Do you ever watch cooking shows and...
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leonora711
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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 .
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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Always! But I still love watching cooking shows though. I have a girl crush on Chef Giada.0
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I love cooking shows , I just notice large amounts of added calories when I'm watching mine .0
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Extra butter makes for great food porn. mmmmmmm....0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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indeed the "bit" of oil always kills me0
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HAHA...since I've started logging and measuring I always giggle when they say just add a touch of olive oil0
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Bobby Flay grilling shows are awesome
I try to do them on occasion!
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0
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Yes! I also love watching the Pioneer Woman "eye" a cup of cheese lol. But cheese has no calories so..0
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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.0 -
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!0
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