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Published January 1, 2016
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September 27, 2025
Ok and Quick Read. Some new information. A short summary:
- One should eat more locally; interesting to read that local food is not always more sustainable when you take everything into account. As an example a research was quoted that compared the ecological footprint of two products, one from New Zealand and one from around the corner. The one out of NZ had a lesser footprint. Important difference is the weather and countries conditions for a specific product.
- One should eat biologically; of course, but don’t be dogmatic. Whether it really tastes better (one of the usual three reasons), is really questionable. Whether it is more healthy, there is less research. Two researches were quoted though: one where chickens were fed biological and non-biological food. The ones fed biologically, were smaller, but more disease resistant. Another research in children showed that children that mainly ate biological food, had les eczema. Whether it is better for the environment is also questionable, if you take everything into account. It is more important what you want to support, an industry of multinationals optimizing their profits or an industry that wants to create a better world.
- One should eat less meat; although an open door for the people who have not been living under a stone the last years, there are some interesting items in there. One is that some meat is actually better for the use of land than pure vegan food. This has to do with land that can only support grass, which humans can not digest; which is quite substantial. If we would only eat that meat, we would have one steak per week (which would also provide us with the necessary vitamin B12). So, less meat it is!
- One should eat no additives (e-Numbers); although one could say that less additives produce a more healthy food, it is also to be differentiated: a tomato has over 6 e-Numbers in it. Even Oxygen is an e-Number. There is no evidence that e-Numbers are bad, even not for MSG (also called ve-tsin, the fifth taste) that supposedly causes all kind of issues (Chinese restaurant syndrome). One tip, which is not new, eat less prepared food (that by itself has less additives, but possibly the same amount of e-Numbers).
- One should pay more; would you pay more for a product that ensures that the farmer is paid fair? When you say yes, think again, only 5% of the products is fair-trade. There are a lot of hidden costs in food. But is it fair to ask the consumer to pay? The proposal is to ensure to tackle the root cause, i.e. companies and farmers. An example was the gas price for dutch farmers (90% less than consumers) which is a strange stimulant.
- One should cook; cooking your own meals got less and less normal since a few decades. Usually, prefab food is less healthy due to added sugar and fat. And cooking your own meals improves your ‘relationship’ with food.
- One should grow; Not that many real news in here except for the, to me unknown fact, that victory gardens (‘volkstuinen’. In Dutch) were introduced during WWII in several countries to enable citizens to grow their own food in the cities.
- One should not throw away; a clear message. Although apparently a dutch citizen can ‘only’ save 150 euro per year by not throwing away food, it is clear that food has been produced and brought to us to be eaten, not to be spoilt. What is getting back in quite a few of the commandments is that food is too cheap.
- One should not diet; although the world is getting more and more obese, dieting is usually not the answer. Personally I am not that convinced, it is the way that you ‘diet’, control your intake, learn to embrace discomfort (a hungry feeling is ok!) and be careful with prepared (fat and sugary) food. And … move that beautiful body!
- One should enjoy food; ‘lekker eten’ is important, but be careful, the food industry knows what we learned over years to enjoy (fatty, sweet and salty food). Nice fun fact: the nose is much more important than the mouth for tasting food!
- One should eat more locally; interesting to read that local food is not always more sustainable when you take everything into account. As an example a research was quoted that compared the ecological footprint of two products, one from New Zealand and one from around the corner. The one out of NZ had a lesser footprint. Important difference is the weather and countries conditions for a specific product.
- One should eat biologically; of course, but don’t be dogmatic. Whether it really tastes better (one of the usual three reasons), is really questionable. Whether it is more healthy, there is less research. Two researches were quoted though: one where chickens were fed biological and non-biological food. The ones fed biologically, were smaller, but more disease resistant. Another research in children showed that children that mainly ate biological food, had les eczema. Whether it is better for the environment is also questionable, if you take everything into account. It is more important what you want to support, an industry of multinationals optimizing their profits or an industry that wants to create a better world.
- One should eat less meat; although an open door for the people who have not been living under a stone the last years, there are some interesting items in there. One is that some meat is actually better for the use of land than pure vegan food. This has to do with land that can only support grass, which humans can not digest; which is quite substantial. If we would only eat that meat, we would have one steak per week (which would also provide us with the necessary vitamin B12). So, less meat it is!
- One should eat no additives (e-Numbers); although one could say that less additives produce a more healthy food, it is also to be differentiated: a tomato has over 6 e-Numbers in it. Even Oxygen is an e-Number. There is no evidence that e-Numbers are bad, even not for MSG (also called ve-tsin, the fifth taste) that supposedly causes all kind of issues (Chinese restaurant syndrome). One tip, which is not new, eat less prepared food (that by itself has less additives, but possibly the same amount of e-Numbers).
- One should pay more; would you pay more for a product that ensures that the farmer is paid fair? When you say yes, think again, only 5% of the products is fair-trade. There are a lot of hidden costs in food. But is it fair to ask the consumer to pay? The proposal is to ensure to tackle the root cause, i.e. companies and farmers. An example was the gas price for dutch farmers (90% less than consumers) which is a strange stimulant.
- One should cook; cooking your own meals got less and less normal since a few decades. Usually, prefab food is less healthy due to added sugar and fat. And cooking your own meals improves your ‘relationship’ with food.
- One should grow; Not that many real news in here except for the, to me unknown fact, that victory gardens (‘volkstuinen’. In Dutch) were introduced during WWII in several countries to enable citizens to grow their own food in the cities.
- One should not throw away; a clear message. Although apparently a dutch citizen can ‘only’ save 150 euro per year by not throwing away food, it is clear that food has been produced and brought to us to be eaten, not to be spoilt. What is getting back in quite a few of the commandments is that food is too cheap.
- One should not diet; although the world is getting more and more obese, dieting is usually not the answer. Personally I am not that convinced, it is the way that you ‘diet’, control your intake, learn to embrace discomfort (a hungry feeling is ok!) and be careful with prepared (fat and sugary) food. And … move that beautiful body!
- One should enjoy food; ‘lekker eten’ is important, but be careful, the food industry knows what we learned over years to enjoy (fatty, sweet and salty food). Nice fun fact: the nose is much more important than the mouth for tasting food!
May 10, 2020
Onderhoudend geschreven maar voor de eco-bewuste foodie geen nieuws. Ik wilde graag iets lezen over Van Dinthers visie op eten vanuit zijn ervaring als recensent, maar daar ging het boek helaas niet over.
April 23, 2020
Fijn en overzichtelijk boek dat een aantal ideeën rond onze voeding genuanceerd en helder uiteenzet om tot 10 evenzo genuanceerde voedselgeboden te komen.
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