I like carbohydrates...

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  • I love carbs!!
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Carbs are awesome. I love making risotto as it requires wine - so I have two of my fav things together. I find it so relaxing just stiring the risotto and sipping a glass of wine. Bliss when I'm stressed and need to unwind :bigsmile:
    Hmmm May have to make some on Saturday. Roasted butternut squash risotto. It's a plan. :drinker:

    Nom nom nom! My fave is to add peas, feta, pesto and some rocket (let it wilt and cook). Then top with raw rocket and cubes of fried chorizo. Never done it with butternut squash but going to have to give it a go (BBC website for recipe perhaps?).

    I did this one without the sage :bigsmile:

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7767/butternut-squash-and-sage-risotto

    Your's sounds soooooo good - I love all those ingredients. I often make pea risotto (nigella) and chicken risotto from a left over roast (nigel slater)

    I'm a bit of a cookbook nut btw, have around 70 :blushing:
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You're the ones who appear to be obsessed with food. (I'm told anorexics are often obsessed with food and love to torture themselves with pictures of food.) I rarely think about eating at all, apart from having to plan what I eat. There are lots of other things to think about.

    I like to think about pie...do you think I'll become anorexic?
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    "...I like to think about pie...do you think I'll become anorexic?..."

    LOL---Do you? :smile:
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
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  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    This thread is perfect.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
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  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    Exactly.

    If food wasn't supposed to be enjoyed, why does it taste so good? This applies to "nourishing" foods too. A bite of pineapple, a slice of an orange - those taste delicious. So, I enjoy eating them. I also enjoy eating ice cream and pop tarts. Sorry that you don't.

    But I still have to wonder - why do you even come in a thread that you know is going to be about something you so strongly disagree with? Do you feel like you need to have your views validated? Is our disagreement making you feel better about your lack of carbs?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    A bit of an immature rant? Perhaps it is true that those who seek happiness in substances are basically struggling with immaturity.

    that sounds like an insult to me, which is against community rules.

    And that sounds like a threat to me. Is it? :smile: I find it pathetic when people take a difference of opinion personally.

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    You know what else? Hijacking of a thread is against the rules too. Just saying.
  • hecks2
    hecks2 Posts: 11 Member
    All things in moderation. I had Rotini and homemade pork meatballs for supper tonight... and finished the day under 1500 calories! There's nothing wrong with carbs. Just don't cook more than you need.
  • WickedZoey
    WickedZoey Posts: 401 Member
    Evil thread.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Really enjoying this thread! Giving me all sorts of ideas for future meals :bigsmile:
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Tonight after dinner I'm having two pieces of corn bread, two pop tarts, a 5 cup bowl of cereal with milk and a pint of thin mint ice cream. EAT ALL THE CARBZ!!11!!!!1!!1!!!!!
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    Carbs....I'm eating a giant bowl or amaranth, quinoa and buckwheat! Not impressed?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Carbs....I'm eating a giant bowl or amaranth, quinoa and buckwheat! Not impressed?

    I am impressed you can actually swallow that TBH.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    I'm guessing this means that you like both sex and food? Will you be my girlfriend?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    She actually, pretty much, stated that opinion in one of my previous Pop Tart threads.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    She actually, pretty much, stated that opinion in one of my previous Pop Tart threads.

    Gah, I love the Pop Tart threads!
  • RitaB19
    RitaB19 Posts: 221 Member
    Me too!! I just ate 5 Peeps. Big time sugar rush!! But its only once a year!! Carbs make you Sexy!
  • ravenrxx
    ravenrxx Posts: 455 Member
    I love carbs to ^.^ I couldn't eat low carb..
  • RitaB19
    RitaB19 Posts: 221 Member
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    Must make risotto soon :bigsmile:

    Risotto! One of my favourite meals to eat on a Friday night to carb-load before a big hike the next day. I tried low carb a few years ago and my body just couldn't cope with intense exercise. My legs stopped working 3,000ft up a mountain one time. The only thing that got me down off a rock face was a can of Coke and a banana my boyfriend had in his rucksack (he's a roadcyclist and is the first to sing the praises of carbs. And he is super fit and slim).

    Carbs are awesome. I love making risotto as it requires wine - so I have two of my fav things together. I find it so relaxing just stiring the risotto and sipping a glass of wine. Bliss when I'm stressed and need to unwind :bigsmile:

    Hmmm May have to make some on Saturday. Roasted butternut squash risotto. It's a plan. :drinker:


    Mmmm, My mouth is watering! I love Risotto and can make a good Mushroom Risotto myself too! :tongue:
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    Pad Thai!!!

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  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    I did NOT say that food is "just for nourishment". Nor did I say that "carbs are evil" or some such. I eat carbohydrates every day and I enjoy eating. I'm just not OCD about food---one way or the other. I eat good food when I'm hungry (and enjoy it) and I stop eating when I am not--simple, easy. I also said that carbohydrates are practically essential for fueling exercise (especially for normal weight people). If some of you are going to take issue with what I say, then I would request that you, at least, be accurate in representing what I have said. It brings down the level of discourse when that is not done.
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    "...If food wasn't supposed to be enjoyed, why does it taste so good? This applies to "nourishing" foods too. A bite of pineapple, a slice of an orange - those taste delicious. So, I enjoy eating them...."

    I NEVER said that food wasn't supposed to be enjoyable. When one does not destroy the body's taste discrimination with junky food, one actually enjoys food more.

    "...I also enjoy eating ice cream and pop tarts. Sorry that you don't..."

    No you're not. You apparently find it incomprehensible.


    "...But I still have to wonder - why do you even come in a thread that you know is going to be about something you so strongly disagree with?..."

    I don't "strongly disagree" with the statement that OP likes carbohydrates. I'm happy for him/her. What I would disagree with is the defiant attitude---there is no reason to take that approach with other people (such as Type II diabetics, for example) who must control the carbohydrates that they eat.


    "...Do you feel like you need to have your views validated? Is our disagreement making you feel better about your lack of carbs?..."

    LOL---I hardly need to have anonymous voices on the internet "validate" my views. I have already explained several times that I DO eat carbs. I just am quite choosy about the carbs I eat.
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
    No (not a fan of gummi stuff), Yes, No (hate melons of all types), Yes, Yes. Please substitute in cake for slot one and pasta for slot three. Thanks!
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    A bit of an immature rant? Perhaps it is true that those who seek happiness in substances are basically struggling with immaturity.

    that sounds like an insult to me, which is against community rules.

    And that sounds like a threat to me. Is it? :smile: I find it pathetic when people take a difference of opinion personally.

    debbie.gif


    You know what else? Hijacking of a thread is against the rules too. Just saying.

    I have not "hijacked" the thread---I just introduced a cautionary note. :smile:
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    I did NOT say that food is "just for nourishment". Nor did I say that "carbs are evil" or some such. I eat carbohydrates every day and I enjoy eating. I'm just not OCD about food---one way or the other. I eat good food when I'm hungry (and enjoy it) and I stop eating when I am not--simple, easy. I also said that carbohydrates are practically essential for fueling exercise (especially for normal weight people). If some of you are going to take issue with what I say, then I would request that you, at least, be accurate in representing what I have said. It brings down the level of discourse when that is not done.

    i've had the misfortune of running into you on multiple threads and i'd say you are more than capable of accomplishing this all by yourself and do not need the help of others, as you have demonstrated time and time again.

    i'm tempted to tell you what i really think of you, and i'm sure i speak for many others on here, but i'd get a strike for using such language on this forum. anybody who cares to view your forum posting history can easily see that you have an anti-sugar/anti-carb agenda and that you push those views on others whenever and wherever you can. i don't really care what you eat. i don't think anyone else who has responded to this thread cares what you eat either. i just don't understand why you feel the incessant need to keep pushing your views on an audience that has already given you a collective yawn over them.
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    1.) What more nourishing food is being crowded out of the diet? 2.) Isn't getting "happiness" from food part of the problem?

    Oh enough with the "nourishing" mantra already. If the only purpose of food was nourishment then we should all just be popping pills or shakes to give us everything we need instead of eating real food.

    The reality is that most people actually enjoy eating. It is about more than just "nourishment" and it is perfectly easy to get all the nutrients you need and still have some calories left over for food you eat for sheer pleasure.

    I can't help but feel that anyone who sees food purely as "nourishment" has serious issues in their relationship with food. For me that is the first step towards an ED.

    Yep. Saying food is just for nourishment is like saying sex is only for reproduction.

    She actually, pretty much, stated that opinion in one of my previous Pop Tart threads.

    No. I did NOT. You are misrepresenting what I said. It is simply a matter of priorities. Do we eat to live or do we live to eat?

    Food addiction is a serious issue for many people. Food addicts do not, as a rule, enjoy their food. I have a close friend who is recovering from bulimia. She said that when she was eating huge amounts of food and then purging (and exercising, by the way) that she was filled with self-loathing and hated every part of what she was doing.
  • PaulJRaymond
    PaulJRaymond Posts: 100 Member
    The Holy Trinity.

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    Sorry, pasta Sandwiches. Just wrong! Everything else on here looks delicious, but these don't, nor does the Bolognese in a loaf of bread.