Comments on: any ol’ time you wanna come back home

By: chezjulie

chezjulie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:51:47 +0000

I’ve been having that experience with Diet Cokes lately. I’ve been addicted to them for years, and every once in a while now when I have one it just tastes… funny. Artificial and chemical-ly like you said. I think since I’ve been eating more and more unprocessed foods, using agave as a sweetener, and cutting back on the sodas, the synthetic taste comes through more.

By: questionsfordessert

questionsfordessert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:36:19 +0000

I actually thought of that yesterday as I typed “styrofoam cup.” It will make it even easier to turn down in the future!

By: questionsfordessert

questionsfordessert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:35:37 +0000

I know. Look who we’re turning into! I love it!

By: questionsfordessert

questionsfordessert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:34:35 +0000

I can’t believe that I think I like so many things that I don’t really like. I hope I still like Hershey kisses.

By: questionsfordessert

questionsfordessert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:32:24 +0000

I don’t have a good food processor, so I’m really excited that my blender will work for this. I can’t wait to try it!

By: questionsfordessert

questionsfordessert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:31:21 +0000

I never really liked sprinkles. I guess I’m lucky about that. I guess I’ll have to eat real ice cream when I feel the need for sweet and cold. I’ll just eat less of it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:09:32 +0000

What is it with hospital cafeterias and fro yo? I used to eat this stuff all the time too back when I had a job, it was also an afternoon crutch. Now it’s on a rare occasion. Like today. I had about 1/2 a cup from the machine with sprinkles on top. The sprinkles were the best part. It was soupy and tasted like nothing. I had forgotten.

I think it was the sprinkles I really missed. Lard and sugar, at least it’s real.

One of the best things we can do for ourselves is be aware at all times of what we are putting on our mouths.

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:47:38 +0000

The thing with sugar is that it’s by no stretch of the imagination a whole food. It’s a highly processed product and wreaks havoc in our bodies. Yes, it’s better than HFCS and artificial sweeteners in the same way that regular cigarettes are better for you than menthol cigarettes.

The frozen banana idea is great. I’ve never actually tried it, but I’ve heard about it before. My favorite snack (which I rarely have, since I’m not much of a snacker) is some apple slices with a teaspoon of tahini.

By: ered

ered — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:53:11 +0000

Krissie I want to tell you about this thing which you probably already know about because a lot of the blogs have been writing about it. To be fair, I think it started here http://www.choosingraw.com/this-post-will-change-your-life/ and it’s just frozen bananas that are cut up and you put them in your kitchen appliance (most people say food processor but I used my ‘whip’ function on the blender to much satisfaction) and they cream up sooo lovely and you can eat them like ice cream (or yogurt) in which the ingredients are (watch carefully…): banana.
Also for extra delight I put chocolate syrup and nuts on mine last night. hee hee hee. Anyway. Slight disclaimer: I do not advocate ‘going raw’, but I’m not above creeping around the blogs looking for inspiration in my quest to eat actual foods. Happy Friday!

By: gemfit

gemfit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:39:00 +0000

I have that with some chocolates. I mean, I love chocolate but sometimes it’s more my brain telling me that I should have it because I’ll enjoy it. Then I eat it and think “hmmm, not as good as I thought” and I realise that I didn’t actually WANT it.

It’s a tough transition sometimes from habit to health.