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To: Sacajaweau
I think food is primarily to fuel the body for and to recover from activity, to grow or maintain a healthy body, to stave off disease and to maintain health. Maybe that's why I'm a solid 6'2" and 180 lbs, at almost 50 years old, and I consume about 3000 calories a day. Healthy food doesn't have to be pap, but neither should most food be exclusively for pleasure (IMHO). Some foods I eat, I don't particularly like, but there's a different kind of pleasure in being in better shape than most 20 year olds.

Some yogurts are nutritionally excellent, most are candy. Here's an example one I like:


45 posted on 07/10/2013 7:30:51 AM PDT by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Jack of all Trades

If you compare some yogurt nutritional values with ice cream, I’ll take the ice cream. It just doesn’t “sound or feel” healthy to some consumers.


46 posted on 07/10/2013 7:36:59 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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