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Old January 29th, 2004, 08:15 PM
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On 1/29/2004 2:06 PM, Tracey wrote:
"Ignoramus17478" wrote in message
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To me, junk food is snack stuff in boxes and packages, as well as
sweets. If I thought long and hard, I could produce a better
definition, but I think that what I just wrote is fairly clear.



So then, by your definition, Wasa Fiber Rye is a junk food?


Oh well, even if he does, he wouldn't be the only one. Me? I find them
to be excellent peanut butter holders ;-)

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Old January 29th, 2004, 08:47 PM
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"Ignoramus17478" wrote in message
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So then, by your definition, Wasa Fiber Rye is a junk food?


Are you going to engage in hair splitting here?


LOL. I actually agree with your definition. But you had to know that
someone would come up with an answer to contradict you!


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Old January 29th, 2004, 09:08 PM
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No doubt... For example, nuts in packages are not junk food
either.


/chuckle /snort

I'm glad "I'm" not junk food.


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Old January 29th, 2004, 09:28 PM
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Ignoramus17478 wrote:
No doubt... For example, nuts in packages are not junk food
either.


Tsk Tsk, gotta be more specific wink.
I've had some yummy sugar coated nuts in packages in my time ;-)
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Old January 29th, 2004, 09:37 PM
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On 29 Jan 2004 14:27:14 GMT, Ignoramus17478
wrote:

In article , Jean B. wrote:
Ignoramus25969 wrote:

I do not consider macdonalds hamburgers or chicken breasts to be junk
food.

Which other purists did you have in mind?


To me, that is one of the problems with scorning junk food.
People's definitions seem to vary, although they would probably
overlap at some point.


To me, junk food is snack stuff in boxes and packages, as well as
sweets. If I thought long and hard, I could produce a better
definition, but I think that what I just wrote is fairly clear.


What about pre-washed and chopped packages of lettuce?



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Old January 29th, 2004, 09:44 PM
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"Crafting Mom" wrote in message
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Ignoramus17478 wrote:
No doubt... For example, nuts in packages are not junk food
either.


Tsk Tsk, gotta be more specific wink.
I've had some yummy sugar coated nuts in packages in my time ;-)



I guess I'll have to take notes for my non-LC girlfriend to try out.


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Old January 30th, 2004, 12:17 AM
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marengo wrote in message ws.com...

Actually, there are several "purists" here in the ASDLC newsgroup; I used to
be one of the militant ones myself! (just the basics, meat and veggies).


But, err... what you ate at BK and McD's *was* pretty much just meat
and veggies.

;-) I still think that the Atkins bars et. al. have the texture, taste
and nutritional value of horse boogers (not that I've ever tasted horse
boogers).


I think that these, and other similar products, are *not* junk food.
Because I do not think they are *food* at all.

Food comes from farms. That's my definition of food.

Too many of these products contain stuff that comes from laboratories.
I do not consider *any* of those things to be food.

Not that I don't eat some of them myself, as far as I know no one is
farming aspartame yet.

But I try to keep an open mind, and I don't automatically rule out the newer
low-carb foods that are coming out as junk food without giving them a
chance, or at least checking out the nutritional value and/or ongredients.
As long as I can eat something and stay within (a) my daily carb limit, (b)
my dail calorie goals, and (c) my fat to protein ratio, then I consider it
to be edible food. I've found several great items from the fast-food chains
that meet my criteria, and am very happy about that


To me, junk food is food that contains significant calories and
insiginificant micronutrients; i.e., foods that fill you up without
providing much in the way of vitamins and minerals.

I think junk food is better than lab-produced non-food. And I think
meat and veggies are better than either.

And I think a diet root beer with a TB of heavy cream is a nice
decadent indulgence now and then.
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Old January 30th, 2004, 02:43 AM
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jmk wrote:

On 1/29/2004 2:06 PM, Tracey wrote:
"Ignoramus17478" wrote in message
...


To me, junk food is snack stuff in boxes and packages, as well as
sweets. If I thought long and hard, I could produce a better
definition, but I think that what I just wrote is fairly clear.



So then, by your definition, Wasa Fiber Rye is a junk food?


Oh well, even if he does, he wouldn't be the only one. Me? I find them
to be excellent peanut butter holders ;-)


amen to that. wasa rocks.
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Old January 30th, 2004, 10:03 PM
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Ignoramus17478 wrote:
:: In article , Jean B. wrote:
::: Ignoramus25969 wrote:
::::
:::: I do not consider macdonalds hamburgers or chicken breasts to be
:::: junk food.
::::
:::: Which other purists did you have in mind?
:::
::: To me, that is one of the problems with scorning junk food.
::: People's definitions seem to vary, although they would probably
::: overlap at some point.
::
:: To me, junk food is snack stuff in boxes and packages, as well as
:: sweets. If I thought long and hard, I could produce a better
:: definition, but I think that what I just wrote is fairly clear.
::
:: As far as McDonalds goes, it sells okay food, bad food, and very
:: little what I call junk food. I ate at McDonalds recently (chicken
:: nuggets) and did not like them. Which does not mean that I consider
:: them junk food. McDonalds food is actually relatively wholesome, sans
:: for deep fried stuff. You could do well by drinking milk sold at MCD,
:: eating their salads and hamburgers, keeping an eye on quantity.

MCD chicken nuggets are definitely junk food in my book. That stuff is
processed up the wazoo. Shame on you Ig, you ought to know better.





 




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