Foodies - Honestly

Honestly, food should be yummy

jenopolis — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:44:40 -0500

I totally agree with the moderation contingent. I love to cook, and I love to try new things, and food is such a great way to be social, thoughtful, and creative... I don't limit the kinds of things I eat, just the portions. And YES, I cook a lot more from scratch and avoid all the processed stuff.

That said, I am definitely trying all sorts of new recipes that DO fit in with healthy goals-- I just got a new Vietnamese cookbook, which is really healthy stuff, lowfat for the most part, but not because it adapts high fat stuff into low fat ways. It just is naturally good for you. And I am trying to learn one new veggie dish per week, because I realize that I do NOT know how to prepare veggies in a lot of inspiring ways. (Microwave steaming, anyone?)

And yeah, coworkers and husband-- the best way to get rid of delicious baking projects!!

SmilnRunr — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:43:52 -0500

I truly don't understand people who don't love to eat delicious food. I say cook and bake with the full fat and calorie ingredients. Enjoy it in smaller portions. If I didn't do this I wouldn't last three days on a diet. As a bonus my coworkers love it when I bake since they get the extras.

Low-fat Cooking

Patti234 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:26:28 -0500

It's all about the overall amount of calories you're eating. Whether you eat 2000 calories of fat or 2000 calories of protein or 2000 of sugar, you're body is going to store the same amount of excess OR it is still going to be in the same deficit range, according to your body's caloric needs. So enjoy your brownies, enjoy your sauces..as long as you can feel full and not exceed your calorie range for the day, it's all good. Of course, your body wouldn't feel as awesome as if you ate a nice mix of fibre, protein, veggies, and fruits, but you can still enjoy yourself.

fat

Jenney — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:02:59 -0500

We need to incorporate at least 10% of our calories as fat. Preferably the unsaturated kind that we find in nuts, olives, olive oil, avocado-those types of things. Our bodies need fat to metabolize our fat soluble vitamins-A, D, E & K.

another honest one....

jakenfrankie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:01:36 -0400

i'm not even so sure that all-lowfat-all-the-time is good for you! a little cheese and oil and steak ain't so bad. look at all the skinny europeans! i think processed and fast food is a worse problem for most of us americans trying to lose weight than actually cooking fatty stuff for yourself. and thanks for the recipe. i am so totally making that asap.

Very honestly...

cccc — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:07:10 -0400

I am not at all into low fat cooking.

oh yeah

bookgirl — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:13:58 -0500

sometimes I'll make alfredo sauce and put it on veggies instead of pasta. 'cause it doesn't count if there are veggies on the plate, of course.