butter and marg - thought this was interesting

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Brontide, just to clarify, I'm not talking about using off milk or cream like we know it these days. I'm talking fermented, as in some beneficial bacteria have grown in it (similar to making yoghurt or quark i guess).

Bath, that's so true about the French. or a lot of Europeans, in fact. The Greek for example eat very fatty foods. They love their red meat, but they also eat fish and veg and lots of dairy (from cows, sheep and goats). Yet, they are renowned for heaving pretty good heart health.

And I have to say, I was shocked to see so many people eating on the road when I first visited Australia. Yes, people do that sometimes in Germany, too. But not to the same extent. We usually sit down to eat. You have much better control over your portion sizes this way. But, those habits are being lost, too. It is getting way more common to see people eat kebabs and burgers while walking through the city. Same goes for France. We are trading flavour and nutrition for convenience. A sad state of affairs.
As I said, I do eat these things, too, occasionally, but most of the time I make an effort.

ETA: Flowerchild, I just ordered nourishing traditions. Am quite excited now to start reading it. Sounds like something my mum would be interested in, too. I wonder if there is a German translation?

Sasa