Do you ever watch cooking shows and...

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leonora711
leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
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...freak out a little at the amount of oil/butter they use??
They say "I'm just going to add a little oil/butter to the pan/marinade/over the top/etc. and they pour out a frickin bucket full (ok, slight exaggeration...) and I'm just like "A little??? That's like 200/2000 calories worth! That's half my bloody calories for the meal/day/week/month!!"
Ok. Just needed to get that out. I feel much better now :).
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  • GabriellaRose_V
    GabriellaRose_V Posts: 5 Member
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    Always! But I still love watching cooking shows though. I have a girl crush on Chef Giada.
  • leonora711
    leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
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    I love cooking shows :), I just notice large amounts of added calories when I'm watching mine :p.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
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    Extra butter makes for great food porn. mmmmmmm....
  • ireadlabelsdammit
    ireadlabelsdammit Posts: 64 Member
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    Yes!! Me too!!
    What about how they stick their dirty fingers into a salt bowl? I do quite like the sprinkling affect tho!
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    I love watching cooking shows, but can't make about 80% of what I see. Heavy whipping cream here, two sticks of butter there, deep-fried donut here, ice cream there.

    They just reran Alton Brown's "Churn Baby Churn." I could almost taste the ice cream, lol.
  • leonora711
    leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
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    I've been watching "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" lately... God I wish I could eat that stuff and lose weight... Luckily, I don't live in America, so I can't just go to those restaurants :P.
  • 9thwardchick
    9thwardchick Posts: 73 Member
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    I always watch cooking shows. Bobby Flay is my favorite chef. Some of it you can have, you just have to eat it in moderation.
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
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    :D indeed the "bit" of oil always kills me
  • leonora711
    leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
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    karyabc wrote: »
    :D indeed the "bit" of oil always kills me

    I love the "And now, we'll just drizzle a little olive oil..." OMG you just doubled the calories in that dish! xD
  • scastor27
    scastor27 Posts: 204 Member
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    HAHA...since I've started logging and measuring I always giggle when they say just add a touch of olive oil
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
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    Bobby Flay grilling shows are awesome

    I try to do them on occasion!

    Yum
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
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    Now you know why restaurant food can kick you right out of your calorie limits. When cooking for others calories are not usually your concern. As for cooking shows, I watch them alot in Italy. I just modify the fats (usually the culprits) to enter into my allowance for the day. They are great for ideas. B)
  • Azurite27
    Azurite27 Posts: 554 Member
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    I only watch Flip My Food. Chef Jeff is big on big taste with low fat so I don't have that issue. I used to work for the company that produced Paula Deen's magazine, oh my the salt and butter. Someone in the office made a dish from the magazine once and it was so salty I couldn't eat it.
  • flrancho
    flrancho Posts: 271 Member
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    I watch cooking shows quite frequently. I lot of the food I make and have eaten while loosing weight are recipes from Food Network chefs and their cooking shows. Its all about moderation, and sometimes I swap ingredients for something healthier.
  • leonora711
    leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
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    Btw, I definitely agree that cooking show recipes can be modified or eaten in moderation, and I love watching them :). I just find it amusing to see them refer to a cup full of oil as "a little", "drizzle", "sprinkling", "just a bit" etc xD.
  • DanniB423
    DanniB423 Posts: 776 Member
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    Yes! I also love watching the Pioneer Woman "eye" a cup of cheese lol. But cheese has no calories so..
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
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    It is the only tv that I watch. Not many do healthy recipes, but I do get good ideas and sometimes try to modify for a more calorie friendly recipe to fit into my calorie allotment.

    I love cooking shows, and always have, probably always will.
  • purpleposies
    purpleposies Posts: 90 Member
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    I love Food Network! Makes me hungry, though, so I can only even watch food TV in moderation. ;)

    I love watching Chopped and Iron Chef (original or America). Luurrrvvvee Alton Brown, Sunny (don't remember her last name), Michael Simon. Giada rubs me the wrong way, and I do like Paula Deen. Rachael Ray always seems mad in her shows. And I love the old Emeril Live shows! But yes! Food porn!
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
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    DanniB423 wrote: »
    Yes! I also love watching the Pioneer Woman "eye" a cup of cheese lol. But cheese has no calories so..

    Oh lord. I had to unfollow her on Facebook because I'd get too hungry looking at photos of, "pasta and cheese _______" :#

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