Viking Diet, what do we think?

Arrabindi

I'm so glad you explained the diet. I live in viking country i.e. Minnesota and the viking diet here is beer, brats, pizza, hamburgers etc very unhealthy - lucky football season is only so long.

And here I thought Scandinavia was viking country. Never knew they actually came from Minnesota...

Lets not let logic or history get in the way here. This place is full of Scandanavians and a mysterious food called "hot dish"

What's "hot dish"? Never heard of it.

ferrytrip

avro001

As long as you stay away from high fat processed foods & eat a variety of healthy foods - I think you'll be fine no matter what label is put on it. I'm sure you will do well

714rah714

But the real question... is there pillaging involved?

Yes, plundering as well

EvgeniZyntx

Copenhagen as the "new" food capital of the WORLD?
Senseless. Paris continues to have more restaurant in the top 20 than any other city, followed by NYC. If you go by those new flashy lists.
Guide Michelin all the way.

ferrytrip

Hot dish is a baked casserole. It usually has a cream soup base to it with meat, carbs and veggies added. The favorite around here is Tater tot hot dish. I'm not from Minnesota so it's still new to me. There's even a spaghetti hot dish.

00Melyanna00

just another fad diet like meditaranian, south beach, paleo, raw food, blah blah blah... just count cals and macros, exercise, and be consistant.

Mediterranean isn't a fad diet. It's a food pattern followed by some Countries around the Mediterranean Sea. It's recognized by Unesco as cultural heritage. Most people living in those Countries will in fact follow it, but will never say "Hey, I follow the Mediterranean diet", because it's not a diet plan, but just their eating habits.
It involves the use of local products like olive oil, tomatoes, fresh fruits, etc.
Some nutritionist may have realised it's healthy and decided to write a book to make it into a diet plan and get some money from it, but that doesn't mean it's a fad diet - it certainly wasn't born to be that (it was never really "born" as nobody sat down deciding how many portions of specific stuff one would have to eat and it was not designed for weight loss - it's just the way some people eat).

It sounds like the same principle of this new Vicking thing. Somebody just thought "Hey, let's make a diet plan out of the traditional eating habits of people living in Northern Europe, give it a fancy name and make money telling people it's something new".

Arrabindi

Hot dish is a baked casserole. It usually has a cream soup base to it with meat, carbs and veggies added. The favorite around here is Tater tot hot dish. I'm not from Minnesota so it's still new to me. There's even a spaghetti hot dish.

Doesn't sound familiar, but thanks

jimmmer

Copenhagen as the "new" food capital of the WORLD?
Senseless. Paris continues to have more restaurant in the top 20 than any other city, followed by NYC. If you go by those new flashy lists.
Guide Michelin all the way.

Aren't there more Michelin 3-Stars in Japan than anywhere else? It's meant to be considered the fine-dining center of the world.....

Edit: although that's based on 2011-12 information, maybe different for 2012-13?

EvgeniZyntx

Copenhagen as the "new" food capital of the WORLD?
Senseless. Paris continues to have more restaurant in the top 20 than any other city, followed by NYC. If you go by those new flashy lists.
Guide Michelin all the way.

Aren't there more Michelin 3-Stars in Japan than anywhere else? It's meant to be considered the fine-dining center of the world.....

Edit: although that's based on 2011-12 information, maybe different for 2012-13?

noted. It seems Tokyo has the most now. I'm getting old.
Never been to Tokyo - on the list.

Eta: like I said, if you go by the Restaurants list - which I don't - it's Paris and NYC. But I would not have guessed at Tokyo, just from lack of knowledge about the place.

CnocNaCu

reading through all the posts made me think if I'm really doing the right thing. I am feeling very low, depressed and useless because I am just counting calories in vs out. OMG, I am not hip, not mainstream....just nothing:sad:

So I have decided to follow the Irish diet : cabbage, spuds and a pint. Or maybe I should go for the German one? Sauerkraut, bratwurst and beer:laugh:

Cheerio :bigsmile:

BerryH

The Yorvik Viking Museum informs me that excavations of Viking middens reveal that nearly all of them suffered from debilitating parasitic gut worms. I suppose that would keep you slim!

Anastazia36

just another fad diet like meditaranian, south beach, paleo, raw food, blah blah blah... just count cals and macros, exercise, and be consistant.

Mediteranean is a fad diet? Really? Do you search a bit before you post something?

"On November 17, 2010, UNESCO recognized this diet pattern as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Italy, Greece, Spain and Morocco, thus reinforcing it not only as a fundamental part of their history and background, but also as a great contribution to the world"

This is a healthy way of life diet, not a weight loss diet. I am from Cyprus, a meditteranean island, and this a way of life for as.

jimmmer

Copenhagen as the "new" food capital of the WORLD?
Senseless. Paris continues to have more restaurant in the top 20 than any other city, followed by NYC. If you go by those new flashy lists.
Guide Michelin all the way.

Aren't there more Michelin 3-Stars in Japan than anywhere else? It's meant to be considered the fine-dining center of the world.....

Edit: although that's based on 2011-12 information, maybe different for 2012-13?

noted. It seems Tokyo has the most now. I'm getting old.
Never been to Tokyo - on the list.

Eta: like I said, if you go by the Restaurants list - which I don't - it's Paris and NYC. But I would not have guessed at Tokyo, just from lack of knowledge about the place.

Apparently, the Michelin guide only started to go there 5 years ago. Previously, they pretty much ignored the far east. Now they are discovering new restaurants every year, that they had not even visited before. Consequently, there are places that have gone from no stars to 3 stars after a single visit. Such things are rare in the more known culinary centers in the west. Explains Japan's almost exponential expansion in stars! Plus, let's not forget that simple, elegant high concept Western food bears much in common with Japanese style, that it's almost like their cuisine is made for the Michelin guide!

BFit40

The Yorvik Viking Museum informs me that excavations of Viking middens reveal that nearly all of them suffered from debilitating parasitic gut worms. I suppose that would keep you slim!

I suspect the debilitating cold, having to go out and hunt for hours to gather the game meat, carry out all household chores manually, build your own house and ships, plus forge your own tools for the pillaging raids ALL probably helped their waistline too.

rainghirl

As has been mentioned, this does sound a typical North European diet (as in what we eat diet, not weight loss diet). I still eat a lot of these things now as they are readily available. Mind you, can't resist the odd curry. Hm brussel sprout curry, tried it once, was not impressed.

jenilla1

Lutefisk - :sick:

Some of the Danish food my grandma used to make was pretty good, but I wouldn't call it diet food - LOL.

Also, wild game is notorious for carrying parasites. Make sure you cook it thoroughly so you don't become the next HOST!!!

msbunnie68

Lutefisk - :sick:

Some of the Danish food my grandma used to make was pretty good, but I wouldn't call it diet food - LOL.

Also, wild game is notorious for carrying parasites. Make sure you cook it thoroughly so you don't become the next HOST!!!

The Viking cooking method could also be questionable...the stew pot stayed on the fire all the time. It was never emptied. Food was continually added in so some of the stew they were eating could be up to around 6 months old in the pot...

HealthyGinny

I know this thread started out as a serious one but I'm happy I found it because it made me laugh and I needed it so thanks, guys :flowerforyou:

Why is it called a "viking diet" I'm pretty sure they ate the same thing as other people at the time maybe with just more protein. What's next the Swahili diet? Zombie diet? 50 shades of twilight diet?

This sound like just another diet repackaged with a catchy name that will make people follow it.

Haha, I love that!

The "50 Shades" Diet: includes loads of "working out" every day and the obligation to get "permission" before eating. Hey, I bet it would work

WinnerVictorious

Or for the discerning vegetarians, there is the Vegan Zombie diet: grains....graiiiiinssss...graiiiinnnnssss

:laugh:

so clever i wish i had thought of this first.

cmacphee3

Viking diet may taste good though, I think of a celebration feast with wine after rampaging through a village. Rampaging burns the more calories than swimming I hear.

Burns more than calories too!

msbunnie68

Or for the discerning vegetarians, there is the Vegan Zombie diet: grains....graiiiiinssss...graiiiinnnnssss

:laugh:

so clever i wish i had thought of this first.

I can't take the credit..my 9 year old son told me in a joke: What do vegetarian zombies eat? Graiiiiinnnsss... :laugh: