by OneMoreBite | Mar 22, 2005 | Food Reviews
They say, “only original and unpublished rice recipes” well, duh, you’re not going to just go copy straight out of your Betty Crocker cookbook, but what really is an “original recipe?” How many different ways can you put the same ingredients together? Let’s see, take rice, add milk, sugar, vanilla, you’ve got rice pudding. Is that original? No. The originality comes in how the recipe is titled, how the ingredients are listed, etc., and if you add some little twist, say a sprinkle of cinnamon, that couldn’t hurt either.
My husband makes the most awesome Salmon Rice Couquettes which is a mix of rice, salmon, onions, celery (I don’t know, he makes it), then patted into shape (he made a metal cookie cutter for this), and dredged in sesame seeds for an outer coating, then lightly fried in some sesame oil. Oh, these are so good it’s not even funny.
Then he makes the most delicious sauces and you just put a bit on the top, all fancy looking. We eat these with steamed greens and it’s just so good. It’s like having my very own gourmet chef!
Sadly the contest states six ingredients or less and preparation time under 30 minutes, and these take about 35 minutes so dang it! We so would have won that contest. It’s so good even the kids love it, and you know how kids are. My son thought I was trying to poison him when he asked for apple juice and I handed him a glass of unfiltered juice from a local farm. “What’s this?” he said. “Apple juice,” I replied. “What’s all this crap in it,” he disgustedly remarked. “It’s just not filtered,” it’s better for you, blah, blah, blah. He just made a face like I’m a freak. That’s what I get for waiting on His Majesty hand and foot.
by OneMoreBite | Mar 21, 2005 | Food Reviews
Here’s a Big Burger
You thought you liked burgers? Check this offering from the Seabrook Tavern in Topeka, Kansas:
For the “rest of the story” check out The Seabrook Tavern.
Not to be outdone, here’s another entry:
I like the looks of this thing, yes I do.
Here’s Foodmarket.com’s story about Denny’s Beer Barrel and their 11 pound burger
by OneMoreBite | Mar 18, 2005 | Drugs & Herbs
Does Hoodia Work for Weight Loss?
The next big wave to hit diet shores are Hoodia Diet Pills. Hoodia is an herb that grows in Nepal and has been used for centuries by the bush people for something to chew on long journeys. It would help them continue without hunger, which is why it’s suddenly the miracle weight loss product. Remember, the native use is to help with hunger, not weight loss. Bush people don’t need to lose weight.
So, keeping a keen eye on the hunger aspect, remember, fraud is rampant in the weight loss industry. Put on your “scam detection radar glasses” before you believe the hype. The main claims that are unlikely to be true include 1) You can lose weight without changing what you eat (if this were true you wouldn’t need to lose weight in the first place), and 2) You don’t need to exercise (it helps enormously to become more active, so why not promote it?).
That said, I will try herbal products and when I first read about Hoodia and the native uses, it seemed pretty impressive. Since then I’ve tried some capsules of powder I got online, and recently bought some hard pills at a local store. I liked the powdered caps better, so that’s what I’ll buy in the future.
I got an amazingly good result with the Hoodia Diet Pills, but it quickly was obvious this is not some miracle weight loss drug. It doesn’t make me feel any different so you could take it and forget it, unlike some products that make you feel jittery, but what’s most surprising is what happens when you’re not paying any attention.
Hoodia Made me Forget to Eat Breakfast!
As an example, I normally eat breakfast every morning. I’m hungry when I wake up, and breakfast is my favorite, so I don’t need to think about it, I just eat it. One morning I took the Hoodia when I first got up, and then went about my usual business on the computer and getting ready. Before I knew it, I was grabbing my jacket and starting to walk out the door when I realized I’d forgotten to eat breakfast!
Since I still didn’t feel hungry I figured I’d just eat something once I got to the office. Since I usually get hungry again around 10 AM, it was quite surprising to notice I didn’t feel really hungry at all until closer to 11 AM.
Now, before you get all excited and think you can get Hoodia and then never be hungry again, that’s probably not what’ll happen. I’ve tried it at other times of day without the same result. It may be more related to whether you’re involved in an activity (i.e. you’re attention is focused on something besides eating), and whether you’re reasonably well fed to begin with.
If you don’t eat quality food very often, you’ll tend to be hungrier, despite eating a whole bag of chips. Your body needs nutrients and it’ll keep pestering you until you give it something real to eat.
At this point, I like Hoodia Diet Pills and will probably be buying them again. Remember, Hoodia isn’t going to take away your appetite to the extent you’ll never be hungry but they can certainly help when you have “inappropriate hungers” such as in the evening after you’ve already eaten a big dinner, or other troublesome snacking times. Whenever is your roughest time, that’s when I’d give Hoodia a test run.
Key to Weight Loss with Hoodia Diet Pills
The key to getting a good weight loss result with Hoodia or any other appetite suppressant type product is learning to pay attention to your body’s hunger signals. In other words, if you ignore hunger now (eating way past satisfied into the uncomfortably full zone, or eating when you’re not hungry at all in anticipation of future hungers for instance), then paying attention to your hunger needs to be addressed either first, or at the least simultaneously while trying Hoodia.
by OneMoreBite | Mar 16, 2005 | EFT Weight Loss
There may be an alternative for those suffering from PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome), a hormone imbalance that interferes with normal ovulation. Women with PCOS do not have normal, regular menstrual cycles and may have multiple small cysts on their ovaries. The main problem is the hormonal imbalance which affects other body systems, such as the metabolic and cardiovascular systems.
British researchers in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism’s February 2005 issue reported that from 10%-50% of PCOS patients are obese. It’s also well known that reducing weight can greatly help alleviate the symptoms of PCOS.
Metformin is often prescribed, a diabetes drug, given to reduce the chances of miscarriage. Metformin itself does nothing for weight loss.
Xenical versus Metformin for Weight Loss
This excellent article by WebMDHealth.com reports on a study done with PCOS sufferers to see whether Xenical may help them lose weight and relieve other symptoms, including excess testosterone. Results showed those taking both drugs found a reduction in testosterone, significant because excess testosterone is largely why women with PCOS have side effects such as excess facial hair and have difficulties with conceiving and carrying a child to full term.
This is very good news, especially if Xenical also helps with weight loss, since even a small drop in weight can also help alleviate PCOS symptoms.
The side effects of Metformin which are reported at a 30% or greater include: diarrhea, gas, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, bloating. Yuck. That doesn’t sound so sweet. Three out of 10 is a pretty significant number in my book.
If you suffer from PCOS, it may be worthwhile to ask your doctor about trying Xenical.
by OneMoreBite | Mar 14, 2005 | Diet Products
Picked up a “Fat Mat” at the bakery supply for no good reason except it looked cool. What’s a Fat Mat? Glad you asked. It’s sort of a heavy-duty reusable paper towel, but more expensive and had a nice package. I picked one up at the bakery supply for no good reason except to satisfy my required “impulse purchase” quota for the day.
It could be months before I’ll have an opportunity to test the Fat Fat, so I went looking to see what others had to say (I should have done this first). Today’s my lucky day because I found Does it Work? a regular segment at KCBD News Channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas. Wow! Now this is quality broadcasting. Useful. Timely. I love it!
I don’t know about you but I’ve been duped by that “As Seen on TV” crap time and again. How many times I’ve bought something, took it home, it didn’t work, only to find you can’t return it to the store, oh, no, it’s only returnable to the manufacturer, and guess what? It costs money to ship merchandise. Yes, indeed. They know they’ve got you because who’s going to spend $5 to ship off a faulty product then wait around to see if you ever see either it or your money back? Not me. So when someone else does the testing, well that’s top notch, quality reporting in my world, and I tip my hat to those brave folks at KCBD.
