A sack of Yukon Gold potatoes was on sale last week so I have been incorporating the tuber into my diet in various ways lately. One day I decided to try Hubert Keller's recipe for "authentic" French fries that involves soaking the potatoes in cold water for two days. The fries are wonderful!
Fast food and good food are different largely from the attitude we take towards food and eating. Fast food tends to indulge what our palate enjoys and the excesses - too much fat, too much cheese, too much sugar - make food that can be as sublime as these fries destructive to our health. Fast food is unhealthy because we don't take the time to prepare, consume and enjoy the food. Eating only to enjoy we miss on some other values that might be as important as making money or acquiring more material possessions. What after all is obesity but the possession of more calories than we need?
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