The Justin's packs seem like a good idea. I've seen them at bakeries for on the go toast/sandwiches. We generally have Adam's crunchy around the house. I wouldn't be so worried about the peanut butter in moderation. It's the bread you need to ditch! Come on....whole grains are your friend!
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Ahhh...yum. I grew up on a decidedly less vegetarian version of this in our Italian household. This sounds fantastic. And FYI: I have a two year old who eats pretty much everything. All we did was feed her what we ate and didn't make a big deal out of it. I really do think it's "baby see, baby do".
Another local here. A great bakery is Macrina (Queen Anne). An unusual pizza place in Lynnwood is The Rock. Stay away from everything else on the menu.
If you want to check out something very "Seattle", I would check out Eat Local on Queen Anne. They make organic, local, whole food meals TO GO. Their snacks are first rate. A bit pricey, but you can stock your freezer with the best food around.
Ok, so I think corn on the cob is a universal summer treat. We loved OtterPops. The brightly colored, plastic-encased frozen treats. :) I saw a box of 200 at Costco!
OMG, alktraz!!! Pindakaas! Neu smeuiger dan ooit!! When I took my first trip to Europe at age 15, I always had to find peanut butter. Got hooked on yogurt and quark, but couldn't go very long without my pb/pindakaas/Erdnussbutter!
Some people have had good results using methods like EFT (emofree.com) to help with cravings/addictions. I wonder if that would help Ed and others.
I do eat peanut butter even while trying to lose, and because it's high in calories and fat and protein (not wicked high in protein, but high enough relative to the fat) that it's a great snack (either plain or on an apple or a slice of that very thin, dense, perfectly square whole grain bread). But everybody is different and if a jar of pb is too deadly to have around, then don't torture yourself. I think THE MOST helpful dieting maneuver for me is to have dinner pretty early in the evening, preferably by 6 and not a heavy meal, and then not eat anything else the rest of the evening. A few nights a week I have a strenuous karate workout so I don't eat before hand, then have some vegetables and some yogurt, or a homemade fruit smoothie when I get home. If I absolutely have to have something later in the evening - hot cocoa! 12 oz milk, 1 heaping tsp cocoa, 2 tsp sugar. Good protein, not too high in calories, and it fills the chocolate void too.
Hey Ed, just grab a handful of PB packets from a diner the next time you go for breakfast. Then, when the craving hits, have one packet. (Make sure you keep the empties in sight to remind you of how many you've eaten.)
Dear Casarone, asking how a fatty like me can eat a jar of PB in two days is like asking an alcoholic how they can possibly drink a fifth of whiskey in a single binge. The only exaggeration I made was the time it takes to polish off an entire jar of PB. That is, I can usually polish off a jar in *less* than two days.
"I used to eat a piece of fruit and a tablespoon of peanut butter for lunch every day, and I lost weight. It was a lot less calories than a plate of leftover dinner, that's for sure."
no offense intended, and I am by no means a diet expert, but this does not sound like enough food for a healthy lunch to me. just one piece of fruit? sure you would lose weight, but I'm not sure it's healthy.
Why all this demonising of peanut butter? Week after week people talk rapturously about ice cream, chocolate, bacon etc... on this blog, and never have I heard such negativity. And unlike those other popular foods this is a whole and healthful food! Why all these problems with portions that were never mentioned with the other foods?
Peanut butter is a wonderful food, and one that I enjoy every day for beakfast. On whole grain toast it's the best way to start my day, and I can last until lunch without scarfing down a bunch of junk. It's also a very affordable souce of healthy fats and protein, easily accessible to all, free of additives and processing (if you get the "just peanuts" kind), vegan, and popular with all ages to boot.
The perfect food! (and that's why my name is PeanutButter)
How does a person eat a whole jar of PB in two days? I adore the stuff, but that sounds disgusting! Hopefully it is just an exaggeration...
PB is fine, provided you can exercise portion control--when losing weight, I had to cut it out, but now I do eat nut butters in portion-controlled and measured doses. The single-serve stuff only comes in bad brands, nothing like Crazy Richard's/Krema--not worth it.
I don't know why everyone here eats it on white bread--pb must be on multigrain for a true pb experience, or eaten straight IMHO!
I find actually that sometimes a portioned controlled bag of honey roasted cashews is a better way to sate my craving.
Actually I like cashew and almond butter even better than pb!
There are lots of things I can't have in my house. No chips of any kind, etc. I make some rules for myself with other items. For example, I can buy peanut butter, but only once a month. If I eat it all in two days, too bad. Gotta wait another 28 before I can buy more. Rules help me ration out the good stuff.
Your wife is the wise one: PB does not belong in the house of a serious dieter. Don't kid yourself. If you could control yourself around food, you wouldn't need to be dieting in the first place.
The only way I can keep PB in the house is if I just admit to myself that I'm going to eat 1,200+ calories (the amount in one jar) of PB in two days.
Maybe you should eat it for breakfast only. I think anything eaten in the morning doesn't count because you have so much time to work it off, even if inactive (but breathing). Plus it's filling so you're likely to eat less of everything else later.
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