Topic: Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

Nov 17, 2012 11:53 AM SunflowersMA wrote:

Anne

I PROMISE you, DOCTOR David Kessler will change your attitude to FOOD.  He KNOWS what an addiction is, remember he was the head of the FDA, who TOOK ON THE TOBACCO industry, and he now ( well, since the book & I think that's about 2 years) has set his sights on the FOOD INDUSTRY.

Thinking somebody needs to start a thread about this - NOT ME - ;-)))  But somebody.  And everytime I sign on and see anything about "eating yogurt for prevention crap" - I know it REALLY isn't me ;-)))

Nov 17, 2012 11:18 PM River_Rat wrote:

I like yogurt but as you mention it is plain unsweetened to which I add my home made granola.  For me it's a satisfying breakfast that tides me over well and I think it's healthy.  But that's just my opinion.  Many people feel that dairy in any form is not healthy.

Nov 18, 2012 10:01 AM flannelette wrote:

yes, have drained it and used instead of butter on toast during low-fat diet. hm. was starving every 2 hours with low fat. crazy.

All cultures love their own food traditions. I've been to meals with families in France, where all we did was talk about the food - the tender radishes, the crisp beans, the jiucy chicken - as it was served course by course for a 2-hour lunch. yes these people were not fat. and my own Ukrainian food - LOVED - esp at Xmas the supreme meal, all we do (did) was complement the cooks for the tender pierogies, the gorgeous fresh fish, and so on.

and then along came Frankenfood.com. They filled the void where uprooted impoverished people no longer had a strong food tradition. Like my DH's mother - poor, dad probably a coal miner emigrated to Cananda, 12 kids, married into a bit of middle-class, first on the blocvk for Chambers food club and a freezer and...Frankenfood! My DH is totally addicted to it. he once weighed 400 lb. from eating mounds and mounds of junk. Because his mom had no strong culture on which to base her meals. she's still out there, looking for every new product at Walmart:-(

it is a constant battle here, what comes into the house. Cause once it's in, it's in. and it gets eaten.

yesterday, it was over Captain Crunch. yes, a giant bowlful, supposed to be breakfast.

My mother made chicken soup from chickens, from the farmer, feet and all. Especially feet. 2 food worlds colliding. I watch in disbelief as his mom puts applesause on her salmon. applesauce. cuz it's sweet. the kind out of the jar, with sugar.

Sorry, on a rant here

Oh, and Frankenfood.com makes sure it dumps it all over the world, too. but we all know that.

A gorgeous morning here, have a great day all!

Nov 18, 2012 02:45 PM Wren44 wrote:

Applesauce on salmon? Yuck. That should just be illegal.

Nov 22, 2012 06:18 PM River_Rat wrote:

Happy Thanksgiving, notself and all.

Nov 28, 2012 07:06 PM River_Rat wrote:

CLC, I used to make my own yogurt and recently I've been thinking of doing it again.  I have a yogurt maker I need to dig out and see if the little jars are still ok.  If they're not I guess I could try your method.

Nov 28, 2012 07:26 PM gardengumby wrote:

I make my own yoghurt and then 'hang' it in xcheese cloth. I use whole milk. It's delicious!

Nov 28, 2012 07:31 PM CLC wrote:

GG...is that similar to farmer's cheese or cottage cheese?  How do you do that?

Nov 28, 2012 07:39 PM CLC wrote:

Ooooh...gg...you have piqued my interest. I want to try that!

Nov 29, 2012 05:39 PM SunflowersMA wrote:

AH, CLC, now THAT IS REAL YOGURT!  ;-)))  I was thinking of the plastic pots full of stuff in supermarkets called "super natural good for you with whatever" yogurt.  Especially those with the cutsey natural names, tho owned by HUGE French conglomerates...

I am using a lot of coconut milk - liking it a lot.

Nov 30, 2012 12:59 PM Wren44 wrote:

Garden, Our raspberries are so good, they are eaten plain. Might go with rhubarb tho. I'm not much of a fruit lover. DH is and keeps serving it to me. Good for me lol.

Dec 4, 2012 03:50 PM Cindyl wrote:

But they are best with dark chocolate... just saying.

Dec 4, 2012 04:14 PM SunflowersMA wrote:

even dark chocolate is good with dark chocolate...

Dec 4, 2012 05:23 PM CLC wrote:

Dried apricot with dark chocolate is a staple of my diet...:)

Dec 5, 2012 10:03 AM AnneW wrote:

My current decadent kick is crystalized ginger slices coated in dark chocolate! Found in bulk at Whole Foods!