Anyone NOT use artificial...stuff? =p

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xenanoo
xenanoo Posts: 69
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Anyone use real sugar, butter, cheese, meat, and all that stuff?

My baby is allergic (apparently) to artificial cheese. I didn't even know they made artificial cheese until I bought it by accident =p We aren't tofu people, and we -hate- artificial sweetners, and butter was just a personal choice... i hear it boosts your immune system and some other junk =p

Anyone else?

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  • xenanoo
    xenanoo Posts: 69
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    Anyone use real sugar, butter, cheese, meat, and all that stuff?

    My baby is allergic (apparently) to artificial cheese. I didn't even know they made artificial cheese until I bought it by accident =p We aren't tofu people, and we -hate- artificial sweetners, and butter was just a personal choice... i hear it boosts your immune system and some other junk =p

    Anyone else?
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
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    I use real everything pretty much... I just make sure I allow for the calories. I try to find recipes that are healthy and use honey or applesauce to sweeten, I do use egg-beaters or only egg whites instead of whole egg, and I use soy milk. But butter, I haven't let go of that yet. And I personally don't like low fat cheese - ick:sick: so I use the real stuff, just in moderation...

    You can still have all these things, you just have to watch your portions... :bigsmile:
  • xenanoo
    xenanoo Posts: 69
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    oh yeah 0_o we are still on whole milk here. (2 year old) Its too expensive to buy two diffrent kinds of milk. geez... I havent put that into my dairy yet (we are out) I bet its going to hurt =p We aren't soy people either xD I can't get into it, it gives me the hebby geebys for some reason, hubby too xD I dont know if I have ever had low fat cheese... it sounds unpleasent =p I dont think we have ever purposly bought 'low fat'/'no fat'/'reduced fat'/'light' or any of that kind of stuff before... we like organic =p but that doesnt count for much xD


    Thanks Lulu =)
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
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    I try to eat real food all the time. I call it the whole food diet :) More satisfying than the fake food diet And its REAL food. Most people confuse "real" food for artificial foods and its out of sheer ignorance.
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    Hey sebastianbach I call it eating clean!!:drinker:
  • PedalHound
    PedalHound Posts: 1,625 Member
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    Hey sebastianbach I call it eating clean!!:drinker:

    AMEN! Although I am not one for sugars and saturated fats, I won't put anything into my body that is artificial or processed. Just not worth it. I use things like agave nectar, honey and fruit to sweeten, egg whites, and I do like skim milk cheese (the full fat stuff just feels like too much). So many people load themselves up with chemicals and artificial flavours and colours and don't think twice. Wild.
  • sweetassurance
    sweetassurance Posts: 461
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    I do. I go as organic as I can afford. The sugar and everything else, I still eat I just use less of it.
    As for milk, I still buy whole milk but as dreadful, as it might sound I dilute mine with water. This way I do not eat my cereal dry and I still do not get all the calories of a full cup.:wink:
  • Lizjkp
    Lizjkp Posts: 278
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    I only eat REAL food :bigsmile: You dont know what they have done to the artificial stuff :devil:
    My sister was making a cake and during the marg ( with artificial stuff) and sugar mixing stage the phone rang, thinking she would just be a few seconds she allowed the beater to carry on mixing:tongue: WELL 10 minutes later she could hear the beater making a whining noise :cry: she went to check on it to find wait for it Plastic :noway: that was setting and making the beater set tight.
    So since that I never use artificial food.

    Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble: :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"
  • Starrotts
    Starrotts Posts: 164
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    :flowerforyou: i only eat real food .i used to eat fat free yogurt etc. and then ate real so much better and have lost weight doing that.i also try to eat organic if i can......i also take omega 3-6-9 and viatamin e and a bunch of other vitamins good luck..............:blushing:
  • may_marie
    may_marie Posts: 667 Member
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    i do .. i clean eat !!!

    no artificial sweetners.. real butter, real cheese (yummy !!) i really can't find any good reason to put crap into my body ... we buy 90% organic as well...
  • may_marie
    may_marie Posts: 667 Member
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    I only eat REAL food :bigsmile: You dont know what they have done to the artificial stuff :devil:
    My sister was making a cake and during the marg ( with artificial stuff) and sugar mixing stage the phone rang, thinking she would just be a few seconds she allowed the beater to carry on mixing:tongue: WELL 10 minutes later she could hear the beater making a whining noise :cry: she went to check on it to find wait for it Plastic :noway: that was setting and making the beater set tight.
    So since that I never use artificial food.

    Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble: :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"

    that would be because margerine is only 1 chemical away from being plastic... yuk
  • yooperme
    yooperme Posts: 18 Member
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    not only do i not use artificial stuff, I do alot of canning, etc in season and we purchase our meats in halves and freeze. It is really hard to find calorie counts on food you make from scratch, but I have been trying to keep track of ingredients and locate the calorie count for each item. When worse comes to worse I pick the higher count. Food u prepare from scratch is so much better than the store bought item. I have cut out most added sugar from my plan, seems like I can do without. Chocolate has been eliminated and that is tough. Baking has been also removed, and hubby is not happy. but if it's in my house I will eat it. Explained no baking until my weight is off, he asked how long? When I bake it was usually pies, cakes, cookies. Anything u buy prepackaged in the store u can make from scratch with a little thinking.....and there are so many recipe sources on line that will help. Processed foods just aren't in my plan right now.
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
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    Hey sebastianbach I call it eating clean!!:drinker:

    Damn right :wink:
  • abillings9
    abillings9 Posts: 165
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    Yes, I use the real stuff too. I just can't give up my real cheese, butter, eggs. I have switched to skim milk for all my cooking, and I use low fat or fat free stuff for most things now... but somethings just do not taste better nor the same without 'real' stuff.
  • xenanoo
    xenanoo Posts: 69
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    You people are awsome :drinker: :love: I love you all!! LOL Everyone always looks at us weird when we refuse a treat or drink or something that has artificial stuff in it =p

    Holy moly on the margarine turning to plastic! bah!!!!

    yooperme I would LOVE to can. When we move into our own home I am hoping to garden and can.
  • lilnatn2
    lilnatn2 Posts: 55 Member
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    I also don't eat hardly any food with artificial ingredients. Eating organic and natural makes me feel a lot better! If you're interested in learning more, I'm almost done reading the book "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan...it's about how Americans are eating so much processed and artificial food, often times trying to become healthier in doing so. We need to go back to basics!! GREAT read, I highly recommend it :smile:

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  • lyla29
    lyla29 Posts: 3,549 Member
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    I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who uses real butter, eats whole eggs and regular cheese. I don't think I will ever change with these foods. I am trying to eat less processed foods, but with it everywhere, it's kind of hard. I will look into getting that book "In Defense of food":smile:
  • PedalHound
    PedalHound Posts: 1,625 Member
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    you guys should try making olive butter. 50% salt-free butter, 50% olive oil. Blend until completely combined, refrigerate. It doesn't get stuck in your veins like butter, much healthier and still a whole food. My MIL's atherosclerosis specialist recommended this to her!!
  • zoepane
    zoepane Posts: 209
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    I use all the real I can get, dont think all that stuff is healthy in the long run
  • Dustdevil
    Dustdevil Posts: 62
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    I eat real with the exception of sugar. I use splenda.

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