tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post7787381713970122762..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: Breaking Up With PotatoesRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-63187304750269106172011-07-04T20:23:39.510-04:002011-07-04T20:23:39.510-04:00"shows," not "show""shows," not "show"undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-61349664419584115692011-07-04T20:23:05.749-04:002011-07-04T20:23:05.749-04:00Charles Chips! I never knew anyone else who ate th...Charles Chips! I never knew anyone else who ate those. Congrats to Moose on her weight loss. <br /><br />Fun history factoid: I remember reading one time that Sir Walter Raleigh had gotten the cold shoulder not just because of all that insurrection plotting but because he had introduced the potato and made the court ladies get fat. Your post show that that is <i>truer than I thought</i>.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-64193838759185723282011-07-01T08:15:16.797-04:002011-07-01T08:15:16.797-04:00Not to blame our mother for one more thing, but sh...Not to blame our mother for one more thing, but she did have us sit at the table until we consumed all the food on our plate and became members of "The Clean Plate Club." Thanks for enlightening us on the origin of that not-so-elite club. We also heard about the starving people in ...I just started tracking what I eat on SparkPeople.com (It's free). You're my inspiration, Middle Sis. Congratulations on letting go and embracing a healthier relationship with food. What can replace Pringles to go with our beloved Benedictine? Love, Big SissyKauaiSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427389872675232618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-54311797933929617652011-06-29T22:49:37.651-04:002011-06-29T22:49:37.651-04:00My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up...My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up, and she always said, "another member of the clean plate club!" when my sister or I finished our dinner (and had eaten all our food). I had no idea this phrase was anything other than a Grandma idiosyncrasy before now. (and we had general references to starving children in China, I believe, although I'd forgotten that until GlassPen mentioned starving Armenians).susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-44210411298497673432011-06-28T15:25:08.576-04:002011-06-28T15:25:08.576-04:00I hear you on the spuds, but I just don't thin...I hear you on the spuds, but I just don't think I can bear to toss that last bag of Wegman's Kettle Cooked chips. In fact, if that were to be the last thing I ever ate, I'd be OK with that.<br /><br />Never knew there was an official Clean Plate Club, though it was invoked at our house regularly, along with the "starving Armenians." I don't think I knew what an Armenian was until I got to college.<br /><br />Congrats on ongoing success with your LAP. Your efforts and commentary are an inspiration!GlassPennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-36748517096972813292011-06-28T12:30:55.788-04:002011-06-28T12:30:55.788-04:00found at Wegman's but some of these I noticed ...found at Wegman's but some of these I noticed yesterday are at TPSS co-op! http://www.shop.livingintentions.com/category.sc?categoryId=2<br /><br />finished up the rosemary garlic ones last night FAB! Onto the Cilatro Lime mojo ones: also divine. <br /><br />KatieKatie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-29444892591345867532011-06-28T10:30:24.299-04:002011-06-28T10:30:24.299-04:00Ah, I remember Charles Chips! They were awesome, t...Ah, I remember Charles Chips! They were awesome, those substantial tins full of crisp goodness.<br /><br />We aren't ready to give up potatoes here because they're a staple with autistic youngest. So I roast them once a week and mash them every other week since it's that, rice, pasta or bread to balance out her meals.<br /><br />That said, I had a great time when I went on a modified Atkin's diet. Cutting out potatoes pretty completely to be only on protein, salad greens, other assorted veggies and some fats? Helps you shed the pounds like nothing else. Sadly, my family thinks I'm nuts when I rhapsodize about the joys of broccoli, snow peas and radishes.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-30249372303732771532011-06-28T09:23:11.080-04:002011-06-28T09:23:11.080-04:00RE: tuna casserole: Don't fear! You can use...RE: tuna casserole: Don't fear! You can use whole wheat egg noodles and it is just as delish! The heavy cream works well with the whole wheat. (Something I stock up on at Whole Foods when we visit The City.) Also, somewhat glycemically balanced because of the fat and protein. :)<br /><br />Now, if you're also trying to do gluten-free, you're SOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-60438930886556330552011-06-28T08:23:05.607-04:002011-06-28T08:23:05.607-04:00Seems like there is perhaps a happy partnership in...Seems like there is perhaps a happy partnership in the making between potatoes and yogurt, since one puts on while the other takes off. Perhaps a potatoe salad that substitutes yogurt for mayo. Or baked potatoes with cucumber raita instead of sour cream and chives?recent Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-65520170698676793882011-06-27T23:52:18.849-04:002011-06-27T23:52:18.849-04:00Love all these stories and comments. Food posts al...Love all these stories and comments. Food posts always generate excellent reader participation!<br /><br />Potatoes are yummy AND wicked (even if we aren't supposed to demonize foods and food groups). Moose will not rest until she finds some garlic rosemary almonds to call her very own, though, truth be told, there is still a renegade potato or two left in the vegetable drawer.<br /><br />Kelly, your tuna casserole revery is further proof that you and Moose were separated at birth.<br /><br />Urban Exile, good luck with your move and your plan to say sayonara to spuds. Btw, our post title is probably an unconscious allusion to YOUR blog, or to whomever or whatever launched the "breaking up with X" meme. In any case, thanks for lodging it in our brains.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-21253487388582043552011-06-27T22:26:56.521-04:002011-06-27T22:26:56.521-04:00So all carbs not equal? Well, Urban Exile is looki...So all carbs not equal? Well, Urban Exile is looking very much forward to moving to a new location, further south, in an area chock full of Universities where young men and women are always RUNNING around, so....I am thinking to keep up with the Jonesies and lose some poundage. As soon as we get here I will stop eating the Great Spud and let you know how it turns out. After all, the good old Tater comes from the South American Andes where it is available in over 57 varieties and is the main foodstuff of people who are generally starving and chewing cocaine. Maybe if WE chewed cocaine it would help keep the pounds off? Anyway, suffice to say that our European / African gene pool is probably not set up to digest to Terrible Tubor. There is something to eating what was natural to your great great grandma. Good luck Moose!Dorothy Potter Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437027506822572629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-84035896262889796112011-06-27T21:33:01.130-04:002011-06-27T21:33:01.130-04:00I so love those wicked carbs--potatoes, noodles in...I so love those wicked carbs--potatoes, noodles in any form, rice, bread. I've really never met a carb I didn't like. I attribute this, in part, to the special status of tuna noodle casserole in my childhood--the classic version: egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, tuna, peas, and a crunchy crushed potato chip crust. In my early childhood, I looked forward to tuna noodle casserole, pestered my mother for it, enjoyed the leftovers cold from the fridge. Tuna noodle casserole was a treat, something we only had very seldom. It took me a long time to put two & two together: My father hated tuna noodle casserole. So my mother only made it for us when my father had to attend bricklayers union meeting and wasn't coming home for dinner. Eventually, he started his own business & stopped going to union meetings. Then we had to wait until fall when he went on his annual fall deer-hunting trip. When I was in college, poor & living on my own, I ate many, many variations of tuna noodle casserole, including what was my go-to convenience meal in those days: plain ramen noodles, more butter than I care to think about, peas and grated parm.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021057010739864479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-26925097793631441672011-06-27T21:32:18.542-04:002011-06-27T21:32:18.542-04:00NUTS NUTS AND MORE NUTS! I love leaving the carbs ...NUTS NUTS AND MORE NUTS! I love leaving the carbs and enjoying good fats! Avos! Olives! Garlic Rosemary almonds and pistachios from my very first trip to Wegman's today. (Although my lower carbing is not considered "low" by dieticians. High carb is 50% of cals from carbs, and Low carb is 10 carbs per day or less. I do near 100 carbs a day, 10-30 per meal or snack. Remember this only seems RADICALLY LOW compared to the usual US diet which I call the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious carb diet!) <br /><br />I love food!Katie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-20390474469613234332011-06-27T20:16:30.534-04:002011-06-27T20:16:30.534-04:00Yep, fast carbs get me, too. But oh, potatoes are...Yep, fast carbs get me, too. But oh, potatoes are so very yummy!<br /><br />Congrats on your exciting health progress! Enjoy the run!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-32748564990692685372011-06-27T18:36:01.708-04:002011-06-27T18:36:01.708-04:00Moose has never been diagnosed with insulin resist...Moose has never been diagnosed with insulin resistance, but then she rarely goes to doctors, so how would she know? On the other hand, she has been surprised at how quickly the pounds have come off -- and by how good she has felt in the process.<br /><br />Your story also matches the experience of a dear friend with type 2 diabetes who went on a radically low-carb diet a year or so ago and has been doing better in exactly the ways you describe. We'll see if she weighs in on this comment thread.<br /><br />Oh, and we've also got <i>Eat, Drink, and Be Happy</i> on a shelf around here somewhere. Very pro-kashi and pro-flax, if I recall correctly.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-23969653495925876562011-06-27T18:25:37.272-04:002011-06-27T18:25:37.272-04:00I really enjoyed the book Eat Drink and Be Healthy...I really enjoyed the book Eat Drink and Be Healthy when it came out from that Harvard School of Public Health group a few years back. They're very pro-kashi.<br /><br />I have insulin resistance, and when I found out, I removed refined carbs from my diet and pounds just started slipping off like magic. And I didn't get hungry, and I stopped having mood swings that I now realize were due to hypoglycemia. I don't know if it's true for everyone that getting rid of refined carbs is a good thing, but it is definitely a good thing if you've got insulin problems. And a lot of the country has insulin problems these days.<br /><br />If you do want to enjoy the occasional refined carb, you can balance it with protein or acid (like apple cider vinegar or kimchi) in order to slow digestion and allow the insulin stuff to catch up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com