With deaths due to obesity up 33 percent over the last decade, it would be nice to see some healthy recipes in the Good Eating section. Instead, on Wednesday, March 10, you published a salad with 586 calories and 50 grams of fat per serving, and a short ribs recipe with 1,166 calories and 98 grams of fat per serving. No one should consume that amount of fat in one serving. The healthiest recipe in the section was for a Passover cake! You would do your readers a great favor to include some tasty, healthful recipes, rather than putting out a whole spread on organ meat and smelly beer.
–Marcia Siegal, M.D.,
Chicago
Mixed messages
Considering the front page article in your newspaper today (“Deaths Due to Obesity Rise 33% in 10 Years,” March 10), it is very difficult to fathom why your “Good Eating” section devoted its main article (“I Can’t Believe I Ate the Whole Thing”) to the preparation and eating of fattening and unhealthy animal parts. I believe there is a great inconsistency between these two articles. Since your paper printed this as one of its front page stories, shouldn’t a supplement devoted to people’s eating habits and recipes include something that is vaguely related to eating healthier instead of a diet consisting of meat byproducts containing extremely high levels of fat and cholesterol?
The media is one of the reasons that there are so many obese people in this country. Newspapers and magazines encourage people to try unhealthy foods by printing articles such as this and label it as a fun and/or enjoyable experience. A culinary journey? Really! Perhaps with the cardiologist and Weight Watchers along the way.
–Ruth Franks, Chicago
Cheers for beers
I’m writing to compliment you for the fine article (“Cellar Dwellers,” Feb. 18) that appeared in the Tribune. I have been “cellaring” beer for over a decade and it is still rare to find any discussion of the topic. Your article was interesting, informative and accurate. Most major newspapers and national publications butcher any beer-related topics. It is refreshing to see someone “get it right.” –Bob Johnston, Farmington Hills, Mich.
