By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:36:23 +0000

Hey Amanda!
It’s funny you mention that, I was just thinking the other day about my nutritional philosophy “evolution” so to speak.
I do, and will always, believe that calories do matter, and that people need to be aware of the calories in their food. It is completely possible to overeat calories and get fat on traditional or real foods. Having said that though, many more traditional foods are higher in satiety, they make people feel fuller faster, so overeating tends to be less.
But specifically:
As far as reduced fat dairy, I have no problem with it. I have access to full fat, raw milk, and am very pleased to have that. I do use it instead of reduced fat in some applications, but not all. I have no problems whatsoever with people using full fat dairy, just as long as they are aware of the calorie content. I just got a gallon of raw milk and am going to try making some ricotta with some of it!
Splenda-I have to say I’ve completely changed my mind on this one. I don’t use it at all, and try to avoid it whenever possible. Some of the protein powders I use include it as a sweetener, and that is the only source of sucralose in my diet. Otherwise, we are a completely stevia using household.
That’s the beauty of all this though, we are always learning, and can always change our minds when we learn information that colors our perspective!

By: amandaonmaui

amandaonmaui — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:57:50 +0000

Now that you’re looking at eating more traditional foods are you moving away from the skim milk and lowfat/nonfat yogurts? How do you feel about full fat dairy products? And, what about the strangeness of Splenda?

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:00:59 +0000

Today I made this and subbed in gluten free oats for 1 cup of flour-added a nice texture and some fiber!

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