tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post1591544162511822409..comments2023-05-24T23:33:57.516+10:00Comments on My Unwelcome Stranger: Coke with your candy corn?Denis Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-61795466764875468782013-06-13T21:31:27.005+10:002013-06-13T21:31:27.005+10:00Possum Paradise!Possum Paradise!Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-66985866369215953942013-06-13T21:28:15.669+10:002013-06-13T21:28:15.669+10:00I know nothing about the starch thing but used to ...I know nothing about the starch thing but used to love eating sweetcorn just from the cob. When we were kids we used to sneak into the neighbour's ordinary corn crop for cattle [we're talking 5 acres at a time here] and select a very young cob. Stripped of the leaves, the corncob can be eaten whole. Very tasty!<br /><br />I look at the big healthy dandelions that grow in the garden when the boy hasn't mown for a while, and think how healthy as salad items they must be. I don't think I'd go for dandelion tea though, but I'm sure it's good for you.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-52051834501985173542013-06-13T10:02:05.590+10:002013-06-13T10:02:05.590+10:00Heavens. No wonder the possums like sweetcorn!Heavens. No wonder the possums like sweetcorn!Jeni at Northern Rivers Dreaminghttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Rivers-Dreaming/321272667962109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-44492171998299747082013-06-12T23:33:39.647+10:002013-06-12T23:33:39.647+10:00I know people who put the water to boil and then r...I know people who put the water to boil and then run out to pick the corn, run back and hurl it into the pot, because they believe that as soon as you pick it the kernels begin turning into starch (which is not good, apparently). When I grow corn though, I find it's so sweet you don't actually need to cook it at all. In fact, it's too sweet for my liking so I don't grow it any more. But then I like rocket, which is what I do grow a lot of (it's a weed really, of course.)zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-53986528914871768752013-06-08T11:19:49.528+10:002013-06-08T11:19:49.528+10:00That's a very good article, I think. Thanks fo...That's a very good article, I think. Thanks for pointing it out. I can't recall reading it before but when you read a whole lot together it's hard to distinguish.<br /><br />"... too much protein can damage the kidneys, yet too little does not provide the building blocks for growth and repair...." sums it up nicely.<br /><br />I never thought of brussels sprouts as bitter — I hope I'm not eating a Coca Cola version! I love them. Keely, my s-i-l, calls them the food of Satan. It's not meant as a compliment. :)<br /><br />I had no idea rocket grows all year round here. For Armidale, that's impressive!Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-79095916647331466652013-06-08T11:01:23.209+10:002013-06-08T11:01:23.209+10:00Asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts ...Asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts - go for them! We also really need to know is how much poison has been put on our fruit and veg to make them look that good.... I shudder to think.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-25689611737836300532013-06-08T10:57:08.177+10:002013-06-08T10:57:08.177+10:00I'm pretty sure Denis and Tracey will already ...I'm pretty sure Denis and Tracey will already have found this incredibly informative site on kidney health ,but for others who may be interested it is:<br /><br />http://www.kidneycoach.com/778/the-definitive-guide-on-protein-and-kidney-disease/<br /><br />Luckily, we like rocket and grow it all year round - one of the few greens that survives any conditions Armidale winters can produce! And that bitter, satisfying taste of brussels sprouts - yum! Don't imagine that I'm in any way immune to the delights of cake, chocolate or alcohol though...<br /><br />Julie M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-45733245703687685902013-06-08T10:56:51.132+10:002013-06-08T10:56:51.132+10:00Yes, evolution has decreed that we crave all the w...Yes, evolution has decreed that we crave all the wrong things for modern living — sugars and fats in particular. Good for our ancestors, deadly for us. Great for fast food chains.<br /><br />I'm tolerating rocket better with the thought that it must be doing me good!Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-69850613061677439722013-06-08T10:51:30.395+10:002013-06-08T10:51:30.395+10:00I don't think we quite made it out of 100,000 ...I don't think we quite made it out of 100,000 years of evolution, where our ancestors before the modern era made good use of whatever sugar was available naturally because they needed energy. They didn't have 'pure white and deadly' refined sugar, one of the main banes of modern existence in a sedentary environment. <br /><br />When we were kids, we weren't tubby from eating sugar because of our active lifestyle — but our teeth took a hammering.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-83696092745815960052013-06-07T22:18:43.759+10:002013-06-07T22:18:43.759+10:00I read that article when you tweeted it a week or ...I read that article when you tweeted it a week or so ago and found it so interesting I bookmarked it. Over time I've learned to love rocket and anything bitter as, along with dandelion,it's said to be good for the liver - my weak spot. BTW, I read somewhere online that asparagus is good for the kidneys. Don't know how true it is... mollymalonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353966249430351706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-56092308572105771792013-06-07T21:19:34.561+10:002013-06-07T21:19:34.561+10:00Blast and damn! I tend to love everything about re...Blast and damn! I tend to love everything about real food (i.e unprocessed food) and I grow a lot of it myself, but one I really don't enjoy, though I can eat it to be polite, is rocket! It just tastes all wrong. <br />Thank you for this conversation-starter Denis. It's important stuff. xxRoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339472107640597921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-22386277337196622322013-06-07T16:57:51.290+10:002013-06-07T16:57:51.290+10:00Very interesting Denis, in that it seems our taste...Very interesting Denis, in that it seems our taste buds have outstripped our evolutionary capacity for change. I wonder what other aspects of modern society might also be similarly affected. Your research also disposes of the hopeful philosophy “if my body craves it, then it must be good for me”. I always suspected that this did not apply to my favourite weakness ... cream cakes ... but Julie did serve up rocket-style lettuce last night, which was not at all bad - when doused in egg mayonnaise!!! Bobnoreply@blogger.com