Here's the problem...binge eating broccoli is still binge eating, which is an unhealthy eating style. Trust me, I do it and it doesn't feel good.

RW - how are you preparing your broccoli?

@RW:

I\\\'m pretty sure Laura added a generous dose of hyperbole in her blog entry.

That said, I too am particularly curious to hear about how you prepare your broccoli and how much of it you eat per week, as well as the quantities of other vegetables you consume during the same period.

We look forward to your reply.

I saute broccoli with garlic and olive oil. I'm not sure why the preparation matters. Binge eating is binge eating.

From Wikipedia "Binge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable eating. It is sometimes a symptom of binge eating disorder or compulsive overeating disorder. During such binges, a person rapidly consumes an excessive amount of food. Most people who have eating binges try to hide this behavior from others, and often feel ashamed about being overweight or depressed about their overeating."

I don't watch Oprah regularly, but happened to see an episode where she was talking about binge eating a head of lettuce. It's not the food that's the problem, it's the compulsion of bingeing. I guess I have some concerns about the Original Post adding binge eating to what looked like a list of "how we should eat"

RW, I asked preparation because using oil and seasonings, (as compared to just steaming for instance), is much more satisfying. You are speaking about consuming food for reasons other than hunger I see. I come from an eating disorder background - so I understand that perspective, and it ain't pretty! A subject for another blog. I've got interesting stories here and I bet you do too. For this blog - there was a "generous dose of hyperbole." Binge was used only because it begins with a "B." Thanks for connecting.

The alliteration pattern indicated hyperbole, so it appears I was quite right about that.

Anyhow, let us commenters not dampen Laura's enthusiasm. It's a blog, not a recipe from Nathan Myhrvold.

I understand that while this blog posting was an attempt at "healthy" light-hearted fun, it did touch on a very serious subject, binge eating. As a commentator pointed out, it is a food disorder. It is also something that the processed food and sweets industry counts on nurturing and developing in their target market population to ensure that the demand for their so-called food keeps rolling in. Since blogger Laura's "About this blog" reveals that she had (has?)an eating disorder, I would think she might want to be more sensitive to others who are suffering at the moment. Perhaps she has some insight to share about how she dealt with her disorder.

Thank you everyone for writing and the feedback. Styles do differ. From me, one can expect a more playful, slang style. I am surprised no one has called me on the use of ?ain?t? yet! Re eating disorders I?ve said over the years, ?If I haven?t accomplished anything else in life, I healed myself from an eating disorder.? The subject for another blog.