Does anyone here eat real food?

SezxyStef

All of my food seems to be real. Except desserts. Pretty sure at least some of those are imaginary.

Yah I was thinking that too...unless my grapes are those plastic ones and I haven't noticed yet.

softwind

Just wanted to say that I toured the Ben & Jerry's factory last week. nom nom nom

__Di__

LOL people can not help themselves. Got to put down or make fun of what someone wants to do with their way of life. Just because it doesn't work for you does not mean it doesn't work for someone else. SMDH. If I had the energy to plant a garden and can everything in said garden, and raise my own chickens and pigs and beef I'd do that too. I just don't have the want to, but if you want to go for it. Personally I think nothing tastes better than fresh green beans from the garden or fresh corn on the cobb. I personally think it tastes so much better than all the stuff out of a can. I prefer making my own pasta, why because it tastes better, so very tender and yummy. I also enjoy eating my homemade cheesecakes way better than buying them from a store. But I enjoy eating bacon and ham and greek yogurt too. I may try my hand at homemade greek yogurt and mozzarella cheese one day but until then I'll buy it. I prefer ham slices over deli ham slices, both are processed but I like one better than the other. As a matter of fact tomorrow I'm making banana cupcakes with salted caramel/peanut butter buttercream frosting and it's all from scratch except the peanut butter and that's okay (but I do love home processed peanut butter, yum yum). We all want or like to eat what we eat.

Eating real food will always work for everybody, all food is real, whether you make it yourself or not.

But eating "real food" without all that added sodium to enhance the flavor of it, tastes so much better. If you have to use flavor enhancers because you've processed all the flavor out in order to make it keep for months on the shelf is IMO silly. Why would you eat it processed to death then enhanced to bring flavor back to it along with all the artificial flavorings they put in it when you can have it freshly made and no need to add a butt ton of salt to it because it already has amazing flavor. Food is best, and I'm talking taste wise, not necessarily health wise, in it's original form, without all that processing and enhancing. That's the way I like it best.

I don't put artificial flavourings on my food, I just like to eat what I like to eat

AbbeyDove

You might want to go over to the Paleo/Primal boards. That sounds like what you're doing.

jessidoto

No - Mrs. Dash is not a salt substitute. Mrs. Dash is a salt free spice mix to use instead of salt. Salt substitues are potassium based instead of sodium based. I use it in my daughter's eggs every day. It's recommended for those with hypertension so they stay away from sodium...

kittenrocket

Tuna is awesome, however watch out as it is quite high in mercury. I also think that going to somewhere like wholefoods/a market is the best way to get unprocessed produce w/o the distraction of delicious chemicals!

Quirky_but_nice

You might want to go over to the Paleo/Primal boards. That sounds like what you're doing.

No, I don't have a problem with grains. Almonds don't grow here but wheat, barley and oats do.
I prefer to eat local where possible.

Quirky_but_nice

No - Mrs. Dash is not a salt substitute. Mrs. Dash is a salt free spice mix to use instead of salt. Salt substitues are potassium based instead of sodium based. I use it in my daughter's eggs every day. It's recommended for those with hypertension so they stay away from sodium...

This is our equivalent product in the UK.- http://www.avogel.co.uk/food/herbamare/ is that a fair comparison?
It's a little difficult sometimes translating food products. Better to start with the ingredients.

Quirky_but_nice

Tuna is awesome, however watch out as it is quite high in mercury. I also think that going to somewhere like wholefoods/a market is the best way to get unprocessed produce w/o the distraction of delicious chemicals!

Even better - I grow it! Veg and fruit, that is!

Meerataila

I need to read all of the comments on this. I have chocolate filled twinkies logged in my diary like everyday this week. I wish I were a better cook

The sooner you start learning to cook, the sooner you'll start thanking yourself for it. I started out absolutely awful (way back in the day when middle schoolers had to take Home Economics, I got a pity C in the class). But I'm finally getting somewhere with it, and I haven't killed anyone yet!

jango56

i use maggis cook in the bag for a variety of flavor for chicken have asked my dietician and she say,s its a good idea

brandi712

Real food? Nah, I only eat the little plastic toy kind

likitisplit

I need to read all of the comments on this. I have chocolate filled twinkies logged in my diary like everyday this week. I wish I were a better cook

The sooner you start learning to cook, the sooner you'll start thanking yourself for it. I started out absolutely awful (way back in the day when middle schoolers had to take Home Economics, I got a pity C in the class). But I'm finally getting somewhere with it, and I haven't killed anyone yet!

Start with the simple stuff. If you get really good at making a simple stir-fry, you can feed yourself for life.

Sabine_Stroehm

Real food? Nah, I only eat the little plastic toy kind

And again, with the same sad little comment.

Sabine_Stroehm

I need to read all of the comments on this. I have chocolate filled twinkies logged in my diary like everyday this week. I wish I were a better cook

The sooner you start learning to cook, the sooner you'll start thanking yourself for it. I started out absolutely awful (way back in the day when middle schoolers had to take Home Economics, I got a pity C in the class). But I'm finally getting somewhere with it, and I haven't killed anyone yet!

Start with the simple stuff. If you get really good at making a simple stir-fry, you can feed yourself for life.

Excellent advice.

SunofaBeach14

I need to read all of the comments on this. I have chocolate filled twinkies logged in my diary like everyday this week. I wish I were a better cook

The sooner you start learning to cook, the sooner you'll start thanking yourself for it. I started out absolutely awful (way back in the day when middle schoolers had to take Home Economics, I got a pity C in the class). But I'm finally getting somewhere with it, and I haven't killed anyone yet!

Start with the simple stuff. If you get really good at making a simple stir-fry, you can feed yourself for life.

Excellent advice.

Hey, I got a pitty D in home economics (about the same in wood shop but at least I didn't lose any fingers). Apparently, cursing at sewing machines and throwing things is a big no no (who knew?), but I did learn to cook. It can be done.

doIdaretoeatapeach

I dropped out of home ec because it was too silly, and opted to work in the library instead. I was a nerd before nerds were cool. :glasses: Or maybe I was just hopelessly uncool. Fortunately my mother taught me how to cook. I never really learned to sew though, other than stitching flesh.

OP, I can't attest to the diet friendliness of this sandwich, which is one of my all time favorites. I haven't made it for a while and never figured out the calories. But with portion control it would probably be safe: whole wheat pita stuffed with some sliced sharp cheddar and whatever raw veggies strike your fancy - lettuce, tomato, sliced peppers, sliced mushrooms. The finishing touch is a smear of sesame mayonnaise. I have a recipe somewhere for making the mayo from scratch, but now that I'm lazy I'd probably try adding a little toasted sesame oil to prepared mayo. Toasted sesame oil was the basis of the homemade version. The sesame mayo really transformed an otherwise fairly ordinary sandwich.

Melting the cheese in the pita helped, too.

tmauck4472

LOL people can not help themselves. Got to put down or make fun of what someone wants to do with their way of life. Just because it doesn't work for you does not mean it doesn't work for someone else. SMDH. If I had the energy to plant a garden and can everything in said garden, and raise my own chickens and pigs and beef I'd do that too. I just don't have the want to, but if you want to go for it. Personally I think nothing tastes better than fresh green beans from the garden or fresh corn on the cobb. I personally think it tastes so much better than all the stuff out of a can. I prefer making my own pasta, why because it tastes better, so very tender and yummy. I also enjoy eating my homemade cheesecakes way better than buying them from a store. But I enjoy eating bacon and ham and greek yogurt too. I may try my hand at homemade greek yogurt and mozzarella cheese one day but until then I'll buy it. I prefer ham slices over deli ham slices, both are processed but I like one better than the other. As a matter of fact tomorrow I'm making banana cupcakes with salted caramel/peanut butter buttercream frosting and it's all from scratch except the peanut butter and that's okay (but I do love home processed peanut butter, yum yum). We all want or like to eat what we eat.

Eating real food will always work for everybody, all food is real, whether you make it yourself or not.

But eating "real food" without all that added sodium to enhance the flavor of it, tastes so much better. If you have to use flavor enhancers because you've processed all the flavor out in order to make it keep for months on the shelf is IMO silly. Why would you eat it processed to death then enhanced to bring flavor back to it along with all the artificial flavorings they put in it when you can have it freshly made and no need to add a butt ton of salt to it because it already has amazing flavor. Food is best, and I'm talking taste wise, not necessarily health wise, in it's original form, without all that processing and enhancing. That's the way I like it best.

I don't put artificial flavourings on my food, I just like to eat what I like to eat

of course you don't and that's my point. processed foods comes with all that added stuff. I don't care who eats what, I choose to eat my food with nothing but fresh garlic, or pepper or other types of seasonings, not red dye #4 #5 and #6 and maybe #12 #16 and #21 too. But if you enjoy that then by all means eat it. That was my whole point, why give someone grief over the way they eat if it makes them feel better. Your food intake your way my food intake my way and we are both happy with it.