Sunday, April 19, 2009

Letter to the Editor: Nutritionist slags salad, then wrestled to the ground

Celebrity nutritionist Rehan Jalali said some positive things recently, like feast on oatmeal, dates and sweet potatoes to help you shape up before slipping into your summer swimwear - then he goofed up.

He said, among other things, forget about salads.

“Contrary to popular belief but calorie-filled dressings and croutons make salads a bad choice. Plus the nutritional value of lettuce and tomatoes is negligible.”

Is the guy a maroon? [click here for full article]

Slag salads, just before gardening season perks up?

Glynn Leyshon, former wrestler, coach at the University of Western Ontario and neighbour in Old North, caught wind:

“Anyone who knows food realizes that that tomatoes are loaded with food value including fibre, at least seven minerals and seven vitamins. There is even a modicum of protein and virtually no fat.” [letter to the editor, London Free Press]

In my opinion, Jalali missed a golden opportunity.

Just as one can add currants, cranberries, bran, walnuts, raisins, dried apricots, Red River cereal etc. to oatmeal, to make it a modern-day nutrient delivery system (compared to a refined sugar delivery system like most cereals), one can add tomatoes (hopefully, homegrown) and hundreds of other goodies to salad in place of the unhealthy dressings, croutons and bacon bits that have become some people’s favourite waist expanders.

Celebrity nutritionist - shape up.

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Ever heard of tuna salad? That's my favourite.

What do you add to your salad?

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4 comments:

Michel said...

He might have been talking about me when he was saying to skip the salads... I kinda see lettuce as a decorative element...

But I DO love them!

Michel said...

unless of course, "slags" doesn't mean what I think it does - and then that's just kinda gross, frankly.

G. Harrison said...

Hi Michel, Nicorette et al,

Thanks for your comments. I treat salads like oatmeal; they're carrier systems for 101 other ingredients. And lettuce must not be slagged.

Cheers,

GAH

G. Harrison said...

Update; Mon., April 27.

A letter to the editor, correctly a statement I made, contained the word slag. I almost fell over.

http://itstrikesmefunny.blogspot.com/2009/04/it-strikes-me-funny-i-get-nailed-for.html

GAH