tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21469458.post3832999001933590232..comments2023-10-31T05:04:03.273-04:00Comments on A Suburban Saga: simplicity snarkā¦.Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837261146374200032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21469458.post-63749274331832715072010-04-26T14:50:17.840-04:002010-04-26T14:50:17.840-04:00Oh, yeah, and David is me. For some reason, one of...Oh, yeah, and David is me. For some reason, one of our browsers has me (Ellen) signed in as my hubby. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965255996197239551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21469458.post-15707679458186209512010-04-26T14:49:37.212-04:002010-04-26T14:49:37.212-04:00Amen, Brandy. I love to cook... but NO GUILT. The ...Amen, Brandy. I love to cook... but NO GUILT. The thing that gets me about the healthy cooking thing is that there is always some reason why what you're cooking isn't healthy enough. You're using regular whole oats? Not good enough. They've been processed too much, etc. etc. There's just always something else to be doing or using... and it's like there's no end in sight. So I'll cook pretty healthy, and I'm not going to feel guilty about all the numerous things I'm not doing... =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965255996197239551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21469458.post-91744574733300906062010-04-24T17:00:27.636-04:002010-04-24T17:00:27.636-04:00This is what I despise about the whole green/organ...This is what I despise about the whole green/organic/healthy living movement. I really think this is an attempt to redefine sin. It distracts from <i>real</i> sin by calling other things sin--things like using a plastic bag at the grocer's or eating a donut.<br /><br />This doesn't mean there isn't a place for healthier foods--I think there is--but I <i>love</i> what you say you would have done. Actually <i>help</i> people instead of crush them and discourage them.<br /><br />A lot of good scratch recipes taste better and are more filling. That alone is a good reason for making them. And kids can help make them. And when they are cooking the house smells so good. Snacking or eating in general becomes more home-centered and family-oriented when you do it that way. It can be a beautiful thing.<br /><br />But is it really a sin to go get a donut with your kid? No way!<br /><br />I really think that when churches start having health conferences--I have heard about these from time to time, hosted by churches and attracting a lot of the women--we are risking a type of syncretism, and the result is a works-righteousness. It encourages us to judge what others eat, feel superior if we eat well, and so on. And yet the New Testament's teachings on food have a resounding theme that we are commanded not to allow food to be a divisive issue.<br /><br />Ack!<br /><br />Sorry for hijacking your comments. This sort of thing just drives me crazy. I <i>love</i> good food, and I really think this attempt to narrow food into some sort of nutrient-transporting device is to miss the point of food.Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.com