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If the desire is to fry, extra virgin olive oil is a bad choice. Extra virgin olive oil is excellent for many applications, but extra virgin olive oil has a low smoke temp. The smoke temp is the temperature at which the oil converts to what is for all intents and purposes a trans fat (which everyone agrees is bad for you).…

I have to say I'm always confused by people who "hate ALL vegetables". That's a wide, wide variety of flavors, textures, and potential ways of cooking them to dismiss out of hand. Different vegetables don't taste the same way or even have the same sort of texture. butternut squash =/= spinach =/= carrots =/= avocados =/=…

I think, generally, different people have different needs. With a little research and trial and error, you can find what works best for you. If you're someone who works out a great deal, does lots of aerobics, has a high general level of physical activity every day, yes, you need more carbs for top workout performance. You…

That's what I do too. Eat real food, not too much.

I don't eat bread very often, but when I do -- Big Sky Bread http://bigskynaturalfoods.com/ Their granola is delicious too (but why did they stop making their amazing whole grain cookies?)

Informing actual living people of what's in the food that they buy and eat violates the rights of a profit-earning contractural entity...or something. Why should actual living breathing human beings have the right to know what's going into their own bodies? Pfft. (This is sarcasm by the way. These are topsy-turvey days.…

Exactly.

Isn't that the truth. Smartphones are a wonder. When at Nothing but Noodles, one day I googled the nutritional info. Not only did I discover that one of the dishes packed a whopping 900 calories per serving, I realized that the single BOWL they served was listed as having 2.5 'servings' in it, so actually the dish they…

It sure is convenient when they do provide the information. (Though I've seen studies that only about 15% of people actually use said information even when it is posted). However, even with that I have NO problems with there being regulations saying that they must provide access to information as to what is in food. I…

If you drank as much sugar as you say -- 1) Good for you for trying to cut way back! It's a wise choice. You really shouldn't drink something whose calories are all sugar and little else. Basically, all that does is spike your blood sugar and provide virtually no satiation or nutrition (and in the case of soda, something…

I think the OP is trapped by verb choice. There are many ways to cook mushrooms. There's roasting. There's grilling. There's steaming. There's (God only knows why one would choose it) boiling them. Any of those choices can be done with minimal fat. If, however, the question is frying... Well there is no fat free fry oil…

It is a big switch and a change in philosophy. You might want to read Nina Planck's 'Real Food'. Slightly different than Taubs (but not incompatible) and she began as a vegetarian.

You are not 'literally gorging' yourself on 700 calories a day. Seriously. I ran a calculation for a 4'-6" tall 84lb sedentary woman and still came out with a minimum of 1300 calories to maintain weight. (And now I've read your list of food with hamburger, French fries, etc. Either you ate significantly more than 700…

I'm confused by "0 carbs" in the salad dressing. If the salad is vegetables, the salad itself contains carbs. How is your body to determine that the carbs came from dressing and not from salad?

Yes. Regularly. Especially on days when I eat a sweet potato.

Luckily, I live only a block away from a fresh seafood market in a state where gulf shrimp are harvested. And I plan to have boiled shrimp cocktail tomorrow for the 4th of July.

Xenu doesn't know about distilling water. That's why distilled water scares Thetans but they're "whatevs!" with the regular kind.

This. I'm trying to figure out why someone would want to use distilled water for food, regular water works just fine. Distilled is used for appliances so as to avoid calcium and mineral deposits. The human body actually needs calcium and minerals. Distilled water -- great for an iron with steam function... but why would…

Not sure, but, taking a wild guess (I.e. I do not know, just speculating) , it may be that sugar is grandfathered as FDA GRAS, and the others aren't? (Though I would think stevia would be). re: GRAS

After some reading, as far as I can tell it's not going to be an easily settled matter. For one thing, nearly all of these artificial sweetners are trademarked substances. Because of this they aren't given to many independent studies. To be cleared for market they have to prove that -- at least in the short term -- they…

Try a food sourced vitamin. If that doesn't work, try one without minerals. Sometimes it's the minerals bothering us. (I once had to throw out a nearly full bottle of One A Day because the formulation made me feel ill every time that I took it. I tolerate Whole Foods Tinature very well and GNC's Ultra-Mega Green as well)

A little bit of three: C, D, and E. I have time off so C works out well. D will probably also factor, but not to the point of blowing myself out of the water. And E: I'm the one planning the meal. Plans are for grilled chicken on a bed of arugula w/ avocado, red bell pepper, and purple onions with a side of my homemade…

I take them, though like you I have some confusion based on conflicting information. I don't know how helpful they truly are. I 'think' I have fewer cravings while taking them, but I don't know that such a perception is necessarily backed up by science. Basically, I just don't know.

You guys are quoting me to me? Glad my word selection was deemed important.

Don't LOL. There's some truth to it. There are studies proving the psychology behind the fact that most people are influenced by the portion sizes they are served. Center of Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/portion_size_research.pdf Humans are visual creatures as well as socially and…

Sympathies. I had that happen two days this spring when I had stomach flu.

I think she said Mississippi not Alabama. In Alabama, I would say that the number of famers markets would likely depend on where you are.. even in Alabama. Where I live, I can name 4 farmers markets and 2 organic farms that sell produce every week from May through October. But that's in a city. I doubt that same number of…

A baked russet potato is listed as 111 GI with a glycemic load of 33 per serving. A sweet potato is 70 and 22 respectively.

And they go together beautifully with some tarragon and white wine viniagrette for a salad (sometimes with avocado).

'Whole Paycheck' aka Whole Foods had grapes on sale for 99cents a pound today (and chardonnay for $3). Maybe it had something to do with the upcoming holiday but around here seedless grapes usually run $3.99 per pound no matter where you shop. .99 was a steal (bought an extra bunch for freezing). Last time I checked out…