firecat

Next week I'm going to the NAAFA convention at the San Francisco Airport Westin hotel. The Westin hotel sent me a welcome message that included the following:

We hope you're looking forward...to the many delicious choices on our SuperfoodsRX™ breakfast menu.

For fuck's sake! Now breakfast is a prescription?

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From:

axelrod

GODFORBID WE SHOULD TAKE CARNAL PLEASURE IN OUR VIANDS WITHOUT ALSO BEING PROPERLY VIRTUOUS.

And seriously, my sense is that for most people not eating too much meat, eating some fresh stuff, and getting enough complex carbs and protein is enough. Also ENJOYING your food at least sometimes and not feeling guilty about what you eat most of the time.

I don't feel like meals have to be spiritual experiences of joy in the body all the time, though. Sometimes food is just fuel for the next few hours.

From:

xiphias

The "enough protein" and "not too much meat" things can be in conflict, of course. Splitting it out among mammal meat, bird meat, and fish meat a little more evenly isn't a bad idea. Most Americans don't eat much bug meat, reptile meat, amphibian meat, or gastropod meat -- I've only occasionally had examples of each of them. And they're not bad, but, for the most part, I'm happy to stick to mammal, bird, and fish.

From:

axelrod

The "enough protein" and "not too much meat" things can be in conflict, of course.

I guess it depends on how you feel about dairy, and how much protein you need. And I know at least one person who's a total carnivore bc she feels like crap if she doesn't eat plenty of meat. There was a period earlier this summer when my appetite was non-existent and all I really wanted was meat - so I ate a lot of meat, mostly chicken.

I'd go for more variety if I could ffs cook meat generally, fish in particular. I just - fail at it. It only ever tastes ok if it's part of a soup.

From:

cleverthylacine

If you're not talking about me, you know two. :)

From:

axelrod

So, I know two : )

Um, any suggestions for easy meals involving meat? I think baking is my best bet, I'm wondering if just marinating a chicken breast for awhile and throwing it in the oven would work.

From:

cleverthylacine

I usually don't plan ahead enough to use marinade but I am fond of putting spices on meat and cooking it in a pan on top of the stove with a drizzle of olive oil, a little soy sauce and a splash of wine. Just as it's finished cooking, green leafies can go in the pan with a little more wine (to deglaze the pan and steam/flashcook the green leafies).

I like beef and lamb better than chicken, but you can do this with chicken, just be careful, if you've got the kind of chicken that has been injected with water, it's more likely to stick.

From:

axelrod

That's the kind of thing which has me going: omfg timing! temperature! why is the olive oil smoking!!! Will need to find detailed instructions (shouldn't be hard on the internets) or get my roommate to show me ...

From:

cleverthylacine

uh, you put it in the pan and then put the meat right in. It doesn't have time to smoke much unless you like things really well done. I generally do like chicken well done which is why that's a little more difficult for me, but red meat I basically cut thin so that it doesn't have to be in the pan very long before it's heated all the way through.

From:

firecat

Take boneless chicken, cut it up into bite sized pieces, and simmer it for 30 minutes in flavored liquid (e.g. chicken stock or spaghetti sauce). You can also add a starch (rice, pasta, barley, whatever) and/or veggies (add them after about 15-20 minutes depending on how long they take to cook).

Take bone-in chicken pieces (e.g. thighs), rub them with a little olive oil and some spices (lemon pepper, sage, whatever smells like it would go with chicken), bake on 375 for 30-40 minutes.

From:

axelrod

Thanks, that's helpful!

From:

nanila

It's trademarked, too. It must be good for you.

From:

dingsi

... I can't get over the name. SuperfoodsRX™. Do they shoot lasers and fly into your mouth or what?

From:

firecat

Are the eggs dressed up in little spandex costumes?

From:

dingsi

... please tell me there's a food blog featuring this.

From:

flarenut

Under the previous administration, the FTC and FDA pretty much let any major company make whatever therapeutic claims it wanted abut food, under the claim of better consumer information. So the naming party was on.

From:

flarenut

... but apparently the current administration is telling companies that claims no backed up by anything will have to go. So I'm betting the trend will move in the direction of a different kind of deception.