's motd Wednesday March 9, 2011 - Mouthfeel

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MOUTHFEEL

Wednesday, 09 March 2011

Do you ever look through the

dictionary and discover new words? I love doing

that. (I have a dictionary with large print, by the

way. LOL.) Sometimes I'll choose a letter from the

alphabet and look for a new word to help build my

vocabulary. I did it with the letter "M" the other

day and came across the most interesting word...MOUTHFEEL.

My dictionary defined

mouthfeel as the sensation a food gives your

mouth when you're eating. And when a food

gives you a good mouthfeel, you end up saying things

to yourself life, Oh my goodness, this is just

luscious! Or you might say, Wow, this is

awesome! Or, I haven't tasted anything

this good in a long time, I love it. I've just got

to have some more!

Food manufacturers love to create products for us that

have a good mouthfeel. In fact, they spend millions

of dollars to develop new snack foods that will leave

us begging for more. They even have focus groups come

in and taste-test the foods as they attempt to "hit

the jackpot" with the latest snack food creation. And

you know what happens when they come up with a real

winner...many of us get hooked!

I remember when I was doing fat-free snacks for

Walmart. They would come to my house with samples of

the new products. I was like a one-man focus group as

I sampled the foods they'd brought with them. (Gee, I

miss those days. LOL.)

Ice cream companies are always

looking for new flavor combinations, too. And oh how

we love the creamy mouthfeel of just about any flavor

ice cream, right? But when Ben & Jerry come up

with an exotic new flavor combination, we just can't

wait to try it.

The same goes for when one of the big food companies

is developing new cookies or candy bars. Oh, they try

different combinations of nuts, caramel, milk

chocolate and nougat, searching for that perfect

mouthfeel we just can't say no to. And

after not saying no the first time, they're hoping

we'll go back for more!

And we love those salty snack too, don't we? There

used to be only a few but now the grocery stores are

lined with aisle-after-aisle of salty snack foods.

Seems we Americans can't get enough...of that

salty stuff!

And okay, what happens when you get addicted to these

foods and keep them in your house. Well, I'm sorry to

say, they end up going right smack into your mouth for

your mouthfeel fix. Oh, no! And the next

time you "see" those foods, you know where you'll see

them, don't you? Well, in the numbers on your

scale...that's where. You'll

end up gaining weight!

In order to lose weight, you have

to enjoy the mouthfeel of the freshest and healthiest

foods you can put into your body. For instance, I

love the mouthfeel of salads. I love the crunch of

all those colorful vegetables as I munch on them.

Last night, I made a salad with romaine lettuce,

shredded purple cabbage, cherry tomatoes,

carrot slices and celery. I made a dressing of olive

oil and balsamic vinegar and I have to tell you, my

taste buds were very happy.

A couple of days ago, I made a parfait of nonfat

yogurt, fresh fruits and granola. I couldn't stop

eating it. I just loved the mouthfeel of that creamy

yogurt and crunchy granola.

Today, you should go through your kitchen and take a

look at all off the products you have there that give

you a good mouthfeel. But...get rid of

those foods that are high in calories and fat. I

mean, while they may make your mouth feel good, how

will they make your body feel when you gain more

weight, huh? I want you eating those healthy foods

that will make your mouth "feel good" while making

your hips...look good!

Love,

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Dear

Addiction is addiction.....even you admitted you could not stop eating it! lol. It does not matter if it is high fat or low fat....addiction is addiction.

From: Sue in NJ

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:17 AM

~100-plus ; ~RSDeal ; ~TheFoodmovers

Subject: 's motd Wednesday March 9, 2011 - Mouthfeel

MOUTHFEEL

Wednesday, 09 March 2011

A couple of days ago, I made a parfait of nonfat yogurt, fresh fruits and granola. I couldn't stop eating it. I just loved the mouthfeel of that creamy yogurt and crunchy granola.Love,