Food Change my mind... Oriental dishes are, in general, better than Western dishes.

[Cogwork]

Most people enjoy trips to Panda Express more than McDonalds

If we're using that as a metric, there are 41,822 McDonalds restaurants in the world while there are "only" around 2,500 Panda Express ones.

 

[Elfknight7017]

The restaurants I like is Culvers. Their burgers and cheese curds are one of the best to eat.

 

[Jon-the-Archivist]

Ooooh, this one is tough....

I'm torn because I love Thai cuisine and I would kill for a well made Udon Bowl! But Cuban/Mediterranean is a worthwhile mix of savory, spicy, and flavorful that is to die for. Anyone ever have Pica Dillo? Swiss Army Knife of Mediterranean food, and I have family who knows special ways to make it pop.

You could make anything from Quesadillas and Sloppy Joes to a savory pasta dish with a rich and flavorful meat mixed in! Endless culinary utility!

 

[heart_kore]

As a white European that grew out of a mindset of avoiding foreign foods - disagree, though I do deeply love lots of asian dishes that I've learned to make so far.

Purely personal preference though, I was raised on rustic and hearty meals with a specific flavor profile that I for the life of me cannot find an approximate experience for in ''asian'' dishes, so the ''general'' asian food experience does not compare for me.

Maybe there's a dish out there that is similar enough, but at that point it's basically the same dish and it loses the ''asian'' part of it for me, if that makes sense? Like how basically every culture has some version of chicken soup but because it's so basic it's not exactly region-defining...

Forever on the hunt for a nice stew or something but with more foreign flavors than I'm used to qwq. I love me some indian or thai food, some of their curries and the like come close but not quite what i'm looking for. What I've tried of japanese, vietnamese and korean food is delicious but feels more like a light meal/snack, if that makes sense? The whole meal culture feels completely different, like a base + 1000 toppings instead of a main dish if that makes sense haha.

RIP west asian dishes, I've yet to get a chance to try some here.

Great excuse to keep trying foreign foods instead of cooking either way!

 

[GodlyDnD]

You actually really don't need supplements

If you will not eat in the healthy way and you will not take any supplements for vitamins that are remaining inadequate to you, you will sometime later on need medication, or more invasive intervention, for failing health that is actually epidemic in the society here. Being open can really bring you to lifesaving changes.

 

[GodlyDnD]

Everyone should consider supplements for vitamins they are likely not getting enough of. It is presumptuous to say you do not need any, it is very wrong to say no one needs supplements for enough of some vitamin. Almost no one gets enough vitamin C with food they are getting for what they eat. There are places where people need more vitamin D. And so on. I think you would not really be checking anything about it to claim supplements are not needed.

 

[AaronMk]

Bro why aren't you eating oranges

 

[Daisie]

Everyone should consider supplements for vitamins they are likely not getting enough of. It is presumptuous to say you do not need any, it is very wrong to say no one needs supplements for enough of some vitamin. Almost no one gets enough vitamin C with food they are getting for what they eat. There are places where people need more vitamin D. And so on. I think you would not really be checking anything about it to claim supplements are not needed.

I mean
The chemotherapy I had? That was needed, I was going to die an excruciating and early death if I hadn't had that.
If you can live a long, happy, and active life without vitamin supplements, then it ain't needed
Edit: Heck, even if people aren't living long, happy, active lives, that still doesn't mean people require them, lol. People survive terrible conditions all over the world. If those folks all needed supplements, then they'd all be dead, cause supplements aren't a universal thing O.o

 

[AaronMk]

I mean
The chemotherapy I had? That was needed, I was going to die an excruciating and early death if I hadn't had that.
If you can live a long, happy, and active life without vitamin supplements, then it ain't needed

The only valid reason you would need supplements is if you are on an extreme diet like intermittent fasting, where you have your caloric intake reduced to near-zero. But to keep the metabolic processes functioning and maintain muscle mass you need to have something.


Otherwise it's called making a sandwich and eating a banana. Normal food can cover a lot of bases all at once throughout the day. The only major health consideration is outside of reducing sugar is matching caloric intake with how much physical work you do to burn off that caloric intake.

 

[GodlyDnD]

Bro why aren't you eating oranges

Oh I eat veggies even higher in vitamin C than oranges. Most people need to eat a lot more vegetables and fruits to have enough, if they do not get a supplement for it. There is information online about this.

I mean
The chemotherapy I had? That was needed, I was going to die an excruciating and early death if I hadn't had that.
If you can live a long, happy, and active life without vitamin supplements, then it ain't needed
Edit: Heck, even if people aren't living long, happy, active lives, that still doesn't mean people require them, lol. People survive terrible conditions all over the world. If those folks all needed supplements, then they'd all be dead, cause supplements aren't a universal thing O.o

There is research showing there is healthy ways of eating that can possibly reverse serious health problems even including cancers. This is important, even more than supplements. I have such healthy way of eating that should be known more widely. But if you do not get enough of any one of the essential nutrients including any vitamin a supplement for it would be the right choice. It is very very common in our society for any to miss some nutrient or vitamin that should be enough.

 

[Daisie]

healthy ways of eating that can possibly reverse serious health problems even including cancers.

If reversing cancer were that easy then why are we using chemotherapy, radiation, and gene therapy? As well as willingly letting complete strangers carve out our insides?
Don't you think if there were any alternative - ESPECIALLY a dietary one - that doctors would then prescribe vitamins, and cancer would simply be considered a non-lethal illness?

 

[DragonSlayer57]

If reversing cancer were that easy then why are we using chemotherapy, radiation, and gene therapy? As well as willingly letting complete strangers carve out our insides?
Don't you think if there were any alternative - ESPECIALLY a dietary one - that doctors would then prescribe vitamins, and cancer would simply be considered a non-lethal illness?

To add on to this, cancerous cells are cells that multiply without end, are immature, and have evaded cell death. Radiation works at a very, VERY small level. You’re implying here that by eating vegetables/supplements, they would not only destroy cancer cells, but target them by knowing which one? Even though the problem with cancer is the fact it avoids the immune system entirely

 

[AaronMk]

Oh I eat veggies even higher in vitamin C than oranges. Most people need to eat a lot more vegetables and fruits to have enough, if they do not get a supplement for it. There is information online about this.

Yeah, the average diet can solve your nutritional issues. You don't *need* supplements.

 

[DragonSlayer57]

Although i do feel like this has strayed a little off the original topic, i personally like Panda Express a bunch and oriental dishes i feel really have a lot of flavor/culture behind em. Also i just rly like the shrimp at the buffets , stuffing my mouth with orange chicken from Panda Express, eating a shit ton of hibachi, slurping up chow mein, and getting as many fortune cookies in my tummy as possible

 

[GodlyDnD]

If reversing cancer were that easy then why are we using chemotherapy, radiation, and gene therapy? As well as willingly letting complete strangers carve out our insides?
Don't you think if there were any alternative - ESPECIALLY a dietary one - that doctors would then prescribe vitamins, and cancer would simply be considered a non-lethal illness?

As shown earlier in the video segment doctors are generally not going to tell you what to eat, they keep their business going and if that is with doing surgery that will be the solution they offer, if they get payment for prescribing medication that is what they they will do. And food industries want you as consumers to buy their food items that are distributed and they will not talk about any connection to health. Cancers, heart attacks and strokes, obesity impacting health and lifespan, and diabetes type 2 are epidemic, and the standard American diet is linked to these things.

Yeah, the average diet can solve your nutritional issues. You don't *need* supplements.

Never mind the discussion about supplements, though those on the market are definitely getting used. The diet that can solve nutritional issues is not the Standard American Diet. No one just looks up information when speaking their view. But information is online. None here even looked at Forks Over Knives and maybe didn't know about it...

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[Daisie]

As shown earlier in the video segment doctors are generally not going to tell you what to eat, they keep their business going and if that is with doing surgery that will be the solution they offer, if they get payment for prescribing medication that is what they they will do. And food industries want you as consumers to buy their food items that are distributed and they will not talk about any connection to health. Cancers, heart attacks and strokes, obesity impacting health and lifespan, and diabetes type 2 are epidemic, and the standard American diet is linked to these things.

So you're telling me that any doctor that loses their child to cancer is because they're just evil people who want to see their kids die? Cause according to you, they could easily prescribe them vitamins & a new diet to reverse it. And they have no monetary gain from surgery since it's their own child. So they really must be all irredeemable monsters.

 

[deer]

As this thread has run its course and geared towards another discussion, it will remain locked. Everyone has different dietary and medical needs so please remain respectful of each other's boundaries and experiences. Agree to disagree. If you'd like to continue the conversation, please message each other privately.