"No Garbage Lasagna"

I don't like "garbage" in my food. The dinner I made last night I've dubbed my "No Garbage Lasagna". I cut out all cheese, got rid of the noodles, reduced the oil and added way more veggies. Ringing in at 284 calories per (hearty) serving, boasting a deep flavor and being as simple as it is I'm definitely going to be making this one again!

See here for the recipe!: http://antiflabbyarms.blogspot.com/2013/07/recipe-no-garbage-lasagna.html

I have a very similar recipe! It's a clean rootbeer float.

So a normal rootbeer float is root beer with ice and some ice cream dropped in.

I take out the root beer and the ice cream.

I call it...'ice'

Yep, still not getting it. The conversation isn't about nutrition, so what you are studying is of no consequence. It's about using value based language. When you are talking about foods that are perfectly healthful, you don't get to call them garbage simply because their could be more nutritious substitution options. The point is, there is a certain smugness to calling any food garage.

then stop parking your car in it!

I prefer mine with garbage, specifically hot sausage, ricotta, and fresh moz. I think most people just don't like it when you call any perfectly healthy foods garage because they are outside your own dietary preferences.

To each his own. Somewhere between pages 2-5 I apologized for that. I've lost track.

You mean here:

nleighp: your recipe does look good and it probably tastes wonderful, but I can't stand people that label food as 'garbage'. Eat anything you want in moderation, whether it makes you feel healthy is a personal thing, but no one ever gained weight when eating no more than what they need. Labelling certain foods as garbage is just an excuse to me, i.e. 'I gained weight because I ate pasta and cheese, which I now know is GARBAGE".

I completely understand your point. And I think MFP has a lot of misinformation on the boards. Was not my intention to contribute to that.

Almost sounds legit until here:

I don't get why noodles are "garbage" but bread is not.

Depends on the quality of the noodle and the bread.

White noodles have lower micro nutrients than nutrient dense flaxseed bread.

Then I am all:

If you say so, lol. I'm not sure what you tell you. I'm studying to be a dietitian and from the research I've come across processed white wheat pasta is infinitely less nutrient dense than sprouted, whole grain breads. But if you disagree with that then I guess that's your call.

And the cheese discussion I won't even start. I've had it too many times with too many people and there is too much misinformation being thrown around. It's a conversation to have face to face. Not on message boards.

Yep, still not getting it. The conversation isn't about nutrition, so what you are studying is of no consequence. It's about using value based language. When you are talking about foods that are perfectly healthful, you don't get to call them garbage simply because their could be more nutritious substitution options. The point is, there is a certain smugness to calling any food garage.

I don't like "garbage" in my food either...


So anyhow...

...in...

...to read why anyone would put garbage in their food.


ETA: Oh...wait...I see the problem now. "Garbage"...I do not think this word means what you think it does.

Semantics. Not worth the flame war it's causing, lol.

Shhhh!

I'm still catching up. Only through page two...

...but then got bored and checked page seven for updates...

...and now I'm putting this on my list of things to catch up on later...

...which means I'll probably never catch up...

...

I say again: this is the internet, man. People are getting way too upset about stuff that is so trivial it's ridiculous. I mean. If this is the sort of thing that upsets people _this much_ they want to take a little time to reevaluate the important things in their lives, haha.

I don't like "garbage" in my food either...


So anyhow...

...in...

...to read why anyone would put garbage in their food.


ETA: Oh...wait...I see the problem now. "Garbage"...I do not think this word means what you think it does.

Semantics. Not worth the flame war it's causing, lol.

Shhhh!

I'm still catching up. Only through page two...

...but then got bored and checked page seven for updates...

...and now I'm putting this on my list of things to catch up on later...

...which means I'll probably never catch up...

...

I say again: this is the internet, man. People are getting way too upset about stuff that is so trivial it's ridiculous. I mean. If this is the sort of thing that upsets people _this much_ they want to take a little time to reevaluate the important things in their lives, haha.

Yet you are responding to all of it...

I'm keeping an eye on the thread because a) I started it, b) people may have questions about the recipe, c) I've got about a half hour until work ends and then I'm checking out/heading home and d) like you, I check the forums to pass the time on occasion. *shrug*

I'm not sure I've done anything wrong and responding to posts in a thread I started seems like good forum etiquette to me.