"And now we live in a world in which the calorie is not a measurement of heat or energy, but of willpower and integrity. We are told implicitly and explicitly that calories equal poison and we should limit them at every opportunity. A quick stroll through the grocery store turns up low-cal versions of nearly everything, from mashed potatoes to oatmeal to dressing to cookies. What happened to eating food in it’s natural form, including all of the energy it was intended to offer? (and all of the taste it was intended to have?"
~ Ashley Solomon, The Great Calorie Debate
~♥~
4 comments:
True.... what's a calorie anyways?
As if we EVER knew?
Caloric values were originally invented based on how long a food takes to burn once you set it on fire. When we eat food, we digest it. Unless your stomach has a secret fire pit, or furnace or something, it just doesn't make sense.
I like this. I will be pondering it for some time.
Dani - You know what's weird, in the past when I was first starting to lose some weight, there was a feeling I'd get that I explained to my husband as the furnance kicking on. That's what it felt like when I thought my metabolism was finally coming to life and burning fuel efficiently.
Post a Comment