Food preferences

[Penumbra]

I like cooked fish and mussels. The only sushi I like is a bit of salmon or tuna sushi.

Also vegetables, fruits, some grains like brown rice, dark chocolate, and sometimes soup.

I avoid or significantly reduce most snack foods, processed foods, non-fish meats, sugary foods, and dairy.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I avoid or significantly reduce most snack foods, processed foods, non-fish meats, sugary foods, and dairy.

(Highlighting mine.)

Why is that?

 

[Penumbra]

(Highlighting mine.)

Why is that?

Well I guess I was being redundant there. I typed snack food first and then went onto processed foods, etc. To me, something that is described as a "snack food" is something like chips, pretzels, etc. They're processed foods, in other words. An apple eaten as a snack, is generally not called a "snack food". So I was thinking along those lines.

I don't avoid snacks of foods I consider healthy, like fruits between meals.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Well I guess I was being redundant there. I typed snack food first and then went onto processed foods, etc. To me, something that is described as a "snack food" is something like chips, pretzels, etc. They're processed foods, in other words. An apple eaten as a snack, is generally not called a "snack food". So I was thinking along those lines.

I don't avoid snacks of foods I consider healthy, like fruits between meals.

I see.

I forgot to highlight another part (sorry about that), but why do you avoid dairy too?

 

[Penumbra]

I see.

I forgot to highlight another part (sorry about that), but why do you avoid dairy too?

Dairy is one of the things I significantly reduce rather than avoid.

I eat cereal probably 3-4 times per week, and use about an ounce of whole milk each time. I've occasionally used a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese for Italian foods that I've cooked, but often I don't bother.

Generally, I just don't like cheese or milk. My friends tease me because on rare occasions when I eat pizza at some social event, I pull most of the cheese off. To me it's too much, too gross. If it's really fresh and if there isn't a ton of cheese, I'll just eat it as-is, though.

It's also true that dairy is sort of an odd thing. To my knowledge no other adult animals drink milk; especially milk from other species on a regular basis. In earlier times, humans would become lactose intolerant as they grew into adulthood. But, humans domesticated cows in some regions and basically forced their bodies over generations to be more tolerant of milk. But, different ethnicities have different statistics for milk; most Caucasians can comfortably digest milk, but many Africans cannot digest it as well, and Asian statistics are somewhere in the middle. Regions that had domestication, have higher tolerance rates.

Even people that can digest milk, can't digest it as well as other things. Large quantities of milk in short periods of time make almost anybody feel ill, because the body can't digest that lactose and casein as effectively as other things, even for people that aren't noticeably intolerant to small or medium amounts of dairy.

And when I drink milk, I only drink organic milk. Even that I don't trust completely though, for the ethics of how the cows are treated, and how it affects the environment to have that many cows and all of the food, water, housing, and energy needed.

So, I don't really like dairy, there's nothing particular health-related I want from it, it doesn't seem optimal for digestion in any large quantities, I doubt that it's one of the better uses of food resources and ethics, and so I only bother to use it in small amounts for certain things. It would be easy for me to exclude it entirely but I haven't seen a reason to make sure I do that either.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Dairy is one of the things I significantly reduce rather than avoid.

I eat cereal probably 3-4 times per week, and use about an ounce of whole milk each time. I've occasionally used a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese for Italian foods that I've cooked, but often I don't bother.

Generally, I just don't like cheese or milk. My friends tease me because on rare occasions when I eat pizza at some social event, I pull most of the cheese off. To me it's too much, too gross. If it's really fresh and if there isn't a ton of cheese, I'll just eat it as-is, though.

It's also true that dairy is sort of an odd thing. To my knowledge no other adult animals drink milk; especially milk from other species on a regular basis. In earlier times, humans would become lactose intolerant as they grew into adulthood. But, humans domesticated cows in some regions and basically forced their bodies over generations to be more tolerant of milk. But, different ethnicities have different statistics for milk; most Caucasians can comfortably digest milk, but many Africans cannot digest it as well, and Asian statistics are somewhere in the middle. Regions that had domestication, have higher tolerance rates.

Even people that can digest milk, can't digest it as well as other things. Large quantities of milk in short periods of time make almost anybody feel ill, because the body can't digest that lactose and casein as effectively as other things, even for people that aren't noticeably intolerant to small or medium amounts of dairy.

And when I drink milk, I only drink organic milk. Even that I don't trust completely though, for the ethics of how the cows are treated, and how it affects the environment to have that many cows and all of the food, water, housing, and energy needed.

So, I don't really like dairy, there's nothing particular health-related I want from it, it doesn't seem optimal for digestion in any large quantities, I doubt that it's one of the better uses of food resources and ethics, and so I only bother to use it in small amounts for certain things. It would be easy for me to exclude it entirely but I haven't seen a reason to make sure I do that either.

Thanks! That's pretty helpful.

 

[Desert Snake]

Once a poll is set up, you cannot add a new category?

Maybe not.

If not, then it is too late to fix it. Four hours later, and I still don't see a "nuts, dates and figs" section.

And like someone said, "chicken and steak"? There are Kali devotees who might eat chicken, but 99 percent hate the idea of eating steak. But they might eat a goat.

This is the worst poll I never participated in.

Is this really that important to you? How about finding another poll?

 

[crossfire]

You left off nuts!

Nuts are my favorite.

I also love toasted and salted chickpeas and green peas with hot pepper powder, total heart attack, but that is probably in the pretzel category.

I love potatoes, that would be a vegetable. I am a fruit juice lover.

But i cannot vote until nuts, dates and figs category is added.
no, donuts are not a nut. Yuck.

I'll vote for the nuts/dried fruits category! :yes:

I just had some dates stuffed with honey, pistachios, and ghee that was simply wonderful!

 

[Treks]

Wow, that sounds so good!!!

 

[ZooGirl02]

I like all but the first option.

 

[NoraSariah]

I voted everything.

I eat a variety of things, but recently things such as potato chips have been my vice.

 

[Jainarayan]

I am attempting to remain as vegetarian as I can... no mammal or avian flesh, though seafood sneaks in; eggs are a semi-staple.

Sushi/Sashimi - occasionally.
Cake/donuts - occasionally.
Ice cream/yogurt - ice cream occasionally, yogurt fairly often; they're not listed, but I use other dairy products like milk, cheese, cottage cheese, and cream.
Pretzels/potato (and other) chips - occasionally.
Shrimp/clams - occasionally.
Soup - no mammal or avian based soups.
Vegetables - if properly prepared.
Fruit.

 

[clipping path]

I love vegetables.But chicken or steaks are not bad for a change...
And more over i need protein..

 

[samosasauce]

Steak... I want steak... I need steak... steak is life

 

[Jainarayan]

I love vegetables.But chicken or steaks are not bad for a change...
And more over i need protein..

Do you weight train? Even for serious weight lifters .8 g of protein per lb of lean body weight is sufficient.

 

[goodhunter819]

I have three foods favourite types
1, Fried Bread, Beans & Fried Fish a truly American Indian dish I eat all the time