Hearth Surgeon ranks health dangers 1-10 and for one who loved hot dogs, and one who try to eat the hot dogs with best meat and healthiest and tastiest hot dogs, I hope they rank less than 5 as he ranks hot dogs in general.

I used to love bacon, but I cut back now, and only eat a few times a month.

What is important for you guys? Taste over health or vice versa

27 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Hearth Surgeon ranks health dangers 1-10 and for one who loved hot dogs, and one who try to eat the hot dogs with best meat and healthiest and tastiest hot dogs, I hope they rank less than 5 as he ranks hot dogs in general.

I used to love bacon, but I cut back now, and only eat a few times a month.

What is important for you guys? Taste over health or vice versa

Taste is still tops with me. That some favorites are actually healthy, that's a plus. Home cooking makes eating easier to be healthy, as I control what & how much goes in. My bread & cheesecake are best examples. Though had to cut back on my bread addition. Now it's a dessert when eating. Cheesecake recipe calls for 280gr of sugar, and I put in 125gr, so mere 10gr per slice, and decent size slices.

Lots of things get a bad rep, but can source better version than the poorly ultra processed versions. Things like bologna, hotdogs & sausages are good examples. Simply read the ingredients of label. I don't eat organ meat per se, so for me, they are good sources of. Actually had bologna & cheese for dinner. Without the bread.

Things I know aren't the best for me, I eat in extreme moderation. Alcohol has been out, for almost a decade, and cut way back for probably 2 decades. Never really drank often, but too much when I did. Past decade, it was hard opening or finishing a 2nd beer. Strange even saying that. Love a good Ale or Porter/Stout, but one satisfies. Can't remember last time I had one.

Easier eating healthy in TH, than the motherland (USA) as so much sold there is banned in EU and even TH. That's pretty sad.

Not so much 'health,' but how my body feels. (I suppose that could fall under 'health?')

My body feels better overall when I don't eat certain foods. Less old-age joint pain, less inflammation in my knees, etc., when I avoid wheat products and sugar.

That said, I will eat them, but only for a few days 2-3 times a year, because they taste good.

I opt for feeling good.

Back in the day, I had an 18' ski boat, and during the summers I would take my son and his friends out for the day. We usually ate the normal junk food - chips, cookies, soda. One day I only packed fruit and water. Of course they whined and complained about it, but had no other choice. No convenience stores out by that lake. As we were driving home, I asked them how they all felt and the light bulb came on.