Comments on: Extreme Eating Makeover: Are You What You Eat? http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/02/26/extreme-eating-makeover-are-you-what-you-eat/ Pull Up a Seat and Join the Conversation at Circle of Food Blog. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kathi Dameron http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/02/26/extreme-eating-makeover-are-you-what-you-eat/#comment-332 Kathi Dameron Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:58:13 +0000 http://www.circleoffood.com/blog/2007/02/26/extreme-eating-makeover-are-you-what-you-eat/#comment-332 I think we need to be aware of what we are putting in our mouths. Labeling the calories and fat grams in a dish is a big step in the right direction. But as a former caterer and cafe owner, crunching the nutritional numbers for each of the unique dishes I use to prepare would have been a big challenge, since so much of what I prepared in my kitchen was a new interpretation which was based on the availability of seasonal ingredients and what was in the cooler. I'm not sure how you could quickly calculate the grams when working in such an impromptu, and often, harried fashion. I think we need to be aware of what we are putting in our mouths. Labeling the calories and fat grams in a dish is a big step in the right direction.

But as a former caterer and cafe owner, crunching the nutritional numbers for each of the unique dishes I use to prepare would have been a big challenge, since so much of what I prepared in my kitchen was a new interpretation which was based on the availability of seasonal ingredients and what was in the cooler. I’m not sure how you could quickly calculate the grams when working in such an impromptu, and often, harried fashion.

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