Good Calories versus Bad?

One dark day on Usenet, Ignoramus23926 said:
In article , byakee wrote:
One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said:

Something calorie-dense does weigh
heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's
small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax
seed oil... it *Fills* me)

snip

Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one
would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this.
I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth.
How does it taste?


tastes like a spoonful of oil!

I'd have thought there was a difference between various oils.

I drink cod liver oil from time to time, from the bottle.

Why? Again, just curious...


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J.J. in WA * 275/231/225 (mini)
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One dark day on Usenet, Ignoramus23926 said:
In article , byakee wrote:
One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said:

Something calorie-dense does weigh
heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's
small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax
seed oil... it *Fills* me)

snip

Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one
would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this.
I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth.
How does it taste?


tastes like a spoonful of oil!

I'd have thought there was a difference between various oils.

I drink cod liver oil from time to time, from the bottle.

Why? Again, just curious...


--
J.J. in WA * 275/231/225 (mini)
(COLD to HOT for e-mail)

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:37:53 GMT, (byakee) wrote:

One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said:

Something calorie-dense does weigh
heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's
small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax
seed oil... it *Fills* me)

snip

Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one
would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this.
I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth.
How does it taste?

J.J. in WA -- just curious...
I sip my flaxseed-borage oil off a tablespoon with a coffee chaser. I
think others would find it easier to mix some into their salad
dressing or drizzle over a dish topped with something to hide the
flavor. Or mix it into yogurt or added to a protein shake.

I also take a couple of fish oil capsules with EPA-DHA as a direct
source of Omega3. However, I don't like cod liver oil as a source of
omega3 because of the high levels of vitamin D. Opinions vary on this
point as do bodies. So, YMMV.
Lee Rodgers
Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org
CHAT http://www.lowcarb.org/parachat.html
Low-Carb Connoisseur http://www.low-carb.com

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:37:53 GMT, (byakee) wrote:

One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said:

Something calorie-dense does weigh
heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's
small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax
seed oil... it *Fills* me)

snip

Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one
would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this.
I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth.
How does it taste?

J.J. in WA -- just curious...
I sip my flaxseed-borage oil off a tablespoon with a coffee chaser. I
think others would find it easier to mix some into their salad
dressing or drizzle over a dish topped with something to hide the
flavor. Or mix it into yogurt or added to a protein shake.

I also take a couple of fish oil capsules with EPA-DHA as a direct
source of Omega3. However, I don't like cod liver oil as a source of
omega3 because of the high levels of vitamin D. Opinions vary on this
point as do bodies. So, YMMV.
Lee Rodgers
Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org
CHAT http://www.lowcarb.org/parachat.html
Low-Carb Connoisseur http://www.low-carb.com

"Auntie Em" wrote in message
...
I am curious about something. Most of the folks here abouts stress the
importance of eating GOOD FOOD, and reducing calories, rather than just
reducing calories.

Everyone has given good feedback, here are my 2 cents... I look at my body
now as a machine. The past couple of years I've learned what makes my
machine runs better. Everyone is different, but I get much more out of my
"machine" when I eat small meals throughout the day, eat more proteins and
healthy fats along with low-glycemic carbs, and drink plenty of water, and
avoid caffein after lunchtime. I know that if I stray very far from this, I
basically get "less miles per gallon" so to speak. I am sluggish and tired
and don't think as clearly, and tend to get more headaches.

det

A Ross wrote in message .. .
In article , Dally
wrote:


One of the surprising things I discovered was that
eating more of my
calories from fat actually worked better for me.

Ditto that--that's the problem I had with WW point
system--even the good fats are too high in points for
most. People don't want to "waste" their points so
they'll skip the high-point fats and eat of ton of low
point foods, but never feel sated because they're
skipping the fats. Well, that's how it worked for me,
anyway. Others may be a whole lot smarter than I.

I agree with this. In ww a 1oz serving of almonds is 4pts, even though
it only has 200kcal.

Most people are on a 25pt diet, so have to skip a healthy, satiating
200kcal snack since it has too many points. WW's system is
fundamentally suspect here.

Crafting Mom wrote in message ...
Auntie Em wrote:
What I am wondering is this...If you are reducing calories (and exercising,
of course), and let's say that you keep your calories below a certain level.
How does the "quality" of the food you eat affect the diet?

Speaking for myself, personally, the quality of the food serves the
purpose of 2 popular phrases, "More bang for the buck" and "killing two
birds with one stone".

I (think) I could never successfully diet on a low-fat high-carb plan.
Medium-carb and medium-fat is working great for me now, so why deny
myself good tasting stuff in moderation just so I can eat more of
stuff I hate?

1800 kcal/day is still a lot of food if you cut out empty snacks and
sugar water. 3 x 300 kcal snacks and one full 900 kcal supper.
Hopefully most people don't get too hungry on that, especially if they
avoid the high-glycemic carbs that are burned quickly.

I guess the secret is to eat 'slow' foods like almonds, in moderation
of course since they pack a lot of calories. 1oz (200kcal) of almonds
can tide me over for 3-4 hrs now, while my body is burning ~500kcal at
peak resting metabolism.

One dark day on Usenet, said:

I also take a couple of fish oil capsules with EPA-DHA as a direct
source of Omega3. However, I don't like cod liver oil as a source of
omega3 because of the high levels of vitamin D. Opinions vary on this
point as do bodies. So, YMMV.

I also take fish oil capsules, but find myself burping a fishy taste
for an hour or two afterward; bleah!


--
J.J. in WA * 275/231/225 (mini)
(COLD to HOT for e-mail)

One dark day on Usenet, said:

I also take a couple of fish oil capsules with EPA-DHA as a direct
source of Omega3. However, I don't like cod liver oil as a source of
omega3 because of the high levels of vitamin D. Opinions vary on this
point as do bodies. So, YMMV.

I also take fish oil capsules, but find myself burping a fishy taste
for an hour or two afterward; bleah!


--
J.J. in WA * 275/231/225 (mini)
(COLD to HOT for e-mail)

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:06:34 GMT, (byakee) wrote:

One dark day on Usenet, said:

I also take a couple of fish oil capsules with EPA-DHA as a direct
source of Omega3. However, I don't like cod liver oil as a source of
omega3 because of the high levels of vitamin D. Opinions vary on this
point as do bodies. So, YMMV.

I also take fish oil capsules, but find myself burping a fishy taste
for an hour or two afterward; bleah!

Fish burps are NASTY! LOL An idea is to eat something with the fish
oil caps that helps to mediate the fishy burp. Maybe a bite of dill
pickle, some dill relish or even a bite of onion. See, then when you
get the "fishies" supposedly they aren't as bad. I just grin and bear
it. But if I eat a good Mexican salsa I'll have a lowcarb
Michelob beer for a more pleasant "after" experience.

Lee Rodgers
Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org
CHAT http://www.lowcarb.org/parachat.html
Low-Carb Connoisseur http://www.low-carb.com