Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» To eat junk or not to eat junk? That is the question. Here's the problem. Unless you KNOW what junk is how can you avoid it?
Some foods are of poor nutritional value (and often poor financial value), but the real problems come when you eat too many of them, especially if they form the bulk of your daily diet.
The difficult for many people who don't have too much money to spare is that they believe a good diet is necessarily expensive.
I cook from scratch which is the safest way to go and also generally the least expensive. But I ENJOY doing so. Once upon a time long ago my son's best friend's mother said "cooking is slave labor". That is anathema to me. She was the wife of a wealthy accountant and they dined out often. Why she felt she had to put down others who did not share her "opinion" I do not know. I say different strokes for different folks. Cooking is my cuppa tea. Some are not very good at it so they should let those who are do it. Some are not particular about what they eat. Those of us who are particular and selective find cooking from scratch heavenly and ideal. That way we CONTROL what goes in to the pot and we KNOW what's good and what's not. Thank you for your reply Durdle. Of course there is "junk" food. Else there could not be a junk diet. Vending machines are often filled with junk. Salty sugary fatty. MMM they taste good. Some don't give a rat's a** what they eat as long as it tastes good they're all in. They're the ones whseo kids are ill and obese. They are oblivious to it or maybe not. Maybe they just don't care. Thank you for your reply m'dear! :)
What kinds of cakes do you like to bake Durdle? Do you bake on request or just whatever you're hungry for? My mom used to make what she called was a SUNSHINE cake. It was a single layer gold cake baked in a 9 x 12 Pyrex pan. After it cooled she'd put sliced bananas on top and then SLATHER IT with real whipping cream and then keep it refrigerated! Simple but oh so SCRUMPTIOUS. Then she'd also make a cake with walnuts and grated orange rind. No icing necessary. It was delicious as-is. Thank you for your reply! :)
Durdle 