Comments on: The cruelties of good nutrition – or the day the broccoli came home to roost

By: Ella

Ella — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:18:37 +0000

They haven't taken EMOTIONAL nutrition into account. This would significantly devalue broccoli and promote chocolate to the high nineties, thus restoring balance to the universe.

By: Coby

Coby — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:04:07 +0000

I haven't been sneaky with my little ones *I swear* but they all like broccoli and broccolini. I especially love it with lots of butter, salty capers and mustard…..wonder if that would affect it's rating?! Maybe the fact that it's not cooked until it's khaki these days helps to keep it in favour?

By: Heidi / Savory Tv

Heidi / Savory Tv — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:19:16 +0000

Ah you make me smile! I'm in the same boat as Anna, above, my mom loved to smother all things nutritious things with cheese, an effective and successful trick!

All of my low carb health conscious friends are making faux mashed potatoes, which is actually cauliflower mashed with sour cream in a pathetic attempt to mimic the real thing. And my sister has been following Jerry Seinfeld's wife's new cookbook, which is entirely based on SNEAKING pureed veggies into children's food!

Go you! Let's fight the conspiracy!

By: neil

neil — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:54:15 +0000

You're pissed, how about me? At least one of your favourite foods, chocolate, got a score. Where's the score for beer, huh? It's definitely a food…especially when the mercury hits 45c!!!

By: JdG

JdG — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:35:49 +0000

I stand and wave the white flag for broccoli Duncan! It never tried to hurt you, just to deliver its grenny greeny goodness! Besides, the little branches suck up all the goodness in any stir-fry and just become flavour explosions… ka-pow!
I'm sure that we all agree on the chocolate issue- the scientists simply don't know what they are on about. As for the popsicle? I demand a recount, in this heat- you gotta give them more credit?

By: Y

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:58:50 +0000

Okay, turnips I can sort of understand, but am surprised at how against broccoli, cauliflower and sprouts you are. Personally, I am more offended that popsicles only got a score of 1. Popsicles are a major part of my essential Summer food eats.

By: Manggy

Manggy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:46:35 +0000

Mm-hmm? You don't have to worry about funding pro-chocolate research, Hershey has it covered. I'm sure for every NuVal there is one paper documenting how this particular chocolate bar has more antioxidants than a kilo of broccoli. (No, Duncan, it doesn't exist. Move on.)

"Hitherto guilt-free diet?!" RIGHT! That is too funny. Tragic if it wasn't a joke, lol.

I love all the food you've named up there except the okra. Loved cauliflower since I was a kid!

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:35:41 +0000

I hated broccoli and cauliflower with a passion when I was a kid. Mum could trick me into eating the cauli by covering it with cheese sauce (that woman makes the BEST cheese sauce).

Now though I don't mind cauliflower, and absolutely LOVE broccoli. Go figure. Never got the hang of brussels sprouts though.

And Dani is right – dipping strawberries in the chocolate cancels out any bad stuff in the chocolate.

By: Campbell

Campbell — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:59:25 +0000

But I love broccoli. In stir fry; Au gratin; steamed. It's great.

As for Tofu causing homosexuality – that's ridiculous – what are people thinking? Everyone knows it's fondue.

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:36:21 +0000

Ahh but Duncan. Broccoli is just little trees. What kid doesn't want to eat little trees?

OK, my kids are weird they love broccoli and brussel sprouts. I actually bought an unplanned cauliflower this week at market because Son and Heir asked me too. How could I refuse that?

As for the chocolate, just dip the strawberries in it and all is forgiven, right?