I just question the concept that you can learn to eat healthy by looking at what poor people eat. Like I said I was poor as a child and lot of my extended family is still poor and I had to relearn how to eat when I got the 40 and started blowing up like a balloon.
just based on what I know of the book (I haven't read it myself) that the author wasn't talking about the way the poor eat in America or even western nations. Like Brian said, the idea is to focus on (relatively cheap) staple foods producing a low meat, low fat, high protein, high fiber diet.
The way the poor eat in western nations compared to the rest of the world is very different. So yeah...you hit the point right on the nose.
Eating like you're poor....
- 24/03/2010 09:08:18 PM
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Student food: Pasta with lentils + canned tomatoes
- 24/03/2010 09:19:46 PM
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That sounds really good!
- 24/03/2010 10:33:09 PM
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the problem with "Eating poor"
- 24/03/2010 09:50:42 PM
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Exactly, and that's what I'm trying to avoid!
- 24/03/2010 10:45:19 PM
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Lentils are really easy
- 24/03/2010 11:35:47 PM
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Seems like it shouldn't be too tough
- 25/03/2010 04:16:07 AM
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sorry, I have no idea how squash freezes 
- 25/03/2010 12:03:53 PM
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- 25/03/2010 12:03:53 PM
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Yogurt with a spoonful of jam / preserve mixed with nuts is AMAZING. One of my favorites. *NM*
- 25/03/2010 04:15:16 PM
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I used to be poor and we didn't eat so good
- 25/03/2010 01:52:20 PM
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You can eat perfectly fine on a minimal budget
- 25/03/2010 03:13:59 PM
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I don't disagree that you can eat healthy on a budget
- 25/03/2010 05:37:41 PM
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I expect
- 25/03/2010 05:56:55 PM
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Exactly
- 25/03/2010 06:50:46 PM
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