ISO: ISO: Mimi - in light of the number of us on various weight loss programs...

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Heather, if you like feta, I have a recipe for feta made with tofu---my one friend..

who is now lactose intolerent says it is as good if not better.
I don't have a lactose problem, but in trying various brands of soy ice creams have found many good ones. And, not soy, but rice milk, Celestial Seasonings (the tea people) have some great rice milk and tea based desserts--fabulous is White Peach!!!!!
Also, many with a lactose problem can handle yogurt. I like yogurt on potatoes etc. And frozen yogurt is decadent--Ben & Jerrys Double Fudge Brownie or whatever is definately that!!
As Junebug said, I often cook for people with special diets and think this would be cool.
Another client I worked with pointed out when she was in other countries noticed,that Americans put cheese on everything! Think about it, it really made me aware that we do.

 
I would love to try that - I can have some cheeses but feta is a not one of them...

sometimes goat cheese is not a problem, but anything with cow, except parmesan, is out.

I hate soy and rice milk but I'll give the white peach one a try, that sounds amazing! The Wildwood soy yogurt is not that bad, but I crave the thick Greek yogurt with honey drizzled on it, ah....

Every doctor I've been do says that not eating dairy is a great thing to do for your body, I just worry about the calcium since vitamins and me don't ever seem to work out.

So I just enjoy my dairy and sometimes stay home along and scare the cat with the aftereffects! LOL

 
Thanks Nan, this sounds good and I'll give it a try, bet it would be nice as a spread for crostini.

And I love goat cheeses and they usually don't bother me a bit. Just found a new one, called Purple Haze by Cypress, has fennel pollen and lavender in it (??), going to make the wonderful fig and goat cheese recipe posted here for this weekend.

Hope you have a lovely weekend yourself!

 
I lost 20 switching to "brown carbs" and skipping red meat, and of

course, really increasing fruits and veggies. It's been a long year but the weight came off sloooowly. I need to continue this way because I am still obese. Any nutritious, non-fad recipes would be heaven-sent.
Thanks for considering this as an area of finerkitchens.

 
I think this would be GREAT!!! . . .

I don't weigh in much on discussions, but rest assured that I am here everyday reading, learning, and "part of the family" even if I am silent. This would be great, in my opinion.

 
Magnolia!!! So great to see you!! (You and elaine in the same day!!) I often think of you (m)

when I make your artichoke tarts (or when I am stressed and find myself chopping onions/carrots!!) Hoping that work has calmed down a little bit...

Best Regards,
Barb

 
Exactly, people editing their own subjects for more than correcting the occasional innocent typo.

 
I think it is a good idea as long as it does not become too complex

There is a lot of crossover in diets- for instance, often people that go on low carb diets also cut back on fat so they are on low fat diets too but low fat doesn't mean low carbs as a rule.

If you open it up to all types of diets you will have a zillion categories.

Maybe create just one category for intolerances or stuff to stay away from (nuts, gluten, lactose, like that) and create a "code" so when posting a recipe the poster could use "L" for lactose-free, "G" for gluten-free or "P" peanut-free or something like that. Something simple in the subject line to identify it.

A silly idea......how about a category for "bragging rights"? A place where we can post how many lbs we've planed off our bodies? I know for myself, if I posted that I lost lotsa lbs and especially if I posted a photo of the svelte me, knowing it was there would help keep me svelte. Would it for others?

 
I think the bragging rights idea is good, but I believe the idea of it being a ....

healthy eating forum would cover most of it. I must constantly watch my weight, blood pressure and all the old broad stuff.
So I watch for good fats, use soy (although I have no lactose problem) to up protein. Watch for calcium rich foods for bone health, and all these add up to basic healthy diets for all.
Maybe you are right though, we could use acronyms in the subject line??
Or as MiMi is wondering, are we covering it here now?

 
I also think this is a great idea, but

I seem to be in the minority on this one but that's ok, I'll state it anyway smileys/smile.gif

I would personally strongly prefer that low carb and low fat not be one category. I think they are very different, and although a lot of people do incorporate one with the other, many people do not.

 
I agree with you sky, I would like to see them separate also...

low fat does not necessarily mean low carb. In fact many low fat or fat free foods have quite a few carbs.

 
Maybe I didn't communicate what I meant properly- here is another try- LOL

I certainly think many different categories are in order- low fat, low carb, etc- I just meant that there are SO many different types of diets out there that it could get too complex so keep it to just a good handful of diet types....and one for the category of stuff people must stay away from- nuts, lactose, etc- make that one have different coding for the things people are posting recipes for.

Sorry I made it seem like I was for just having mass categories! I didn't mean that at all.

 
You were clear, I thought, The idea of new acroyms --LC, LF, one for allergies and sensitives, etc..

There could be a list in the heading. So many of these things crossover--diabetics need to watch fat, cutting dairy also cuts fats and so on. I will stand by the idea of "Healthy Eating" with acronyms.

 
I thought you were clear

I was referring to some of the other posts, which seem to be putting lowfat and low carb together, ie: low fat/low carb.

I can understand the reasoning for that but I think the two are very different personally.

 
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