diet

So I have read the book Ultra processed people by Chris van Tulleken, and I was quite impressed about how insidious these foods are and what the effects on our health are. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62586003-ultra-processed-people I was already aware that these foods weren't the...

Dear cookingbites family, As you know I've been unwell recently, and eating enough has become more and more of a challenge. This may not seem that way from the food I post , but that's usually my main meal or even only meal of the day. I've been diagnosed as clinically malnourished as well...

I was craving cheesecake, so I made a diet proof version of a Japanese cheesecake without a biscuit base. Ingredients for 12 slices: 800 g Greek Yoghurt with zero % fat 100 g caster sugar 3 medium eggs Vanilla bean paste or essence as preferred A lined spring form of 25 cm diameter 1) Preheat...

I am working on a 7 day cabbage soup diet. Here is the recipe for anyone interested. 7-Day Diet Weight Loss Soup (Wonder Soup) Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Servings 8 servings Ingredients 1/2 head of cabbage chopped 1 cup celery diced 1 cup white or...

Can you lose weight eating pasta? I'm not sure its in any way proven but since I've been eating pasta I have lost weight. I used to rarely eat it on the assumption it was calorific, but recently I've been experimenting with eating smaller portions. Instead of the packet recommended amount (dry...

Some cultures are more reliant on bread than others. Here in the UK it is common to eat toasted bread for breakfast, and a sandwich for lunch. Decades ago it was even common to have buttered bread as a side to an evening meal. During the winter months I find it difficult not to gravitate...

Hello to all fellow Cooking Bites members! It's been a while and it feels good to be back. I hope everyone is well! I have been thinking about eliminating meat products from my diet (for the last year, roughly), for a number of reasons. The animal-cruelty aspect of things, the health side of...

There is conflicting data about which meat is the most consumed across the world. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations it is pork, with poultry coming second. Please note, I've included other animal proteins in the poll besides meat - I haven't listed every...

Don't throw away the trimmings from that cauliflower - the leaves and stalks make a fantastic low calorie soup. My guess is that the calories are approximately 40 cals per small bowl. I should have weighed the trimmings. Ingredients (makes 2 small bowls of soup) Leaves and stalks from a...

How many meals and snacks do you eat each day and which ones are most important to you? I write here as someone who eats very oddly - I eat one very late meal per day which is not usually very calorific. Tasting the food I cook happens all day and usually I have some sort of snack like a small...

I'm not sure why this work but it does. Super quick and tasty. I serve it with rice but it would work well with mash potato, or roasties I think. Not my recipe its a Slimming World and I found it trawling a magazine left in the kitchen in work. It intrigued me so I decided to give it a try...

Hi All, My first post :D My husband had Bariatric Surgery (Vertical Gastric Sleeve) last Monday. For the first 2 weeks he is on a full liquid diet. This is his meal plan: Breakfast -Prepared Protein Shake - 30 grams protein, 160 calories -2 oz. (1/4 cup) pureed fruit mixed in the shake...

I've just finished reading quite possibly the best article I've ever read about weight loss: http://time.com/4793832/the-weight-loss-trap/ No, this isn't a fad diet...quite the opposite. Rather, the article examines why some diets work for some people and not other people, while also...

Hi all, @morning glory suggested I begin a thread on the South Beach diet that my husband and I are currently following. This is less about being on a diet and more of a way of life. The 'diet' is in three phases - the first being the most difficult and lasting two weeks - eating only lean...

Many of the features that shape dietary habits are derived from religious laws. All over the world many people choose to eat or avoid certain foods according to their religious belief. Is your diet affected by your religious beliefs? What do you think about religious taboos concerning food...

What do you guys think about gluten free diets? It seems to be everywhere and so many people say the are gluten intolerant. I don't know what to think. My friend has been discussing it tonight and thinks it is the way to go. I'm not so keen...

I need to lose a lot of weight. I'm overweight and my doctor is getting concerned about my health in particular type 2 diabetes which runs in the family. I've also got high blood pressure and well, I'm lazy and lethargic. I don't like calorie counting, I'm no good at portion control and easy...

I've got a friend with some really interesting dietary restrictions that mean she is having to make her own mincemeat for mince pies this Christmas. By her own admission she's not a natural cook, so switching out some ingredients with other's does not come naturally for her. she's after a...

I'm trying to continue with my diet that I started back in January when I still lived in the UK and had access to my bathroom scales at home. Now I'm in Australia, my scales are in transit, I don't want to buy another set, but dieting without them is rather hard, actually it's hell. I can't...

For years I was so hooked on Diet Mountain Dew. I was under the impression that it was perfectly fine for a diabetic like me to drink all the diet soda I wanted. I learned that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda actually cause you to crave the soda more so you end up drinking a lot more than...