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Tab dump « of Heart and Mind — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:34:03 +0000

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By: Austell

Austell — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:48 +0000

Cooking is not only work it is physically hard for some who are disabled. Those quickie meals that foodies take issue with can in some cases provide the only form of nourishment because standing over the stove for an hour is too physically draining. There are days when if I didn't have my microwave I would forgo eating all together. Even fetting to the microwave and heating food can be a Herculean task. I think that these foodies are determined to present only one side to a very complex issue.;

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:34:48 +0000

I do not find this article entirely true. I am finding that there are just as many men trying to learn to cook as women. Viewing cooking as labor is a narrow minded, cultural viewpoint. Many families participate in cooking as a family activity which bonds them together and increases communication as well as accomplishing a task. It seems to me that people are trying to make cooking too difficult. Many of these people trying to learn to cook today do not have a lot of time or money. They need to be taught to use simple basic ingredients which results in easy recipes and healthier food. It is the point of view that needs fixing and a few basic skills need to be acquired.

By: Merridee McClatchy

Merridee McClatchy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:49:09 +0000

The quality of the food we eat determines our health which impacts all other aspects of our lives. Our curent corporate food system has undermined our ability to eat food that will nourish us and sustain our lives. Nothing is more important. We all need to take charge of our own health and do whatever is necessary to eat real food while working to change the system so that it is available for others. This is not a woman or man thing but a human thing and our future depends on it.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:10 +0000

Thank you for this well-reasoned look at a very complex issue. I think we would do well to continue to question why people hesitate to return to the kitchen and help dispel myths about it being hard or time-consuming. (Cooking can take a lot of time, but doesn’t have to for each meal.)

It’s about choice, right? Let people who can spend the money and the time cook and show them how making food themselves produces a delicious and satisfying meal. And continue to advocate for better food options, even if they are processed, for the times when we just can’t do it ourselves.

As long as people think they can’t or that the results won’t taste as good as that take-out, there really isn’t a choice to be made. It’s made for them.

Also, I really appreciate your acknowledgment that obesity is the lazy shorthand for unhealthy eating – a very mistaken assumption. Very few writers are paying attention to this.

By: niema ross

niema ross — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:16:56 +0000

I don’t necessarily mind cooking for my family of 5, it comes with necessity. But the one thing I mind is the cost of food, because I am extremely mindful of what goes into my family’s mouth. I become angered at the travel shows showing how vegetables, fruits, grains are available in other countries and for the price of $20 American bucks you can feed yourself well for a month and eat all kinds of delicious, easily accessible foods. While I spend my days simmering with anger that I’m paying $5 for a pint of freaking blueberries, that’s a crime itself, add to the fact I live in one of the richest countries in the world, makes me really angry. There’s apart of me that needs to organize my anger to help change the system. Otherwise we’re looking towards a bleak future of our children and their friends being overweight, over stressed, over sick and living off of chemicals. And that makes me really sad.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:48 +0000

Cooking is not only work it is physically hard for some who are disabled. Those quickie meals that foodies take issue with can in some cases provide the only form of nourishment because standing over the stove for an hour is too physically draining. There are days when if I didn’t have my microwave I would forgo eating all together. Even getting to the microwave and heating food can be a Herculean task. I think that these foodies are determined to present only one side to a very complex issue.

By: Rethinking Work: cooking as labor « SpeakEasy

Rethinking Work: cooking as labor « SpeakEasy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:24:17 +0000

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