Meanwhile in Africa:
“Eat your vegetables! You know those fat, disgusting Americans just throw them away and eat pie! Do you want diabetes?”
the real “meanwhile in africa” is that they actually cook veggies and fruit in a way that’s appealing, they don’t just fucking steam some broccoli and expect kids to enjoy it.
A big part is that the processed foods of America make us have drug like cravings for things we consume too much of, salt, fat, sugar, etc. Get em hooked, it’s good for profit.
And we’re dependant on them much of the time because of our subsist to work lifestyle.
It’s expensive for it to be easy to eat well in America. While the owners order postmate’s cobb salads, have household staff, and eat out with abandon, in addition to being on their own time, eating healthy while poor involves dodging endless temptation to eat fastcrap instead while prepping and cooking and cleaning meal kits before and/or after work, lengthening the time off work devoted to work. Many tonedeaf say “it’s important so do it or you’re just irresponsible,” but when time is a commodity of survival for the poor, taking care of your health is often the first priority to be sold off.
And let’s be honest, with that highly prevalent, encouraged lifestyle in America, how hard are you going to want to maximize your longevity to keep doing it? We’re livestock for wealthy sociopaths and our reward for the daily profit maze is ubiquitous delicious poison. What a great fucking place.
A big part is that the processed foods of America make us have drug like cravings for things we consume too much of, salt, fat, sugar, etc. Get em hooked, it’s good for profit.
It’s also systemic. We only need about 300-400mg of sodium per day. The reason the DV amount is 1500-2400mg is because the people that decided it knew Americans wouldn’t be willing to accept a number that low. So it’s a feedback loop between the processed foods industry and public demand
Well steaming is certainly a step up from boiling it for a full hour like their parents did, for “safety.”
Boiled in unsalted water, because it’s “healthier”
Do I only like raw broccoli or have I never had properly prepared broccoli?
i wouldn’t know, i find broccoli in general to be firmly “meh”, it’s just one of the more common examples of a vegetable that people serve in the worst way imaginable and expect their kids to eat anyways.
I roast it with onions and red peppers seasoned with fajita mix.
Or char it in a pan and mix with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and chili flakes.
Or place the separated buds in an ovenproof dish and bake it with olive oil, grated hard cheese, breadcrumbs and spices on the top.
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I either need to eat my veggies pan-fried with bacon or ham, or in a puree with seasoning and olive oil.
Almost no plain steamed or boiled food is tasty…
“In the name of starving children you’ll never meet, you need to force feed yourself with foods you don’t like.”
Oh yeah, I remember this actually… It was even said in a serious way by my parents in the 80s. :)
Hahahaha, I’m laughing too much and wife thinks I should stop :-P
If you struggled to eat vegetables as a kid then your parents probably were bad at cooking.
Also, vegetables for the most part have continued to improve in flavor as time goes on. Selective breeding and stuff like that.
This, and skillfully cooked vegetables become more accessible with the Internet’s recipes/advice and take-out food.
Now is: For Argentina!
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