Comments on: Pass the real food; hold the nutrition advice

By: Janet Majure

Janet Majure — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:19:04 +0000

Meryl—Does that rule out pickles?

Laura—Indeed. Take a look at margarine’s ill effects.

Ali—Interesting. I wish the writer had explained Finland. Highest calcium intake, probably the lowest naturally occurring vitamin D, but bone fractures far lower than, say, the U.S. I wonder what that’s about? In any case, I won’t worry about whether I’m getting enough calcium any more, but I also won’t pitch my Tums!

By: Ali B.

Ali B. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:49:44 +0000

Hilarious that I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE it was a 9-year-old article. I found a (much newer) related article here:

http://dailyhitblog.com/2008/05/28/major-opinion-shift-on-calcium-needs/

Yeah. Done with all that nutrition advice. You said it: “pass the real food.”

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:52:51 +0000

I hear you. Someone that we had over for dinner challenged me on my liberal use of butter and cream in the pasta sauce. My point was that I know where the cows live, what they eat and what they don’t. How can that be worse for me than margarine?

People survived for thousands of years without science and multivitamins. I think if you (we) are eating balanced diets full of healthful, seasonal produce and pastured meats, we’re getting exactly what we need.

By: Meryl

Meryl — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:56:28 +0000

My favorite Pollan-ism is not to eat anything that won’t decompse naturally–it really gets rid of a lot of nasty stuff!