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I don't like most cooked vegetables, it's just a texture thing. I like onion FLAVOR but not cooked onions. I won't have onion rings :/ I don't like:
Cabbage
Eggplant
Cooked peppers
beets
relish (but I do like pickles so that's weird)
cooked carrots (will eat raw)
asparagus
onions
yeah...just most cooked vegetables. other than that, I'm pretty good - I will eat most meats, fish, shellfish, etc. EXCEPT calamari or squid, those just freak me out.
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My Grandma hates the Japanese, because my Grandpa fought in the war and he had to fight the Japanese. For years, she refused to even eat rice, because she associated it with Japan.
She's said some pretty nasty things about what's happening in Japan, because of that, but I'm trying to talk some sense into her. She's finally starting to realize that these are PEOPLE being hurt, and not some alien form of species.
She's a good person, really. She just has a prejudice.
My gram is the same way, my grandfather also fought in WW2 but he was never on the South Pacific. It's really difficult because there is a lot of prejudice and because they are so old there is no changing their habits. My gram is also racist against my boyfriend, because he is not white - she still thinks we are living in the 50's. It's nothing against her, that's just how she was raised and there's no changing her habits now. My gram is also a good person - she is very hardworking and religious, but she grew up in a time where it was perfectly acceptable to be racist. It's just how she is.
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OMG
Five Guys Burgers and Fries! I always stop by the one down the street from my house.IT'S SO GOOD, RIGHT???? But so amazingly bad for you... *sigh* Just can't win, can we?
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I believe "chewing" would fall more under a general topic of etiquette more than the topic of food and health. Chewing can get annoying at times, especially when making the effort to concentrate. Some people pop and chew gum for various reasons: to make a point, actively appear as sarcastic or what have you--perhaps even playful--and others chew without realizing how loud they are doing so.
It's similar to setting a table. I'm sure some people have issues with how a table should appear to a guest. In a Girl Scouts troop, as I grew up, we learned to properly organize utensils on a table. I hated it. My family, primarily used to cooking finger foods and other ethnic items, did not see the use in setting a table.
To outsiders, I am sure that appeared as if we were unsophisticated. An elaborately set table, to us, appeared as "high-class". My point that I am trying to make is social acceptability, or etiquette, is different in various circles. Gum popping and noisy chewing may appear annoying and "disgusting" to some, but is perfectly fine and understandable for others.
Quirks build character. We only see the action, not the reason behind it. Urges to punch people for violating our pet peeves appear as actions to outsiders who view them as such. Our reasons may be valid and justifiable to us, but unacceptable to others.
Just a thing to think about ^.
That's a very interesting point Kim. I agree - I really hate the sound of slurping, especially drinks. My uncle does it when he drinks tea and it drives me crazy! But in america, that is considered bad etiquette. In Japan and other Asian countries, slurping is considered to be polite because it means you are enjoying your meal (something like that). I also read that in some Asian countries, when you eat you shouldn't eat all your food on the plate because it means that the host didn't cook enough for you. It is good courtesy to show you are full by not eating everything while in America a clean plate is something good.
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I like meat, although I try to stay away from red meat as best I can but my mom likes steak so I have that on occasion. I like chicken, fish (does that count as a meat?) and I've tried duck which is good. I've also tried catfish and I think venison. Oh, and veal. I also like lamb, although I really have to be craving it. I had a delicious lamb burger yesterday from a kabob/middle eastern place and that was pretty delicious! I like meat. I don't think I could be vegetarian - I've tried. I know nutrients can be substituted, I just really like meat. I like to try to eat fresh meat if I can. Unfortunately, the meat packing industry in the US is absolutely horrendous and because the country is so big and there is a lack of local farms, it is very rare to find "fresh" meat. I noticed that while in Ireland, every menu said something like "this meat comes from a local farm..etc etc". Of course, Ireland is a very small country and the UK has many more local farms than the US. I wish there was more of a farming industry here but it is so hard to provide for the 300 million people we have here, lol. So I understand the need for the meat/food processing industry but I still think there is a more humane way to go about providing meat, especially for the animals.
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I like mcdonalds in terms of fast food, i hadnt really thought about subway and kfc as being "fast food" per se. I actually just had subway but I really need to be in the mood for it. I like wendy's and around my area we have this small chain called Five Guys and they make the BEST burger and fries EVER. It's a heart attack to be sure, but a very delicious one.
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I donated too! and I also got accosted today by red cross people to give $10/month and I couldn't do it but I did get a free hug out of the deal, so it was allll good
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to get into to a nice uni to transfer too and enough money to go there! also, my license would be fab.
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happy birthday beautiful!!! have an amazing day <3
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I do not believe in diets either. Fad diets are the worst--they concern you with the motivation to "take 3 inches off your waist in 10 days" and "burn more fat than you ever had". Fad diets are not balanced, and do not give you the smattering and variety of food group intake you need per day.
Also, the 2,000 calorie diet that is written on the back of food boxes and nutritional charts which depict what you "should" count as your intake is not a one-size fits all guide to long-term health. There are formulas, based on your waist to hip ratio (which, according to Jillian Michaels [noted personal trainer on "The Biggest Loser" and "Losing it With Jillian"] is more accurate than measuring the BMI [body Mass Index] because there is a differentiation between the weight [or mass] of muscle and fat.). In the following posts, once people have posted, I will provide a quote from the training manual of Michaels' that I purchased last year.
This past week, I've been trying on most of the clothes I have not worn since 2009 or slightly prior, and most of them fit without a problem. That satisfaction that I've gained is great.
I looove the outdoors, even in the winter. For me, nothing beats breathing fresh air. I started running in October (and I DESPISED it, too) around a block behind my house about two laps. When I felt that I could catch my breath more easily, I started to branch out on side streets and go further.
I do not only turn to fitness to stay physically healthy and beat my odds of genetic illnesses, but I also use it as a tool to combat negativity and self-doubt, or a negative self-image. Changing your routine, little by little every day and with a small step to start, will get you feeling more productive and enable you to make a decision for change .
Yes, I agree with you Kim. It's important to monitor caloric intake according to you personally. For example, I am under 5 feet (1.5 metres) and so I do not follow the 2000 calorie diet. My caloric intake is more like 1200-1400. I hardly eat even that per day - but I need to also burn more than I eat. I really hate the idea of a food journal, which is almost impossible to keep at school because nutrition information isn't always readily available. So far, I've just been trying to eat healthier and hit the gym 3x/week or more.
I also hate running. I know that if I do it, I'll get better at it, but I still think it's just not for me. I like to have fun whilst working out, and running just doesn't cut it for me.
Finally, I love that feeling of satisfaction you mentioned kim - my jeans are fitting more losely and I feel better about myself. I know I still have a long way to go, but I'd like to start fitting into my old jeans - I'm getting there. I lost a lot of weight my senior year of high school, roughly 15 pounds (6.8 kilos), and I felt AMAZING about myself. I gained a lot of weight when I went to uni, so I've got my work cut out for me losing it again. It's rough because I know what I am capable of being and looking like, so having let myself gain weight makes me feel like crap. However, I am taking the steps to be healthy not only now, but for life. I want to set a healthy life pattern and be healthy for my children in the future, and for myself!
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Yeah, I gave up caffiene for lent and and it included chocolate for a while, but I think I'll stick it to coffee, tea, and soda. Luckily, I've never been addicted to coffee or anything but I wanted to try to give it up to see if I could. Yesterday, I had a chocolate covered calcium chew and midol, which has caffiene in it - I figured that even though it broke my sacrifice for lent I wasn't going to suffer just because a pill had caffiene. I think there's definitely a limit. But yeah, energy drinks...I've had rockstar before, I've had 2 full cans in my life. I'm really small, so energy drinks have a huge impact on me and I get really really jittery. I don't drink them, I usually have coffee or tea and that's not even to be awake. I just like the comfort factor, I think reading with coffee and tea is the best thing ever.
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really nice and has a great sense of humor!
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Hiya all, my name is Karen and I am 19 years old. I am studying spanish in the university
My favorite food - gosh. This one is hard. Italian food is a go to, because it's warm and comforting and mmmmmm! But I really like differnt cuisines of the world, especially Indian food. A good curry and lentils are delicious!
My favorite activity - zuuuumba! I love to dance, and zumba is a great workout so it makes it fun for me. I have rowed and played rugby. I loved them both, but I definitely got a better workout rowing.
Short term goal - to make the conscious effort to eat well every day, and if I *don't* eat well, to at least try to balance my meals. Also, to drink more water.
Long term goal - lose 30 pounds - I need to do this to get down to a healthy weight for my height because I am really small! I want to lose weight plus gain muscle. I have a pretty decent amount of muscle already but theres always room for more!
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I pretty much live of bananas, I crave them a lot! I don't get too wild with my fruits but I do love me a good apple, and I ADORE blackberries and raspberries. Put a box in front of me, they will be gone. As for vegetables, I'm not a huuuge vegetable eater (shame, I knooow!) but I do like some raw veggies. I like cucumbers, chickpeas (especially in hummus), green peppers and green beans.
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I love gum! My favorite is Orbit, Strawberry Mint:
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When I was on my workout regimen, my daily morning PT included a 3 mile run, pull/chin-ups, push-ups, and crunches before breakfast. During the day if time permits I would hit the bench doing presses, curls, etc. with the weights. After class I would then hit up the fencing club for 2 hours to practice.
I also love to hit the trails on my bike for an hour or two though.
Seconded. IMO, the only real diet is exercise. There was a time that I never called it "eating" but rather "calorie intake". Still, I'm surprised how I haven't gained any weight as of late. I guess my metabolism is still petty fast despite my less active lifestyle.
Wow! Fencing seems like a great workout, and very classy! ;P
I haven't done mountain biking yet, biking isn't really my thing. Same goes for running, I just don't like doing it. I know people say you have to build up your endurance, etc etc etc, but I think even if I did that I STILL wouldn't like it. I think it's important to find exercise that you like and is fun, too, so there's the motivation to keep on doing it. I do Zumba every once in a while as well, and that is super fun! It's just dancing but I get a great workout
And yeah, because you used to work out so much your metabolism is adjusted now to go faster.
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an excellent editor and friend! and very funny
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I think this might be a good idea just to share ideas and just to talk about what we do to stay healthy! Right now, I am trying to lose weight and I definitely do NOT believe in diets - health is a matter of calories in, calories out. When I go to the gym on a good day and have the time, I usually do:
a half hour of the elliptical
10 minutes on the erg for single time or 1200-1500 meteres for single distance
abs - situps with a workout ball, leg lifts, brazilian situps, and I try to do obliques.
I also do weights, I use 5 pound weights and do curls, triceps, lateral raises - front and side, and tricep presses to the back.
Before bed, I also try to do some stretches, I found a great thing called "yoga before bed" and it's a series of simple stretches that are done in the bed and have helped me sleep better and stretch my back, which I have problems with.
Share your workout techniques! If you have none, then maybe talk about any fitness goals you would like to achieve!
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I've never had it luckily! My friend has had it like two or three times from the sushi at her school, and I've had sushi and have never gotten sick
I hear it's awful, and I feel especially fortunate because when I eat my meat, I eat it rare, as does my mom. I'm always worried about consuming undercooked meat but so far I've never had a problem, even when I order from restaurants. As long as they know to slow cook it, I'm not concerned. As for sushi, I don't eat it often but when I do I havent had a problem, I think I threw up from crab rangoons once but that definitely wasn't food poisoning, as I was only sick that one time. So yeah -
I got up early today and washed the dishes for breakfast!
I am a funny person.
I am very loyal.
I am caring.
I love deeply.
I am short and cute!
I am determined.
I am spiritual.
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Oh my goodness Lena, you are amazing for posting this
I have tried plantains, and they are alright. I'm not really one for cooked fruit, but you know. I love latin/carribean food, but I admit that I haved tried as much of it as I want to! Last semester I went with our language lab to get REAL mexican food, and it was delicious my boyfriend was in heaven, and he was like (with his mouth full) "this reminds me of home!" NOM NOM NOM. There were taquitos, rice, beans, and other things, and this really good milk thing which I forget the name of but it was milk with cinnamon in it and possibly something else. VERY refreshing and super yummy! -
^ ^ is really nice!! Very fun to talk to
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Not to get too far off topic here but I think you're being too harsh on that generation. You're looking at it through the eyes of someone in 2011, nearly 60 years after the Pearl Harbor bombing and about 55 years after the bombing of Japan.
I'm not condoning the use of nuclear weaponry and I'm surely not saying this is payback for Pearl Harbor - my heart goes out to those who've suffered from this terrible earth quake and tsunami. But, for lack of a better analogy, it's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. At the time Pearl Harbor was fresh in their minds not to mention the U.S. had been fighting the Japanese for the past 3 1/2 or so years. There was much hurt and animosity. At the time U.S. citizens as well as the military felt the bombing of Pearl Harbor was uncalled for and an unfair, below-the-belt blow. Mind you we were not involved in WWII at the time. We were staying out of it. And they bombed us on a Sunday morning when many were at church services etc. You've got to put yourself in the mindset of someone at that time before you pass such easy judgment.
As for us dropping atomic bombs on Japan, this kind of weaponry had never been used before. We really didn't understand the impact that this would have on the world, on politics, on the future until it was already too late. We, the U.S., didn't know exactly what kind of destruction we were unleashing. And still didn't even after we bombed Japan. During the 1950s we were teaching school kids to duck and cover in the event of nuclear war. We now know that duck and cover wouldn't do any good but at the time we were still unsure of the power of nuclear weaponry.
Again, sorry to get so far off subject but I just feel that this was an unfair judgment on our ancestors.
I see your point, and maybe it was an unfair judgement. But that being said, I think the people who consider it payback for Pearl Harbor are still completely wrong - I understand the hostility, especially because the attack was undeserved and fairly unprovoked - but I think <i>after</i> they saw the damage the atomic bombs had on Japan, they wouldn't want that type of damage done ever again. I mean, for very old people, I can see where the prejudice would come from - my gram is particularly racist, but she is 94 and was well into her 30's during WW2. I think some racism and prejudice is totally undeserved though, especially because Japan is such a prosperous nation and fairly peaceful as of now. But yeah, I see where you're coming from and it was unfair of me to pass judgement so quickly on the previous generation, but I think that it is not fair that some people, like the man I work with, to pass such quick judgement and hate onto Japan because that is the last thing they need right now.
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ireland! all the way! it is beauuuuuuutiful there, and so relaxed <3
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Hey Jade, it's okay. I don't think Kim was trying to be condescending in any way, but the point was just that the topic is for all chewing not just singularly gum or food. No hard feelings here, everyone has the right to comment and I'm fairly certain Kim wasn't trying to be rude or mean-spirited, just trying to clarify the comment posted.
I think it's really important that the forum is an open and respectful place and it's good that everyone has the right to express and opinion here without fear of being rejected or shut out. To continue this in every forum, not just in this one specifically, it is important to take everyone's comments in stride and not take anything too seriously. I think it's great that this forum is here for food and health, and hopefully people will find some comfort in it while reading other people's posts. I know that it has happened to me, I have read other people's comments and have been like, "Oh, I can relate to that". And I think that this feeling is *the* most important thing - that this can be here as a support system, and people can have others to turn to when they have questions. To make the forum this way there should be a sense of camaraderie and family here so that others can come in and be welcomed.