Aunc.1796
net.cooks
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!bch
Wed Feb 3 16:28:50 1982
nutrition and net.cooks
I think, in large part, I agree about the importance of nutrition and
the extent to which much processed food is junk. However... I suspect
that few of the people on this list are in immediate danger of dying
from malnutrition. Indeed, because we are relatively well-fed in terms
of the necessities of life we can explore the sensory delights beyond
those of maintenance cooking. Food, like sex, has evolved into an
activity which does more than gratify essential bodily needs. While
all that we eat may not be good for us, I suspect that our bodies will
tolerate more than a little processed flour and more than a few
saturated fats.
It is certainly likely that more than one standard for good food will
emerge in net.cooks Hopefully those standards will be sensory and not
political. (I have visions of one of the folks from poli-sci letting
loose on the politics of beef stroganoff.) Perhaps net.nutrition would
be a good newsgroup to initiate?
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