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“Justifications” for partially-hydrogenated oils

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote to the corporate headquarters of health-food-oriented "Trader Joe's" to express concern about the prominence of partially-hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup in their offerings. As you may know, partially-hydrogenated oils have been resoundingly implicated in accelerating heart disease (it's basically like injecting cement into your blood vessels), and high fructose corn syrup has been widely acknowledged as significantly contributing to weight gain (moreso than other sweeteners).

I received a thoughtful and interesting snail mail letter in reply to my concerns, which read in part:

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- Blathered by Adam on Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 15:55 Permalink
- Filed under Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Eat high-fat high-carb food and lose weight!

It sounds crazy because it is!

On Saturday night, I went hog wild and ate a double cheeseburger plus fries at In'N'Out, then walked to Krispy Kreme and downed three donuts (no, I'm not pregnant or depressed... I don't know what came over me!)

But wait -- that was just the beginning. I then went straight to a party whereby I ate copious amounts of chips, cookies, brownies, and chocolate. Oh yeah, and a cup of ice cream. Got home at 2am, was still hungry, and ate some more chips. Yum! {buuuuuuurp}

No, this is not my typical eating behavior.

Anyway, here's the kicker:

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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 17:40 Permalink
- Filed under Happy body • Food and nutrition • Personal • Wackiness
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Would you like that rare or medium-well?

I had the pleasure of attending a special barbeque edition of our local community's "Lindy in the Park" event, where everyone was invited to bring something for the grill or something to drink.

Of course, there was the usual stuff... hot dogs, veggie burgers, bottles of Coke, and so on.

And then there was something a little different: A box of cake mix. Yes, the sort where you have to add egg and oil and so on. Cake mix. For a BBQ party. I'm trying to fathom the thought processes that took place with the person who brought that particular item. "Damn, no hamburger meat in the fridge... nothing in the freezer... too lazy to make a quick stop at the store... ah ha... here's some 2-year-old lemon cake mix in the cupboard. That'll be perfect!"

Strange. Really strange. Or perhaps just some goofiness from someone with a rather wacky sense of humor :D

- Blathered by Adam on Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 16:37 Permalink
- Filed under Grab bag • Wackiness • Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Sensible advice about eating and being healthy

I've been a member of the 24 Hour Fitness gym chain for about 4 years now, and while I have mixed feelings about both the company and its offerings, I must say that I've been generally quite impressed with the company's informative Web site and e-mail newsletters. With the exception of some occasional over-shilling of supplements (IMHO), the articles featured are typically informative, interesting, and sometimes even inspiring.

One of the articles I was alerted to is entitled There's No Such Thing as Cheating. It makes the following respectable and responsible points:

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- Blathered by Adam on Friday, March 5, 2004 at 16:14 Permalink
- Filed under Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Fabulous garlic fries

Tonight I had a hankering for garlic fries.
Unfortunately, I wasn't near a ballpark, and I had wisely NOT stocked up on the horrible hydrogenated fat artery-clogging excuse for garlic fries sold at the local supermarket.

Instead, I decided to make my own... and man, did they turn out great! Read on for my (formerly) super-secret AdamRecipe!

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- Blathered by Adam on Monday, February 2, 2004 at 21:21 Permalink
- Filed under Food and nutrition • Tips
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The scale of justice?

Tomorrow, my body-fat scale arrives!

In the meantime, I've been a good boy and have managed to follow my trainer's recommendation to consume just under 2,000 calories per day... at least on average.

Oh, thank goodness for averages!

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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 1:00 Permalink
- Filed under Happy body • Food and nutrition • Personal
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And when I sit around the house, I really sit AROUND the house

I suppose I should have seen it coming. I kind of did, actually.

But it took a professional's blunt assessment to hit the realization home in no uncertain words.

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- Blathered by Adam on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 0:54 Permalink
- Filed under Happy body • Food and nutrition • Personal
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Compared to this, I really DO have a life!

It's admittedly tempting and often all-too-easy to make fun of people's extra-curricular pursuits. The movie Best in Show -- playfully tweaking over-the-top dog shows -- comes to mind, for instance.

I think I've found a new "winner," however. The International Federation of Competitive Eating. Of course, it's quite possible that the joke's on me, and that this isn't a real organization at all. After all, this IS very hard to believe.

This just goes to show that... um... wow. What DOES this show? I'm at a loss here.

- Blathered by Adam on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 21:43 Permalink
- Filed under Grab bag • Wackiness • Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Why, oh why, please tell me why!

Velveeta.

I received a (large) free sample of this... stuff, and after it sat in my cupboard for about six weeks, I decided it was time to be brave. It was a time for action.

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- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, July 5, 2003 at 1:22 Permalink
- Filed under Grab bag • Wackiness • Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Amazon.com’s got… food?!

Just when you thought Amazon.com couldn't branch out any further... now they're featuring Restaurant Menus for Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C.

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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 18:00 Permalink
- Filed under Geekery • Happy body • Food and nutrition • Tips
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