A "healthy" fast food meal

"MH" wrote in message
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I still prefer whole fat dressings as lowfat ones are filled with sugar
and
too sweet for my tastes. I just dip the veggies into a little bit and I
don't use much dressing at all.

Martha


This is why I plan to try and make some of my own dressings. I have a
friend who does her own and comes up with some interesting combinations.
Most commercial dressings are too sweet for my taste.

Jennifer

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:26:38 GMT, "MH"
wrote:

I still prefer whole fat dressings as lowfat ones are filled with sugar and
too sweet for my tastes. I just dip the veggies into a little bit and I
don't use much dressing at all.

I dunno. My f/f Italian dressing -- the main kind I use -- has 3g of
sugar in 2 tablespoons, hardly "filled with sugar". And the f/f blue
cheese, which I use in some prepared dishes, has only 1g.
Just out of curiosity, I checked out the Wishbone web site
(www.wish-bone.com). The data on their f/f Italian: 20 calories, 0g
fat, 4g carbs (3 sugar), 0g protein. Their regular Italian: 80
calories, 9g fat, 3g carbs (2 sugar), 0g protein. The one additional
gram of sugar in the fat-free does not seem to justify calling it
"filled with sugar" in contrast to the regular. Maybe it just tastes
a lot sweeter to you, but I've not found it so. Maybe that's an
indirect effect of the lower fat content?

Personally, I don't care for most full fat dressings, as I don't like
oily things much. (This isn't a diet thing; I never have.)

I don't think it particularly matters which you choose, as long as it
fits your diet guidelines. For me, this is an easy way to save
calories since I like the f/f dressing fine.

Chris

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:40:14 -0500, "Jennifer Austin"
wrote:
"bicker 2003" 1NVAL1D wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:32:07 GMT, "Beverly"
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"Brad Sheppard" wrote in message
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My wife introduced me to Taco Bell today. Their "pintos + cheese" is
99 cents, 180 calories, 10 grams of fiber, 4 g of saturated fat. Not
bad at all.
10 grams of protein. Not bad, but not great.
Most of the fast foods now have salads that aren't too bad.
As long as you don't use their salad dressings.
Tupperware makes these cool little containers that are perfect to carry
around a serving of your own salad dressing if you carry a purse or other
bag.

I actually have eight of them in the cupboard, and despite being a
guy, I actually do carry a bag. (I'm just manly enough to pull it
off. big grin)

However, it becomes a pain. If I did everything I should, I'd have
with me, at all times, a little container of Brian's Home-made Salad
Dressing, a snack-size baggie of non-fat non-dairy creamer, a handful
of artificial sweetener, in addition to what I DO typically carry at
all times, a fruit, a bar, and my diary. I should I should. No
question.

It's still a pain.


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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:48:45 GMT, Chris Braun
wrote:
You can also buy single-serving pouches of low fat and fat free
dressings at grocery store salad bars.

No one makes low-fat salad dressing as well as I do. g


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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:26:38 GMT, "MH"
wrote:
I still prefer whole fat dressings as lowfat ones are filled with sugar and
too sweet for my tastes.

Which is why I make my own. Those little containers Jennifer
mentioned are perfect. I just spoon a heaping teaspoon full of dijon
mustard in, pour in a couple of tablespoons of 365 balsamic vinegar
from Bread & Circus (the BEST balsamic according to Best of Boston), a
little splash of EVOO, and then season to taste. Shake.


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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:26:37 GMT, "MH"
wrote:
Or dip the veggies pieces into the salad dressing. That'll work.

If I'm going to be dipping veggies, I'm going to dip 'em into hummus.
Yum!


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to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
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"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:26:38 GMT, "MH"
wrote:

I still prefer whole fat dressings as lowfat ones are filled with sugar
and
too sweet for my tastes. I just dip the veggies into a little bit and I
don't use much dressing at all.

I dunno. My f/f Italian dressing -- the main kind I use -- has 3g of
sugar in 2 tablespoons, hardly "filled with sugar". And the f/f blue
cheese, which I use in some prepared dishes, has only 1g.
Just out of curiosity, I checked out the Wishbone web site
(www.wish-bone.com). The data on their f/f Italian: 20 calories, 0g
fat, 4g carbs (3 sugar), 0g protein. Their regular Italian: 80
calories, 9g fat, 3g carbs (2 sugar), 0g protein. The one additional
gram of sugar in the fat-free does not seem to justify calling it
"filled with sugar" in contrast to the regular. Maybe it just tastes
a lot sweeter to you, but I've not found it so. Maybe that's an
indirect effect of the lower fat content?

Personally, I don't care for most full fat dressings, as I don't like
oily things much. (This isn't a diet thing; I never have.)

I don't think it particularly matters which you choose, as long as it
fits your diet guidelines. For me, this is an easy way to save
calories since I like the f/f dressing fine.

Chris

Cool. I love EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), so at home, I just use EVOO and
red wine vinegar. The f/f Italian is too "bitey" for me. But hey, find
something that works, right? : )

Martha

"motu" wrote in message
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We wandered thru the topmost part of Wisconsin one July, Ironwood to
Duluth
and onwards up to Ely, MN to do some canoeing. Heck, we stayed dressed in
sweats our entire trip, it was so cold in July that year. I won't even
talk
about the bugs on steroids. Great for stargazing and sports, dismal for
shopping and other city stuff.

I believe that's about how the tourist bureau describes the area in their
brochures You've got it in a nutshell. Bugs on steroids = why I run at
5 AM instead of 5 PM. We're hoping to do a canoe trip in the Boundary
Waters (or go over the border to Quetico), we didn't get to it this year.

Jennifer

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"bicker 2003" 1NVAL1D wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:26:37 GMT, "MH"
wrote:
Or dip the veggies pieces into the salad dressing. That'll work.

If I'm going to be dipping veggies, I'm going to dip 'em into hummus.
Yum!

Yep! Roasted Red Pepper and Dill Hummus go great with veggies, that's all
I
ever use anymore.

Or Babba Ganoush....yummm....

Martha

I like Wendy's Chicken Nuggets (5 pc.) - 210 Calories, 14 grams of Fat and
side salad 60 Calories, 3 grams of Fat. I know this is a too much fat, but I
make up for it by eating lower fat the rest of the day.
Here is a great site for fast food restaurant food count.
http://www.women-fitness.com/caloriechart.htm
Roxan

"Brad Sheppard" wrote in message
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My wife introduced me to Taco Bell today. Their "pintos + cheese" is
99 cents, 180 calories, 10 grams of fiber, 4 g of saturated fat. Not
bad at all. I mixed 1.25 ounces of walnuts with mine (to make 400
calories) - pretty tasty - really! Anyone else have a healthy fast
food meal?