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Oh yum! I think the hardest thing for me will be cooking them for the right amount of time so they stay soft inside.

There definitely needs to be some type of incentive because of the expense involved.

It was very interesting. Thank you. :)

Fantastic! Thank you. The recipe says 1/2 cup each of butter and shortening so I'll sub the shortening for marg.

Thank you! :) Ugh, just realised, we don't have shortening here in Australia. :\ we have a white solid fat called copha but from what I'm reading, it's not the same.

I'm curious about snickerdoodles and I love the name! We don't do them here in Oz. Can anyone link a good recipe for me pretty please? I'd like to give them a try.

Stir fry with meat/chicken, frozen stir fry veg (or fresh if you have the time) and bottled sauce. Have with noodles or rice. Roast veges. Cut up carrot, potato, pumpkin, zucchini etc. Shake with sweet chilli sauce or balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a big plastic bag to cover; roast in the oven. Have with meat/chicken…

I'm not a low carb skeptic. I understand that it works for some people. I find however, that some of the proponents of the approach, such as Pete Evans, are almost cult-like in their evangelical inability to see another perspective. That, along with the fear-mongering and conspiracy theories that they propose, rings alarm…

If you are interested in reading other perspectives, thinkingnutrition.com.au/ written by Tim Crowe an Associate Professor in Nutrition in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University in Melbourne and Accredited Practising Dietitian is excellent IMO.

As a fellow Australian with an Australian perspective, it is clear that he has been influenced by a recent controversial Catalyst program and Pete Evans, a Paleo celeb chef who regularly makes a twit of himself due to his lack of nutrition knowledge and conspiracy theories. His readings are full of what could be considered…

Pete Evans? Lol...sorry but this sounds like the stuff he peddles. Grain brain, wheat belly, I quit sugar, Lustig, etc. When I'm on my laptop, and not iPad, I'll post some evidence to the contrary...unless someone beats me to it.

This is mostly just sugar fear mongering, which is not surprising coming from MDA who misrepresents and cherry picks to suit his agenda. AGEs form from the breakdown of fats, proteins and nucleic acids, not just sugars. Sugar does not cause diabetes, and it is simplistic to say that it thickens the blood. Cancer cells use…

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Good! Now that it's hot, I'm drinking iced americanos with a shot of milk. Delicious.

Too much of certain vitamins have been linked to cancer. Google the beta carotene lung cancer trial which they had to cease because the cancer rates increased. The body detoxes in pathways and they thought that it increased one of the toxic metabolites in the pathway. Even too much folate, a water soluble vitamin, has been…

Agreed. Also it's not likely to cause a sudden weight gain. OP, as others have said, cancer is associated with weight loss because the cancer cells are fast growing and use lots of energy. If you are concerned you certainly need to see your doc about it. At your height, you are already a good weight, and you look great!…

It's an extremely complex issue and goes way beyond education. In fact, if you have a look at this review and meta-analysis, it shows that education is effective in treatment, but not prevention of childhood obesity. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23454596 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of educational…

So do I. I used to work for them a long time ago. When I did the closing shifts, my flatmates would wait on the bench outside for me to finish. I always had at least 10 pieces of leftover, and fries that we accidentally on purpose cooked too many of. The coleslaw woman used to work at the store I worked at. She made the…

So so much better than our national anthem..

Nice! Apparently the participants were encouraged to use the MFP social networking features. Maybe the forums scared them away...... :p

Ah, ok. We mostly have universities and tafe colleges. The tafe colleges are for trades. There are private colleges, but as far as I'm aware, students can't gain more than a diploma without spending some time at university. There really aren't a huge amount of options for PhDs here. Most of my fellow candidates did post…

Oh! Not tax free! :( When I did mine I got 18k tax free paid by the university, plus around 10 hrs per week of lab/tute teaching or admin work which paid at around $30 per hour and was taxed at a minimal rate. Maybe you and mrs dbmata need to come to Australia for a few years. :smile: ....and now I'm drooling about the…

Mmmm, I'm having tacos with kidney beans, mango with yogurt, and probably a Tim tam for supper......because, dairy and legumes are good for me ;)

Similar to our phd stipends, even though they're 25k tax free, they're too hard to live on without other work. I'm probably better off sticking to holidays in Hawaii, because I would want to live on the north shore and then it would be almost impossible driving off to work every day...lol

Oh, I'm definitely a happy little vegemite. I like it on bread with grilled cheese. If I don't have it for a few days I definitely crave it. I always pack a jar when I go overseas.

It's a little different in Australia. We have 5 levels, Associate Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Prof and Prof. All are tenured positions, although some ALs may be on contract initially. In my area (medical science), all 5 levels must have a PhD. I don't know of any Masters who teach, except as sessional…

Authority Nutrition is not an authority on nutrition. They are clearly of the low carb mentality and they cite (cherry pick) studies which support their stance. They promote that 'a low carb diet is the best option for people who want to lose weight, optimize health and lower the risk of disease.' It should exclude sugar,…

OP, you don't need to waste your time soaking. If you eat a reasonable diet, the effect of phytates is minimal, and they do have some positive benefits. Part of the conclusion from this article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774556 Phytate in foods and significance for humans: food sources, intake, processing,…

Wow, how did it come to this?

Academic titles are quite different to the books I'm talking about. For example Eat to Live, Grain Brain, the Primal Blueprint etc...lol