tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post7196878509816375439..comments2023-10-19T12:13:17.987-04:00Comments on Unexpected Holiness: GluttonyDawn Fortunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722591049949538021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-27279842392898337102008-11-11T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:59:00.000-05:00First, the dish looks great and the recipe sounds ...First, the dish looks great and the recipe sounds delicious. I have several pounds of locally caught tuna in my freezer (I just had too much to eat at once!) and I wonder how tuna will fare...I may just give it a try!<BR/><BR/>Interesting thread of comments on gluttony/consumption and what drives them. Something tasting good is not a sin, by any stretch. Carbohydrate tastes good and sugar tastes sweet as a way of signaling our brain that this is nutrition we are "programmed" to feed upon. It's a purely biological trigger - like the nerve endings in our genitals that you refer to in your last post.<BR/><BR/>Thing is, our industrial, pertol/corn-based food chain has made things that taste good so abundant and (relatively) cheap, it's hard not to cross into over-consumption.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't already, read <I>The Omnivore's Dilemma</I> by Michael Pollan. It will change the way you view food, as part of the American "culture" if there is such a thing, and as part of you. It hasn't made me come out and say "this type of food is bad and immoral/unethical" (and it doesn't attempt to picture it as such) but it has made me very, very aware of just what goes into the food we buy, eat and feed our kids. Absolutely awesome book; can't recommend it highly enough.Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-37629888735862422542008-11-11T10:55:00.000-05:002008-11-11T10:55:00.000-05:00Your dish was a piece of art and eating it would b...Your dish was a piece of art and eating it would be like rolling around in Rembrandt's paint box, I can imagine. I am an avid, admitted glutton. If one tastes good, two will taste better. But I agree that the entire undercurrent to my experiences with food is how the food makes me feel: satisfied, less lonely, accomplished, like I'm being hugged by my mom? Although overweight, I'm still in good health so I say to hell with it and pass the plate.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113591910886590129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-30484331386966112952008-11-11T10:46:00.000-05:002008-11-11T10:46:00.000-05:00that recipe looks fabulous! I will try it soon - (...that recipe looks fabulous! I will try it soon - <BR/>(and thanks for stopping by my blog.) <BR/>Did you mean inspire the 7 deadly sins, when you decided to write about them? =: )betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661372862480428752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-60990802944032325372008-11-11T09:51:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:51:00.000-05:00Great post!Gluttony is being ruled by food. So eve...Great post!<BR/><BR/>Gluttony is being ruled by food. So even if one doesn't overeat, being ruled by one's appetite amounts to gluttony. Imagine, for instance, a thinnish woman who only wants to eat a flat boring little cracker. That;s all she wants. She could very well eat a sandwich or whatever is in the house. But she goes in search for this particular cracker because she has a hankering for it. That's gluttony. Because she has allow something to rule her. We might call it a craving, but it is nothing more than allowing the soul/spirit/will to be carried away by hormones/emotions/appetite. A glutton simply cannot say no to him/herself. A glutton is also a slave to new sensation. IT's akin to greed. But greed involves the need for external things. <BR/><BR/>The trouble with glutton is that folks tend to pick on fat folks because supposedly the sin of gluttony is obvious. But it isn't so obvious. It's a sin that tends to the desires of the flesh more than it tends to the spirit.Carole McDonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443401088634718848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-77552278726344070772008-11-11T05:55:00.000-05:002008-11-11T05:55:00.000-05:00Whenever a society gets to a point of relative cal...Whenever a society gets to a point of relative calm and comfort, the seven deadly sins seem to come to the forefront. With nothing real to fight or overcome, we humans tend to find other more self destructive avenues to release stress that is always there no matter the circumstance. Gluttony is an obvious go to choice in cultures like this.<BR/><BR/>But gluttony is not just about food, nor is it just a personal fault. America is a gluttonous country. We consume just for the sake of consuming. Our society is based on a consumer dynamic that if not kept at a certain level, we actually begin to suffer real downturns. Just look at where we are now. The payback for 50 years of unrestrained consumption are now coming home to roost. Gluttony is an integral part of our economic model. <BR/><BR/>I have always been a glutton. I never refused seconds nor very often refused thirds. If there was food left in the pot, I felt sad. I had under performed that day. I guess that makes me a Good American.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948070944762476183.post-755946870615034202008-11-11T05:09:00.000-05:002008-11-11T05:09:00.000-05:00Gluttony, specifically for food, is definitely an ...Gluttony, specifically for food, is definitely an issue with me. I love good food, really love it, but I can't seem to be satisfied with just a taste. If a bit is good, more is great. My bad habits are reflected in my waistline and growing unhealthiness too. <BR/><BR/>I'm working on it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.com