Food for Comfort

[gandalf (imported)]

Well, a comfort food around here is biscuits and gravy...chocolate gravy. Of course, you can have the old standby...biscuits and sausage gravy.

[hkeunuch (imported)]

This thread is making me hungry...

For me, I like a good thick chili or beef stew and lots of bread, then enough time to grab a nap after

Indeed, this thread all sound so yummy. And I totally agree ... "

then enough time to grab a nap after

"

[moi621 (imported)]

Comfort food is nice.

How different then taking Comfort from some food fact like it is "good for you".

Well in my search of ORAC Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity

I noticed both Dark Chocolate and Walnuts or Pecans, being highest among the nuts, rated well.

So i bought some Dark Chocolate covered Walnuts. <yummy>

So comforting in several ways.

Moi

Beef is three of the four major food groups.

Chocolate is the other.

Everything else is miscellaneous.

[Riverwind (imported)]

Moi

Beef is three of the four major food groups.

Chocolate is the other.

Everything else is miscellaneous.

Moi knows, Moi asks the questions, Moi wants to know everything, but what Moi does not know is that there has been a change, he always keeps up with the latest stuff, but MOI, there are 5 major food groups, not 4.

Grains or Starch group

Fruit and vegetables

Milk and dairy foods

Meat, fish, poultry and pulses

NEW GROUP

fats and sugars

Because Moi wants to know

River

[moi621 (imported)]

Fats and Sugar

How ridiculous.

Fats have vital nutrients such as the oil soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids.

Even brown sugar is just, brown sugar.

It is unfortunate the food industry = nutritional advice is so volatile as to confuse even River.

Best advice, except for "treats", stay with the 10,000 BC diet for sustenance. Aka Paleolithic Diet or Atkins.

Moi

Remember when the bottom of the pyramid was all those processed carbs. Food industry profits!

[Riverwind (imported)]

Moi, I am not making this stuff up, if you look it up it will also tell you, that 5th food group you should stay away from because its all bad. but you never asked that, I checked.

River

[Dave (imported)]

let's see - my four favorite food groups

pretzels, potato chips, beer, pizza and chocolate...

[moi621 (imported)]

Moi, I am not making this stuff up, if you look it up it will also tell you, that 5th food group you should stay away from because its all bad. but you never asked that, I checked.

River

Oh, you mistaken Moi, good River

Certainly and history shows -

Someone or agency will always pervert nutritional recommendations. Proof, the fifth group or studies showing the benefits of low cholesterol diets (pass the brown pasta).

But corn flakes are good for you.

<don't get me started on glycemic index and carbs>

Poalo can draw you a picture and keep Moi safe from flaming.

Greasy Eggs and Bacon for Moi, please.

Moi

Eating my dark chocolate covered walnuts and feeling good. Must be the free radical preventive qualities.

[moi621 (imported)]

Menudo

[evenealy (imported)]

Any Comfort Foods to share?

Strawberry cheese cake!