I have decided to eat healthier

[Pierre.Suave]

meaning a lot less red meat, less soda, and more vegetables and white meat such as chicken and turkey.

Tonight, for the first time in a long time, I had NO soda, and NO red meat, but I did have some cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, bell pepper, and pineapple with a small bit of chicken on a skewer on the grill. It was Excellent over some white rice, steamed.

Thank you for reading...

Jason.

[1gobluedem]

1. Brown rice is better

But, still, that's very good. Except I hate mushrooms.

[Pierre.Suave]

2. You know

normally, I don't either, but someone insisted that they would be very good grilled, and surprise, they were excellent.

I appreciate the tip about brown rice.

[AlCzervik]

9. all of them? I grilled 2 big portobellos tonight for dinner, i put chipotle bbq sauce on them

and they were really good. Have you tried them grilled?

[Pierre.Suave]

13. I dont know if all of them are

But the ones I tried were. They were not portobello mushrooms, I had a friend over tonight, he brought them over.

[AlCzervik]

18. i eat them all the time, sometimes i grill them and then put them on a whole wheat bun

and eat them like a burger. I stopped eating all meat and eggs about 6 months ago so i'm always trying to find new ways of eathing vegetables and tofu.

[Pierre.Suave]

19. AS I was looking through the cookbook earlier

I saw a recipe for a grilled portobello sandwich.

if i feel industrious tomorrow, I will scan it in if you want.

[AlCzervik]

22. oh yes, please do and thanks.

happy better eating to you! I feel about 100% better now then i did 6 months ago and 6 months i felt pretty good.

[1gobluedem]

26. Yes, I hate them all

Can't stand the look, taste, or smell of any mushroom.

[AlCzervik]

27. My friend Tilly is a total fungus hater as well and she's tried a bunch of different ones but no

sale. I did get her to finally try asparagus though and it was love at first bite.

[1gobluedem]

45. I LOVE asparagus

Especially with a little lemon butter. Mmmmm.....

[blondie58]

3. good for you, jason!

but don't you want to stay away from tomatoes? Well, I think cherry tomatoes and tomatoes on the vine are okay, but anything else, no. Good luck!

[Pierre.Suave]

5. You know I thought about that

once the tomatoes were on the grill, but figured the heat would kill any salmonella. Also, they were locally grown, so I don't think there is a problem.

[blondie58]

11. ya know, another good snack is sugar snap peas

they sell them already washed now in the produce aisle. I had half a bag today at work.

[1gobluedem]

6. Cherry and grape tomatoes (my fave) are okay

And, yes, tomatoes on the vine.

I eat grape tomatoes by the handful, like candy. Love 'em.

[Pierre.Suave]

7. I like the grape tomatoes too

but find them too small for kabobs.

[DarkTirade]

4. I started going soda-free for the most part a few years ago

with the occasional exception of something like Jones, which has cane sugar instead of corn syrup, or some with splenda instead of sugar. It made a fairly quick difference in how I felt. I'm still trying to lose some weight, but that's 'cause I have a huge appetite and I'm no longer doing manual labor 20-25 hours a week, not 'cause of WHAT I'm eating. :P

[Pierre.Suave]

8. yeah, the soda is a killer

cutting that out will cut a lot of excess carbs out of yours, and my, diets.

[DarkTirade]

12. Carbs, and in bad forms like high fructose corn syrup.

[Pierre.Suave]

14. yeah

that too.

:P

[midnight armadillo]

23. I can no longer drink soda

Actually I have not been a soda drinker for about 15 years since I gave it up to avoid weekend caffeine withdrawal headaches during my last summer as a camp counselor. Ah, youth.

Anyway, today I can barely drink it. I'll have an occasional small glass of Coke with lots of ice on a hot summer day, but that's it - normally every kind of soda save ginger ale is just sickly sweet to me. And I don't like ginger ale.

[DarkTirade]

40. What little I do drink usually has little or no caffeine.

I'm a root beer/cream soda fan. :)

[XRubicon]

10. Trying too...

Not getting it done though. Wish you luck and stick with it.

[Pierre.Suave]

15. I know, it is hard

this morning I SOOO wanted to make sausage, eggs, and toast for breakfast, but instead had cereal...

:(

[Symarip]

16. I quit smoking eleven days ago

I feel your pain.

[Pierre.Suave]

20. Congrats

It feels good to be doing something for my health.

[Symarip]

25. The first day is the hardest, dude.

But the second day is pretty fucking horrible, too.

[flvegan]

17. That's an excellent plan.

Good for you and your health.

[Pierre.Suave]

21. Thank you

I was inspired by DU and my desire to live a long healthy life of course.

[Redstone]

24. Bacon cheeseburger. Chili dog. Cheesesteak hoagie. Pepperoni pizza.

Sorry; I couldn't help it.

Redstone

[mwooldri]

44. Is that on the Nutrisystem Diet? nt

[Brigid]

46. Allow me to PM you with the name of my cardiologist.

You're going to be needing it. :evilgrin:

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. Best of luck...

Just cutting out pop is a major step, in my opinion. WannaB cut out pop a few years ago and immediately felt the difference.

I wish you all the best.

[Lorien]

29. Me too. I felt a lot better (far fewer fibromyalgia symptoms) after cutting

out the soda-but you have to get past some wicked caffeine headaches first!

[Pierre.Suave]

30. Lucky for me

I cut out the caffeinated soda a few months back and have been drinking the non caffeine varieties such as 7up.

But I still crave them.

[Withywindle]

31. It doesn't have to be cold turkey (pun intended)

Go gradual. It's good that you're training yourself to like veggies and fruits more. Summer is a good time to do it, because when it's really hot, a cool salad is more appealing than hot'n'heavy meat.

If you need that cold caffeinated drink fix during the day (lord knows I do) unsweetened fresh ice tea with lemon is a good alternative to pop. (Even sweet tea can be better if you use sugar that isn't overly processed- I think real sugar is actually much less harmful than HFCS)

[Pierre.Suave]

34. I cut caffeine out around Xmas time

now I drink a lot of water and have a smoothie once a day with Orange Juice, one Banana, Frozen Strawberries and Frozen Blueberries in it.

[jobycom]

32. Not so healthy for the chicken, really...

But way to go! :thumbsup:

[Pierre.Suave]

33. Yes, I know

baby steps...

[jobycom]

39. Sounds like more than baby steps to me.

I'm vegetarian, so such observations just jump out at me, but seriously, sounds like a major move in the right direction.

And being vegetarian doesn't garauntee a healthy diet. Pizza, sodas, potato chips... I can go days without eating a vegetable!

[Pierre.Suave]

49. I hope so

I just decided to start doing it and stop with the deciding to do it...

If that makes sense...

[Fox Mulder]

35. And before you know it, you'll be a vegetarian, like me.

:)

I'm aspiring to be a vegan. I'm getting there...slowly...

[Pierre.Suave]

50. I dont know about that

I do like meat very much and really can not see myself eating veggies only.

[grasswire]

36. if you want to cook brown rice, ask me for the alternative way...

...of cooking it so it's like a grain and not soggy mush. Most recipes call for just boiling it to death, and it turns out gooey.

[Connonym]

37. Hey, I'd like to know that, would you share it with me?

tyia

[grasswire]

38. rice

The method is from Saveur magazine. You will be amazed.
Boil 12 cups water in a large pot with tight fitting lid. Add 2 cups brown rice, stir once, and boil UNCOVERED for 30 minutes. Drain the rice, and then put it back in the pot and cover tightly. Let sit for ten minutes. Fluff it with a fork and cool if using for stir fry.

[succubus.blues]

48. It's also really good

if you BAKE it. It takes awhile, but it's the best way, IMO to cook it that way.

[Pierre.Suave]

57. Thanks

I will give that a try.

[The Inquisitive]

41. red meat is not inherently unhealthy

just get lean cuts of meat.

[Pierre.Suave]

52. I do not plan on cutting it out completely

but just eating a lot less of it.

[stuntcat]

42. you can do it!

:headbang:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

43. Ok, so you had one good meal

Now you can reward yourself with an Egg-a-muffin at McDonald's, and a Krispie Kreme donut. Don't overdo this health food stuff. All things in moderation.

Bon apetit!

:thumbsup:

[Pierre.Suave]

51. HAHAHA

yeah, that sounds like a good idea...

:rofl:

[succubus.blues]

47. good job!

:)

[malta blue]

53. Good for you Jason!

We have been eating healther in the MB household as well - brown rice, less red meat, etc - and we are on weight watchers.

Just eliminting the soda sounds like it will make big difference in your diet.

Good luck my friend :toast:

[Pierre.Suave]

55. I think the soda is a big contributor

to the growing girth around my waist...

:rofl:

[qb]

54. Good for you! Check out the faux meats in natural frozen foods...

you'd be surprised how tasty some of that stuff is.
:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

56. I will give it a try

Thanks.

[CreekDog]

58. I've decided that too

many times! :rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

59. yeah well

this time I am fucking gonna do it...

:P

[CreekDog]

60. adverb

:rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

61. DAMNIT

I guess I better go do some googling...