Is gluten free cous cous a 'clean' food?
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Couscous is pasta...... But this is gluten free couscous. I've never seen such a thing so I don't know what it's made of.
I also don't know what is meant by clean.
But I know that carb sensitivity varies from one person to the next, and it pays to keep an eye on carb content. I still wouldn't throw out perfectly edible food, though, and I think it was that comment which has riled a lot of posters.0 -
Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.
Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.
I get you want to minimize processed food and eat 'clean', I think that's a good thing. I do it too.
But throwing away perfectly good food??? It's couscous, not a twinkie FFS. JUST EAT IT.
Nothing gets on my nerves more than throwing away perfectly good food. Just because it's 'a little high in carbs', BIG F-N DEAL. Avoid eating every day if you can, but having it for lunch won't kill you or suddenly make you gain 10 lbs.
Seriously, this made me so upset....0 -
I'm with you girlygirl I too just want to eat clean more fresh fruits and vegetable not necessarily for low carbs intake...0
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if you washed it before cooking, then yes it is clean.
Best comment in whole thread.0 -
It's pretty hard to define a food as "clean" or "not clean" without an ingredient list.
If you decide you just can't eat it, try to give it away. Don't waste it.0 -
:noway:Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.
Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.
Really hope OP is messing with us.
has to be, because bloating and stuff from the ground got me thinking......beans, night shade plants, day shade plants, plants in general, plant specific, turtles, all need to be cleaned 'otherwise bloating will occur' I'm using most of this thread for stand-up next week, thanks to all for participating.0 -
Orthorexia.0
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no. its dirty and you need to wash it before cooking it0
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How do you know if it will give you a bloated stomach if you haven't tried it?Do you weight lift? Are you wanting to gain musle and get an ultra flat stomach that isn't bloated with bad foods? Well that's me. I'm diabetic and I'm wanna eat low gi foods that keep my sugar level balanced also , I don't want rubbish foods...
I'm trying to get a flatter stomach by eating less food than calories I burn. Working so far and has previous times, regardless of the food I ate - in fact, when I ate generally clean (sic) it wasn't as effective because I wasn't so much following proven research.0 -
orthorexia----> Orthorexia is not mentioned in the widely used DSM[a], but was coined by Bratman[4] who claims that in rare cases, this focus may turn into a fixation so extreme that it can lead to severe malnutrition or even death.
from the wiki above...thought it said Batman.....I do not recall Batman ever using this term.0 -
It's perfectly clean if you rinse it under the tap.0
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Why donate it to a church or food bank? We're such a wasteful society.Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.
Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.0 -
Hate to break it to you but cous cous is pasta. Nothing clean about pasta.
Oh really? I didn't know. Thank you. Straight for the bin then.
Honestly, I don't care what you eat. But throwing away perfectly good food is unacceptable. Please,...donate it, give it to a friend, a neighbor,...really, anyone will do.0 -
You can donate the free cous cous to me I stead of the garbage! I haven't even had cous cous in years, but I'll take the free food! No need to waste! I eat a carb heavy diet and I don't find that carbs bloat me. Carbs do not bloat everyone across the board. I think my stomach looks pretty decent even with my carb heavy, dirty diet. The definition of "clean eating" is a personal preference. There is no one, true definition so what you should do, instead of asking a bunch of differently opinionated strangers on the Internet if you should eat something is google what cous cous actually is, decide if it's something you want to try, if yes then try it and decide If you like it. If you like it, eat it. If you don't, then don't, but for goodness sake, don't be wasteful
Eta: I'm not sure if gluten free cous cous would even be good, but I do like regular cous cous.0 -
But then if you really believed it was 'junk' and 'dirty', would you want to inflict it on someone else?Honestly, I don't care what you eat. But throwing away perfectly good food is unacceptable. Please,...donate it, give it to a friend, a neighbor,...really, anyone will do.
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Um you're not "inflicting" food on people who go to food banks because they're starving and have nothing else.
But then if you really believed it was 'junk' and 'dirty', would you want to inflict it on someone else?Honestly, I don't care what you eat. But throwing away perfectly good food is unacceptable. Please,...donate it, give it to a friend, a neighbor,...really, anyone will do.0 -
For the record; the smiley was to help make it clear it was a joke!
When housemates in a shared house have left, I've usually been the first one to scavenge everything I can.0 -
I don't want bloating stomach foods?
Agreed!!! people get soo defensive when anyone mentions eating clean!!! I know it makes me feel amazing and thats why I do it , it might not be for everyone !! to each their own !!!
Unless you have celiacs or a gluten intolerance, carbs will not bloat you.
Oh i eat carbs !!!0 -
Um you're not "inflicting" food on people who go to food banks because they're starving and have nothing else.
But then if you really believed it was 'junk' and 'dirty', would you want to inflict it on someone else?Honestly, I don't care what you eat. But throwing away perfectly good food is unacceptable. Please,...donate it, give it to a friend, a neighbor,...really, anyone will do.
In this instance I agree with you. Cous cous is perfectly good and nutritious source of carbs and should be donated to a food bank. Having worked with and used food banks in the past, it's better to toss the sodas and cookies in the trash.0 -
So, for someone that hasn't got enough food, why is 'soda' (presuming not a sugar free one - that could be bad if it filled them up without providing energy) or cookies a bad idea?Having worked with and used food banks in the past, it's better to toss the sodas and cookies in the trash.0 -
So, for someone that hasn't got enough food, why is 'soda' (presuming not a sugar free one - that could be bad if it filled them up without providing energy) or cookies a bad idea?Having worked with and used food banks in the past, it's better to toss the sodas and cookies in the trash.
Food banks prefer to have more nutritionally dense foods available for those who cannot afford to go to the grocery store. *shrug*0 -
As far as macro-nutrients go, cookies are excellent then.
To get the same amount of energy from a bag of 5 cookies weighing maybe 1/2lb at a guess, from onions you would need around 6-7lb. So 12x by weight and even more by volume. So, if you need more energy, the cookies would be a much better bet.
There's not as many calories in soda as fruit juice, slightly less than skimmed milk, much less than other milks.0 -
As far as macro-nutrients go, cookies are excellent then.
To get the same amount of energy from a bag of 5 cookies weighing maybe 1/2lb at a guess, from onions you would need around 6-7lb. So 12x by weight and even more by volume. So, if you need more energy, the cookies would be a much better bet.
There's not as many calories in soda as fruit juice, slightly less than skimmed milk, much less than other milks.
:huh: What part of 'nutritionally dense' did you not understand? I'm not just talking about calories. LOL
Soda and cookies will meet your energy needs, sure. But they don't go far towards supplying vitamins, minerals, proteins or healthy fats. Did I enjoy the cookies I got from the food bank? I sure did. But it was the canned soups, dried beans and sorta fresh produce that I was really grateful for. Just because you are poor doesn't mean you should have to eat people's cookies and shut up.0 -
You will note in the text that you have quoted that I was careful to specify maro-nutrients.
As it goes, I expect cookies will have more MICRO nutrients than cous-cous too.
From what I know, the food banks in the UK give out a package containing a variety of foods. They do actually usually try and include some biscuits or similar if they can.
You can get all the micronutrients you need from a relative small amount of calories. So energy-dense foods would certainly make sense for people that don't have enough to eat.
I don't see any reason to chuck cookies away as opposed to giving to a food bank. Seems like as much of a waste as the cous-cous likely more because they can easily get big stocks of cheap rice and the like I would hope (40p/kg in the supermarkets here), but cookies less so.
Further, if someone coming to a foodbank likes soda, why not let them have some rather than it being thrown away?0 -
You will note in the text that you have quoted that I was careful to specify maro-nutrients.
As it goes, I expect cookies will have more MICRO nutrients than cous-cous too.
From what I know, the food banks in the UK give out a package containing a variety of foods. They do actually usually try and include some biscuits or similar if they can.
You can get all the micronutrients you need from a relative small amount of calories. So energy-dense foods would certainly make sense for people that don't have enough to eat.
I don't see any reason to chuck cookies away as opposed to giving to a food bank. Seems like as much of a waste as the cous-cous likely more because they can easily get big stocks of cheap rice and the like I would hope (40p/kg in the supermarkets here), but cookies less so.
Further, if someone coming to a foodbank likes soda, why not let them have some rather than it being thrown away?
In the US, it is more like grocery shopping, as you can pick out what you would like. However, it is on a first come, first serve basis, and you have to take a number and wait in line. Food banks would rather people donate basic type foods rather than 'treat' type foods. That way they will have more things of higher nutrient value to offer people using the food banks. The produce, cans of soup, cereal, etc go really fast so they always need more of those items, hence they specify and ask for those types of items from their donors. As a matter of fact, I NEVER saw soda available at the food bank. I'm pretty sure they don't accept it.0 -
Again, I'd suggest micro-nutrients in the cookies would be higher than in the cous-cous.
Kinda sad if they turn down pretty much any food that someone who doesn't have any might appreciate, presuming it's not going to go off etc.
Especially if people get to choose their own food.0 -
Again, I'd suggest micro-nutrients in the cookies would be higher than in the cous-cous.
Kinda sad if they turn down pretty much any food that someone who doesn't have any might appreciate, presuming it's not going to go off etc.
Especially if people get to choose their own food.
Don't be sad. I already said they accept cookies in the US. Just not soda.0
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