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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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Mine:
2 lb beef (roast or stew meat cut into bite sized pieces preferred but can be made with ground beef)
1 large or 2 medium yellow onions, diced
4-6 cloves garlic (minced)
several stalks celery, sliced
1 large green bell pepper, diced
2 - 28oz cans diced tomatoes
12 oz tomato paste
2/3 cup regular (not hot) chile powder
(or: 1/2 c. powdered ancho chile, 2 Tbl Mexican Oregano, 2 Tbl ground cumin)
1/4 c. Worchestershire sauce
Hot chile peppers to taste
water or tomato juice as needed for preferred consistency.
Yes, you can add kidney or black beans if you want, but this is Texas-style chili
I make this in my crock pot so I just dump everything and cook it on low for 8-12 hours (brown the meat if using ground beef). If you want to do it on the stovetop, brown the meat with the onions in a little bit of oil. Add remaining ingredients and let simmer until the meat is tender and flavors are well mingled.
Celery, in chili?
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
In some people.
Satiety is individual.
Fat doesn't sate me. You can post all the studies you want, they wouldn't do me and quite a few other forum posters here a bit of good.
I'm glad you found a macro split that works for you, but there are all kinds of eaters out there. Keto isn't for everyone.
Neither are VLCD's.
I run and lift. I'd crash and hit a wall doing what you're doing. No thank you.
yep it's certainly down to individual preference
Many people (myself included) manage heavy lifting and strenuous cardio whilst LCHF
but regardless to each his own3 -
It's optional. I only use it about half the time but grew up with it made that way.0 -
I can understand why eating raccoon might sound disgusting, even to meat-eaters. But I don't really understand why a meat-eater wouldn't be open-minded about trying woodchuck/groundhog. They're mostly plant-eaters, and plant-eating animals usually taste OK. Has anyone eaten it?
(I'd try woodchuck, if I weren't vegetarian. Vegetarian now, 43 years worth, but grew up in a subculture where hunting/fishing for food was common practice. I never ate woodchuck, but have had venison, wild rabbit, squirrel, etc.)
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Noodles should be light enough to roll out with a rolling pin. Pasta needs something more heavy duty (although you still get a good arm and upper body workout rolling out noodles)
also: my apologies. I tend to not pick up on rhetorical questions. I tend to take them at face value
No you're fine! I realised it could come off as an actual question. I'd like at some point to get a pasta machine. When I did it I did it with a rolling pin but it is hard work to get it silky smooth enough. Worth it though.0 -
I can understand why eating raccoon might sound disgusting, even to meat-eaters. But I don't really understand why a meat-eater wouldn't be open-minded about trying woodchuck/groundhog. They're mostly plant-eaters, and plant-eating animals usually taste OK. Has anyone eaten it?
(I'd try woodchuck, if I weren't vegetarian. Vegetarian now, 43 years worth, but grew up in a subculture where hunting/fishing for food was common practice. I never ate woodchuck, but have had venison, wild rabbit, squirrel, etc.)
I have not tried groundhog. I was actually surprised recently to learn how many people I know well have eaten (mostly as children). I didn't know anyone ate it until a few years ago.
I might try raccoon if I'd been drinking first. They pretty nasty critters. But so are hogs I suppose and I love me some pork.0 -
I can understand why eating raccoon might sound disgusting, even to meat-eaters. But I don't really understand why a meat-eater wouldn't be open-minded about trying woodchuck/groundhog. They're mostly plant-eaters, and plant-eating animals usually taste OK. Has anyone eaten it?
(I'd try woodchuck, if I weren't vegetarian. Vegetarian now, 43 years worth, but grew up in a subculture where hunting/fishing for food was common practice. I never ate woodchuck, but have had venison, wild rabbit, squirrel, etc.)
I probably would, I've eaten other "exotic" meats so it would be foolish not to. I draw the line at rats, insects, eyeballs and testicles.1 -
VintageFeline wrote: »
No you're fine! I realised it could come off as an actual question. I'd like at some point to get a pasta machine. When I did it I did it with a rolling pin but it is hard work to get it silky smooth enough. Worth it though.
Not only does it thin it out nicely, it actually does the final kneading for you (just keep rolling it through at the widest setting until smooth). I have a manual one. Not convinced electric are better.0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »
I probably would, I've eaten other "exotic" meats so it would be foolish not to. I draw the line at rats, insects, eyeballs and testicles.
you should give testicles a try! Rocky mountain oysters. mmmmm mmmm mmmm.1 -
Not only does it thin it out nicely, it actually does the final kneading for you (just keep rolling it through at the widest setting until smooth). I have a manual one. Not convinced electric are better.
Don't know that I knew of the existence of electric ones. I'd get a manual for sure.0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »
I probably would, I've eaten other "exotic" meats so it would be foolish not to. I draw the line at rats, insects, eyeballs and testicles.
I'm not sure raccoon and rats are all that different.0 -
NickleArse wrote: »I should clarify all of this by saying I don't buy Asprey's proprietary ingredients to make my BP coffee, it's jsut espresso, butter and coconut oil
I've done keto diet with and without bullet proof coffee, I get a lot less of the negative side effects of keto when I consume BP coffee
helps me hit super low calories (on keto) whilst still feeling super energetic
By blunting your appetite I imagine.
Lol, just saw the comment I missed. Call me late to the party.
I tried bullet proof coffee a while back. Was not for me. If it works for you great.
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VintageFeline wrote: »
No you're fine! I realised it could come off as an actual question. I'd like at some point to get a pasta machine. When I did it I did it with a rolling pin but it is hard work to get it silky smooth enough. Worth it though.
When we were kids, we spent one memorable Saturday with my grandmother hand making pasta - no machine. We kneaded that dough FOREVER to get it smooth, and rolled it out on her mother's chitarra. It was a lot of work, and it was fun draping the pasta all over the place for it to dry out a bit, and felt like we had to wait forever to eat it!1 -
Protein is overrated.13
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
I have not tried groundhog. I was actually surprised recently to learn how many people I know well have eaten (mostly as children). I didn't know anyone ate it until a few years ago.
I might try raccoon if I'd been drinking first. They pretty nasty critters. But so are hogs I suppose and I love me some pork.
Hogs are excellent animals! Local pub here has its own pet pig, quite the celeb.3 -
He wouldn't, I think. Most people seem to prefer eating things that taste the same way that particular dish has always tasted in their world.
This is the whole basis of the regional chili wars.
Cincinnati chili wouldn't win a chili cook-off in Cincinnati. It's not intended to be eaten as chili. It's just a tangy meat sauce for hot dogs and spaghetti.3 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »
Cincinnati chili wouldn't win a chili cook-off in Cincinnati. It's not intended to be eaten as chili. It's just a tangy meat sauce for hot dogs and spaghetti.
As all chili without beans should be.5 -
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I can understand why eating raccoon might sound disgusting, even to meat-eaters. But I don't really understand why a meat-eater wouldn't be open-minded about trying woodchuck/groundhog. They're mostly plant-eaters, and plant-eating animals usually taste OK. Has anyone eaten it?
(I'd try woodchuck, if I weren't vegetarian. Vegetarian now, 43 years worth, but grew up in a subculture where hunting/fishing for food was common practice. I never ate woodchuck, but have had venison, wild rabbit, squirrel, etc.)
All meat - all edible - all delicious (depending on preparation).
My grandfather used to trap/hunt raccoon - skin and sell the pelts and use the meat in a stew. Repeated saltwater soaks and some tenderizing really helps.2 -
I would eat a woodchuck. I've never seen it as an option though. Where is this likely to be on the menu? Pacific Northwest?0
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I can understand why eating raccoon might sound disgusting, even to meat-eaters. But I don't really understand why a meat-eater wouldn't be open-minded about trying woodchuck/groundhog. They're mostly plant-eaters, and plant-eating animals usually taste OK. Has anyone eaten it?
(I'd try woodchuck, if I weren't vegetarian. Vegetarian now, 43 years worth, but grew up in a subculture where hunting/fishing for food was common practice. I never ate woodchuck, but have had venison, wild rabbit, squirrel, etc.)
Woodchuck is just a fat squirrel. I'd eat it.1 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
I'm not sure raccoon and rats are all that different.
Raccoons are not rodents.1 -
you should give testicles a try! Rocky mountain oysters. mmmmm mmmm mmmm.
As a man, I cannot condone this. Principles.3 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »
As a man, I cannot condone this. Principles.
I feel the same way about eggs, for the most part.4 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »
As a man, I cannot condone this. Principles.
real men consume the testicles of our prey4 -
Porcupine is supposed to be delicious. Seems like a woodchuck with pointy bits, doesn't it?
...and I'm in the PNW. Granted I don't go to many edgy restaurants but I've never seen woodchuck as a food choice here.1 -
I have no idea what region woodchucks are native to. They just seem like critters you'd find in Oregon or Washington0
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VintageFeline wrote: »
I probably would, I've eaten other "exotic" meats so it would be foolish not to. I draw the line at rats, insects, eyeballs and testicles.
So you won't be joining me for some Rocky Mountain Oyesters at the Testical Featival? (Yes, that is a real event)0
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