Re: My 'Rosetta Stone', was natural foods

[Guest guest]

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> Low fat is another one. there is NO evidence that low fat is good

for us - and plenty of

> evidence it is bad, yet the myth persists. people buy into it and

get less and less healthy

> every single day. Not to mention suffer through a lot of food that

would taste a whole lot

> better if it wasn't low fat

Most people, I guess dieters prefer low fat so they can " eat more " .

It seems to be a lot easier to do that than learn how to eat the real

thing in small amount OR to eat the real thing and not worry about it

one way or the other.

> Understanding that fat - especially saturated fat - is healthy and

necessary was like the IE

My husband for YEARS has never believed that saturated fat is bad.

He still doesn't believe red meat or bacon is bad for you.

However, he's not a low carb guy either. He believes in balance.

He doesn't believe that sugar in small amounts is bad for you either.

Or that eating a couple homemade treats, made with the best

ingredients available that his wife baked everyday is a guarnatee for

cancer.

Or he's kidding himself. I dunno.

Now recently I read a report that evidence that nitrites and

acrylimydes (the stuff from browing or eating potato chips)is flawed

because the amounts they fed the rats translated into TONS for humans.

For potato chips it was something like eating 62 pounds of potato

chips a day? I'm going by foggy memory.

My problem as you can guess is things like eating oatmeal, whole

wheat pasta, chocolate, etc.

[Guest guest]

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Wow. Your husband is way ahead of most people. Sounds like a good influence

>

> My husband for YEARS has never believed that saturated fat is bad.

> He still doesn't believe red meat or bacon is bad for you.

> However, he's not a low carb guy either. He believes in balance.

> He doesn't believe that sugar in small amounts is bad for you either.

> Or that eating a couple homemade treats, made with the best

> ingredients available that his wife baked everyday is a guarnatee for

> cancer.

[Guest guest]

Yeah, he's trying. Bless him. However, one of us is really, really

stubborn.

> >

> Wow. Your husband is way ahead of most people. Sounds like a good

influence

>

> >

> > My husband for YEARS has never believed that saturated fat is bad.

> > He still doesn't believe red meat or bacon is bad for you.

> > However, he's not a low carb guy either. He believes in balance.

> > He doesn't believe that sugar in small amounts is bad for you

either.

> > Or that eating a couple homemade treats, made with the best

> > ingredients available that his wife baked everyday is a guarnatee

for

> > cancer.

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, but it can be hard because I think he pressures me about eating

in other ways. Nothing crazy, but if I want to make an omelette with

some egg whites and egg yolks he accuses me of being " diety " .

Or if I put back the traditional pasta for whole wheat he accuses me

of being " diety " .

If that makes sense.

> >

> Wow. Your husband is way ahead of most people. Sounds like a good

influence

>

> >

> > My husband for YEARS has never believed that saturated fat is bad.

> > He still doesn't believe red meat or bacon is bad for you.

> > However, he's not a low carb guy either. He believes in balance.

> > He doesn't believe that sugar in small amounts is bad for you

either.

> > Or that eating a couple homemade treats, made with the best

> > ingredients available that his wife baked everyday is a guarnatee

for

> > cancer.

>

[Guest guest]

I do try to eat lower in fat but it's definitely not exclusive. For example, I made a sauce for last night's dinner and in lieu of using 2% milk I used half and half because I had to use it up. I didn't feel guilty in the slightest. I also think it's ridiculous to try to saute with one teaspoon of oil. Seriously, 1 little teaspoon? That does NOTHING for my pan and if I only have to use that then I may as well use cooking spray. I usually use 1-2 Tbsp. of oil to saute but don't even worry about it because 5 people are eating the food. Seriously. Who cares? I've been on this IE journey since last March. I think I'm only NOW coming into my own with it. I haven't seen my nutritionist since October and while I loved her, I honestly think it harmed me because every time I had an appointment coming I'd have to think of accomplishments I'd had over the past

month. Over the holidays I probably gained about 5 pounds or so...I only know because my clothes were fitting too tightly. I've cut back on sweets and excess "junk" and now am back to feeling more comfortable in my clothing. Wow...that was a tangent!! iv_adb wrote: Low fat is another one. there is NO evidence that low fat is good for us - and plenty of evidence it is bad, yet the myth persists. people buy into it and get less and less

healthy every single day. Not to mention suffer through a lot of food that would taste a whole lot better if it wasn't low fat :)Understanding that fat - especially saturated fat - is healthy and necessary was like the IE 'Rosetta Stone' for me. So I guess it's understandable that I go on about it a bit. I actaully dont' talk about it in 'real life' but I figure people here are more likely to understand. .

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