Cronning and a family

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Hi all,

Took me a while to post on this but I think I may be able to

voice one man's approach to Cronning in a family.

I have been on Walfords CRON diet since May 1, 2001 and have

lost 35 pounds. Although my eating habits were not horrible compared

to most Americans, it was definitely not CRON conscious, my wifes

eating habits have always been terrible, and the kids were OK but

probably not that great. As of May 1, the family has followed me

into the CROn eating lifestyle. Here are a few comments/methods on

how I did it.

1) I try to cook most dinners (definitely for my wife and myself),

weekend breakfasts and lunches. My wife works three days a week so

those nights we eat a weeekend prepared frozen megameal. There is

very little talk on this forum regarding Walford's megameal and

recipes but I swear by them and the family here would never have

survived without them, both for taste as well as convienience. The

days my wife is off I try and prepare simpler meals

(pasta/fish/rice/steamed veges). There is always a supply of fresh

fruit and healthy cereal for the mourning and cutup salad veges for

lunch. Dinner for the kids are handled by the baby-sitting

grandparents who may not understand CRON and nutritious cooking but

have the common sense that vegetables/pasta and a meat at a meal are

helthy.

2) I had a long talk with my wife regarding her eating habits and

diet and convinced her that living 120 years just plain stinks

without her there. I also reaffirmed the health benefits of these

foods and the benefits of disease prevention (heart disease, cancer,

diabetes, high blood pressure). She is in the health profession but

sometimes she doesn't always follow the published medical advice on

diet. I still must endure he wity humor about the meals as well as

being called obsessed at least twice a week (and compared to alot of

people on this board, I AM NOT OBSESSED).

3) Cooking CRON with 5 and 7 year old daughters. Flat out, they do

not like mega-meals, so compromises must be reached. Some of the

successful guidelines: my kids will eat almost any plain vegetable

(raw or cooked) so I always prepare that (and mercifully they like

sweet potatoes and brocholli); The kids have been successfully weened

off regular milk onto skim milk (even the grandparents gave in

here); When I make megameal, I try and make extra basics which the

kids eat, example I cook excess pasta (using some for CRON baked ziti

or muscles florentine)and have an opened jar of ragu in the fridge

(they will not eat homemade sauce); We eat a good share of meat

(mostly chicken) since I feel this is necessary for good kid health.

4) deserts: with 2 kids we always have deserts arround and we

usually let them have a decent amount (yes and lots of halloween

candy lately). My wife and I have either homemade muffins (CRON

acceptable as the wife says) and not fat/no sugar added ice cream. I

just make it a point NOT TO EAT any other deserts. After dinner and

desert if the kids are hungry they are told to eat fruit or yogurt.

5) We eat out and yes we order piazza on occasion. He have almost

completely eliminated Mcs from the kids diets though.

I apologize if this has been long winded, but there seams to be alot

to relate (and hoepfully not bore). CRONNING with a family is

definitely possible. It was tricky at first, but it gets much easier

as time goes by. When I finally reach my set point, perhaps 145-150

pounds (69 inches) from my current 170 pounds I may find more

dificulty and I may end up making a decision like Francesca did about

losing a little life length while gaining life quality but I do not

have to make that choice today.

Joe

[Guest guest]

> Hi all,

> Took me a while to post on this but I think I may be able to

> voice one man's approach to Cronning in a family.

....

> 3) Cooking CRON with 5 and 7 year old daughters. Flat out, they do

> not like mega-meals, so compromises must be reached.

....

> 4) deserts: with 2 kids we always have deserts arround and we

> usually let them have a decent amount (yes and lots of halloween

> candy lately). My wife and I have either homemade muffins (CRON

> acceptable as the wife says) and not fat/no sugar added ice cream.

....

> Joe

Hi Joe:

See the below and try MSG for all of you.

Al.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMe

d & list_uids=9929637 & dopt=Abstract

Ann N Y Acad Sci 1998 Nov 30;855:438-41

Effects of monosodium glutamate on human food palatability.

Bellisle F.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a well-known flavor enhancer used in

both western and Eastern cuisines. Responsible for the 'umami'

(delicious) taste, it is incorporated into a large number of solid and

liquid savory foods. Experimental studies have established that the

presence of added MSG in foods influences palatability, preference and

selection. Sensory evaluation tests have shown that both traditional

and novel foods get higher palatability ratings if MSG is added at an

appropriate dose. In young adults, behavioral tests have shown that

the acquisition of a liking for novel foods is facilitated by the

addition of MSG to the recipe. In institutionalized elderly persons as

well as hospitalized diabetic patients, the addition of MSG to target

foods in a lunch meal induced an increased intake for those specific

foods, with a subsequent decreased intake of foods presented later in

the meal. In both populations, only prandial food selection was

affected by MSG, but meal size (kJoules) remained the same.

Experiencing the positive effects of MSG is thus possible without

inducing hyperphagia. In conclusion, MSG can be used casually by the

consumer in order to increase palatability, and it can also be used

selectively by nutrition experts in order to orient food

selection toward a healthy diet composition.