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Hortensis

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43. Poor thing. Seriously. The only vegetarian in our family

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 03:01 PM

Apr 2016

is our little 6-year-old step-great-grandaughter (step so I don't have to wonder who she could have gotten if from on our side). She's not hard-core yet, will eat meat, but it comes naturally and I expect that some day I will be designing all meals she'll be at from a non-meat core.

I already do that with picky friends, vegetarian or otherwise. It's definitely easier and more satisfying to design the meal around "core" dishes everyone can enjoy, and then just develop the menu around that start with other dishes for the rest. Sauces on the side when someone won't mix foods -- so common.

We bought a bottle of bright-orange French dressing we'll never use up (but lasts disgustingly forever) for someone who will only eat iceberg lettuce with that on it for salad and a bottle of ketchup for someone who puts that (but nothing else) on almost everything. I also always ask people who are going to be staying with us what they don't like before they ever arrive.

You'd be safe here. The problem is when people are too polite to disclose and end up eating nothing.

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Bring back the bacon fat in cooking. Now it's OK. [View all] trof Apr 2016 OP

Eat in moderation. 840high Apr 2016 #1

Hey, good plan. trof Apr 2016 #6

And use bacon fat and chicken schmaltz Hortensis Apr 2016 #39

Well, I grew up on granny's thick flat dumplings. trof Apr 2016 #54

I wish I could make them. Mine are always touch no matter how Pakhet Apr 2016 #62

We need to use less animal Politicalboi Apr 2016 #2

When they pry my burger from my cold dead fingers. trof Apr 2016 #7

well we will know what killed you rurallib Apr 2016 #13

It comes down to this. backscatter712 Apr 2016 #3

There ya go. Better yet, just walk. trof Apr 2016 #8

Not that simple. Type of food matters. Carbs, sugar, etc. nt Logical Apr 2016 #24

Actually, no, it doesn't. philosslayer Apr 2016 #53

Actually yes, it does. Insulin response. GliderGuider Apr 2016 #55

That poster is using really old logic. nt Logical Apr 2016 #66

Nope, you are way off on this. But many people are. Types of calories matter. When insulin is.... Logical Apr 2016 #65

maybe veggie oil is just really best when consumed while it is still in the veggie? nt msongs Apr 2016 #4

Animal agriculture is the leading driver of climate change. milestogo Apr 2016 #5

I just showed this to She Who Must be Obeyed and she.... Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #9

Just tell her "facts is facts". trof Apr 2016 #10

I'm working on the fats is fats angle Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #11

My cholesterol says otherwise. Glassunion Apr 2016 #12

I just eat whatever is on the table madokie Apr 2016 #14

Just had mine checked; it's 102 and I use butter and bacon fat REP Apr 2016 #19

OMG. Duck fat ChickenGuru Apr 2016 #34

That must be fantastic. I seldom do duck, not Hortensis Apr 2016 #40

Please God no yewberry Apr 2016 #15

Poor thing. Seriously. The only vegetarian in our family Hortensis Apr 2016 #43

Haha, you're sweet. yewberry Apr 2016 #63

Beef fat gets used in some junk food, kentauros Apr 2016 #60

Yeah. Peanuts, too. yewberry Apr 2016 #64

I read the article, not the study. flvegan Apr 2016 #16

Carbs bad, meat good. Nt Logical Apr 2016 #25

Food tastes a lot better cooked in lard. Rex Apr 2016 #17

Good thing I never stopped Major Nikon Apr 2016 #18

I mentioned this theory to my cardiologist last week librechik Apr 2016 #20

Many are realizing meat and fat is not the issue. Nt Logical Apr 2016 #26

I can now move the bacon can from under the sink to the top of sink... aikoaiko Apr 2016 #21

Lol. Behind the stove is traditional, so it can Hortensis Apr 2016 #46

Huh, that's pretty interesting robertgodardfromnj Apr 2016 #22

Look, even if any of you are self-deluded enough to think bacon fat is healthy LeftyMom Apr 2016 #23

Many studies show the low fat craze failed! Nt Logical Apr 2016 #27

That literally has nothing to do with what I said. LeftyMom Apr 2016 #30

Consumers are to blame for production flaws? Oh, ok. closeupready Apr 2016 #36

Well, there are a whole LOT of us, and Hortensis Apr 2016 #47

That's a good point. I also have cut back, but not because I dislike meat. closeupready Apr 2016 #49

Reminds me John Kasich's and the Kochs' ALEC was behind Hortensis Apr 2016 #67

If this is true Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #28

I thought it was the nitrates or nitrites in the bacon that would kill you. hollysmom Apr 2016 #29

Lots of good bacon has no nitrates womanofthehills Apr 2016 #33

The taste is the same, the shelf life is not Major Nikon Apr 2016 #38

If that were true, it would be best to avoid leafy vegetables first Major Nikon Apr 2016 #37

It's only bad for you if use high heat, which creates nitrosamines and are carcinogenic. killbotfactory Apr 2016 #51

Never disappeared from this kitchen. Purveyor Apr 2016 #31

Same here. Throd Apr 2016 #45

I only cook myself and my girlfriend a "real breakfast" about once a month. brewens Apr 2016 #32

Our ancestors, even as late as our grandparents, lived just fine with animal fat. ladyVet Apr 2016 #35

My mom will be 90 in June. cwydro Apr 2016 #56

I'll pass this along to my grandfather -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2016 #41

We use bacon fat Worried senior Apr 2016 #42

Try to avoid highly processed foods and sugary beverages. killbotfactory Apr 2016 #44

The message was brought to you by frogmarch Apr 2016 #48

My breakfast this morning GliderGuider Apr 2016 #50

Of course, omega-6 fats oxidize and get deposited on your arterial walls. Saturated fat does not thereismore Apr 2016 #52

not for the factory crea5ed pigs it isnt. nt JanMichael Apr 2016 #57

Granny kept a 1 lb coffee can on the back of the stove. trof Apr 2016 #58

Tell that to Mediterraneans... a la izquierda Apr 2016 #59

Wow, did this post 'grow legs'. trof Apr 2016 #61