More nutty observations
Have you ever wondered whether the people behind the blogs you read are ordinary people like yourselves or Internet people with crazy opinions?
I can’t speak for those other blogs, but as for this one: I just had a conversation with Laurie in which I said that if I were in charge of school lunch reform, I would mandate that every meal include multiple cooked vegetables and a minimum fat content of, say, 30 percent, preferably including coconut oil, palm oil, or some kind of animal fat. “Those are the basics, right there,” I believe I said.
Laurie explained that in the case of the fat content, this would be actually illegal. But that’s why they call it reform, right?
P.S.: I would also mandate lime juice. Rivers of lime juice.
Comment by JR
Clearly the way around this is 30% lime juice and rivers, say rivers of fat.
Posted on June 20, 2008 at 12:12 am
Comment by Wendy
Are you sold on coconut oil, and if so, to what extent? Do you have any good books that talk about it? I haven’t been able to find anything from a source that looks reputable on the internet.
Posted on June 20, 2008 at 9:44 am
Comment by Constance
Does that include french fries, you bully?
Posted on June 20, 2008 at 9:44 am
Comment by mamster
Wendy, depends what you mean by “sold.” I have some in my cupboard which I used most recently to make homemade Magic Shell. So I guess I’m sold.
In terms of health benefits or detriments, I do my best not to look at food that way. (I realize that’s pretentious.) In the case of school lunches, my reasoning is: kids should eat lunch; kids tend to be moving quickly and should therefore eat a lunch that is calorie-dense; nothing is more calorie-dense than fat; coconut oil is one of the best-tasting fats.
Posted on June 22, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Comment by mamster
Oh and sure, french fries. In beef tallow, please!
Posted on June 22, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Comment by ts
Matthew, Time to go to Spring Hill in West Seattle - fries cooked in beef fat, to go with the huge burger. You can probably get a side of fries.
Posted on June 26, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Comment by ts
You can not get a side of fries. You have to buy the burger. $17. Homemade catsup too.
Posted on June 28, 2008 at 12:23 pm