"People leave out important information. "
Thanks for that, Dragn - and thanks for your input too, Chief.
I find it very frustrating that there´s so much information whizzing around on the internet, and that , many times, folks tend to take this as gospel.
(Once more, I beg to point out that I´m NOT, repeat NOT criticising anyone on this forum. we´re all entitled to post what we think is right)
A few years back, someone said that peanuts could cause cancer.
That cassava, a staple vegetable used in the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, contained cyanide.
That too much fried food was carcinogenic.
That eating green potatoes could cause severe food poisoning.
That rice left out for too long develops bacillus cereus, and therefore, food poisoning.
Yes, there´s some truth in all of these statements, of course, but it doesn´t mean the dire consequences will ALWAYS happen. In fact, it´s unlikely there will be consequences, but on SOME occasions, there may be.Unfortunately, wide-ranging generalisations tend to cause panic amongst a large swathe of the population, and it´s the panic that causes me frustration.
Any advice on the internet can be supported or countered by thousands and thousands of other posts, so it´s important to be objective. Secondly, any doctor will tell you not to drink, smoke, eat too much fat, avoid red meat, get plenty of sleep, avoid stress, avoid fried foods and sugar... wow, what a miserable life!!
So what´s the point here? Yes, take notice of food warnings, be prudent, but don´t take them to the extremes of NEVER leaving garlic in oil and throwing out EVERYTHING on its sell-by date, and telling other folks they´re going to die a painful death if they leave their rice out for more than 5 minutes.
You are more likely to die from a lightning bolt than from food poisoning.