From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 13:18:14 MDT
Dossy wrote:
>
> > 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?
Note, Dossy, that Harvey was comparing a pound of rice with only a
quarter pound of beef. Now, that is cooked rice, so a good chunk of that
is water, but then so is the beef. In fact, a "quarter pounder" isn't
really one, since it loses water and fat, among other things, in the
cooking process, so that its usually about 1/8 lb in the cooked state
(since that is the state we are comparing).
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