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Old Sun, Jan-12-20, 09:28
Bonnie OFS Bonnie OFS is offline
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein
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Location: NE WA
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Originally Posted by WereBear
All someone has to do is look at group pictures and street scenes from the 50s and 60s, before the "food guidelines," and marvel at the slim people who predominate. This was the era of a "diet plate" being a hamburger patty, full fat cottage cheese, and carrot sticks on a lettuce leaf. It worked.


I remember the first time (probably about 45 years ago) I ordered the diet plate. I also remember thinking "this is good!" Pity I didn't stick to it. But the wonderful but carby hippy food seduced me.
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