Chips & Cheese : How bad is it really ?

[monitorlizard]

Where I stay in the UK, this seems to be the stable diet. Shops
are queued up with many dozens eating as much as they can,
and this is at lunchtime.

Not any alternative places to eat for reasonable prices. Lunch,
dinner and after pub food, it's Chips "n" Cheese, curry sauce optional,
well in some places...

I'm not a fan of the stuff myself, prefer to have a pub lunch
and avoid the chips.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/159928961_001d70ddec.jpg

Cheep are cheerful. You can get twice as much as this in the photo
for £1.20 where stay. They que up to feed their lard habits :eek:

[morjo]

Wow looks yummy, but I imagine I'd feel like crap after it. It's comfort food, it's tasty and easy to eat, but the after effects are bad.

Nutrition wise you wouldn't get much from it at all, it does a lot more harm than good.

[ownoiz]

Potato carbs + fried in crappy oil = lots of how can i put it, er fat storage.

The salt will help too.

Good for if you are about to trek across the sahara. One for you, a few for the camel to top up its hump.

Yeah potatoes are relatively cheap though, i see peeps here going at it too, hamburgers are getting pricey.

But pasta is cheap too, add some decent stir thru sauce and its fast easy and better for you if a carb hit is what the craving is.

But one will definately lose weight if they cut back carbs (especially potatoes) and eat more lean red and white meat, fish and vegetables.

If you put that photo on a billboard in Hollywood...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/159928961_001d70ddec.jpg

Everyone would run away screaming...attack of the killer carbs.
.

[relax]

Probably one of the worst things you could eat and class as a meal, then theres the portion size.

[merlincove]

Potatoes are just bad for us anyhows, members of the deadly nightshade family after all. i have to seriously limit my intake of any potato. but i do like wedges, and cheesey wedges are mouth wateringly good.

;)

[amethyst]

Potatoes are just bad for us anyhows, members of the deadly nightshade family after all. i have to seriously limit my intake of any potato. but i do like wedges, and cheesey wedges are mouth wateringly good.

;)

But they're sooooo goooood merlincove!

I could go to sleep in a bowl of mashed potatoes dripping with butter :D

[xpleet]

potatoes fried in coconut oil + halite crystal salt = healthy fries :)

[lookfar]

Mmmmm cheesy chips, I'm hungry now!!!:D I know it's not that good for you but cheese just goes with ANYTHING imo, love the stuff:)

[gods sun]

potatos are bad for you what a stupid comment.

[merlincove]

But they're sooooo goooood merlincove!

I could go to sleep in a bowl of mashed potatoes dripping with butter :D

Mmmmm cheesy chips, I'm hungry now!!!:D I know it's not that good for you but cheese just goes with ANYTHING imo, love the stuff:)

Oh yes, i am so with you both :D

Ever tried chocolate and cheese, och that is sooooo nice :D

and then chocoltae sauce and chips, oooooh is too more-ish

:D

[merlincove]

potatos are bad for you what a stupid comment.

Deadly nightsahed family, how can it be good for you?

[lookfar]

Oh yes, i am so with you both :D

Ever tried chocolate and cheese, och that is sooooo nice :D

and then chocoltae sauce and chips, oooooh is too more-ish

:D

No not tried those combinations yet, but I might have to give em a go sometime....:) But I doubt that chocolate sauce on chips could beat cheese imo:p

[amethyst]

Oh yes, i am so with you both :D

Ever tried chocolate and cheese, och that is sooooo nice :D

and then chocoltae sauce and chips, oooooh is too more-ish

:D

No, never had chocolate and cheese........no wait, yes I have......

I've posted this before....the deadly, but gastronomically intoxicating Godiva Chocolate cheese cake from The Cheesecake Factory (a restaurant chain)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6285/100081prmimglg.jpg

It earns the label of orgasmically delicious :D

[phildee3]

Deadly nightsahed family, how can it be good for you?



Also in the Solanaceae familily are tomatoes, eggplant and peppers.

None of these, including the potato, have the Deadly Nightshade poison in them.

By your argument, we should be able to get high on backyard poppies!


The family has nothing to do with it. If my brother murdered someone would it make me a killer?

You sound like a eugenesist.

[spiritual melody]

Where I stay in the UK, this seems to be the stable diet. Shops
are queued up with many dozens eating as much as they can,
and this is at lunchtime.

Not any alternative places to eat for reasonable prices. Lunch,
dinner and after pub food, it's Chips "n" Cheese, curry sauce optional,
well in some places...

I'm not a fan of the stuff myself, prefer to have a pub lunch
and avoid the chips.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/159928961_001d70ddec.jpg

Cheep are cheerful. You can get twice as much as this in the photo
for £1.20 where stay. They que up to feed their lard habits :eek:



Eeewe YUCK! Looks like the clean up bucket after someone was ill...

Sorry to you folks who said it looked yummy but to me it looks like sick n diarrhea in a tray.

I had never come across this cheesy chips meal until I moved to Scotland, they have some very odd food here lol, but who am I to talk when my hometown is world famous for black pudding :rolleyes:

[wildhorse]

lol middlesbrough's famous for its Parmo :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Meat_feast_parmo.jpg/800px-Meat_feast_parmo.jpg

[merlincove]

You sound like a eugenesist.

i don;t even know what a eugenesist is :eek:

;)

[merlincove]

No not tried those combinations yet, but I might have to give em a go sometime....:) But I doubt that chocolate sauce on chips could beat cheese imo:p

Chips dipped in soft ice cream 'n chocolate sauce, it was too tempting not to when Nicki, my eldest, bought a mc-flurry while i was eating chips, :D

It sounds wrong, but i can't tell you how nice that is. It's too nice not to try ;)

[spiritual melody]

lol middlesbrough's famous for its Parmo :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Meat_feast_parmo.jpg/800px-Meat_feast_parmo.jpg

PARMO!! Now ya talkin' I love em :D

My fella is a Boro bloke and he cooks THE best parmo in the world, better than any take away in Boro.

The down side is he hates making them and will only do it if bribed :p

[cstewart1987]

Lol.. Bribed.:D

[dmt head]

By your argument, we should be able to get high on backyard poppies!.

Apparantly you can get high off a lot of backgarden poppies. You have to scrape a whole bunch of them and collect it and you can get some opium. If only all the junkies out there new of this lol

[phildee3]

pindakaas met frijs!!

[phildee3]

Apparantly you can get high off a lot of backgarden poppies. You have to scrape a whole bunch of them and collect it and you can get some opium. If only all the junkies out there new of this lol



Yeh right!
Reminds me of when I was a kid, drying out banana skins to smoke
based on such a rumour!

[dmt head]

Yeh right!
Reminds me of when I was a kid, drying out banana skins to smoke
based on such a rumour!

Seriously, apprantly there were people on the shroomery doing it. See you need loads and can only scrape them once a day. I was going to try it this summer but never got round to it. Im pretty sure theres something to the bannana skins and also you can smoke peanut skins, tried that one lol

[trix]

OMG Poutine! Best stuff ever. Where I live in Canada, you get poutine everywhere. Fries, cheese and beef gravy. Best stuff ever, mmm now I want some. I don't have it often, it is a guilty pleasure. There is nothing wrong with the occasional guilty pleasure! Eating it every day, mind you, is a heart attack in a styrofoam dish.

Potatoes aren't bad for you, by the way. Baked potatoes with a bit of butter and a dollop of plain yogurt is a great side dish. Top with chives and sea salt... mmmm.

Mashed potatoes too can be done relatively healthy. All depends what you put in it, However a huge amount of butter makes it sooooooooooooooo frickin good.

Great, now I am hungry! thanks :P

[armoured_amazon]

Seriously, wtf is this chips 'n' cheese crap? They devour it in Brussels too (but no gravy).

[firepoet]

Excellent stodge.:D

[armoured_amazon]

This thread's making me constipated. :D

[firepoet]

This thread's making me constipated. :D

Chips and cheese with chilli sauce should fix that.:D

[armoured_amazon]

Chips and cheese with chilli sauce should fix that.:D

LOL :D

I rarely eat potatoes. Birds eye chillies are a regular participant in meals, though. Yum. I'm currently eating German salami, Gouda and cherry tomato sandwiches. I loves mah cheese.

[kanz]

Chips dipped in soft ice cream 'n chocolate sauce, it was too tempting not to when Nicki, my eldest, bought a mc-flurry while i was eating chips, :D

It sounds wrong, but i can't tell you how nice that is. It's too nice not to try ;)

So true I havent had it since I was a kid but ice cream and chips is so nice. Don't ask me how I know :P

[bulltwister]

Not as bad as this Scottish delicacy

The "Stonner Kebab"

Deep fried sausages wrapped in doner kebab meat and battered served on a bed of french fries

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/976/i2dw5nf19qxrnulnnpm6bes.jpg

[firepoet]

Not as bad as this Scottish delicacy

The "Stonner Kebab"

Deep fried sausages wrapped in doner kebab meat and battered served on a bed of french fries

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/976/i2dw5nf19qxrnulnnpm6bes.jpg


Looks good but it wont beat a munchie box.

[trix]

Seriously, wtf is this chips 'n' cheese crap? They devour it in Brussels too (but no gravy).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

Canadian thing. lol.

[firepoet]

a la munchie box
http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/munchy-box.jpg

[armoured_amazon]

Damn. I actually feel sorry for those of you who eat such shite. Your colons must be working overtime, and I don't know why a person would put their body through that - don't we go through enough already? :(

[dmt head]

Damn. I actually feel sorry for those of you who eat such shite. Your colons must be working overtime, and I don't know why a person would put their body through that - don't we go through enough already? :(

Agreed, munchie boxes are horrible! You could always eat some sand pedro cactus, clears that colon right out! :eek::D

[phildee3]

Now this is class!!
http://www.realclearsports.com/blog/Rocky%20Mountain%20oysters.jpg

[loopy2222]

I feel sick :eek::(

[phildee3]

http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20090507-gagh.jpg

[relax]

Not as bad as this Scottish delicacy

The "Stonner Kebab"

Deep fried sausages wrapped in doner kebab meat and battered served on a bed of french fries

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/976/i2dw5nf19qxrnulnnpm6bes.jpg

Nothing french about those fries mate

[monitorlizard]

Wildhorse. That Parmo could become really popular in my works "Chips Canteen" :D

Bulltwister. Managed to find where that Kebab is sold

http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20060630015057755

The biggest seller, other than chips "n" cheese where I stay
is --- The Hoagie

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VYi08gxSWj0/Soiq9FBCsiI/AAAAAAAACTA/4K1HlEv_sew/s400/P1060561.JPG

The much beloved "Hoagie"

Take one generous dolop of chapati dough, flatten it t
o the size of a 16" pizza.

Place it on the cover of a tandoor and apply a blowtorch
to the topside. once it inflates then flip it over and torch
the other.

Moving on take your now delectibly prepared chapati and
cover with chips.

Smother this in cheese.

Smother the cheese in your choice of Donner Meat,
Spicy chicken, Mexican Chicken, or opt for the
"Chromas Colonic Depthcharge" and get all of the above.

Smother that in kebab sauce and top with "garnish" otherwise
known as the healthy cabage, onion and lettuce salad stuff.

Now for the hard part, ROLL that badboy into a huge
cigarlike object (fine cuban cigars are possibly less fatal) then dig in.

Ensure great care to get as much of it on yourself as is humanly possible without wasting too much (in other words screw the salad, its ok to be "on you" but avoid getting the healthy option "in you."

Once devoured consult your nearest mortician....... :eek:

[lightgiver]

Where I stay in the UK, this seems to be the stable diet. Shops
are queued up with many dozens eating as much as they can,
and this is at lunchtime.

Not any alternative places to eat for reasonable prices. Lunch,
dinner and after pub food, it's Chips "n" Cheese, curry sauce optional,
well in some places...

I'm not a fan of the stuff myself, prefer to have a pub lunch
and avoid the chips.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/159928961_001d70ddec.jpg

Cheep are cheerful. You can get twice as much as this in the photo
for £1.20 where stay. They que up to feed their lard habits :eek:

:eek::D:eek:

I must admit I have partaken of this quite a few times :eek::D (in desperation)

Oh and felt like crap afterwards.

[baxter]

Behold the hamburger pizza!

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/01/pizza%20burger%201.jpg

Disclaimer: Don't eat this ;)

[stomach]

Every picture on here looks revolting.

[biblegirl]

dang i thought this was a thread about nachos

http://www.insidesocal.com/bargain/Nachos.jpg

[kweli]

Now this is class!!
http://www.realclearsports.com/blog/Rocky%20Mountain%20oysters.jpg

Noooooooo! It's presented on a masonic serviette! :eek:

[metacomet]

LOL! This thread looks fun!

This was posted in a thread about mcdonalds (http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88605&highlight=mcdonalds&page=3) ...

http://www.cheese-burger.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/boiled-cheeseburger.JPG




.... Nothing need be said.





















































*trying to free up a page of space to buffer the next image from the above travesty*


Upon investigating cheese-burger.net I did find these gems.

http://www.cheese-burger.net/wp-content/uploads/donut-burger-2.jpg

^ Slightly worse for you then a 50 lb. nacho plate...





But behold...
fried food in it's true glory.

http://www.cheese-burger.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/perfectonionrings.jpg


*steps away slowly*

Let all other fried food in this thread slink away in shame...

[biblegirl]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/159928961_001d70ddec.jpg


I don't get it, where's the cheese? is it that brown stuff? :eek:

[metacomet]

I don't get it, where's the cheese? is it that brown stuff? :eek:

I think that's the curry sauce he mentioned...

the cheese is the woe-fully un-melted pale yellow stuff under the sauce.

Tsk tsk.

[spiritual melody]

I don't get it, where's the cheese? is it that brown stuff? :eek:

The cheese is under the brown stuff aka gravy :D

[hank_scorpio]

I have been so turned of cheese i have not consumed any in over a year and NO milk products :D Would you eat plastic? Cheese has 1 molecule which seperates it from plastic. I am not sure if its really safe or not but the doubt is enough for me.

[vetis]

haha Parmos..only known in the north east. There is a place in hartlepool that does a Parmo wrap (big parmo, chips, salad, sauce in a tortilla wrap).

no wasting time with plates or knives and forks..just munch it like a sandwich!

I cant find any pictures of battered, deep fried ocean sticks..they are the best thing ever with beans/peas chips and battered sausage.

[armoured_amazon]

You poor, poor commoners.

:p

[tenzingnorgay]

potatoes fried in coconut oil + halite crystal salt = healthy fries :)

Add some raw milk cheese and you have a very healthy meal.

[tenzingnorgay]

I have been so turned of cheese i have not consumed any in over a year and NO milk products :D Would you eat plastic? Cheese has 1 molecule which seperates it from plastic. I am not sure if its really safe or not but the doubt is enough for me.

No, cheese is not one molecule different from plastic.

And please, let's distinguish between pasteurized cheese and real raw milk cheese.

[gripit]

Poutine is awesome! Delicious cheese curds, fries, gravy, yum! The last time I had it, it was Duck Confit Poutine :)

[armoured_amazon]

Add some raw milk cheese and you have a very healthy meal.

Yup, loads of green veg in there.

[relax]

Add some raw milk cheese and you have a very healthy meal.

No

[armoured_amazon]

No

Hehehe

[phildee3]

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/kebab440.jpg
mmmmmmm

Greens and all!

Just needs the yogurt sauce and ayran.

[amethyst]

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/kebab440.jpg
mmmmmmm

Greens and all!

Just needs the yogurt sauce and ayran.

That looks like a gyro phildee...those are yummy!

Yes, they must have the yogurt and cucumber sauce.....so good!

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/632/gyrosk.jpg

[phildee3]

That looks like a gyro phildee...those are yummy!



They're similar, although they taste quite different.
The gyros is Greek; doner kebab is Turkish.
Personally, I find Turkish food much more digestable.

[metacomet]

That looks like a gyro phildee...those are yummy!

Yes, they must have the yogurt and cucumber sauce.....so good!

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/632/gyrosk.jpg

Aghhh....

Now I want.

[amethyst]

They're similar, although they taste quite different.
The gyros is Greek; doner kebab is Turkish.
Personally, I find Turkish food much more digestable.

I'll have to try that ;)

[phildee3]

I'll have to try that ;)



Hard to find in the UK.
Much better in Germany.

Test:
if they have mayo instead of yogurt sauce - forget it.

[lauren_almighty]

The sight of the food in this thread is making me feel ill.

I'm really craving a salad right now.

[vetis]

The sight of the food in this thread is making me feel ill.

I'm really craving a salad right now.

its making me hungry!

The stuff on this page..is just too much

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com

[lauren_almighty]

its making me hungry!

The stuff on this page..is just too much

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com

http://5.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19pfxb6hbNRM27MI1o1_500.jpg

The dessertwiches look amazing.

[metacomet]

its making me hungry!

The stuff on this page..is just too much

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com

Oh man that is an awesome link.

http://15.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19ouh275wXTEfqcuoo1_400.jpg


The Japanese are SO WEIRD! Cheetos covered in strawberry yogurt?

This is out of control:

http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krx4rzq6sr1qzvnxpo1_500.jpg



http://12.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19lzfu3uwCTgkDBzro1_500.jpg

http://21.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19k7rjlbumIGE1gVZo1_500.jpg

http://2.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19kcf9gq1P2TzN3yNo1_500.jpg

[amethyst]

Oh man that is an awesome link.

http://15.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19ouh275wXTEfqcuoo1_400.jpg


The Japanese are SO WEIRD! Cheetos covered in strawberry yogurt?

This is out of control:

http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krx4rzq6sr1qzvnxpo1_500.jpg



http://12.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19lzfu3uwCTgkDBzro1_500.jpg

http://21.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19k7rjlbumIGE1gVZo1_500.jpg

http://2.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19kcf9gq1P2TzN3yNo1_500.jpg

Lol, @ the cheetos covered with strawberry yogurt :p

[enga]

ugh just went back on my diet....that last picture is an abomination.

[phildee3]

Would you guys cut this out?
It's Sunday night and everywhere's closed! ;)

[metacomet]

ugh just went back on my diet....that last picture is an abomination.

Yeah the last picture is almost enough to turn someone into a vegetarian.

That doesn't look like a delicious meal, it looks like carnage.

[lightgiver]

Behold the hamburger pizza!

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/01/pizza%20burger%201.jpg

Disclaimer: Don't eat this ;)

My dogs would enjoy that :eek::D

[biblegirl]

http://2.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19kcf9gq1P2TzN3yNo1_500.jpg

can't tell if that's a before or after pic :eek:

[metacomet]

can't tell if that's a before or after pic :eek:

lol!

[metacomet]

I'm on page 30 of thisiswhyyourefat.com

Seeing things no man should see. Or consume.

I've noticed a serious and disturbing bias towards pork on this site...

http://21.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19kcz326vcYP6rLePo1_500.jpg

[phildee3]

http://21.media.tumblr.com/i2dw5nf19kcz326vcYP6rLePo1_500.jpg



Brilliant survival food!

One can of this can keep you going for 11.7 days! ;)

[eternal_spirit]

Bit off topic but try this. The best Omelette I invented.

A large frying pan is best (depends on how much food you put in the mix) Beat 2 0r 3 eggs into bowl.

Chop Mushrooms
Chicken
Pepper - mix them in with the eggs in bowl.

Throw in frying pan (duh of course)

When it's time to turn the omelette flip it like a pancake (this is the tricky bit careful it don't slither out the pan etc.) or be careful and turn it with something. I get off on flipping it myself :D

Then chuck on loads of cheese grated or finely sliced
When the cheese starts to melt a bit then sprinkle chilli powder or black pepper (or both) Squash and spread the cheese around so it mixes the chili etc evenly - and finally a bit of sea salt.

Ham or a bit of bacon also goes well. if you want a change or like a mix of meat bit like a mad pizza.

[eternal_spirit]

I love Indian food, and sometimes get a take away for 2/3 people a set meal with lot's of goodies in a huge bag of food.

but noticed usually no one want's to eat the Beef/lamb Kebabs shish kebas look like shite.

People will say such things as who wants the dog turds?

[eternal_spirit]

I didn't eat cheese for a few years and was vegan and then veggie on and off most of my life.

I now eat anything at all. But am paranoid even though I now eat a fair bit of cheese.

It's awful when you know older people who have to watch their cholestrol levels etc and have a long list of foods to avoid.

It's not as simple as it sounds being a veggie even worse for a vegan to get the right foods/nutrition - so I joined the I'll eat anything crew, and maybe will suffer the consequences later on in life

(but if I stayed veggie then that may also lead to health problems)

I've read both sides of the argument and am still unsure who is right.

[eternal_spirit]

Bit off topic but try this. The best Omelette I invented.

A large frying pan is best (depends on how much food you put in the mix) Beat 2 0r 3 eggs into bowl.

Chop Mushrooms
Chicken
Pepper - mix them in with the eggs in bowl.

Throw in frying pan (duh of course)

When it's time to turn the omelette flip it like a pancake (this is the tricky bit careful it don't slither out the pan etc.) or be careful and turn it with something. I get off on flipping it myself :D

Then chuck on loads of cheese grated or finely sliced
When the cheese starts to melt a bit then sprinkle chilli powder or black pepper (or both) Squash and spread the cheese around so it mixes the chili etc evenly - and finally a bit of sea salt.

Ham or a bit of bacon also goes well. if you want a change or like a mix of meat bit like a mad pizza.
Try it. Beats cheese and chips.

[shellygurrrl]

Don't worry about it. If you want it, eat it for crying out loud. Denying what you want is worse for you than eating "fat." Gasp. Did I just say F-A-T? Ruuuuuuuuuuun!!!!!!!!

When it's your time to go, you're out of here. No amount of doctors or food intake or exercise will stop you from leaving. Enjoy the time here and prepare for better experiences when you leave!

[pinkfreud]

This thread's making me constipated. :D

:D


Behold the hamburger pizza!

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/01/pizza%20burger%201.jpg

Disclaimer: Don't eat this ;)

i wouldn't even eat that if my life depended on it.

most of the burger/samich pics here are disgusting... or maybe it's just me.


Add some raw milk cheese and you have a very healthy meal.

now you're talking.

i've noticed many people hate the stuff (and i can't understand why), but i can stuff myself with greek feta cheese alone.

http://courses.cit.cornell.edu/his452/Feta%20Wars/feta%20cheese%20picture.jpg

mmmm mmm nom nom nom.

i'm a sucker for cheese, but raw milk cheese is my absolute fav, especially goat cheese.


The Japanese are SO WEIRD! Cheetos covered in strawberry yogurt?

i've seen a whole lot of gross food combos. the worst i've encountered is a guy spreading black current jam over his plate of hot, smoking chilli kebabs.

*gag*

[deetox]

Don't worry about it. If you want it, eat it for crying out loud. Denying what you want is worse for you than eating "fat." Gasp. Did I just say F-A-T? Ruuuuuuuuuuun!!!!!!!!

When it's your time to go, you're out of here. No amount of doctors or food intake or exercise will stop you from leaving. Enjoy the time here and prepare for better experiences when you leave!

Sorry but thats terrible advice, you absolutely can live a longer and more enjoyable life if you abstain from eating stuff that isn't good for you. Look at how many people are overweight and die from things like heart disease and cancer. Most of that could be completely avoided if they controlled their cravings for bad food and ate more healthy food instead. As far as I'm concerned food addiction is worse than drug addiction, it causes way more suffering and takes a lot more lives, and the worst thing is most people don't even realize they have a problem.

And for the record healthy food can taste every bit as good as the crap you guys are talking about.

[glacidtek]

deetox... theres aslo the quality of life issue - resisting temptation and denying onesself an indulgence can have a negative impact on health/wellbeing aswell.

[glacidtek]

oh... for the record, I dont eat junk food, and try as far as possible to have healthy homemade/grown vegetarian food.
x

[armoured_amazon]

And for the record healthy food can taste every bit as good as the crap you guys are talking about.

Better, even. :)

oh... for the record, I dont eat junk food, and try as far as possible to have healthy homemade/grown vegetarian food.
x

Me too, except I still eat meat and fish.

[deetox]

deetox... theres aslo the quality of life issue - resisting temptation and denying onesself an indulgence can have a negative impact on health/wellbeing aswell.

An occasional unhealthy indulgence is fine but making a frequent habit of it is not smart. It's quite possible to indulge yourself on healthy food too, I have many books full of nutritious recipes that would blow peoples taste buds away.

[phildee3]

Yummm...
http://idatewhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chitlins01large.jpg

(pig's intestines - for the uninitiated!)

[glacidtek]

I totaly agree... but repression and self-denial can lead to neurosis - thats not got for mental health.... which usualy has physical symptoms.

[phildee3]

http://thestochasticman.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/meat-brains1.jpg