I should tell you that I've seen awful things done to food before serving it in restaurants, including some that were branded as fine dining establishments and insisted on employing flamboyantly gay hosts for reasons I fail to postulate, except to remind their diners of the more delicate aspects of fudge packing just right before their meal.
So I scaled down on eating out a while ago; plus, you can hardly find a convenient place that serves proper meals with the right portions of fibers, proteins AND micronutrients. Even in a city like LA or London, or should I say especially in cities like LA and London?--inexpensive fats and carbs are more appealing to the inferior and less refined palates. And yes, with the past statement I implied discriminatingly binary prejudice in matters of food. What's the big deal?
So if you haven't considered this in the past, now is the best time to start lugging it like your prehistoric ancestors did.
Only few simple, seemingly trivial tools are required: Back pack/shoulder bag with decent capacity; microwavable containers of various sizes and shapes (glass or plastic); BPA-free bottle for milk, juice, or vodka if you're Russian; and ziplock bags.
A microwave and a fridge at home AND at work are also essential to your dietary logistic operations.
One should never stray from base for more than 2 hours without carrying food with them. Practical choices include but are not limited to: mixed nuts and seeds, leafy greens, fruits (peeled kiwi, banana, pears...etc), dairy, and, if you're going out for more than few hours, I'd even recommend boiled eggs, grilled chicken breast or seared tuna.
Forget the age-old food pyramid we learned back in school with grains at the bottom, carbs and fibers aren't limited to grains.
Eat every 2-3 hours a small meal of about 200-400 calories depending on your overall daily caloric expenditure. And make EACH meal complete with sources of fibers, proteins, good carbohydrates and healthy fats. Example composition of a meal: %25-35 carbs, %40-60 proteins, %25-35 fats
Carbs: are the most commonly available macronutrient. Avoid getting yours from candy, white bread and pastas which are all low in fiber. Go for multi- or sprouted-grain if available (sure I miss my sprouts) or hit the fruit section--lots of starch there.
Fats: are not all evil. The human body needs a variety of fats to assist in neural and brain functions, muscle regeneration and an overall healthy physiology. Use olive oil for cooking, eat your egg yolks (SHUT UP PANSIES!) and ensure a proper intake of omega-3 and omega-6. ladies out there, that's how you get that youthful, sexy skin.
Fibers: soluble and insoluble. Grains, beans, seeds and nuts, leafy greens and fruits and vegetables all contain plenty of necessary fibers. Consistent lack of fiber causes hemorrhoids. Like the age-old question about wearing a pink polo, it IS manly to eat fruits and green stuff. They save your ass. Literally!
Only %25-35 of a piece of white meat is protein, often less. some cuts of red meats are slightly better, but the remainder of their content is rather worthless. However, a man's capacity to consume other animals' muscles is used to advertise his falsely inflated sense of virility, so that's at least on good thing about meat.
no, but seriously, wanna kick-ass protein? Eggs, eggs, eggs!! Unless you're willing to eat insects and desert bugs; their bodies are composed of up to %85 digestible protein. Thank me later.
None of this is written in stone. Just do your best. Even professional athletes who are masters of wellness treat themselves to a greasy burger or a vat of ice cream every few weeks, as long as they know they're going to burn it.
Keep moving and exercise daily. Crank up the intensity two or three times a week and push your limits. “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” and you'll never grow old.
Now, I must excuse myself. Time to go to bed. *lecherously eyeing a bag of spinach and raisins*
Food in Libya 101--a bit of a ramble
so boring,,, no one would have a go reading it... I think u better go to LA or London... do not go to KFC, Mcdonalds or Burger king
Great that you want to extol the virtues of Omega 6 in our diets (whatever the hell that is), and that you propose doing it in a 'humorous' manner, but... 'fudge packing'? Really? Either that is soooooo funny that inferior types like me fail to grasp the humour, or else it's just a little bit nasty...
what humour?
maybe you shouldn't TRY to be funny.
I'm pretty sure I know funny when I see it and this wasn't it.
Your post about organic pastries, missing the drycleaner and finding a knowledgeable tailor on the other hand . . . that really WAS funny . . . I suspect it has been circulated very widely indeed ;-)
Samakauk wrote:so boring,,, no one would have a go reading it... I think u better go to LA or London... do not go to KFC, Mcdonalds or Burger king
Are you reading my mind ?
what number am i thinking of right now : ) ?
That's what I thought
Indignity to yourselves you have bought
For not anyone can keep up with my coolness
only stuckups think it foolishness
I knew my style was way too hip and dandy for you guys
What now? did you expect me to play it down with a fragile disguise?
just Like you? That's what the inept typically do
But I ain't that
Im not gonna even attempt to hold it back
You sparked the fire
now, you are stuck in your own mire
Ire shall eat you
and "dire" is all you knew
Stern up up or cool down, whatever you do
you ain't erasing that ugly frown.
It's a natural gift
granted to the dimwit
or possibly a curse
upon the perverse
whose proper place is in the back of a hearse
So before you be a tramp
and try to shoot down soaring champ
(must I remind you?)
go cash your food stamps
Maan, I am gooder* than I thought!! 
------------------------------------
*gooder is somewhere between better and best
Not sure which drugs you are using but you really ought to cut down the dosage.
This is an expat forum, set up to help expats. Your moronic inane posts are not helping anyone.
Horizontal Harry wrote:Not sure which drugs you are using but you really ought to cut down the dosage.
This is an expat forum, set up to help expats. Your moronic inane posts are not helping anyone.
Au contraire, I think Mo has brought something different to the club. He does talk some sh*te at times but a little stirring is more fun than a communal love in.
It's good to disagree 
I don't agree that it's good to disagree . . .
...that's latent talent...
anyway it's not a matter of dosage, it's more like changing pusher ( and try to look at him in the eyes next time 
)
Horizontal Harry wrote:Not sure which drugs you are using but you really ought to cut down the dosage.
This is an expat forum, set up to help expats. Your moronic inane posts are not helping anyone.
He's being helpful in my opinion:
A. don't do drugs here cause this is how you're going to sound.
B. he's the wrong person to ask for narcotics.
C. i think he adds some spice to the thread and it is genuinely funny 
Well i couldnt help but to think if you cant have women have food instead...
Seems like ur familiar with the topic ; ))
would u be willng to lend a hand ?
don't forget ur daily fiber intake...they save ur ass, literaly.
Mudman is the man
for the truth he seeks
It's always a pleasure
to remain brave amongst the meek
of different tongues and colors
and widely varied physique
some are ugly geeks
others are pretty but weak
so when you hit the road
follow Mudman all the way to the peak
to hababbi
we might be a bit liberal with words
and run around telling few cute dirty jokes
but women are the spirit of the universe
without them no child would've been born
and no worrier could've grown
and man would have been consumed by his own scorn
So hababbi
I might be a joker but I ain't no Irhabi
and saying that a "woman" could be had makes me no happy
to redsaraya
You communicate in the 5afaya
to share your thoughts you need not wear a 3abaya
around your mind and let it create
because that's why our parents did procreate
invent and make
new things, new ideas and alternative ends
for this show we live in
called life
where the bright will know no strife
and their intellect will be their Saraya
to all the rest
I need not justify my amends
I am having fun selling my poetry for milkshake and roasted almonds
few know what I am talking about
others are just conforming to trends
that sweep society
hoping that with appeasement they can transcend
of more importance to me is how my smartness overcomes the redundancy
and how my rhyme is rife with fluency
of thoughts and pens
and fine taste embedded within
in the meantime
y'all enjoy my verses while they agree to wend
FOR MOEI,
In a lapse of insanity,
returning to lucid memories,
of "gooder" days,
where women are not had,
but truly adorned,
To let no man rest alone,
is why we were born.
Such an unnatural state,
for ones eye to see,
how soon our food becomes a priority.
Balance in everything is the key,
And for you MoEI
your such a treat so remember;
the "gooder" you get the better you will be.
Hababbi
I'll tell you what propels me
forward in this world and what's my decree
it's neither starting my morning grinning with ironic glee
nor the conditioning I do when people cant see
although that's another story
but
it's the knowledge that it's no insanity to be prolific
with kind words and words needn't be scientific
as long as they're from the heart
they will always be terrific
accepted with gratitude
and given back as sincere honorifics
Me thinks this is MoEl's version of counting white cars....but at least it is creative.
Where are the normal people?
What is normal?
Blue berries anyone?
And MoEL I am sorry to inform you that the old lady who made the magical cream has passed... may she rest in peace.
I have just returned from Sert. The blue berries are doing quite well. how ever the fruit is smaller than expected... tibi Fiber? Weeeeeeee gotit! I will keep you up to date on them.
This thread is great!
Canadianturkey wrote:the old lady who made the magical cream has passed...
...away she went...away
where is she going to be buried?
they ask:
were all her kids married?
are they gonna celebrate, wed and be merry?
or will they grieve
and cease to conceive
in farewell of the cream fairy
As the darkness deepened
and my day was coming to an end
I found myself pondering
the passage of the cream nun
whose devotion to dairy
can never be outdone
whose care was simple, pure and genuine
no elaborate speeches
never pulled a fast one
gave more than she took
after others she always looked
and whose life is now a closed book
*...534, 535, 536..oh, nope, that was a grey one..but that one is whit, 537, 538...*
In the wake of an international food crisis
and Bloomberg hopelessly guessing what the future of this game of dice is
I deeply contemplate "your body is a temple"
and all I need to live long and well
is nothing elaborate
but few things that are surprisingly simple
including running in soft sand
never rejecting an extended hand
and giving utmost care to all my glands
for my body they maintain
thus a window to the soul they sustain
by their impressive command of the brain
which is harmed by all things mundane
including smoking weed and inhaling cocaine
even worse are Marlboro and methamphetamine
many claim it's the only way to entertain
but in truth it would be my bane
so while from the dull you abstain
remember your intake of proper fuel
plenty of it
Clean, delicious and so green it inevitably makes you drool
unless you wanna look like Michael Moore
who's so fat in his left breast he keeps an entire walmart store
without the produce section
cuz that's too big even for Moore's fat-accumulating obsession
and now, after you've been reminded
and my job I've done as in the past I did
I must hit the sack so tomorrow I don't get my a$$ kicked
in English, it's time to go to bed
The Poundstone Shake!!!
Omg, we've found a restless j**k in da house.
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