Hi,
Eating out with my friends can be so difficult sometimes. This evening after having a very yummy, healthy meal (it was vegan, yes, vegan dishes can be yummy) we went to a place to have coffee and dessert. I groaned to myself, worried that I would kill my weight loss...
Since I'm going on a little getaway this weekend, where I know I'll have a few planned treats, I didn't eat any dessert--I didn't even want any! All of my friends got ice cream and cake but I just had some decaf with a bit of half-and-half.
Wheeee!
--H
Hooray--I successfully resisted eating junk
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ThomsonsPier
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Re: Hooray--I successfully resisted eating junk
I don't believe you.hexagon wrote:vegan dishes can be yummy
Well done on all of the above. I find that when coffee and snacks are concerned, I tend to take five times as long as everyone else just to drink the coffee becuase mine is black and my friends all put cold milk in theirs.
ThomsonsPier
It's a trick. Get an axe.
It's a trick. Get an axe.
I agree with both of you. Vegan dishes can be yummy. They can also be terrible.
There are a number of vegan eating programs out there and while they make sense and there's good science to support them, the food leaves a LOT to be desired. It doesn't matter if the programs are healthy or not if you don't want to eat the food!
I'm extraordinarily fond of the food of the Mediterranean and Middle East and much of the food is traditionally vegan -- it just wasn't called vegan. The dishes just didn't have meat or dairy. Vegan or not, it's just "good eats."
There are a number of vegan eating programs out there and while they make sense and there's good science to support them, the food leaves a LOT to be desired. It doesn't matter if the programs are healthy or not if you don't want to eat the food!
I'm extraordinarily fond of the food of the Mediterranean and Middle East and much of the food is traditionally vegan -- it just wasn't called vegan. The dishes just didn't have meat or dairy. Vegan or not, it's just "good eats."
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ThomsonsPier
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Thanks for the support.
I'm not vegan, but as you both acknowledged, there's plenty of things with no animal products that are tasty, e.g. peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Maybe I'll try the black coffee trick to slow down. Last night I was drinking decaf though (not particularly high-quality stuff either), so unadulterated coffee would probably have been a mistake.
Now to my little retreat...Wish me luck in moderate eating!
I'm not vegan, but as you both acknowledged, there's plenty of things with no animal products that are tasty, e.g. peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Maybe I'll try the black coffee trick to slow down. Last night I was drinking decaf though (not particularly high-quality stuff either), so unadulterated coffee would probably have been a mistake.
Now to my little retreat...Wish me luck in moderate eating!