Aceticon comments on Eat the rich already

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago (1 child)

I don't think "eat melon rinds because they have fiber" is quite the culinary education you seem to think it is.

I'm from Portugal, known for the Mediterranean Diet, and from what I see here compared to living in countries like Britain, culinary education is not about using the unpleasant parts of veggies for their fiber, it's using fresh veggies in the first place.

That's the problem I saw with the poor in Britain - they'll eat lots of cheap carbs and not enough vegetables.

Using the unpleasant parts of the veggies for fiber (which is not a nutrient as the human body cannot break it up or absorb it, it's just filling and keeps your digestive system clean) is just poverty.

This article is definitelly not about teaching people to eat the right things.

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 days ago

Did you read the article? Where they talk about fiber being for keeping the gut clean and most people not getting as much as they're supposed to?

Do you think theyade these recipies or tips up from scratch? They're all things that people eat and usually have for a long time.
By the rationale you seem to be using, there's an ultierior motive to teaching people how to cook potatoes. After all, it's unpleasant to eat until you cook it. Just like a watermelon rind is unpleasant to eat unless you pickle it. Just like squash seeds are gross unless you roast them like sunflower seeds.

it's using fresh veggies in the first place.

Quite. And part of that is teaching people what parts you can and can't eat.
Saying they're trying to get people to eat garbage when the tips include eating my favorite part of broccoli just doesn't land.

You're seeing a class war narrative where I think it's just a low effort report on a research paper and an attention grabbing headline and image.

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