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

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Of course there's period healthy food, check up on the Lenten or Fish Day options
in period sources, which omit red meat and fat dairy products.  N'est-ce pas?

There's a mailing list for SCA members on Atkins or other low carbohydrate diets
for shedding weight:  <SCA-low-carb at yahoogroups.com>

Selene

Anne-Marie Rousseau wrote:

> 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
>
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