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From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Some more information from Wikipedia:

The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).[30] A comprehensive review of studies of trans fats was published in 2006 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a strong and reliable connection between trans fat consumption and CHD, concluding that "On a per-calorie basis, trans fats appear to increase the risk of CHD more than any other macronutrient, conferring a substantially increased risk at low levels of consumption (1 to 3 percent of total energy intake)".[4] This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.

So, yes, it is a health risk - even saturated fats (animal fat and delicious, delicious butter, for example) are better for you than these artificially made products.

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Transfats have little or nothing to do with flavor. They are popular because they have a long shelf life and are easy to transport and store. There are no traditional foods that rely on transfats for their flavor. Transfats were substituted into those recipes for convenience or to save money.

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

A very wise friend said to me once, "One meal doesn't make you fat". Neither does one day, or one week. Honestly, the only part of your description that worries me is "I was eating without thinking, to quell anxiety". Other than that, you indulged a little - enjoyed yourself, I hope - and you're back on track.

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Southern Foodways: Franklin Food and Spirits Festival Benefitting the SFA

This is maybe in Franklin, TN?

From Recipes

Sack Lunch: Black Beans and Rice

I find her version of Spotted Rooster to be a bit oily, but we have her "Black Beans Charros" about once a month. Beans and rice is my favorite category of food. :)

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club

I love it both ways. The perfect piece of bacon is crisp in part, and pliant in another. Mmmmm bacon.

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club

I like my bacon both ways - bacon is delicious is all its forms. A single piece with both crispy and soft parts is the ultimate piece of bacon.

Responses to Comments by rebeccablood

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Trans fats are a health issue, but banning them is silly. Banning them isn't like banning smoking, which was done to protect employees and others impacted by second-hand smoke. Your neighbor at the next table gets no harmful runoff from your table if you order a trans fat laden dish. A better comparison would be banning the sale of trans fats to anyone under 18, ala cigarettes, which would prevent minors from being exposed to a health risk while allowing adults to make a harmful choice if they choose.

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Some more information from Wikipedia:

The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).[30] A comprehensive review of studies of trans fats was published in 2006 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a strong and reliable connection between trans fat consumption and CHD, concluding that "On a per-calorie basis, trans fats appear to increase the risk of CHD more than any other macronutrient, conferring a substantially increased risk at low levels of consumption (1 to 3 percent of total energy intake)".[4] This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.

So, yes, it is a health risk - even saturated fats (animal fat and delicious, delicious butter, for example) are better for you than these artificially made products.

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

Speaking as someone who was a former fat kid, I hate to say it but I could never, never lose weight through your strategy of portion control alone. Now I am happy with my weight and can genuinely eat what I want, but I only achieved this state by really detoxing myself of my old craving foods, teaching myself to appreciate simpler and healthier choices, and discovering that lots of my forbidden food cravings were more head hunger than physical hunger, and that my junk food consumption was for psychological reasons, not because the food tasted good.

Why not do a week detox of totally clean eating to kick your motivation and weight loss into shape, even if some of the weight is water loss, and then slowly add back a few treats that are really worth the splurge? You might find that you 'want' some of them less.

But if you aren't a cupcake person, don't eat the cupcakes--send them to me, preferably the ones with extra icing ;)

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

techcommdood, you must live somewhere near Stewart's--the only gas station/convenience store with incredibly good house-brand food. an ice cream sale at Stewart's is announced a week ahead of time, so people can clean out their freezers and make room. seriously.

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

Dieting is like a car accident. When you get into a fender bender, apologize and check for damage, then get yourself back on the road as quickly as possible. Whatever you do, don't just hit the gas and cause more damage!

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

I hear ya. I have the same problem. I have OK weeks, great weeks, and weeks, well, like this week. I've been craving ice cream like crazy. It's a bad addiction for me all year, but once the weather gets nice, I just go nuts for it. And the killer is that the local chain where I get my ice cream recently had a sale on their half-gallons. I bought 5 (all light, oh the irony of good intentions), and now that they're right there in my freezer, the temptation is extremely hard to resist. I'm up a pound for the week.

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

@casperOne: The bakery is Batch.

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

Wow, I felt like I was reading an excerpt from my own dieting trials and tribulations. I'm glad you were able to get back on the wagon. If you are working out, just try and step it up a bit and you'll undo any damage. On another note....Yuumm! Sounds like everything you ate was amazing!

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

Is the Hildebrandt's you went to on Long Island? Because that's one of my favorite places to go when I'm home!

From Serious Eats

Southern Foodways: Franklin Food and Spirits Festival Benefitting the SFA

Yes -- Tennessee.