Mentioned last year, but these videos on HFCS/sucrose are IMO required viewing:
Robert Lustig - Sugar: the Bitter Truth (90 min)Sean/UndergroundWellness - Sugar: The Bitter Truth (The SHORT Version) (11 min)
HFCS = glucose + fructose = table sugar = bad. There no significant chemical difference, both (when consumed in quantities common in the modern SAD) induce the liver to increase (LDL) bad cholesterol lipoproteins and obesity via de novo lipogenesis.
Get your fructose from fruits.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 19:24 (thirteen years ago) link
For anyone with poorly-seasoned/stripped cast iron cookware, and even carbon steel woks, I was thumbing through a Cook's Illustrated at the grocery checkout, and stumbled upon Sheryl Canter's novel approach to seasoning which CI highly praised, and just tried it myself with great success.
Chemistry of Cast Iron Seasoning: A Science-Based How-To
Summary: seasoning is a polymerization process, not cooking. Stable saturated and monounsaturated oils don't polymerize easily, but low-smoke point, high PUFA oils do. The best unstable food oil by far? Flax oil.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
are brown rice/white rice/brown pasta/white pasta/potatoes/white bread/whole grain bread all equally bad? are potatoes the lesser evil?
― just1n3, Sunday, 9 January 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
xp roxymuzak:
Corn syrup solids, like ordinary cooking (not high fructose) corn syrup, is 100% glucose. Less sweet by dry weight than HFCS/sucrose, and according to Dr. Lustig above, less harmful, but still empty calories.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
xp just1n3:
Oh, now you're just teasing me. Nearly all the fiber, vitamins & minerals of grains are in the bran & endosperm, which are milled off in the production of white rice, white pasta, and white flour/bread. Dr. Fuhrman's ranking of grains/starches by aggregate nutritional density runs:
Oats 53Brown Rice 40Sprouted Grain Bread 39Potato (white) 34Barley 32Whole Wheat Bread 24Quinoa 21Whole Wheat Pasta 19White Pasta 18White Bread 17Bagel 18White Rice 12
His methodology and results seems reasonable to me (though his recipes still suck).
I don't like whole wheat pasta either, but Dr. Greger has turned me on to bionaturae brand as the closest to white pasta in texture. $3/lb at Whole Foods, $2.50 in bulk from Amazon, when my order arrives I'll let everyone know how it fares.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks!
― just1n3, Sunday, 9 January 2011 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, while it looks like cooked whole wheat pasta is indistinguishable from cooked white pasta in Fuhrman's ranking, that's because fiber doesn't figure into his calculation, and many of the other nutrients leach into the cooking water. That wouldn't be an issue making in soup with pasta.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Q: Does anyone have any experience with hemp oil?
Hippy Dr. Andrew Weil says it doesn't have the offensive undertones of flax oil (which frankly is better for seasoning woks than for eating - sadly I've concluded we should our flax from smoothies and porridge).
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
seems like there's not much point in eating grains beside the calories, really.
― Kerm, Sunday, 9 January 2011 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link
fiber is good for you?
― tehresa, Sunday, 9 January 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
It beats
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PC3aIMjVWm8/SRVUg48L2yI/AAAAAAAAArI/fNeHAusPw64/s400/divertic350.jpg
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:24 (thirteen years ago) link
btw made this and my breath is on fire! haw.
― tehresa, Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
ohmigod that looks amazing. I would totally make. maybe I'll start cooking for myself again.
also I never got the big deal w/r/t garlic and body odor. maybe I just don't notice it when I reek of garlic. is that something you notice, when your BO starts to smell like garlic? \o_O/
― dayo, Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
i notice weird body odor with curry
― positive reflection is the key (harbl), Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
my hands smell funny after eating curry but I dunno how long that lasts for
― dayo, Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I used to notice that my sweat was, uh, not good the day after eating spring onions. Not oniony, just a strong chemical smell, almost petrol-ish. </tmi>
Haven't noticed it lately, but maybe that is because I no longer convince myself to use more than one spring onion per recipe in an always futile attempt to get through the bunch before they start to look droopy.
(have a feeling they are "scallions" to Americans but might be imagining that since there are regions of the UK where "scallion" is probably dominant)
― agrarian gamekeeper (a passing spacecadet), Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe the key is to load up on garlic and curry in winter when you don't sweat
― dayo, Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:57 (thirteen years ago) link
they call them both here but spring onions (whenever i buy them and they are named that) seem to be much larger
― positive reflection is the key (harbl), Sunday, 9 January 2011 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i've never had garlic affect my body odor that i'm aware of, but my breath...
― tehresa, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:03 (thirteen years ago) link
xps yeah grains are a pretty high-calorie way to get fiber
― Kerm, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
xp lol it's a chinese custom to eat raw garlic with DUMPLINGS! so I've been doing that when I'm having DUMPLINGS!, why, because DUMPLINGS! are delicious and everybody should eat DUMPLINGS!
― dayo, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
the thing is, if you don't get your calories from grains then where else are you supposed to get your calories from??
― dayo, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link
meat, beans, nuts, vegetables, fruit, and dairy
― Kerm, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Beans are pretty ideal.
Speaking of which, Turkish Lentil Spinach Soup from the Sundays at M00sewood tonight, and it gets 4 thumbs up.
Simmer 1 cup lentils in 5 cups stock (or water + tsp salt), covered for 40 minutes. Meanwhile in a 4 qt or larger soup pot heat 1/4 cup oo and saute 2 cups chopped onions. When translucent, add 3 pressed garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp cayenne, 2 bay leaves, and 1/2 cup bulghur. Stir til onions and bulghur are lightly browned. Mix in 2 cups chopped tomatoes, 1/4 cup chopped parsley, and when the tomatoes give up their juice 1/4 cup tomato paste. Add the lentils and broth. Simmer for 15 minues, add pinch rosemary, salt/pepper to taste and water if its getting thick. Before serving, stir in 2 cups chopped spinach to wilt in soup.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Monday, 10 January 2011 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
yum
― tehresa, Monday, 10 January 2011 00:23 (thirteen years ago) link
The whole starch-based vs. high nutrition density (veggies, fruit, beans, and nuts, in that order) thing is a matter of some debate. Either will spare us diseases of affluence, much of the planet can only afford starch-based, but it seems high-nutrition density has the edge wrt immune-support & cancer.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Monday, 10 January 2011 00:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i just ate a whole bunch of dinosaur kale with carmelized onions and it was the jam. yum yum yum.
― homosexual II, Monday, 10 January 2011 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks for those links sanpaku
― nakh get on my lvl (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I discovered sprouted wheat berries over winter break. Once I get my car battery recharged and can start my car again, I will go find some. I broke down and ordered tuna in bulk from amazon. This is making me question whether or not I need a car.
― youn, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i decided to track down this product at costco to replace the flax oil i'd been using in smoothies and mixing in with oatmeal.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Organic-Pre-ground-Milled-Golden/dp/B000TTNMNO/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1294873635&sr=1-1
apparently it's much cheaper there.
today's whole foods lunch: quinoa cake sandwich with spinach, roasted red peppers, red onion + a side of kale with oranges and dried cranberries.
― omar little, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm kind of "over" potatoes to some extent, i've been switching more to sweet potatoes of late. really been trying to get back on the nutrition nazi train after spending most of the past year not really eating as well as i should have ("healthy", i guess, but not up to my previous standards.)
― omar little, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:17 (thirteen years ago) link
The holidays murdered my nazi diet. I now eat a spinach salad everyday as penance, also I love spinach.
― brownie, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 23:35 (thirteen years ago) link
what is a quinoa cake sandwich? is it quinoa cake in bread or does the quinoa cake replace the bread?
― caek, Thursday, 13 January 2011 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
quinoa cake is in the bread (not vv nazi)
― omar little, Thursday, 13 January 2011 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
i noticed not a lot of people went on DIETS for their new years resolution this year. i am thankful, as merely hearing about people's diets makes me rage. especially lean cuisine lunches.
so where are my NN's at? it's been quiet around these parts. i finally got a decent blender and it's taken my smoothie experiences to a whole new level.
― homosexual II, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
the cynicism displayed by food shops in january is just too much: M&S especially with their low-cal lunch range front and center of their shops, including low-cal portions of sweets and crisps. smdh
― cozen, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Whole flax seeds (~ $2.50/lb for organic at WF) have a pantry life of about a year, while pre-milled flax (like the oil) needs to be refrigerated. I toss a couple tablespoons in the blender (by themselves) and run at liquify/obliterate for 30 secs, and then add my other ingredients once flax-dust tornado subsides. I've tried ground flaxmeal and the grit/texture is about the same.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
do you use whole flax seeds then?
― omar little, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Just saying, whole flax can work fine for smoothies, without much hassle. If I ate porridge/oatmeal more often, I'd probably process some flax into meal in the coffee grinder regularly.
Follow-up on the Bionaturae brand whole wheat pasta: yes its texture is way better than other WW pastas I've tried, but it still has the bran-y taste of whole wheat, for better or worse.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i worried about that. i buy flax seeds and throw em in, i didn't know if that was the thing to do or not. they have to be kind of broken up to 'work' i guess?
― goole, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Otherwise you're giving your public sewer system/humanure compost pile an omega-3 supplement.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i bought a bunch of ground flax seed for my uk version of steel cut oatmeal. it is working out well, as in i am presumably doubling down on omega 3 (i eat sardines a couple of times a week). it comes in a sealable bag.
i have also been enjoying a red lentil daal with sweet potato, maybe i got the recipe link from ilx?
and salmon and quinoa, as per.
― caek, Thursday, 20 January 2011 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Could someone tell me how much sprouted wheat berries cost at Whole Foods in the bulk section so I won't have to drive to Milford?
― youn, Thursday, 20 January 2011 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
you could try calling your local store?
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 January 2011 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I submitted a question under the category Product Request using a form on their web site. I felt it would be too much to ask by phone.
― youn, Thursday, 20 January 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Last time I called Whole Foods, they had really spectacular hold music! I forget what it was (except I do remember it wasn't the Beatles).
― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Thursday, 20 January 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i stopped eating food
― am0n, Thursday, 20 January 2011 23:18 (thirteen years ago) link
RIP Jack LaLanne http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2011/01/jack-lalanne-1914-2011.html
― ergonomically chromium plated fish slice (La Lechera), Monday, 24 January 2011 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
my supplements are making me sick today
― dark link (roxymuzak), Monday, 24 January 2011 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I was helping my friend Beaulah study for her natural medicine class last semester and it made me uneasy about taking my supplements.
― bamcquern, Monday, 24 January 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
NNs I need inspiration. Also a 2012 thread, pls.
― quincie, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
me too!!!
― tehresa, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:18 (twelve years ago) link
i feel like we have both been saying this for months :(
start a thread! i would start it but i feel like a nutrition disappointment most of the time
― kim tim jim investor (harbl), Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
wah wah wah
i need nn motivation! quincie, maybe we can start a support group?― tehresa, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 12:19 PM
― tehresa, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 12:19 PM
― tehresa, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
11 months ago :(
i think i'm gonna go to the gym now.
― tehresa, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
fine i'll start the thread
― kim tim jim investor (harbl), Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
thanks, harbl
I am going to visit a gym today! Not to work out, mind you, but to see if I there is any possibility that I might actually show up were I to join.
Also going to the farmer's market, which should help on the nutritional front.
Already, T, let's do a daily check-in on the new thread to keep us motivated and, er, accountable.
― quincie, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
sweet. i generally do fine for breakfast/lunch but dinners with nutrition-indiscriminate bf is killing me.
― tehresa, Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
i also think that for me if i don't exercise enough, it doesn't matter how healthy i eat. i will be fat. so. more gym for me.
~~~~~nutrition nazis 2012~~~~~
― kim tim jim investor (harbl), Saturday, 10 March 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link