Guyver says:

31, Bobbo,

“Your lack of precision troubles me.” and already our little dispute has Animby switching over to Philly Cheesesteaks. Is more bad in smaller portions better or worse than less bad in bigger portions? I think the latter but there are other variables.

But I don’t care what Animby chooses to do. Don’t trouble yourself for too long. If you know something you’re picking up isn’t good for you and it doesn’t have a nutritional label, then put it back or don’t order it.

I subscribe to the mindset (when grocery shopping) that if it comes in a box, wrapper, etc. then it’s probably not good for you as something that in the fresh produce or butcher aisle. You’re better off avoiding most of the aisles in the middle of your grocery store.

I invested in a Vita-Mix and enjoy eating a healthier lifestyle than most Americans. That being said, I do indulge in an artery clogging steak or burger every now and then.

“You Know” as I look back on my life, I recall some of the “mistakes” I made. I’ve often wished those around me had voiced caution or a different point of view to consider. We learn by disagreeing with those around us just as well as when changing our minds and going in a new direction.

I learned a long time ago that if you are TRULY serious about your own personal health, you won’t waste years waiting around for the food industry / government to do something you should take more responsibility on.

Much of the packaged foods on store shelves use ingredients that most would feel require a chemistry degree. Many ingredients cannot be found at your local grocer and are only useful in maximizing shelf life or texture for the manufacturer.

That opportunity, to evaluate our position, is before us both. Not right now, but maybe later, I will learn something from this exchange. For now, I’ll be happy with a cheeseburger.

We live in a fast food society. Most Americans won’t invest the money in something like a Vita-Mix. Most Americans are shooting for convenience over nutrition by consuming things AGAINST their better judgment.

You can choose to exercise your better judgment, or you can wait till the Surgeon General puts out a warning saying consuming too many burgers at one time is not good for you.

I like to believe each individual is better at judging what they should or shouldn’t do with consuming foods versus well-intentioned legislation that ends up having unintended consequences.

Guyver says:

34, Floyd,

A VitaMix is an overpriced blender. Nothing particularly more healthy about it over unblended food, since it just chops your food into tiny chunks.

Initially, I would have agreed with you.

After I decided to get one, I realized I can do things with it that I could not do with a cheap blender. When making smoothies, it obliterates things that are highly nutritious (that you’d otherwise throw away or it passes through your body). Pineapple cores are great for joints / arthritis. Why buy grape seed extract when you can just get seeded grapes into your smoothies? The machine is so powerful, that you also can get strawberry seed extracts that other blenders would fail to pulverize.

A cheap blender would fail to pulverize those things. But to each his own.

I’ll admit though it took me a few years to talk myself into buying one for the very reason of I felt it was an over-priced blender. After having one, I have no regrets that I got a great product that does more than the cheap machines out there. To each his own.

52 videos of different things you can do with the Vita-Mix: http://tinyurl.com/cmmera

Rick Cain says:

I have a hard time believing its only 850 calories.

The best burgers are made at home. The fast food industry has failed me, its no longer convenient, cheap, or delicious, so why bother?