Ingredients to watch out for?
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I will go down in any flame war you bring when it comes to those stain inducing dirt balls of death.0 -
The only ingredient I'll avoid is coriander (cilantro). Thats because I hate it with a passion, and to me it tastes like rotting washing up liquid.
I find it really funny that I love coriander (in the US, this refers to the seeds of the coriander/cilantro plant) but I can't stand cilantro (the fresh leaves of the same plant). How one plant can produce something wonderful and something awful at the same time is beyond me. At least both nutmeg and mace are yummy. I can't make my gr-grandmother's doughnuts without mace.0 -
_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.
Collards in soup?!? I know you're kidding....just stop. And is the escarole a combination of snails and a butter roll?!? I may...MAY make a soup with kale in it today. It'll be an accident I'm sure...not intended to be an ingredient
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PeachyCarol wrote: »_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.
I have a stew in my fridge with pork roast, potatoes, coriander, saffron, green olives, and a few more things. Pork is "the other white meat" so no red meat to give me a heart attack.0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.
I have a stew in my fridge with pork roast, potatoes, coriander, saffron, green olives, and a few more things. Pork is "the other white meat" so no red meat to give me a heart attack.
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+1. The body is VERY efficient. Additives in most foods (usually to increase shelf life or stabilize) aren't usually the issue when someone is unhealthy. That would first be weight (number one predictor of health status), genetics and hereditary traits, and then eating habits and environment.Avoid anything you have allergies to or don't like the flavor of. Otherwise there is nothing you need to avoid (including aspartame, and HFCS).
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Let me just say that it isn't "what" people are eating that's the issue if we're speaking of health. It's the LACK of what they aren't getting. Many people out there don't meet their essentials and exceed in others.
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I rarely read ingredient labels...just nutrition.0
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You had to go after me with a cute kitty. Fine. Poison yourself with beets. Nice knowing you. Can I have the cat when you're gone?0
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While there are certain behaviors that would increase risk tremendously (smoking, stuntman, venomous animal handler, etc.), risk of health is something that EVERYONE confronts DAILY by just getting up in the morning. Arguments could easily be made that living in Houston or LA increases respiratory ailments, you increase getting shocked by plugging in an appliance, that driving everyday easily increases your risk for a fatal car accident, etc.dee_thurman wrote: »How many would agree that eating red meat increases your risk for heart disease? To say you can eat anything you want as long as you aren't obese, I would argue that your percentages for certain types of diseases would increase.
Years ago people didn't see the problem with smoking. I think we would all agree that if you smoke you increase your risk to have a few things wrong with you.
I am not saying that if you have a hamburger once a week you are going to die of a heart attack. I do think that if certain foods/ingredients in foods are consumed in certain amounts you increase your risk for some negative things to happen. You can still be under your calorie goal and eat a lot of red meat. You can still be under your calorie goal, in my opinion and not eat healthy.
I am not looking to eliminate foods/ingredients but I will be aware of what I am putting in my body. I am not a nutritionist and don't claim to be. I do think it is a topic that goes deeper than everything is fine just don't go over your calorie goal.
These are things that people don't even think about because........................while there is risk, it's not that high in percentages.
If your genetics suck, then I'd be more concerned. If not, then don't over analyze the issue. You'll just stress yourself out...............which increases risk of HBP and heart disease.
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PeachyCarol wrote: »_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.
I have a stew in my fridge with pork roast, potatoes, coriander, saffron, green olives, and a few more things. Pork is "the other white meat" so no red meat to give me a heart attack.
May we inquire as to the olive type? And did you add the coriander at or near the end of the stew? Thanks in advance for your healthier replies. . . . ."CORIANDER ROCKS!!!!!!"
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It is okay little fella...no one will take your beets. . . . .heheheh front page of Jersey paper "Kitty beets Jersey woman to death"0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »You had to go after me with a cute kitty. Fine. Poison yourself with beets. Nice knowing you. Can I have the cat when you're gone?
Oh, sure. As long as I can eat my beets.
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_Terrapin_ wrote: »
It is okay little fella...no one will take your beets. . . . .heheheh front page of Jersey paper "Kitty beets Jersey woman to death"
Thank goodness, someone to the rescue....finally. My poison beets stay with me.
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_Terrapin_ wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »_Terrapin_ wrote: »It is refreshing to find earlnabby will be just in front of me to a warmer permanent climate. **Beet lover here** Come at me Satan!
I thought you were my friend.
Hmph.
Oh well, I like kale. I have a soup in my fridge right now with kale, collards, and escarole in it. I'm sweating Vitamin A, I tell ya.
I have a stew in my fridge with pork roast, potatoes, coriander, saffron, green olives, and a few more things. Pork is "the other white meat" so no red meat to give me a heart attack.
May we inquire as to the olive type? And did you add the coriander at or near the end of the stew? Thanks in advance for your healthier replies. . . . ."CORIANDER ROCKS!!!!!!"
Plain old pimento stuffed olives (the remainder will be added to my vodka gimlets). Since I used coriander, not cilantro, it went into the stew at the beginning along with the rest of the herbs and spices. I did my own sazon mixture although I needed to substitute saffron for the annato seeds since I forgot to pick some up at the local Mexican market. I have tons of saffron (well actually about 2 oz and it is the real stuff from Kashmir, left over from when I worked at Penzeys and we got a kilo in that had insect casings. We couldn't sell it so the employees got to keep it if they wanted).0 -
I rarely white knight folks; but sometimes it just needs to happen_Terrapin_ wrote: »
It is okay little fella...no one will take your beets. . . . .heheheh front page of Jersey paper "Kitty beets Jersey woman to death"
Thank goodness, someone to the rescue....finally. My poison beets stay with me.
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If your genetics suck, then I'd be more concerned. If not, then don't over analyze the issue. You'll just stress yourself out...............which increases risk of HBP and heart disease.
I agree with this.0 -
_Terrapin_ wrote: »
It is okay little fella...no one will take your beets. . . . .heheheh front page of Jersey paper "Kitty beets Jersey woman to death"
Thank goodness, someone to the rescue....finally. My poison beets stay with me.
Except the ones I take
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