Info Post Time! Healthy Eating!

[lickety_split]

Last week's Info Post was sad. The comments were sad. And for the rest of the week all of the submitted posts were sad except one or two about trees and cats with bowties, and I was going to post something else sad and dismal but I thought we could all use a break so TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOOD!

Info posts may contain triggering

Comments

[jettakd]

Anyone here have experience with a "paleo" diet that could give advice. I don't have the resources to switch over now, and doubt I ever will do so completely, but it sounds like it would be very healthy for me and mesh pretty well with my lifestyle.

[kitschaster]

shellazure seemed to have loads of resources and experiences with it to offer me. *points above* Now it's something I'm also considering pretty heavily. Like, 97% sure, just need to talk it through with the fiance.

[shellazure]

I'm out if the house right now but when I get home I can spam you with links and personal experiences if you like! ;)

[mercat]

and doubt I ever will do so completely

My uncle has been pretty into the paleo diet, I know he has noted several times that they actually encourage you to cheat sometimes, because it makes you more likely to "be sucessful". (In turning it into a full-time thing instead of a temporary diet, I guess.) He and my aunt have had a lot of success, but I know my parents (both doctors) also have some issues with it as well (but I think they are pretty minor concerns compared to other "fashionable" diets). That's all I really know about it, though. =/

Re: Health At Every Size thread (trigger warning for EDs)

[popehippo]

Ditto! I used to check my weight almost obsessively, but I've been eating and feeling healthier ever since I tossed out my scale. Living on my own has led me to better eating habits as well. My parents are both in jobs that keep them out of the house nearly all day, so home-cooked meals were nearly non-existent outside of the weekends. I was pretty much raised out of the microwave and it's been a hard habit to break, but I'm learning.

Re: Health At Every Size thread (trigger warning for EDs)

[shepaintedfire]

I actually have a question, which might be weird/inappropriate, but I've seriously been wondering about it for ages: does HAES swing in the opposite direction, as well? For example, if someone is at a very low weight (like <15 BMI), but all their bloodwork, labs, etc. are normal, is it okay to use HAES as a justification for that?

(I'm curious because a close friend of mine has been emaciated for the past two years, yet is (mostly) recovered from an eating disorder, and she says she feels physically and mentally fine; her body just doesn't put on weight past like 70lbs)

[eien_herrison]

Quark if you can get it is a mild, 99% fat free soft cheese -- it doesn't get a lot of use in our house, but it's always used when I make cheesecake (two parts quark to one part reduced fat cream cheese makes a nice, mild cheesecake) -- if you want, I can pass along the recipe.

[eien_herrison]

Here are the ingredients and method: it's no-bake but does need a good few hours in the fridge to set (I tend to make it in the evening and let it set overnight

[sfrlz]

This seems like a good post to ask this in, maybe someone will have been through this experience before.

What do I do if I've been vegetarian for 6 years and need to start eating meat? Is it going to make me sick? I'M SCARED.

[sfrlz]

I'm really just afraid of that first meat... and the fact that I'm 21, so I've been veg since 15 and have never cooked for myself so I have no idea how to cook meat. I'm thinking I might go to a nice restaurant and order a fish or something?

And yeah I don't think I'm going to be eating red meat, I've just been having trouble with other foods and also need to cut back on my soy :/

[layweed]

You could grill fish, that's probably the easiest thing to do. On the downside, fish usually stinks so it's not very pleasant to cook.

[scolaro]

I've recently become obsessed with Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - watching the show can give you great motivation for trying things out with healthy ingredients.
Last week Sunday I was too lazy to get dressed and go out for pizza, so I grabbed this one amazing basics cookbook I own, checked my cupboards and found everything I needed to make my own pizza - and it was AWESOME!

Not sure if I can keep up with the lifestyle changes of not eating processed food anymore (especially sweets), but will try my best.

[lickety_split]

I'm obsessed with each and every one of his shows tbh.

[scolaro]

Really? I've only just discovered KN and love it, but am not sure if I could stomach (pun intended ^^) a show where a bunch of people fight for his approval (with one winner and the rest losers). After shouting at the people in KN, he usually gives their places a complete makeover and turns their business around, so that's wonderful. Are the other shows comparable in this respect?

[lickety_split]

I love Masterchef and the UK show he had where he traveled through India to learn about the local cuisine. They also have the UK version of KN too, which is awesome. Most of it is on Netflix.