Tropical Tuesday Sampler Platter

Hospital food is the worst! (4.00 / 5)

I too had to recover from a ruptured knee and it was hellish, I lost ten pounds in three weeks.

Sic Transit Gloria Locavore!

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by: Asinus Asinum Fricat @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 22:10:13 PM UTC

Yeah, I went in... (4.00 / 5)

to the hospital at 19 y/o at my highest weight ever (~230 @ 6'2" - was not happy with that - I put on like 30 pounds in the year after graduating high school and having a kid shortly thereafter; sitting, working (security, sitting again), eating and sleeping was pretty much all I did that year...), and lost close to 60 lbs in the hospital.  How much of that was due to the sickness, and how much of it was due to not wanting to eat the crap they gave me, I'll never know. :)

At least it did help getting the weight off though, and I've kept it off and hovered between 180 and 190 since then.

So maybe it does work in a way!  Heh.  Of course, I'm only half-joking: the best thing to do would obviously be to serve good, real food to those who need it most...

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 22:21:11 PM UTC

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When I was undergoing cancer treatments in the hospital (4.00 / 6)

my wife brought organic food from home.  I never got sick on chemo and was able to eat enough to keep my strength.

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by: OrganicGeorge @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 22:25:26 PM UTC

Glad to hear it helped... (3.80 / 5)

cancer sucks, I lost a favorite uncle to it not long ago.

I wonder if there are any studies out there making that link?

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 22:30:46 PM UTC

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Jill, a question about your book (4.00 / 4)

First of all - congratulations on writing a book and (almost) getting it out there!  I was taking a look at it on Powell's books' website today and it looks good, especially with the reviews from Marion Nestle and Markos!

Do you know what kind of paper is being used to make the book?  Do you think there's any way the publisher could be convinced to use (at least partially) recycled paper?

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by: rossl @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 23:52:16 PM UTC

Hmmm... (4.00 / 4)

Don't they all?  I honestly don't know, but I thought even most of the "mainstream" publishers used at least partially recycled paper?  Could be wrong, though...

But also allow me to say this - a fantastic book it is!

Expect a "pre-review" on Jill's book from me, to be posted here probably by Friday.  Really fun read so far!

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 00:13:10 AM UTC

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yes - that was already decided (4.00 / 3)

a looooong time ago. Recycled paper it is!

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 01:54:51 AM UTC

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Great! (4.00 / 3)

Good to know.

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by: rossl @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 06:00:45 AM UTC

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How sweet of Marion! (4.00 / 3)

To "offer 3 great suggestions to restaurants, on making it easier for customers to make healthier choices".  But wait...is that really what restaurants want to do? Or is their intent to push the high margin, cheap foods on us? to make maximum profits?  

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by: DennisP @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 02:16:35 AM UTC

Well, at least... (4.00 / 2)

they can never say nobody suggested a better way to them!

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:24:54 AM UTC

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oooh! (4.00 / 4)

really interesting about the WWII museum.  My grandmother loves to tell the story about how her family and friends saved rations for sugar and butter and meat for her wedding reception.  In the photo, my grandfather is wearing his sailor's uniform and my grandmother is wearing a suit many sizes too big - due to rationing.  :)

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by: chicklet @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:06:41 AM UTC

Yeah, that sounds like an interesting topic... (4.00 / 3)

I'd love to hear all those stories myself!

I'm a food history dork - I always look for old cookbooks and memoirs on the topic.  My main interest is in what people ate moving from the East to the West in the 1800's.  I've been trying to write something for months now on "Eating the Oregon Trail", but I have no clue how to make it work.  A real historian with time and a travel budget might have to take on that one...

:)

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:30:05 AM UTC

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You gonna include a Donner's Pass chapter? :) (4.00 / 3)

what... too soon?

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by: Curtis Abbey @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:40:27 AM UTC

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Heh. (4.00 / 2)

Nah, I'd leave that part out...

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:50:28 AM UTC

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Seriously though (0.00 / 0)

that's a good idea. Both to write that book and leave out the Donner's pass section.  

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by: Curtis Abbey @ Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 03:43:49 AM UTC

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a timeline with a map?? (4.00 / 2)

a full wagon of supplies leaving consisting of.....
by the time they reached....it was down to pancakes....
& what meat was along the way...what greens, veg were foraged

that could be a reeaally cool book!

come firefly-dreaming with me....

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by: RiaD @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 18:47:05 PM UTC

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Thanks... :) (4.00 / 3)

I think I have 2 cool book ideas now - now, if only I could just get around to actually working on one of them!

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 19:41:33 PM UTC

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Set ass firmly in chair! (4.00 / 3)

Screw it down so it cannot leave chair. Start typing. These are the keys to success as a writer.

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by: DennisP @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 22:23:27 PM UTC

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