From: Dossy (dossy@panoptic.com)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 08:39:50 MDT
> Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> > Even low-protein foods can add up if you eat them as whole meals
> > rather than small side-dishes. A pound of cooked brown rice has
> > more protein than a quarter-pounder. So does a pound of corn chips,
> > or potatoes, or pasta.
This struck me as odd and funny, and reminded me of the semi-serious
joke:
"What weighs more? A 10 pound bowling ball, or 10 pounds of
feathers?"
Does a pound of cooked brown rice have more protein than a pound
of cooked ground beef? Or a pound of corn chips, potatoes or pasta?
I can imagine eating 16 ounces of cooked ground beef. I can't
imagine eating 16 ounces of cooked brown rice. It's absorption
of gut juices causing it to expand would probably rupture my
tummy. Not a great way to live, or die for that matter.
-- Dossy
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