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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #60 on: January 12, 2017, 12:40:28 PM »
I dislike it even more as an adult, my tastebuds must have evolved to a higher plane of existence.  :P

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #61 on: January 12, 2017, 12:42:57 PM »
I dislike it even more as an adult, my tastebuds must have evolved to a higher plane of existence.  :P
Do you dislike brussel sprouts as well? As an adult, they have become one of my most favorite vegetables and DD even likes them, and she is picky about which veggies she likes.
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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #62 on: January 12, 2017, 01:07:51 PM »
Do you dislike brussel sprouts as well? As an adult, they have become one of my most favorite vegetables and DD even likes them, and she is picky about which veggies she likes.

I *love* brussel sprouts, always have.

The only vegetables I truly dislike are cabbage and green peas.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #63 on: January 13, 2017, 11:58:45 AM »
I think it's totally ok to just not like something. That is why I don't eat meat. I just don't like it.

Ditto mushrooms. I really just do not like them. No matter how amazing any particular recipe is... I just don't like them. Nothing will change that. Although I wouldn't choose to eat them, I will not gag on some of the less fleshy wild type. People are always aghast: you are a vegetarian who doesn't like mushrooms? how can that be?! I have no idea where mushrooms and vegetarians got connected. It's never made any sense to me.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #64 on: January 13, 2017, 09:37:09 PM »
I think it's totally ok to just not like something. That is why I don't eat meat. I just don't like it.

Ditto mushrooms. I really just do not like them. No matter how amazing any particular recipe is... I just don't like them. Nothing will change that. Although I wouldn't choose to eat them, I will not gag on some of the less fleshy wild type. People are always aghast: you are a vegetarian who doesn't like mushrooms? how can that be?! I have no idea where mushrooms and vegetarians got connected. It's never made any sense to me.

Interesting. They can be very "meaty" so I guess if you are a vegetarian because you don't like meat, it makes perfect sense to also dislike mushrooms. But if you are a vegetarian (for ethical or whatever else reason) but miss meat, you'd want some mushrooms.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #65 on: January 13, 2017, 11:59:05 PM »
Interesting. They can be very "meaty" so I guess if you are a vegetarian because you don't like meat, it makes perfect sense to also dislike mushrooms. But if you are a vegetarian (for ethical or whatever else reason) but miss meat, you'd want some mushrooms.


I've never understood this. They don't seam "meaty" at all to me. They seem slimy and they taste like dirt. Neither of which I associate with meat. But, I do avoid a lot of meat substitutes for this reason. If they are too meaty, I can't eat them.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #66 on: January 14, 2017, 12:28:33 AM »
I detest cabbage and since I don't live in northern Europe I don't hafta eat it.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #67 on: January 14, 2017, 06:18:52 AM »
I've never understood this. They don't seam "meaty" at all to me. They seem slimy and they taste like dirt. Neither of which I associate with meat. But, I do avoid a lot of meat substitutes for this reason. If they are too meaty, I can't eat them.
I do not think mushrooms are meaty, jackfruit seems closer to meat vegetable wise. Meat substitutes freak me out.
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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #68 on: January 14, 2017, 11:43:45 AM »
I have always eaten tofu and like it a lot. I know a lot of people hate soy though. Seitan too. Field roast is local to me and is seitan plus spices and veggies. I worked for the founder as a teenager and I like their values. 

That's pretty much it. Field roast is vaguely sausage shaped but not meaty in taste or texture.

I never use the plethora of products out there. But it seems like they are popular.

I've seen the jackfruit stuff at the store but skipped it bc the Nutritionals don't look.that good. Am I missing something?

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #69 on: January 14, 2017, 11:45:34 AM »
No, jackfruit is popular now because it is like pulled pork and easy to get a sauce on it. I thought it was gross.
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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #70 on: February 27, 2017, 11:50:07 AM »
BA, how is this going?

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #71 on: March 06, 2017, 01:29:06 PM »
BA, how is this going?

Sorry, I didn't see this until now.

It's going okay. I haven't really been as hardcore as I envisioned. During the week I eat pretty low carb, but the weekends are a bit more flexible. I think I lost a few pounds but nothing significant.

I get really really bored very quickly when I cut carbs out of my diet. Apparently, that's all I really like. By the end of the week I'm always like, ugh, not more protein when I'm looking for something to eat.


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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #72 on: March 06, 2017, 01:35:05 PM »
Here's something easy and good I made the other day -- I had a pound of sausage (seasoned ground pork, not in links) that was quite spicy. I browned it all, and then added northern white beans and sauteed bok choy. It was really good on its own, DH had some over pasta. So simple, it's not really even a recipe, but it was a good combo of stuff that I had.


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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #73 on: March 07, 2017, 11:22:34 AM »
Here's something easy and good I made the other day -- I had a pound of sausage (seasoned ground pork, not in links) that was quite spicy. I browned it all, and then added northern white beans and sauteed bok choy. It was really good on its own, DH had some over pasta. So simple, it's not really even a recipe, but it was a good combo of stuff that I had.


I'd do that with escarole.
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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #74 on: March 15, 2017, 03:54:41 PM »
Whoever came up with cauliflower rice is absolutely brilliant!  I had it with chicken breast today and it was pure heaven.  I almost felt guilty eating it.  Almost!!!

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #75 on: March 15, 2017, 04:01:40 PM »
Whoever came up with cauliflower rice is absolutely brilliant!  I had it with chicken breast today and it was pure heaven.  I almost felt guilty eating it.  Almost!!!
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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #76 on: March 16, 2017, 08:30:07 AM »
Whoever came up with cauliflower rice is absolutely brilliant!  I had it with chicken breast today and it was pure heaven.  I almost felt guilty eating it.  Almost!!!
I agree that it's good, but if you want to eat the calorie number of rice, you need a lot more cauliflower.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #77 on: March 26, 2017, 06:14:54 PM »
I'm loving the roasted cauliflower Bonita posted somewhere here in the FF. I make what I think is a big batch, enough for two meals, then it never is! So yummy and better for me than layering it in cheese to give it flavor.

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #78 on: March 26, 2017, 09:35:26 PM »
I'm loving the roasted cauliflower Bonita posted somewhere here in the FF. I make what I think is a big batch, enough for two meals, then it never is! So yummy and better for me than layering it in cheese to give it flavor.
No matter how much I make there is never any left over!

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Re: A Farewell To Carbs
« Reply #79 on: March 27, 2017, 12:32:47 AM »
No matter how much I make there is never any left over!

Which recipe are we talking about?

 

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