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Kosher Pickles. Kimchi. Green Olives. The salt is as satisfying as fat or sugar. Pickles and Kimchi are low calorie, and before you eat too many you are tired of them. Olives need to be counted, but they are also very satisfying. Not much on the raw vegetable end, but certainly they play a huge role.

If I am not mistaken, the diagram above is the polymerization of monolignols to form lignin in grass. Not totally certain we need to go back that far in the process!..... Thanks for making me search and look it up. I love topics like this! Lignin is a cross-linked racemic macromolecule with molecular masses in excess of…

"True, but some butters are from grass fed cows and don't include additives..." There is not a single "additive" beyond salt and/or beta carotene listed. Grass fed usually means the dairy cattle have a higher concentration of beta carotene present in their milk and fat. NOT additives, fatty acid distribution changes based…

If butter had a compositional label on it, these would be the ingredients: Butter: Butterfat composed of butyric fatty acid, caproic fatty acid, caprylic fatty acid, capric fatty acid, lauric fatty acid, myristic fatty acid, palmitic fatty acid, stearic fatty acid, arachidic fatty acid, decenoic fatty acid, tetradecenoic…

There are things to be afraid of... like oranges. If an orange had a real composition label, it would say this... Water, glucose, fructose, galactose, phenolic glycosides, 6-deoxyaldohexoses (fuctose and rhamnose), saccharose, galacturonans, (1-4) linked D-galactopiranuronic acid, pectin, pectinic acids, polygalacturonic…

Eating breakfast is a daily habit for the "successful losers" who belong to The National Weight Control Registry. These people have maintained a 30-pound (or more) weight loss for at least a year, and some as long as six years. "Most -- 78% -- reported eating breakfast every day, and almost 90% reported eating breakfast at…

Capers, chopped green or calamata olives, mustard. If a boost in flavor or calories is desired, some olive oil.

Yes. This. A diet is not a temporary thing. Tooting own horn to prove it. 561 days of continuous tracking to lose and maintain here on MFP. I always laugh to myself when I run into the *many* dieters out there that have made some temporary change or touting some magic pill.

I do not like to refer to what I do every day as a diet. Diet implies something that is done temporarily to reach a goal. I have changed my relationship to food, and in that process, I track calories in and calories out --every day, no matter if I am over or under. I allow myself two days a week for being "over", usually…

Not sure how scientific this might be... but recently I stopped drinking alcoholic beverages. While not a huge percentage of my daily calories, I definitely counted them. My "substitute" was mostly carbohydrate calories, and notably in the form of chocolate and ice cream... things I had kind of sworn off of due to dietary…

Not only is Paula Deen a cook who has a cooking show, but she is also an entertainer. Her cooking show is entertainment, it is meant to provide enjoyment to those who watch it. It is up to the watcher whether they decide to make something she has presented on the show. For proof that it is entertainment, one need look no…

or even two days of thanksgiving feasting.... I ranged up 3 pounds by Saturday...and MFP showed me I was 500+ calories over two days in a row. The scale told me to stop feasting, MFP told me to stay within my calories. Now on Monday... I am at my normal Monday weight... the weekend filled with activity and proper calories.…

I agree, and to recognize the problem is critical. If you think about the following: Fat: 1 gram = 9 calories, Protein: 1 gram = 4 calories, Carbohydrates: 1 gram = 4 calories Alcohol: 1 gram = 7 calories.... in relation to what we eat things can fall into place more easily. For instance on meat... 1 oz of "pure" protein…

I wish there was a place to report errors. Is there? Multiple entries for pistachios indicate a serving size of 1/2 cup = 170 calories. This incorrect. 1/2 cup of pistachios weighs 2 oz. (NO SHELLS) 1 oz of pistachios = 170 calories (and is 1/4 cup in volume). 1/2 cup of pistachios contains 340 calories! That is a big…

Necromancy? Now that is a real word! Actually I am just channeling the magic of chemistry.... course chemistry and the arcane knowledge associated with it seems to be a dying a slow death here in these boards at times.... so maybe it really is necromancy.

Moderation, with calories counted. Another chapter in the compositional nature of food.... this one a bit more descriptive... (all those big words are kinda scary?!) What’s Inside: Red Wine By Patrick Di Justo August 30, 2011 | 12:30 pm | Wired September 2011 Ethanol Most cultures see something magical, even holy, about…

There are things to be afraid of... like oranges. If an orange had a real composition label, it would say this... Water, glucose, fructose, galactose, phenolic glycosides, 6-deoxyaldohexoses (fuctose and rhamnose), saccharose, galacturonans, (1-4) linked D-galactopiranuronic acid, pectin, pectinic acids, polygalacturonic…

Another chapter in the compositional nature of food.... this one a bit more descriptive... (all those big words are kinda scary?!) What’s Inside: Red Wine By Patrick Di Justo August 30, 2011 | 12:30 pm | Wired September 2011 Ethanol Most cultures see something magical, even holy, about the way this toxin confuses our brain…

I started taking glucomannan last year before I really started watching my calories. Glucomannan is not a metabolic booster, but rather a root extract that contains some polymeric substances that hold and expand with water. I do not know if it blocks calories from being absorbed (a claim made by some manufacturers). I do…

OMG. This is what is in an orange! Stop Nature Now. Water, glucose, fructose, galactose, phenolic glycosides, 6-deoxyaldohexoses (fuctose and rhamnose), saccharose, galacturonans, (1-4) linked D-galactopiranuronic acid, pectin, pectinic acids, polygalacturonic acids, pectinestarase, Citric Acid, L-Malic Acid, D-Isocitric…

Not necessarily... in regards to the ratio ... ^ "Ask the Expert: Omega-3 Fatty Acids". Harvard University. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2011. ""Omega-6 fatty acids lower LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) and reduce inflammation, and they are protective against heart disease. So both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty…

"Natural" Stevia anyone? The steviol glycosides are responsible for the sweet taste of the leaves of the stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni). These compounds range in sweetness from 40 to 300 times sweeter than sucrose.[1] They are heat-stable, pH-stable, and do not ferment.[2] They also do not induce a glycemic…

More big and scary chemical names. You know those Omega 3 and 6 fats that are good for you? (at least in clinical studies those that fall into the "EPA" and "DHA" categories; the ALA category less so).... here they are: Hexadecatrienoic acid (HTA)-16:3 (n−3) all-cis-7,10,13-hexadecatrienoic acid α-Linolenic acid (ALA)-18:3…

Cross posted by me in a post about "definition of a chemical"......tired of people thinking that just because something comes from a plant originally it is *also hate these following terms* "natural" and "organic".. which are *marketing* terms designed to sell products.... Not sure why people think that Stevia is called…

I had some super pesto made from garden fresh basil this evening, with a light amount of olive oil, parmesan, garlic, salt, and pepper. Of course, had to find out what scary organic compounds make basil smell and taste so aromatically awesome. I hope that knowing this information does not keep you from enjoying the…

This is stevia..... The diterpene known as Steviol is the aglycone of stevia's sweet glycosides, which are constructed by replacing steviol's carboxyl hydrogen atom (at the bottom of the figure) with glucose to form an ester, and replacing the hydroxyl hydrogen (at the top of the figure in the infobox) with combinations of…

Cholesterol is recycled. It is excreted by the liver via the bile into the digestive tract. Typically about 50% of the excreted cholesterol is reabsorbed by the small bowel back into the bloodstream. Phytosterols can compete with cholesterol reabsorption in the intestinal tract, thus reducing cholesterol reabsorption.[6] ^…

One of my friends is a bacontarian. No kidding. No meat ever.... except bacon. We always laugh about it.

Microwaving it between paper towels works for me. No fuss, no muss.