medieval healthy food was Re: [Sca-cooks] Tiramisu

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

hey all from Anne-Marie

>Alban at socket.net writes:
>
>> >Is there period examples of ...  fat-free or lower-fat or heart healthy or
>> All those
>>  >other Biz-Buz phrases used by the "wan-na-be" healthy folks ?
>>  Ummmmm, errrrrr, ahhhhh. . . . some of us "wan-na-be healthy folks" do
>>  indeed have heart disease, you know, and we do have to be careful about
>>  the amount of fats we take in. There's nothing "wannabe" about it; it's
>>  absolutely necessary to limit fat intake for some people.
>
>Yup. I don't have heart disease but lets say at 16, i've had my fair share of
>eating way too much, which has lead me to 275 lbs. Which is why i'm trying to
>work it off. So hopefully there is period health food.
>
>Misha


interestingly, I have a household full of people who've decided to try and
lose weight/get healthy/change their diet/fix that pesky colitis/etc. we've
been having a blast camping medievally and eating period food.

As the medieval concept of "healthy" doesnt fit into the Zone/Dean
Ornish/Weight Watcher/etc very well, we've had to do some "thinking outside
the box",but its possible. I'd be delighted to share menus/recipes if desired?

--Anne-Marie, having a lot of fun re-testing medieval recipes with lower
fat/salt/carbs/etc