OT: Carbs Fuel Body & Brain

[Not Fade]

Some fun reading of the truth - http://www.bodyforwife.com/does-butter- ... in-damage/

[SewTired]

All I can say is that I doubt his banana bread is any tastier but if it floats his boat, then it is his business. I truly doubt any low carb person made a comment because they don't care what other people eat. Too many bananas vs flour makes wet banana bread more subject to mold before it is all eaten.

After trying over 100 banana bread recipes one year, I have 3 keepers. One uses butter, one uses oil and one uses shortening. All the low fat recipes sucked or had more sugar to escape the cardboard flavor. Using applesauce made a shorter shelf life, but otherwise tasted good (it was a Weight Watchers recipe from the 80s). There were some other good ones, but I didn't want a quick bread that took longer to assemble ingredients than to bake.

[ChicagoGranny]

I truly doubt any low carb person made a comment because they don't care what other people eat.

How far out in the North Woods do you live?

Around here, low-carb people enjoy telling you to eat low carb more than they enjoy eating low carb. lol

[chunkyfrog]

I made chocolate banana "muffins" a couple days ago.
{{{Two bananas had passed their prime, due to multiple doctor appointments,
the ER visit, and hubby in the hospital for about 26 hours.}}}
I added chocolate chips, and used canola oil, subbed 40% of the flour with 100% whole wheat flour,
and half of the white sugar with a stevia product. I could not find the muffin pan,
so I used hubby's brand new Twinkie pan, lubed with baking spray. De-lish, but they looked so,
inappropriate.. They tasted great, and the shape/color was no deterrent.

[49er]

I made chocolate banana "muffins" a couple days ago.
{{{Two bananas had passed their prime, due to multiple doctor appointments,
the ER visit, and hubby in the hospital for about 26 hours.}}}
I added chocolate chips, and used canola oil, subbed 40% of the flour with 100% whole wheat flour,
and half of the white sugar with a stevia product. I could not find the muffin pan,
so I used hubby's brand new Twinkie pan, lubed with baking spray. De-lish, but they looked so,
inappropriate.. They tasted great, and the shape/color was no deterrent.

Can you send some my way as they sound so good? Anyway, I settled for a cheap chocolate chip brownie at the dollar store. I was desperate for my fix.

49er

[BlackSpinner]

Some fun reading of the truth - http://www.bodyforwife.com/does-butter- ... in-damage/

Yawn....

[chunkyfrog]

Sorry, 49er, they were gone last night.

[49er]

Sorry, 49er, they were gone last night.

Well darn.

[postitnote]

I truly doubt any low carb person made a comment because they don't care what other people eat.

How far out in the North Woods do you live?

Around here, low-carb people enjoy telling you to eat low carb more than they enjoy eating low carb. lol

Yeah, even in the corn and bean fields we love to talk low carb! Corn and beans are for fattening the animals we eat to keep low carb you know!

EDIT: don't use soybeans as feed.

[ChicagoGranny]

Corn and beans are for fattening the animals we eat to keep low carb you know!

What kind of beans are you feeding to my steaks? http://www.grennans.ie/benefits-of-beans/

[postitnote]

Corn and beans are for fattening the animals we eat to keep low carb you know!

What kind of beans are you feeding to my steaks? http://www.grennans.ie/benefits-of-beans/

That's interesting!

[chunkyfrog]

I was raised on grass fed beef, chickens that had free run of the pasture,
and the occasional rabbit or wildfowl that wandered by when Dad was packing heat.
I was skinny as heck until all my protein came from the store. Coincidence? You decide.

[ChicagoGranny]

I was skinny as heck until all my protein came from the store. Coincidence?

Grass-Fed Vs. Grain-Fed Ground Beef -- No Difference In Healthfulness http://beefmagazine.com/beef-quality/gr ... ess?page=2

"The bottom line is that grass-fed beef is probably better for you, but only a little. Don’t hang your hat on it." - http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle ... story.html

She lost 100 lbs on a 98% beef (not grass-fed) diet. http://www.fox46charlotte.com/story/293 ... -fertility

My decision was made after doing some reading and talking to nutritionists and farmers over the last year. I will not pay extra for grass-fed beef again.

[Noctuary]

The world is full of people who eat grains, rice, tubers, etc. and are not fat. I did low carb for years, but its really no better than the high carb vegan diet I'm doing now.

Whatever you eat, eat REAL FOOD!

[postitnote]

I do low carb because of my diabetes. Okay that and I love meat so long as I never named it or kept it as a pet in a pasture or barn