Re: Do you really like what you eat?

[Guest guest]

>

> So many of the diet foods are just

> horrid, and we've been eating or

> drinking them for ages because we're

> " supposed " to, for our own good.

> STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

> most freeing things about IE is the

> freedom to eat food you like. Man,

> doesn't seem like that would be such

> a revolutionary thought, but it is!

>

Too true. I just discovered this week the difference between eating

stuff (fruit, porridge, etc) with real sugar on it, as opposed to the

various artificial sweeteners I have been using for ages. I thought

I didn't mind the taste of the sweeeteners and that they didn't

affect my enjoyment of what I was eating - but OH MY GOD the

difference once I tried them again with a bit of real sugar!

Cheers

S

PS - I loathe skim milk too. Gimme da reeeeeal stuff! Ice cold! <yum>

[Guest guest]

Sigi,

Oh my God! When I started IE, I put a touch of pure maple syrup in my

oatmeal. It was fan-FREAKING-tastic!

You know what I've discovered, too? Now that I wait until I'm hungry,

what I want becomes clear. 99% of the time, it's healthy and I eat it

the way I want it.

I realized that now, I don't snack anymore.

Check this out, I can actually stop at 2 cookies. Why? I'm eating

what I want already so there's no longing. Plus, if I want some later

I can have 'em.

>

>

> Too true. I just discovered this week the difference between

eating

> stuff (fruit, porridge, etc) with real sugar on it, as opposed to

the

> various artificial sweeteners I have been using for ages. I

thought

> I didn't mind the taste of the sweeeteners and that they didn't

> affect my enjoyment of what I was eating - but OH MY GOD the

> difference once I tried them again with a bit of real sugar!

>

> Cheers

> S

>

> PS - I loathe skim milk too. Gimme da reeeeeal stuff! Ice cold!

<yum>

>

[Guest guest]

Honey Poppyseed salad dressing? That sounds delicious! I used to eat

a poppyseed dressing that was great, but they stopped making it!

What's the name of it (brand)? Where do you get it?

Thanks!

Zuzel

> >

> > Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Honey Poppyseed salad dressing? That sounds delicious! I used to eat

a poppyseed dressing that was great, but they stopped making it!

What's the name of it (brand)? Where do you get it?

Thanks!

Zuzel

> >

> > Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I can understand how you feel about skim milk. I used to see my mother

drink it and think - yuck! But when I was a teenager I spent a couple

of weeks visiting my uncle's dairy. We drank WHOLE unprocessed milk

and it was like drinking liquid cream. I put on over 5# during my

visit and I started drinking low-fat (2%) then. I later switched to 1%

and a few years ago dropped to the non-fat level. I know its not most

people's preference, but now I can't hardly drink 2% (which is least

one can find in restaurants). I'm also not a big water drinker so in a

way milk became one of my major fluid intakes so I guess its better

that I don't prefer whole milk!

>

> Skim milk is one of those things that

> I've tried and tried to enjoy because

> it's supposed to be " good " for me,

> but I just hate it. Everyone says

> you get used to it over time, but is

> bad food something I WANT to " get used

> to!? " I'll stick with my 2%, thanks.

[Guest guest]

>

> For dinner I am more satisfied. I have a little time

> to cook so I do. If I can have enough to take

> leftovers to lunch the next day that's a bonus but I

> don't count on it because I'm feeding a family of

> five, one of which is a teenage boy.

>

>

LOL! That cracks me up about the teenage boy. My son is only 7 - so I " ve a ways

to go. Good

thing cuz I really depend on the leftovers for my husband's lunch as well as my

own.

[Guest guest]

Horrid is right. And they aren't the least bit healthy even though they try to

tell us they

are. What a waste. We swtiched to whole milk a few years ago when we found out

how

much more available the nutrients are in whole milk - and how heatlthy the fat

in it

actually is. We often get it straight from the farm. I thought it would be

difficult to go from

skimmed to whole, but that was a switch that was very easy to take LOL.

I miss the milk I used to get - it was all pale golden with a thick layer of

cream on top that

we could leave - or take a bit off to pour over fruit and desserts.

>

> Skim milk is one of those things that

> I've tried and tried to enjoy because

> it's supposed to be " good " for me,

> but I just hate it. Everyone says

> you get used to it over time, but is

> bad food something I WANT to " get used

> to!? " I'll stick with my 2%, thanks.

>

> So many of the diet foods are just

> horrid, and we've been eating or

> drinking them for ages because we're

> " supposed " to, for our own good.

> STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

> most freeing things about IE is the

> freedom to eat food you like. Man,

> doesn't seem like that would be such

> a revolutionary thought, but it is!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sigi,

Sheet cake is just regular cake made in a shallow pan (like a deep

cookie sheet) so that there is greater surface area upon which to

decorate as well as easier to slice into many small pieces. Its a

popular option over a layer cake for celebrations and usually only

made at bakeries which have the larger ovens to put the larger pans

into. My guess about why it doesn't taste as good as 'regular' cake is

due to the bakeries using more flour and sugar and less eggs and

flavoring than one would when home baking a cake. I don't like these

either due to it mainly being an over sweet with no taste type of

thing. But then I am a home baker so can satisfy my tastes myself

Cheers and greetings to OZ! ehugs, Katcha

> >

> > I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

> > realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

> > office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

> > it at all.

> >

>

>

> Okay, now I just *have* to ask ... what in the name of all that is holy

> is " sheet cake " ???

>

>

>

> S

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sigi,

Sheet cake is just regular cake made in a shallow pan (like a deep

cookie sheet) so that there is greater surface area upon which to

decorate as well as easier to slice into many small pieces. Its a

popular option over a layer cake for celebrations and usually only

made at bakeries which have the larger ovens to put the larger pans

into. My guess about why it doesn't taste as good as 'regular' cake is

due to the bakeries using more flour and sugar and less eggs and

flavoring than one would when home baking a cake. I don't like these

either due to it mainly being an over sweet with no taste type of

thing. But then I am a home baker so can satisfy my tastes myself

Cheers and greetings to OZ! ehugs, Katcha

> >

> > I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

> > realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

> > office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

> > it at all.

> >

>

>

> Okay, now I just *have* to ask ... what in the name of all that is holy

> is " sheet cake " ???

>

>

>

> S

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Sigi,

>

> Oh my God! When I started IE, I put a touch of pure maple syrup in my

> oatmeal. It was fan-FREAKING-tastic!

Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup. And I used to

think I didn't

like oatmeal

[Guest guest]

>

> Sigi,

>

> Oh my God! When I started IE, I put a touch of pure maple syrup in my

> oatmeal. It was fan-FREAKING-tastic!

Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup. And I used to

think I didn't

like oatmeal

[Guest guest]

Hmm Iv. I " ve never tried it with cream? I make it in water but I've

always wanted to try cooking it in milk or almond milk--but I can't

quite shake the old calorie counter in my head....

>

> --->

>

> Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup.

And I used to think I didn't

> like oatmeal

>

[Guest guest]

Zuzel, The brand name is Bonnie's Gourmet (distributed from Rochester

NY) but I wouldn't be at all surprised if this is no longer available

because I bought it at a grocery clearance store. The ingredients

are - Vinegar, Mustard flour, Honey, Salt, Modified Food Starch,

Spices (has to be poopyseeds), Natural flavor, Xanthan Gum, -1% Sodium

Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate. I think if you just played around with

the main ingredients of Vinegar, dry mustard, honey and poppyseeds,

you could get pretty close to what you want and not have any

preservatives either ;-) Thickening with some cornstarch could work,

but you would have to heat the mixture to achieve that??? Have fun &

hope you find that taste! - Katcha

>

> Honey Poppyseed salad dressing? That sounds delicious! I used to eat

> a poppyseed dressing that was great, but they stopped making it!

> What's the name of it (brand)? Where do you get it?

>

> Thanks!

> Zuzel

[Guest guest]

Amen, sister lol!

May I add Brussels sprouts to that list?

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Amen, sister lol!

May I add Brussels sprouts to that list?

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Amen, sister lol!

May I add Brussels sprouts to that list?

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I so totally agree! I swear that all these 'bakeries' do is whip up

flour and sugar into forms! Flavor and substance PLEASE?!? Of course

my answer is baking these myself :)

>

> Those [sheet cakes] are ghastly. I didn't even like those in my

dieting days. Especially the yucky fluff they call 'frosting'. I'm not

sure what it is, but that is soo not frosting.

[Guest guest]

I so totally agree! I swear that all these 'bakeries' do is whip up

flour and sugar into forms! Flavor and substance PLEASE?!? Of course

my answer is baking these myself :)

>

> Those [sheet cakes] are ghastly. I didn't even like those in my

dieting days. Especially the yucky fluff they call 'frosting'. I'm not

sure what it is, but that is soo not frosting.

[Guest guest]

I so totally agree! I swear that all these 'bakeries' do is whip up

flour and sugar into forms! Flavor and substance PLEASE?!? Of course

my answer is baking these myself :)

>

> Those [sheet cakes] are ghastly. I didn't even like those in my

dieting days. Especially the yucky fluff they call 'frosting'. I'm not

sure what it is, but that is soo not frosting.

[Guest guest]

One thing that shuts up my calorie counter - when I have oatmeal for breakfast ,

my

'usual' is steel cut oats (cooked in water, cuz that seems to work best for

cooking them -

but I really like the texture of steel cut) Then I add a blob of butter (good

CLAs!), cream,

and maple syrup - oh, and a glass of whole milk

I " m happy cuz it tastes wonderful, is packed with nutrients and healthy fat, and

starts my

day off right (and when it starts right, it continues right) and the little

calorie counter in

my head is happy, cuz it realises it's only about 3-400 calories, which is a

good range for

breakfast

So, it retreats to a corner and sits quietly humming to itself...

> >

> > --->

> >

> > Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup.

> And I used to think I didn't

> > like oatmeal

> >

>

[Guest guest]

One thing that shuts up my calorie counter - when I have oatmeal for breakfast ,

my

'usual' is steel cut oats (cooked in water, cuz that seems to work best for

cooking them -

but I really like the texture of steel cut) Then I add a blob of butter (good

CLAs!), cream,

and maple syrup - oh, and a glass of whole milk

I " m happy cuz it tastes wonderful, is packed with nutrients and healthy fat, and

starts my

day off right (and when it starts right, it continues right) and the little

calorie counter in

my head is happy, cuz it realises it's only about 3-400 calories, which is a

good range for

breakfast

So, it retreats to a corner and sits quietly humming to itself...

> >

> > --->

> >

> > Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup.

> And I used to think I didn't

> > like oatmeal

> >

>

[Guest guest]

One thing that shuts up my calorie counter - when I have oatmeal for breakfast ,

my

'usual' is steel cut oats (cooked in water, cuz that seems to work best for

cooking them -

but I really like the texture of steel cut) Then I add a blob of butter (good

CLAs!), cream,

and maple syrup - oh, and a glass of whole milk

I " m happy cuz it tastes wonderful, is packed with nutrients and healthy fat, and

starts my

day off right (and when it starts right, it continues right) and the little

calorie counter in

my head is happy, cuz it realises it's only about 3-400 calories, which is a

good range for

breakfast

So, it retreats to a corner and sits quietly humming to itself...

> >

> > --->

> >

> > Oh, me too! That's how I eat it - with cream and real maple syrup.

> And I used to think I didn't

> > like oatmeal

> >

>

[Guest guest]

MMmm. I love brussels sprouts

I never thought I'd say that

> >

> > I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

> like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

> refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

> don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

> And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

> to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

MMmm. I love brussels sprouts

I never thought I'd say that

> >

> > I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

> like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

> refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

> don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

> And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

> to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

MMmm. I love brussels sprouts

I never thought I'd say that

> >

> > I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't

> like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I

> refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I

> don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me.

> And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have

> to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >