tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475141171362545725.post2991404560827436432..comments2023-04-28T02:35:32.002-07:00Comments on The Chow Review: Twinkie, DeconstructedTedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11061027255014347953noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475141171362545725.post-30155438813400115922010-04-29T11:17:16.906-07:002010-04-29T11:17:16.906-07:00Not all grandmothers favored the boxed cake mix. I...Not all grandmothers favored the boxed cake mix. I was in my twenties before I ever saw one - my mother and both of my grandmothers made everything from scratch.<br />As to making your "junk food" from scratch - it all takes time. Bake a cake or a pie, make real ice cream, beat up a pan of fudge ... it's a lot of effort and time to make any of these things. So if you make all of your sweets and treats at home, you're going to make - and eat - far less than if you were buying from the store. Can you imagine getting out the potatoes and the deep fryer every time you wanted some potato chips?<br />When I was growing up, Mom baked once a week. Sometimes a pie, sometimes cake, sometimes muffins, sometimes squares. When that was finished, there was nothing until the next week. But there was always homemade bread, twelve loaves a week, ready to fill any holes in your belly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475141171362545725.post-29011660995129676932010-04-09T12:34:26.686-07:002010-04-09T12:34:26.686-07:00I was watching Oprah awhile ago, and she was inter...I was watching Oprah awhile ago, and she was interviewing a guy that put together a documentary called Food, Inc. (which is fascinating, but disgusting, so if you watch it make sure your kids aren't around!) Anyway, he said something about how if you're going to eat junk food, just eat junk food you made yourself. It's still junk, but a cookie you made at home is a lot better, ingredient-wise, than a cookie from the store. So ever since then, I've tried to keep snacks around that I made--not always easy, but I figure it's a step in the right direction.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874525305695946860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475141171362545725.post-61798569505402469772010-04-08T20:43:52.477-07:002010-04-08T20:43:52.477-07:00I don't know what to eat- muffins, cookies, br...I don't know what to eat- muffins, cookies, bread, and peanut butter by the spoonful seem to make up the bulk of our snacks. Especially since I'm trying to purchase local produce...which right now is carrots and last year's apples. Bleh.Myrniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585790815417752655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475141171362545725.post-75328406060485070912010-04-08T20:42:08.279-07:002010-04-08T20:42:08.279-07:00Check out my Goodreads for a book that explains th...Check out my Goodreads for a book that explains this...End of Food, can't remember the author. Really, WW2 changed everything. Men had already left the homesteads to work in offices and factories, WW2 took the women out of the home as well. They still wanted their families to eat well, but didn't have time to cook. Food companies stepped in with quick processed foods that were consistent, quick, inexpensive, and marketed as scientifically better than homemade (remember Grandma and Grandpa's marriage-long argument about cake mixes?) Talk to any grandma, she'll say "I can buy it at the store and it's just as good, and saves time." Our country, as a whole, is a) short on time and b)fat. Make what you will of that.Myrniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585790815417752655noreply@blogger.com