fats like virgin coconut oil and mostly non-gluteous, whole grain grains like quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat. Notice that sugar is not on this list.

By: Art McKay

Art McKay — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:11:02 +0000

I believe I was a guest in the NY apartment of the man who invented this product in the early nineties…
He had a patent certificate framed for it on the wall.
Apparently this made him his second million.

His first was the patent for the green foam florists use.

His next was going to be tweaking the “whip” formula to trap gas bubbles in an injectable liquid foam that would then solidify for for thin panel structures that needed insulation

Perhaps the floral beauty and better refrigerators are some Karmic balance for this invention

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:26:13 +0000

I am vegan for health, environmental, spiritual and peaceful living reasons. I have found some stuff that tastes great and I believe is healthier alternative (albeit expensive) / Soy Whip by Soyatoo! Made in Germany

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:08:41 +0000

Good one Jim!
Our brains need fat and if we have a wholesome diet rich in FIBER the bad cholesterol could be flushed out of out systems.
My son drinks whole milk and half and half and it has changed his life…given him a chance to think on his own, make better decisions and understand his homework. Our bodies need good fats. Fats are a part of the food pyrmid.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:44:52 +0000

I come from an age where we ate natural foods, and dairy was a big part of it. The cows were well looked after, and Man did not treat them as milk producing machines. They grazed in the meadows, ate hay when the weather was bad. The fact that they needed fields meant that we appreciated green spaces where we walked and gathered mushrooms and had picnics. “Oh what is this life, if full of care I have no time to stand and stare”. Our cows did far more for us than just provide product. They were de-stressers too!

By: Judy Greenough

Judy Greenough — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:44:23 +0000

Thanks for this well balanced article. We certainly don’t participate in a heavy dairy-based diet, but I do make our own yogurt, creme fresch (sp), butter, buttermilk, and we enjoy the occasional warm milk drink in the evening. Anyone concerned about health risks of drinking milk should check out Weston Price’s website. Excellent information and links to small dairy farms that sell raw milk.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:48:30 +0000

Lots of msinformation being thrown around here.

Nutritional health is a complex individual issue. It is even a very young “Science” No one has a lock on the perfect diet.

What a healthy diet shouldn’t be is a “religion” with true believers yelling “heresy” at every affront to their beliefs.

Cholesterol is needed to maintain intestinal health, and is also needed for brain and nervous system development in the young.

Human breast milk is extremely high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Cholesterol’s link to heart attacks is about to be replaced by the Inflammation Model of heart disease.

By: Val

Val — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:09:59 +0000

Some ingredients in stuff called food is pretty gross and has no business being in our “food” supply! As for some comments, I live up here in dairy country. Factory farms may leave something to be desired, but there are many small farmers who wouldn’t dream of drugging their cows and let them outside regularly to eat grass and get exercise.
I get raw milk from one such farm. We need to seek out and support these farmers so they can make a decent living instead of having to sell out because they can’t survive – no easy task with milk prices these days.

By: Jen Gross

Jen Gross — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:26:29 +0000

I can’t believe my eyes! Saturated fat from cow’s milk is NEVER healthy for humans! Do you know how much cholesterol even one tablespoon of heavy cream packs? Enough to send you on your way to some serious health problems. That’s not to mention the torture “dairy” cows are put through… they are pumped full of dangerous drugs so that their cow bodies will produce an unnatural supply of a product that is greatly contributing to the health issues in America. As a site dedicated to nutrition, I expect more from Ms. Dean.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:08:00 +0000

What to do if you are lactose intolerant? I love milk but it hates me!!!