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Re: 8 Things to Know About Cream of Tartar

Thelessum — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:41:29 -0000

Your DII probably alergic to fructose, that is a tipe of sugar find in fruit, specially in grapes (also known as grape-sugar). This should not carry into the vine, and deffenetly will not appear in cream tartar. It's a chemical, as nature formed it, just like MSG.

Re: 8 Things to Know About Cream of Tartar

Thelessum — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:26:15 -0000

Add a feww drop of vinegar

Re: 8 Things to Know About Cream of Tartar

Www Thelessum — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:23:33 -0000

Cream tartar was find in 7000 year old vine jugs

Re: Baby Steps for Better Health?

LiisaW — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:16:48 -0000

What specific practical actions have you taken in the last few years
to improve your health? Were you able to maintain these actions over
more than one year?
I was diagnosed with a few health problems - asthma, depression, congenital something in my knee that causes problems - and I'm getting adequate treatment for these. Which is not exactly improving my health, just maintaining a baseline, I guess.
I'm struggling with anorexia combined with bouts of binging - at a certain point, I learned not to control my food intake and then it tilted to the other extreme.

Well... due to achy knee, binging, being an office paper shuffler who spends nine hours a day glued to the computer I had gained quite some weight. I always did a lot of hiking and some gardening so I'm not just a coach potato but I started to feel bad about my beer gut and stuff, and those extra 30 kilos indeed are a huge backpack to be carried around at all times. My knee is not happy either. Due to the eating disorders history (and present, to be exact) I find it rather complicated to find a balance between food intake, both quality and quantity, control. I have hard time to keep my food intake within a normal range - the borders are very blurry depending on anything but my feeling of hunger. I'm trying hard and I guess I'm slowly improving. I got a bike and if weather permits, I go for a ride almost every day. I got a garden and turning the soil and weeding feels good on many levels as well - physical activity, feeling of achievement, my own food (well, in future).

Is there a specific food / beverage you took out of your diet? Was it abrupt or over time?
I discovered that I have some sort of gluten intolerance (not coeliac). I had noticed that bread or pasta make me feel unwell so I had not eaten that much of it anyway. I cut on it even more although a lovely artisanal bakery opened down the street and their unsalted rye bread is worth of two days with diarrhoea.

Are there specific foods / beverages you have slowly incorporated into your diet?
I started to cook gluten-free. I'm not a big friend of adapting the traditional recipes, sometimes it works but often not so well. I discovered how many sorts of rice are there and I started eating much more of it. The local eco-bio-vegan-treehugger store has all sorts of unusual ingredients. By trying those that seemed promising (not the tofu bacon, or vegan liver pate) I found out that my life without miso had been pretty bland, that amaranth flour makes excellent cookies or flatbreads...

Are there food swaps you have made in order to lower sodium/sugar/fat ?
I'm considered an unsalted freak in the wide family and social circles. I yet have to do some considerable work on my consumption of chocolate and dry fruits. As for fats, well, you'll need to pry my butter, lard and oil from my dead cold hands. And by oil, I mean good olive, seed or nut oil, I wouldn't touch anything else. By the way, lard is excellent for frying as it is stable in high temperatures.
However, when cooking, I don't use much fat in general. Often it's possible to use less than the recipe calls for. Same about sugar.

Are you using technology to help you (health websites, calorie counters, mobile apps, etc…)
I found a website which tracks the food intake in a way that's easy to deal with - I can customize it and add my own recipes or other stuff. They have a huge database of easily obtainable data - brand name snacks and such - which sucks when one eats homemade stuff. Now I'm building my own subdatabase of stuff I cook or which I get in the Italian deli and it makes the whole process less time-consuming and annoying.

It
does help me. I'm sort of working on eating more
vegetables – only sort of, this is a bad season for fresh produce
and I refuse to buy tasteless tomatoes brought from Spain or grapes
from South Africa for obvious reasons and the frozen stuff has its
logistic drawbacks. Importantly, I found out that I'm not eating
enough. I yet have to see how it works on the long run but I feel
good about it so far.

Have you learned to cook? Cook new foods?
I had always cooked but lately I cook more and try new things.

What other small steps have you taken to be healthier?
I got a garden and apart from killing back while turning the soil and weeding, I'm growing my own food.
It may seem very very tangential to health but I started building my herbary seriously. At least once in a week I make a trip to some interesting spot.

I
cycle if it is within reasonable reach and on flatland (as per my
orthopedist's order, I'm to do lots of cycling but no hills until the
knee improves a bit) or I take a train or bus and walk. Apart from
learning a lot about ecosystems and plants and stuff, I get out
often, I get to move... and I'm actually very surprised how many nice
places there are, very close to the city, for that matter.

Re: The Weight of the Nation

@stuartberry1 — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:37:40 -0000

But the good news is that you can take the science begins getting you to wear more and turn it on its head. Check out the fantastic website http://mindlesseating.org/ : you'll have to watch it on a flash friendly device.
Watch for free the overviews of the mindless eating experiments. Never ending soup bowl.
I love the one where the same wine is giving to both groups of people. The ones who were told it was a great wine ate more more and rated it higher than the ones who were told it was an obscure red from a place you would be crazy to make wine from.
Expectation influenced total calories consumed and overall satisfaction score.

Re: For Parents: How NOT to Manage Your Child’s Weight

Jill — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:06 -0000

Thanks Pete! You can find more on my blog, justtherightbyte.com and in my upcoming (2013) book, Fearless Feeding!

Re: The Weight of the Nation

nelliesabin — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:35:07 -0000

"To all those who think obesity is just a matter of parents educating their kids, or a person exercising self control – think again. To tackle the obesity crisis, we need to unravel vast business and political interests that are almost incomprehensible."

Bravo.

Re: 9 Foods to Eat in 2012

Bgchappell — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:02:38 -0000

Ive bee readin you posts and i usedthe other end of the spectrum....... I eat more and work out more i hve gone fro 200 lbs at 5'8" to 170 at 5'8" now that migh not seem like alot of weight loss but its all muscle i feel like im in better shape than i have ever been just have to put in 2 hours a day 6 days a week ant you can eat what you want....... Oh yah i did the submerged weight and according to it ive lost 65 pounds in 6 months email me if you want my workout plan.... Bgchappell1982@gmail.com

Re: About

Cyberchick — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:20:47 -0000

Seriously, no Blackberry app? That's a miss in my book. I know many BB users who would welcome this app. I am subscribed to WeightWatchers right now and it's bad enough they don't have a a scanner for Blackberry. Please add us to your group.

Re: Eco-packaged Food is Not Necessarily Healthy Food

Aimee Roseborrough — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:38:12 -0000

Also "all natural" and "organic" do not equal healthy when it comes to packaged foods.

Re: The Weight of the Nation

Dr. Ayala — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:06 -0000

I agree with Ken. The first installment of the series was terribly depressing. But I applaud HBO for this effort to agitate for change. It is also clear that the series won't end with a simple prescription for a quick fix, but depressing as it is, we need to remind ourselves of what we already know.
The historic perspective of the fight against smoking should make us hopeful.I have a feeling we're reaching a tipping point, and things will start to change.

Re: The Weight of the Nation

Ken Leebow — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:27 -0000

I found the documentary to be horrifically depressing.

Beyond interviewing many obese people who wanted a magic pill and cried, they perpetuated myths such as ... Eat Less, Exercise More and a calorie is a calorie.

On a positive note, as least they did not chop off the heads of obese people.

And, by concentrating on obesity, we lose sight of the real problem (cause and effect)... horrific food = disease.

Ken Leebow
http://www.ObsessedWithObesity...

Re: 9 Things to Know About Surimi [Fake Crab]

Dcb525 — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:48 -0000

ewww!! im never eating Surimi again!!!

Re: 8 Things to Know About Cream of Tartar

Maggie — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:49:08 -0000

Is Cream of Tartar could for high blood pressure to bring it down?

Re: 4 Examples of Marketing Through Nutrition Labels

Ilcmicrochem — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:48:58 -0000

Nutritional food analysis yields important information for dietary balance and manufacturing procedures.

Re: 4 Examples of Marketing Through Nutrition Labels

Aonetaxi Canada — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:47:46 -0000

Nutritional food analysis yields important information for dietary balance and manufacturing procedures.

Re: 8 Things to Know About Cream of Tartar

Lynnie — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:01:32 -0000

This is true. I have been trying this, half a teaspoon of the cream of tartar mixed in oj before bed and I went from 3 packs of cigarettes a day down to 1, so it does cut the urge to smoke out taking it this way.

Re: Food and the Brain: Good Fats, Bad Fats

Brian — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:46:58 -0000

Saturated fat isn't as bad as the popular press would have you believe. There is really not a lot of good science that proves saturated fat is bad for you. This is my opinion, but health has more to do with the quality of food you eat more than the macronutrients and micronutrients. Eat a nice diverse set of whole foods from their most natural origion, and you will be far better off than the average person eating SAD. So what I mean by this is organic locally raised vegetables and fruits, pasture raised meats, wild fish...

Re: Never Eat Fast Food French Fries Again

acha dewe — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:37:43 -0000

You got me! I love baked sweet potato. With a sprinkle of cinnamon, brown sugar and a drizzle of honey once they come out from the oven is the best thing I have. I also love to enjoy them with sour cream. Perfect hit to my taste! However, I don't call them my heaven if once give me this sweet potato with butter or mallows. Just too sweet to my taste.
How to Make Sweet Potato Fries

Re: 9 Things to Know About Surimi [Fake Crab]

Lauren — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:38:42 -0000

Love this!

Re: Food and the Brain: Good Fats, Bad Fats

Jennifer Lee — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:46:06 -0000

Thanks for linking that here, I am referring Leefred (above) to your article.

Re: Food and the Brain: Good Fats, Bad Fats

Jennifer Lee — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:45:52 -0000

Check out Marsha Hallet's article: http://www.knowfoodnow.com/201...

Basically, good fats come from nuts, beans, and fish. Bad fats come from animal fat and processed foods (what I call "fake fats", like hydrogenated oils). The harder part to remember is regarding "vegetable" fats (I put vegetable in quotes because they're not all technically vegetables). For example, avocado oil is good (thank god), but vegetable shortening is a definite no-no.

Re: Food and the Brain: Good Fats, Bad Fats

Jennifer Lee — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:33:37 -0000

Some of the studies I mentioned had small sample sizes, and some were quite large. They were all well-designed. But yes, this is a new line of research, so we would need additional studies to support the authors' claims. It would be nice if all initial evidence came from large, well-designed studies, but that is often not the case. Large studies require large funding, and the funding agencies have their own agendas... you can see how that ends up affecting science. Many lines of research actually start with modest studies and don't explode until the right people with plenty of resources take an interest.

Re: 10 Things to Know about Coconut Water

Rhuey — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:14:46 -0000

I agree with you, Vivo and Zico have an odd taste..the only one I have found that I enjoy is sobe coconut water but it isn't just coconut water it contain sugar and sea salt...it's pretty delicious though!

Re: V8 Vegetable Juice – Twice the Salt of McD’s French Fries

Byoung66 — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:02 -0000

Just about anyone transitioning from a diet of 2400mg to a diet of less than 1500 mg will lose very close to 10lbs within a month. Try it....you'll like it.