Food Fight!

"What we got here is failure to communicate." (Cool Hand Luke, 1967)

Actually, the problem is we're communicating too much and not always evaluating who's doing the talking. 

Recently I learned that in the "scientific world" expert opinion ranks just slightly higher than ravings of a mad man.  Personally I would humbly disagree, mainly because I think my expert opinion is pure gold, but whatever. 

The problem is that people are changing their diets, avoiding foods and going to absurd lengths to "get healthy" solely on expert, or not so expert, opinion.  Then they go to great lengths to convert others to their food denomination, vilifying what ever food or food component is currently on the outs.  Sugar, dairy, fat, gluten, and the list goes on and on and on.  No wonder everyone is so confused about what or how they should be eating.  Paleo, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, low fat, low carb ...

Okay villagers, put down the pitch forks and torches.  Let's all take a deep breath people and relax.

Here's a stunning fact for you:  we're all different.  I know, shocking!  From out preferences to allergies/intolerance to metabolism to absorption to cultural/religious restrictions to regional location/availability to basic needs.  So why must there be only one "diet", or one pattern of eating, for everyone on the planet. 

Just because some have the ability to spread their opinion over through far reaching mediums does not mean that they know what they're talking about or that the information is correct or safe.  I my humble opinion, we all need to slow down when some starts talking about what's good & bad and start to use our common sense.  If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.  After all, we all know how to eat healthy.  It's not brain science or rocket surgery. 

Confessions of a Dietitian

I've had the idea for this blog in my mind for a very, very long time.  It's undergone many incarnations, but you can only tweak and tinker so much before you give in and call it a day.  So here it is, as we all are, as perfect as we're going to be at this point in time.

Now to my deep, dark confession.  I am a dietitian, but not a foodie.  Shocking, I know.  Apparently the two terms are synonymous in most people's eyes.   Don't get me wrong, I have a deep and abiding love for food in all it's various inceptions, but I AM NOT A FOODIE!  I don't have the time, energy, motivation, skill, inclination or desire to make pasta, bread, or even cheese from scratch.  Some do, and more power to them, but I'm more of a connoisseur than a creator.  Okay, maybe connoisseur is a bit of a stretch, but I think you get the point.

So what do I want to this to be when it grows up?  I have no idea.  I think I will just sit back and let it grow or evolved into whatever it wants to be.  For me it's a place to share everything that fuels my life at the moment, share my opinions (which I have on everything) and perhaps vent on the occasion (it happens so rarely). 

Leave a comment, or a message; tell me what you think, or not.  Whatever fuels you!