Slow Food?
Look, I am as much in favor of healthful (not healthy) eating as anyone.... but I cringe when I hear people say "Don't Eat Fast Food!" Being fast doesn't mean that it's not nutrititional. In fact, in many cases, it's quite the opposite. You can get a salad at many fast food establishments, just as you can get a side of fries at a sit-down restaurant. Fettucine Alfredo is among the most fattening dishes in existence, yet no one goes around yelling "Don't eat slow food! Don't eat slow food!" Let's face it.... you can get the best of food fast, and the worst of food slowest. Let's not generalize and categorize for the sake of convenience! Fresh is good, old and packaged is not. Preservatives are bad, and so is MSG. Too much oil and salt are bad. Vitamins and proteins are good. Don't lump all foods together, and assume the slower, the better. In point of fact, if you do it right, the correct dichotomy should be home-cooked vs. restaurant. Restaurants (and I mean slow restaurants as much as I do fast food) love to lather on the butter, salt, preservatives.... because it is financially prudent to do so. It makes food taste better, but it's often at the expense of our health. At home, however, you don't have such concerns. You can cook in olive oil (or bake or broil your meal). You don't need preservatives or MSG, you can limit your salt intake. Do what you want, but eat healthfully, and stop blaming your extended gut on 'fast' food. It's no better or worse than what you can get anywhere else...at any speed.