Fat people ...

[GTiTOM]

I am convinced that kale is some sort of alien life form taking over peoples brains. If you are going to eat clean kale seems to be a requirement. The sh!t is nasty. I tried so hard...only in soup do I think it's got any value. I even tried kale smoothies. Don't. It's not better than it sounds like the magazine said. It tastes like ground up badger ass hole mixed with whatever other fruit you throw in.

That said, it would be great to have a healthy snack thread. I can't see it in OT though...health and fitness?

I can only enjoy kale when it's drizzled in oil, sprinkled with salt, and toasted in the oven for 20 minutes. It shrinks down tiny, it's crunchy, and it has a nice salty taste. I really don't like kale any other, but I can't stop eating it when I make it into 'chips'. Give it a try --- it's ridiculously good for you.

I had some but stopped anyway just to be safe...

they are sitting waiting to go in the oven when dinner is done cooking (double oven but electric and running both throws off the temps )... it contains chicken so I won't send you the recipe

I was looking for more details on the options with the chickpea chips and actually saw something about the kale chips while looking. might try that

How'd you like em? And to the kale chips as well --- as I said above, it's the only way I can actually enjoy eating kale.

I've been slacking on my working out lately... but my barbell just showed up today.. so I"ve been more about calories then quality for the past few weeks. not that Chick peas would put me over its still something I need to make sure my snacks are controlled in both quality and quantity while I"m being lazy. Even at 6'1" being this sedentary does not allow for many calories, which on the topic can easily be sucked up with liquid calories and why I'm all for people being aware that drinking sugary stuff isn't great, technically that includes even fruit juices which people seem to ignore.

I hear ya. For me, cutting out soda and making every snack a whole food has helped me a lot. I love grilling pineapple or eating a bowl of strawberries covered in honey or handfuls of the aforementioned chickpea chips. I don't feel guilty and after a while, like chilledman was saying before, actual sugary and processed snacks just start to no longer taste that good.

[atomicalex]

Of course, if I told any of you what I ate over the last few months and have lost 20lbs doing it you'd call me crazy.

I lost 12 pounds by accident last summer when I rediscovered putting butter on crackers. I went nuts with the butter. But I also drink no soda or sweetened drinks.

It's really true - eat good fats, and enough of them, and your body stops storing fat. Mine did.

[under the radar]

whoa...dude, people are totally trippin' about this...it's all over TV.

[chris@revotechnik]

How'd you like em? And to the kale chips as well --- as I said above, it's the only way I can actually enjoy eating kale.

well up I was watching a loud show and never heard the timer so they were a bit burnt.. whoops tasted a few of the not so black ones and they were good, will try again tonight with the can I found in the pantry.

I hear ya. For me, cutting out soda and making every snack a whole food has helped me a lot. I love grilling pineapple or eating a bowl of strawberries covered in honey or handfuls of the aforementioned chickpea chips. I don't feel guilty and after a while, like chilledman was saying before, actual sugary and processed snacks just start to no longer taste that good.

My biggest issue is my GF is a super picky eater, think of the pickiest 5 year old you have seen and double that.. you barely have her. She does like salt and chickpeas though so she was excited to try these.

[Turbio!]

I can only enjoy kale when it's drizzled in oil, sprinkled with salt, and toasted in the oven for 20 minutes. It shrinks down tiny, it's crunchy, and it has a nice salty taste. I really don't like kale any other, but I can't stop eating it when I make it into 'chips'. Give it a try --- it's ridiculously good for you.
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I've lately been enjoying chard more than kale. It's got that nice, beet-y flavor to it. I made some really bitching tacos for some vegetarian friends of mine - caramelized sweet potatoes, chard, and chipotle crema.

[rpmk4]

it really isn't hard to lose weight. i have lost over 20 pounds in the last few months. i still eat whatever i want and i don't exercise. it's called portion control!!! i eat a small breakfast to hold me over until lunch, then i eat anywhere from 8-12oz for lunch which holds me over until dinner. When i make dinner at home i eat a full plate of food, i DO NOT go back for seconds. I also cut out 85% of the pop i previously drank. We will see how far this gets me, my total goal was a sustainable
45lb loss.

[Chilledman]

Does anyone listen to what ChilledMan says?

[Chilledman]

several threads in health and fitness about food to eat. Most of it's geared to high protein, high fat foods. Just don't follow what Chilledman eats. It's the antithesis to everything healthy. Oh, and don't listen to Saintor, either.

I agree dont listen to what I eat , you will end up 1000 pds

[GTiTOM]

I've lately been enjoying chard more than kale. It's got that nice, beet-y flavor to it. I made some really bitching tacos for some vegetarian friends of mine - caramelized sweet potatoes, chard, and chipotle crema.

I love Swiss chard

[2VWatatime]

I love chard

[TigerinColorado]

I will say that Soda can allegedly do...what other sugary drinks can't!

[4-Dr-W-a-T]

<--- tries to remember if he has chickpeas at home or if he has to now stop..

What that guy said

[turbinepowered]

I will say that Soda can allegedly do...what other sugary drinks can't!

Looking at this, I wonder if there is a different response if you're one of those people that "nurse" their drink.

I can make a 20oz Coke last 4 hours before it's empty, or a 12oz can last an entire meal. Is the end result different, since it isn't all coming in one massive rush?

[GolfTango]

And yet, Bloomberg endorsed "NYC Donut Day" today

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/ny...bloomberg.html

[Egilbe]

And yet, Bloomberg endorsed "NYC Donut Day" today

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/ny...bloomberg.html

no mixed message there

tonight I was hungry, so I fried up 6 slices of bacon, 2 eggs in the grease and then made some green beans and crumbled up the bacon into the boiling water. You can have your sugary donut. I'll eat my fatty protein

[Turbio!]

Second is obesity -

Woo CO! Not as staggeringly fat as some places!

[GTiTOM]

I said Swiss, not British

[Aonarch]

Woo CO! Not as staggeringly fat as some places!

Montana isn't bad. You really don't see any fat people, but you do see husky people. Winters are tough.

[Egilbe]

Another example: Right now I'm making chickpea 'chips', which I'll eat for a snack instead of potato chips. Just mix a can of chickpeas, less than a table spoon of olive oil, a little salt and some tabasco, then bake at 450 for 40 minutes. They come out crispy and crunchy and salty and tasty. And so much better for you than just about any snack you'll buy in a bag. Point being, you start eating stuff like that regularly, and processed stuff just becomes too much and not enjoyable to eat.

Ok, making some right now. I had forgotten how much I liked the taste of Tabasco sauce. I don't think I've had any in a couple years.

[Egilbe]

[2VWatatime]

Who writes this cr*p? Seriously? So many of these "graphic" representations are just garbage...

[turbinepowered]

Ok, making some right now. I had forgotten how much I liked the taste of Tabasco sauce. I don't think I've had any in a couple years.

Dammit! Knew I forgot something, I was going to grab a can of chickpeas while I was out.

[Chilledman]

To the Fat People.

I bumped this thread for you since I didn't want you to get winded looking for it on the internet.
Since doing that takes a good bit of exertion and energy .

[TASVW]

[Time for a GTI]

I bumped this thread for you since I didn't want you to get winded looking for it on the internet.

Or is it because it's one of the few things that you can understand with 3rd grade reading comprehension?

[bluerabbit0886]

Woo CO! Not as staggeringly fat as some places!

:highfive:

I need to make these kale chips and roasted chickpeas!

[Egilbe]

His workout is the pits. His transformation is all from diet. He gained no muscle at all

[Slipstream]

To the Fat People.

I bumped this thread for you since I didn't want you to get winded looking for it on the internet.
Since doing that takes a good bit of exertion and energy .

I read through page 2, but then had to stop and take a break. Almost done with my 64oz Big Gulp.

[TigerinColorado]

I read through page 2, but then had to stop and take a break. Almost done with my 64oz Big Gulp.

^ It was HOT, so I rocked the 32 ouncer!

[TigerinColorado]

:highfive:

I need to make these kale chips and roasted chickpeas!

They are sitting on my counter. Gonna try something new!

[denken]

This law is a poor attempts to fix the problems in our healthcare system. If people could get their s*it together go see a doctor and actually listen to them and eat healthy. To me if they want to change something make food stamps only apply to healthy low cost foods, such as fruits vegetables and other basic foods (no sodas, deserts, chips and so on). Even that wont fix the problem it just makes more sense that the current process. Just to say it really does piss me off that someone can claim disability because they are obese and diabetic... If you cant be concerned enough to watch your weight why should the government be responsible for helping you?

[TigerinColorado]

This law is a poor attempts to fix the problems in our healthcare system. If people could get their s*it together go see a doctor and actually listen to them and eat healthy. To me if they want to change something make food stamps only apply to healthy low cost foods, such as fruits vegetables and other basic foods (no sodas, deserts, chips and so on). Even that wont fix the problem it just makes more sense that the current process. Just to say it really does piss me off that someone can claim disability because they are obese and diabetic... If you cant be concerned enough to watch your weight why should the government be responsible for helping you?

If. If. If. If.

Meanwhile, a private organization is making $$BANK$$ feeding the masses an overpriced, cheap to make, non-nutritive, highly addictive, nostalgia-filled & marketed liquid gold. The consequences of which is quite a tab on the health and welfare of all of America.

All modern, manufactured & packaged products do this. Cheapest sweet ingredients, buzz, flavor and then market the heck out of it. We are suckers.



Solutions:

1. Educate.
2. Change packaging completely. Make the ingredient print sizing as large as the brand name.
3. Eliminate marketing B.S. especially to kids.
4. Nutrition facts section goes to the front!
5. Get retailers on board philosophically. Now they are $$$ sleeping with the manufacturers.
6. Nuke Costco/SamsFatClub/SuperDuperSized stores that sell it in bulk. Customers are huge!

/2012 Apocalypse