Anyone else in Food Network Hell?

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Snakey74
Snakey74 Posts: 276 Member
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I need something new to watch on TV. My husband and I love tuning in to Food Network on a regular basis, but last night I absentmindedly tuned in last night to "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives," during a fish taco episode. My husband looked at me so pitifully and said, "REALLY?!?!" I couldn't help it...I laughed! I love watching it, but its making my stomach growl, and increases the urge to have something naughty!

I know they have people who make healthy food on there...but it's just not as much fun as watching Paula Deen add a pound of butter to everything! LOL

Are any other Food Network watchers running into the same problem?

I'm thinking we may need to up our video game playing time!
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  • cvaneaton
    cvaneaton Posts: 154
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    I love those shows but I always wanted to eat. I actually had them taken off my cable so I don't watch them as much.:smile:
  • KrissyChefBaby
    KrissyChefBaby Posts: 68 Member
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    Yea! Guilty. DDD was one of my faves too but now I've cut myself off for the summer except an occasional competition lol. But I'm a culinary student so come September, I'll have live food shows back at my fingertips.!! oy vey. Thats gonna be something else. lol
  • jackieb79
    jackieb79 Posts: 58
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    I've watched food network for years. Then this summer, in an effort to stop being couch potatoes, we cancelled all of our cable channels except for the basic local channels. Everything is re-runs anyway. I haven't even missed watching tv this summer. I don't think we are even going to order back all our channels in the fall. Instead of watching tv, i'll go for a walk, ride a bike, or even just read a book.
  • franciswlsjourney
    franciswlsjourney Posts: 1
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    i noticed the same thing. Tried to watch them this weekend and just didnt have the same appeal as before.
  • ACook42
    ACook42 Posts: 111 Member
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    I suggest you watch "Chopped". LOL The food combinations they come up with will make you curb those cravings.
  • bethvandenberg
    bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
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    the ladies at the gym like to watch it when they work out.
  • vbennett7
    vbennett7 Posts: 99 Member
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    My hubby likes to watch Man vs. Food! Its terrible! How much giant food can he stuff down in a limited amount of time. I try to find other things to do during that time. ..go do laundry or dishes or something. I fear that it encourages binging or eating really high fat foods. It also disturbs me that in our country we have eating contests and in other countries they don't have enough to eat.
  • jandzsmom
    jandzsmom Posts: 14
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    Yeah, I also had to stop watching Man v Food! Made me too hungry!!!
  • Angie80281
    Angie80281 Posts: 444 Member
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    Check out Hungry Girl! She makes some great stuff, and she focuses on low-cal, healthy stuff that still tastes good.
  • ohwhataday
    ohwhataday Posts: 1,398 Member
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    Yeah, I also had to stop watching Man v Food! Made me too hungry!!!

    Right? hahah. I hate the challenges he does but that food looks damn good.
  • karistrickler
    karistrickler Posts: 20 Member
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    LOVE Hungry Girl! Just watched it while running on the treadmill. She did a scoopable tuna salad that I then made for lunch! She's awesome!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
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    1. GO RED SOX!

    2. Trying watching the Food Network with gluten/soy/lactose intolerances. It is brutal. I watch it when I'm hungry (esp Man v. Food) and suddenly I feel beyond full.

    I love the food network though.
  • goddesshanna
    goddesshanna Posts: 69 Member
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    You could switch to Bizarre Foods, just sickening enough to make you change your mind. Man vs. Wild is always showing him eating gross stuff too.
  • ChChCharlie
    ChChCharlie Posts: 67
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    My hubby likes to watch Man vs. Food! Its terrible! How much giant food can he stuff down in a limited amount of time. I try to find other things to do during that time. ..go do laundry or dishes or something. I fear that it encourages binging or eating really high fat foods. It also disturbs me that in our country we have eating contests and in other countries they don't have enough to eat.

    Ha ha my hubby and his bro watch this! Used to enjoy it cos bro in law is a chef so he'd always raid our kitchen and make enough for all... Not good for testing self control!
  • TNAJackson
    TNAJackson Posts: 686 Member
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    OMG! I do too! It all starts out with admitting you have a problem...

    Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm addicted to the Food Network! :laugh:

    But really, why do all the good episodes have to come on at night when I have my worst food cravings?!?! It really doesn't help! Gotta come up with something better... LOL!
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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    You could get a wii fit then you could excercise while you play games and take your mind off the food channels.

    Have you noticed in magazines how they put the recipe for scrummy chocolate cake on the next page to the low cal celebrity diet? You read the diet and say yep that's what I am going to do and then you turn the page and say ahh but maybe after I have baked this scrummy chocolate cake. The media have a lot to answer for :grumble:
  • TNAJackson
    TNAJackson Posts: 686 Member
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    I suggest you watch "Chopped". LOL The food combinations they come up with will make you curb those cravings.

    True! NOTHING looks good that comes off of Chopped and I'd seriously HATE to be one of the judges on that one! LOL! Fun to watch though!
  • TNAJackson
    TNAJackson Posts: 686 Member
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    Check out Hungry Girl! She makes some great stuff, and she focuses on low-cal, healthy stuff that still tastes good.

    This is on my list of shows to watch! Saw a commercial the other day and liked what I saw. When does it come on?
  • slainger
    slainger Posts: 150 Member
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    I like to watch it for the ideas, then try to figure out if we could make it a healthy dish to try. Some yes, some no. But I'm totally addicted to Food Network. It hasn't bothered me in the cravings department too much!
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
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    SNL had a joke, that the Food Network's tag line should be: "Porn for F@t People".

    (sorry about the obscenity...)

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