Foods: Good Vs. Bad

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I just looked up the B & B ingredients, and it includes partially hydrogenated soybean oil, so that's going to take it off my list for sure!!!!!

What kind do you use?

Smart lady to get rid of the partially hydrogenated stuff. I use Smart Balance for a spread and for most of my cooking. I prefer real butter for baking.

Originally Posted by Coffee99

Miss B, you should get a Mediterranian (I know, didn't spell that right, but am too lazy to go to my kitchen) Diet cook book or a Greek cook book. The foods on your good list are some of the staples of that diet. By this, I don't mean diet as in "to lose weight" although I did. I mean diet as "a way of eating."

That is a very good point. Unfortunately, most people hear the word "diet" and think "starvation, denial....."

As for the MissBrattified's original idea for starting this thread, it is a very good one. It is not useful to suggest to anybody that he eat foods that he doesn't like, or foods that don't like him. And there are usually plenty of very good, healthy foods that one likes already that can help in modifying diet to be a healthier individual.

I have had to learn how to modify what I prepare and serve here at home. My husband is prone to very high triglyceride levels and LDLs (bad cholesterol), and then high blood pressure. Modifying what we eat has made a tremendous difference, as evidenced by dramatic improvements in his fasting blood work in three months.

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

How is Greek Yogurt different?

"Called 'yiaourti' in Greece, Greek yogurt is creamier than regular yogurt. Authentic Greek yogurt owes its extra creaminess to a centuries-old straining process that removes the whey (liquid) from the yogurt.

For hundreds of years, Greeks have prized strained yogurt for its richness and creaminess, and because it makes a great cooking ingredient that’s less likely to curdle when heated. Today, we know that straining also makes Greek yogurt richer in protein than regular yogurt, and lower in lactose."

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Subdued

"Called 'yiaourti' in Greece, Greek yogurt is creamier than regular yogurt. Authentic Greek yogurt owes its extra creaminess to a centuries-old straining process that removes the whey (liquid) from the yogurt.

For hundreds of years, Greeks have prized strained yogurt for its richness and creaminess, and because it makes a great cooking ingredient that’s less likely to curdle when heated. Today, we know that straining also makes Greek yogurt richer in protein than regular yogurt, and lower in lactose."

So, where can you find Greek yogurt?

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

So, where can you find Greek yogurt?

I buy mine at Trader Joe's.

[Sweet Pea]

This is all very interesting. Has anyone here ever looked into the "blood type" diet? Supposedly your blood type can dictate what foods your body can handle and those it can't. Also, supposedly, if you eat only the foods on your list, you will lose and/or maintain your proper body weight.

My mother tried this for several months and she definitely felt better and did lose weight. The problem was - she and my dad have different blood types - ergo - different food lists. It became a hassle to prepare their meals - so she kind of "fell off the wagon" so to speak.

[MissBrattified]

Good:
*Hot Wasabi Peas
*Quaker Simple Harvest Instant [Oatmeal], Maple Brown Sugar with Pecans (Yum! My new favorite breakfast!!!!) MUCH better than regular oatmeal or the original instant oatmeal packets.
*Salmon
*English Muffins
*Miso Soup


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