Friday, February 14, 2003

I find myself thinking a lot about nutrition tonight. This may be the best rule of thumb ever, along with Julia Child's "don't snack, eat everything in moderation, and choose your grandparents".  From:  http://www.wellbeingjournal.com/things.htm “When Adelle Davis, the famous nutrition writer, appeared on the Johnny Carson show, she was asked to give a `rule of thumb' for healthy eating. She said, `If it is advertised in the media, don't buy it.' An excellent rule indeed. Unfortunately the TV station blipped her out. Viewers never heard the comment. When money goes into advertising, cuts must be made elsewhere, so the cheapest ingredients are used—hydrogenated vegetable oils, high fructose corn syrup, white flour and additives that mimic the taste of properly prepared whole food.” —Sally Fallon in Nourishing Traditions, p. 141, PMB 106-380, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20016. comment []11:12:32 PM     Have you ever slammed your knee in the car door?  I don't know how I managed it, but I did just that.  Now I'm hobbling.  Whether or not I'll be able to go to spinning class in the morning remains to be seen. And spin I must.  Tonight there was no struggle in the kitchen.  The struggle took place in its entirety at the dining room table.  Spaghetti a la Carbonara was requested as a special Valentine's Day treat.  It's the boy's favorite meal, Dean's too and though they could easily eat it twice a week, I'll only make it once a month, thereby ensuring a modicum of portion control.   It's so good.  I was going to say that according to Rayne's nutritional guidelines, it could never grace her table (but now I see that it's a favorite, in modified form, at her house too).  I believe there is a time and a place for olive oil, vermouth-infused bacon fat, unsalted butter, heavy cream, parmesan cheese and egg yolks--all of the above, all at once.  The redeeming virtue of all this fat is that the dish is so satisfying you really don't feel the need to consume that much.  A one pound box of spaghetti easily stretches to 10 servings.  We rely on Nigella's version from How to Eat.  By comparison, her 1/2 pound of spaghetti serves two for lunch, one for dinner.  That may be one way to eat. . .oneself to death.  Also, by way of virtue, we eat our pasta with spinach salad and red grapes, so that all those lovely vitamins and anti-oxidants are ushered happily into our cells by the accompanying fat globules. We'll sleep well tonight.  And it was just the comfort I needed after a hellish day spent out of our own little pueblito up in the beastly environs of Minneapolis so that Kipp could go where a kid can be a kid--and moms can sit and read The New Yorker. comment []8:28:53 PM

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