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Eat yourself to Death, MasterChef way, Eggs Benedict with 300 calories of FAT per serve.
Are you a fan of MasterChef?

I love the artistry of the food preparation and presentation and the sheer love of the sensual pleasure of handling, viewing, smelling and tasting the final dish.

I question why the only healthy part of the meal, in master chef dish, is usually the green garnish.

I was saddened to see when they did have an excellent example of healthy food cooking on the show, in Michelle Bridges, the trainer for the Australian Biggest Loser series and the 12 Week Body transformations that I am taking part in, they told her, 'her prepared food was not salty enough'.  There is enough information about to educate how unhealthy high sodium diets are.  Why do these food shows have to focus on unhealthy food?

I love a good, Eggs Benedict, but OMG at the lashings of clarified butter, 75 grams butter per serving  = 200 Calories plus oil that was poured into the Eggs Benedict dish prepared on MasterChef last night, the version I make is low fat and delicious. I would need more than the best fat burner, to be prepared to consume as much fat as they put in those MasterChef meals.

 I do watch the TV show and enjoy the visual beauty, of the food. When I see the clarified butter being poured into food, that does not need it, I just think of all the men in my family, grandfathers, uncles, I never met, because they died of lifestyle disease in their 30's and 40's and my mum having her first heart attack at only 52 years old, due mostly to eating that sort of high, animal, fat, diet, that I thought, we as a society, had learned,enough ,to never want to go back to those bad old high animal fat, eating days. 

Yes the French do use animal fats in thier food, but those who do and are also slim have mastered portion control far better than most. They do not serve such large individual servings of high fat food as Australian and US diners eat. All things in moderation, MasterChef is educating a very unhealthy way of eating with no balance of health meal preparation or guide to portion control.

I think those high fat foods, are fine, if prepared for occasional meals for a large group of people, so tiny amounts only are served, with many yummy healthy vegetables. I enjoyed my own, full fat cheese platter for two, lunch yesterday as an occasional treat and through portion control and a very light evening meal, and no snacks I kept my calorie balance in check for the day

I like to use my imagination to prepare in healthy ways and still get all the visual stimulation of serving food like it was an art form.  I think it is the artistry, of the food presentation; the sensual love of food, we can take from this show and have fun with, food is to be enjoyed. :-).  

Food should be a sensual delight :-), we can do better than MasterChef does, combine the best of what they show us, the delight in food enjoyment and presentation and the best of a balanced healthy diet.

Below is my (not typical) meals I shared,  yesterday. Remember the lunch platter was shared with Reg, it is a serving for two and I chose less meat and bread, the salad was oil free and the yogurt, drinks low fat, and unsweetened. The calorie total 1,200 ideal for my short height, age and weight. Fat content was higher than usual. Those two dip bowls in the lunch platter are made from healthy chick peas and black and green olives.  The inner bowl contains a few, macadamia nuts.

 I exercised in bushwalks. I had a lovely day and enjoyed my food.
 


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Sheridan Davis
07/04/2010 10:39am

It was amazing just watching them pour all the butter into the dish. I couldn't believe it - so, so much. Not to mention the butter bread, toasted in yet more butter. I love watching them cook but not sure if I could eat it after watching just how much fat went into it all - a taste yes, but the whole thing no way. I like your meals so much better.

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