Ok, so talk to me, please, food guru's - calorie counting etc.
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Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
oh good! because I hate 2% milk.
if I were to get cream, are we talking heavy whipping cream like is sold in stores? or what? I mean, how would I know that I'm getting real cream?
is that what half n half is?
if I were to get cream, are we talking heavy whipping cream like is sold in stores? or what? I mean, how would I know that I'm getting real cream?
is that what half n half is?
freemotion
Food Guru
Man, you gals were busy while I was building pig house!
I just skimmed, but yes, Dace gets a big gold star!
Skip the green peas except as a rare treat. Use snow or sugar snaps. Learn what a serving size is....usually a half a cup. Picture your plate with a half cup of pasta or a half cup of corn, peas, rice, what have you. That is a serving. Two carb servings a day, all of the above are carbs. (Except pea pods, use sugar snaps in moderation if mature.)
One serving of fruit per day for weight loss, no juice of any kind. Two for men. That is why we hate them.
NOTHING labeled Lite, Diet, Low Fat, Sugar-Free, etc. NO MARGARINE!!!!! It is poison. As is Crisco, etc. Might as well feed your kids motor oil. Really. The damage is silent but profound and will kill you, unpleasantly, eventually. I don't have strong opinions, do I?
I am not a huge fan of charts of any kind, including online glycemic charts. Use with caution. You still can't eat LGI fruit and carbs all day and lose weight and be healthy.
OK, back to doing chores!!! Don't tell dh I was on the computer again!!!
I just skimmed, but yes, Dace gets a big gold star!
Skip the green peas except as a rare treat. Use snow or sugar snaps. Learn what a serving size is....usually a half a cup. Picture your plate with a half cup of pasta or a half cup of corn, peas, rice, what have you. That is a serving. Two carb servings a day, all of the above are carbs. (Except pea pods, use sugar snaps in moderation if mature.)
One serving of fruit per day for weight loss, no juice of any kind. Two for men. That is why we hate them.
NOTHING labeled Lite, Diet, Low Fat, Sugar-Free, etc. NO MARGARINE!!!!! It is poison. As is Crisco, etc. Might as well feed your kids motor oil. Really. The damage is silent but profound and will kill you, unpleasantly, eventually. I don't have strong opinions, do I?
I am not a huge fan of charts of any kind, including online glycemic charts. Use with caution. You still can't eat LGI fruit and carbs all day and lose weight and be healthy.
OK, back to doing chores!!! Don't tell dh I was on the computer again!!!
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
Half and half is typically 1/2 whole milk and 1/2 cream.Quail_Antwerp said:
I agree, with WZ - Read the labels to make sure you aren't buying anything ULTRA Pasteurized.
ETA:
Do you have any milkers? Or just male moos?
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Yes on your list of foods 
Yes on heavy cream....put it in your coffee
*Edited to say Kel is correct on the half & half, I am wrong!
If you must have bread...read the label choose one with a higher fiber than sugars.
Breakfast, depending on what you are used to may be the hardest.
Here is the lowdown on my diet:
Breakfast-
Handful of carrots while coffee is brewing (breaks the *fast* and gets some fiber in me to slow down the sugar rush from my coffee)
Coffee
Smoothie with 8oz kefir (plain yogurt is good), carrot, spinach, kale, 3/4 c frozen blueberries, 1/2 banana, tsp raw honey and filtered water to thin.
or
Veggie & cheese omelet/fritatta
Snack - handful almonds or chunk of cheddar
Lunch- Big @ss salad...2 cups greens, 1 cup chopped veggies, protein (egg, chickens cheese, whatever)
Snack - apple or orange...although usually nothing
Dinner - meat of some sort, pile of roasted veggies
or
soup & salad
or
If I am serving something that is heavy carb, like pasta or tacos....I always eat a big salad first and then have a small serving of the dinner.
Don't be a slave to the list, just be more mindful of what you are choosing to eat.....fine tune it as you go. If you start out too ridged you may burn out!
Yes on heavy cream....put it in your coffee
*Edited to say Kel is correct on the half & half, I am wrong!
If you must have bread...read the label choose one with a higher fiber than sugars.
Breakfast, depending on what you are used to may be the hardest.
Here is the lowdown on my diet:
Breakfast-
Handful of carrots while coffee is brewing (breaks the *fast* and gets some fiber in me to slow down the sugar rush from my coffee)
Coffee
Smoothie with 8oz kefir (plain yogurt is good), carrot, spinach, kale, 3/4 c frozen blueberries, 1/2 banana, tsp raw honey and filtered water to thin.
or
Veggie & cheese omelet/fritatta
Snack - handful almonds or chunk of cheddar
Lunch- Big @ss salad...2 cups greens, 1 cup chopped veggies, protein (egg, chickens cheese, whatever)
Snack - apple or orange...although usually nothing
Dinner - meat of some sort, pile of roasted veggies
or
soup & salad
or
If I am serving something that is heavy carb, like pasta or tacos....I always eat a big salad first and then have a small serving of the dinner.
Don't be a slave to the list, just be more mindful of what you are choosing to eat.....fine tune it as you go. If you start out too ridged you may burn out!
patandchickens
Crazy Cat Lady
Where are y'all getting your real natural nuthin-added cream? Is it available in the States these days?keljonma said:
All I can find here in Canada is stuff that has about six or eight ingredients, thickeners and stabilizers and SUGARS.
Read your labels, tell me what you're seeing.
Curious,
Pat
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Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
We have one heifer out there. She's become so friendly, too. Originally we were going to butcher her, but she's half black angus and half holstien, and I mentioned to DH I bet we could milk her since she's 1/2 dairy...We cannot breed her until next spring, though, so we've got awhile before I'll have my milker.keljonma said:Half and half is typically 1/2 whole milk and 1/2 cream.Quail_Antwerp said:
I agree, with WZ - Read the labels to make sure you aren't buying anything ULTRA Pasteurized.
ETA:
Do you have any milkers? Or just male moos?
But, that's part of the reason I'm trying to get find a reasonably priced goat - hopefully already in milk, but I'm willing to settle for an adult doe that I can have bred now and milk later.
Dace, breakfast around here is usually eggs and bacon with coffee and two slices of toast. Or we have sausage and eggs, and sometimes it's cold cereal. On cold mornings it's oatmeal - the instant kind, not good old fashioned cooked oatmeal....and sometimes pancakes with eggs on top.
I'm liking the idea of omelets for breakfast! and I have the perfect little omelet pan...
what about mushrooms? where do mushrooms fall in with this?
TanksHill
Super Self-Sufficient
Dace your menu sounds great. Except I am not really a smoothie person. When I did low carb I had scrambles with low carb veggies & cheese, omelets etc.. Big salads Cobb style for lunch and pretty normal diners. I always doubled the veggie and omitted the rice or potatoes etc...
I think I am going to have some confusion between the two eating styles.
Nuts are good. heavy cream etc.. oh man I just looked at my cream and its ultra pasteurized. Dace what brand do you buy???
Free hows the pig house??
Is there a manual some where I can read. I do much better if I have a guide book?
gina
I think I am going to have some confusion between the two eating styles.
Nuts are good. heavy cream etc.. oh man I just looked at my cream and its ultra pasteurized. Dace what brand do you buy???
Free hows the pig house??
Is there a manual some where I can read. I do much better if I have a guide book?
gina
Dace
Revolution in Progress
breakfast around here is usually eggs and bacon with coffee and two slices of toast. Or we have sausage and eggs, and sometimes it's cold cereal. On cold mornings it's oatmeal - the instant kind, not good old fashioned cooked oatmeal....and sometimes pancakes with eggs on top.
So skip the toast, switch to real old fashioned oat and pass on the pancakes
My fave omelet type eggy dish is to simply saut up a mess of chopped veg in butter, then pour in a couple of beaten eggs and scramble them up...fritatta style which I think is French for easy peasy
Mushrooms are fine....nearly all veggies are fine, really just go really light on pots, peas & corn.
Try to squeeze in some sort of veg into your breakfast.
So skip the toast, switch to real old fashioned oat and pass on the pancakes
My fave omelet type eggy dish is to simply saut up a mess of chopped veg in butter, then pour in a couple of beaten eggs and scramble them up...fritatta style which I think is French for easy peasy
Mushrooms are fine....nearly all veggies are fine, really just go really light on pots, peas & corn.
Try to squeeze in some sort of veg into your breakfast.
