tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4637688458356194096..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Meatloaf MusingsCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68686876946916940332011-09-22T18:48:34.319-04:002011-09-22T18:48:34.319-04:00I think we have all modified meals at one time or ...I think we have all modified meals at one time or another for either a spouse or the dreaded(mother in law) just kidding.. I love your posts keep up the great work!!Kurthttp://yourbellyfatfree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14424740758371446402008-07-11T21:01:00.000-04:002008-07-11T21:01:00.000-04:00Oh, and Jill -IMHO, hollow "family values"-types b...Oh, and Jill -<BR/><BR/>IMHO, hollow "family values"-types bleatings to the contrary, you do NOT "suck at doing momhood."<BR/><BR/>You are merely "adapting momhood to 21st century conditions." Just like Crabby's post says to do. So you are in 100% compliance!<BR/><BR/>It's all in the way you spin it. :Dlittlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718332143368553659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2486098738464864632008-07-11T20:57:00.000-04:002008-07-11T20:57:00.000-04:00Despite dire warnings flung since time immemorial ...Despite dire warnings flung since time immemorial about permament ruination of eyesight and digestion, TV during dinner is a requisite. A requisite, people! <BR/><BR/>How else are we supposed to not drown in the information deluge Crabby speaks of in the next post? They don't call it Anderson Cooper 90 or Anderson Cooper 120, do they? No, they do not.<BR/><BR/>I have, however, until very recently, eaten the same blueberry yogurt I have enjoyed since third grade. I was horrified to find the dreaded HFCS in almost every brand and so have since subsituted Stonyfield Farm or Fage (exquisite though hella expensive), mixed with sometimes cinnamon, sometimes ginger, sometimes actual fruits.littlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718332143368553659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18283614471055761342008-07-10T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:32:00.000-04:00Recipes! Please, give us the recipes for this fin...Recipes! Please, give us the recipes for this fine repast!!!!!!azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47717007864492913032008-07-10T06:25:00.000-04:002008-07-10T06:25:00.000-04:00Love these comments!Hilary--that would be awesome!...Love these comments!<BR/><BR/>Hilary--that would be awesome!<BR/><BR/>And agave nectar sounds intriguing...<BR/><BR/>But Kangaroo loaf? Yikes! (But I won't knock it til I've tried it).Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68842992259459135602008-07-10T02:11:00.000-04:002008-07-10T02:11:00.000-04:00I have one thing to say: Kangaroo.I have one thing to say: Kangaroo.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611971818007057323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89931522903737938502008-07-09T23:40:00.000-04:002008-07-09T23:40:00.000-04:00I've been getting creative with the alternatives b...I've been getting creative with the alternatives because of food allergies and yeah wanting to stay away from the artificial processed stuff. Right now, I've been using agave nectar instead of honey or sugar, and I'm lovin' it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-75302221373642279022008-07-09T21:30:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:30:00.000-04:00My mom cooked pretty lightly when I was growing up...My mom cooked pretty lightly when I was growing up - and by that I don't mean using nonfat milk in a heavy food like meatloaf, but rather that we ate more salads than meatloaf. She did on occasion make a pretty good turkey meatloaf, but it was rare.<BR/><BR/>That said. Since I'm used to eating lighter most of the time, when *I* make meatloaf I use all the full-fat, came-from the garden stuff. (I do use whole wheat breadcrumbs, if I use breadcrumbs at all.)<BR/><BR/>And the best meatloaf I ever had was a 50/50 mix of ground beef and sweet Italian sausage. And it had BACON on top with the ketchup. <BR/><BR/>Dude, I'd rather have that meatloaf once a YEAR than a turkey meatloaf once a WEEK. Nom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9471131986899204302008-07-09T21:21:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:21:00.000-04:00Yes, I actually have FUN experimenting with and tw...Yes, I actually have FUN experimenting with and tweaking recipes, trying to make them healthy AND yummy!<BR/><BR/>Your healthier meatloaf, mashies, and salad sound very good, still very much the standard for comfort foods... except maybe ice cream might take first prize... well, at least a 3-way tie. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53979875807447013142008-07-09T17:43:00.000-04:002008-07-09T17:43:00.000-04:00I have to think about what I still eat now that I ...I have to think about what I still eat now that I used to eat in childhood. Turned vegetarian about 15 years ago, so meatloaf's out. Would love mashed potatoes if I still ate butter. Um, peas, yeah peas! I'd eat that. I think I've changed practically everything else. Yikes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111378006659639509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54409849509625444102008-07-09T17:39:00.000-04:002008-07-09T17:39:00.000-04:00Good choices...I have definitely learned something...Good choices...I have definitely learned something!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56124988641513749032008-07-09T16:30:00.000-04:002008-07-09T16:30:00.000-04:00Dude. I could really go for some turkey meatloaf....Dude. I could really go for some turkey meatloaf. Although me & mashed potatoes is a big problem. I just can't stop eating them if they're there.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps spicy sweet potato fries?<BR/><BR/>Yup yup, I think I'm having meatloaf soon!!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816670347595063112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89343160906004165212008-07-09T15:45:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:45:00.000-04:00Hi Crabby, The difference between now and third gr...Hi Crabby, <BR/><BR/>The difference between now and third grade is that I eat fish once or twice a week, and I don't eat a sweet treat every day--just as many as I think I can get away with.<BR/><BR/>As to cooking, I didn't cook much in third grade and I don't cook much now either.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32978398537412995342008-07-09T15:37:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:37:00.000-04:00yes, the meatloaf brings back the memories! I thi...yes, the meatloaf brings back the memories! <BR/><BR/>I think it will continue to evolve, although I hope it never gets to be ostrich. (ewwwwww!) <BR/><BR/>Someday I might learn/try to cook to test this out--it sounds very tasty! <BR/><BR/>and yes, we watched TV during dinner. and I turned out (relatively) normal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82003229405555074072008-07-09T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:36:00.000-04:00I figured out a way to make Chicken Cordon Blue fa...I figured out a way to make Chicken Cordon Blue far healthier and almost every bit as tasty as the original high fat version. If interested, I'll send it to you to post sometime after I'm back home (in a few days).<BR/><BR/>My son and I do eat in front of the TV. It's one way to ensure that we share a meal in the same room.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64108626528966283102008-07-09T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:12:00.000-04:00I wish I had something helpful to say... But I eat...I wish I had something helpful to say... But I eat almost only raw stuff... I am not even on a macro whatever diet either...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425148037615520256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-26223060302379600962008-07-09T15:10:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:10:00.000-04:00I find that I'm much more successful at making hea...I find that I'm much more successful at making healthy substitutions when my family doesn't watch me cook. They freak out when they see the ground turkey for the chili, but if they never see it, they love it.<BR/><BR/>And I must admit, I love fooling them. It gives me great pleasure to see them eat healthy despite their best attempts. <BR/><BR/>My husband SWEARS that mushrooms make him hallucinate, apparently when they're hidden in his lasagna they don't. Evil? Totally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42376958561368837352008-07-09T14:52:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:52:00.000-04:00Oops - finger error --- meant to say cook to an in...Oops - finger error --- meant to say cook to an internal temp. of 165F.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91273026536052341472008-07-09T14:44:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:44:00.000-04:00tk - I just had to comment on your statement about...tk - I just had to comment on your statement about not eating ground beef because of the potential for salmonella. Salmonella is just as likely to be present in ground turkey. E-coli is more common in ground beef. <BR/><BR/>BUT if you cook ground meat properly, it will kill either one of those. Use a meat thermometer if you're concerned, and cook to an internal temperature of 160F.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-35327824399111983212008-07-09T14:42:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:42:00.000-04:00Great Post!Other than breakfast or lunch on the we...Great Post!<BR/><BR/>Other than breakfast or lunch on the weekends we were never allowed to eat in front of the TV while I was growing up.<BR/><BR/>Now that I live in teensy apartment in New York the only place to eat is at the coffee table, usually with the TV on, and I hate it. Invariably the show is crap and I really think it impacts the overall enjoyment of your meal as well as interactions with whoever you're dining with. Also, recent studies show that people are more like to consume more while eating in front of the TV or not respond to cues from their bodies that they're full. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty lucky in that my boyfriend is always adapting recipes so that they use more veggies/are made from scratch (maybe it's a European thing?). While I'm the one usually craving comfort-type foods, I did adapt biscuits and gravy: ground veggie "sausage"--rinsed & drained, skim milk for the gravy and homemade biscuits (at least they don't have the preservatives).La Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893801446759062780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-76997851526020071572008-07-09T14:30:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:30:00.000-04:00Nonfat milk is pointless in my opinion! So is 2%. ...Nonfat milk is pointless in my opinion! So is 2%. I'd rather drink goat's milk, and I have to hold my nose to do that, because it tastes like goats smell.<BR/>I had my neighbor's meatloaf last night, very dense, heavy with ketchup. Okay. BUT my grandmother made a meatloaf with tomato paste instead, and it came out lightly glazed on top and tender and juicy, and I don't have the recipe. We don't eat ground beef anyway because of the potential for salmonella. I just started feeding my dog home cooked food, and he is eating ground turkey and loving it, along with rice and some veggies, and he's doing a lot better with his tummy. I have dipped into his turkey several times, and was thinking of trying a meatloaf.<BR/><BR/>We have skins on mashed potatoes with lamb chops, but they have to have butter or sour cream blended in, and I may make lamb gravy for the top too if there are enough pan juices. If it's only going to be once a month or so, why mess with a wonderful thing? Otherwise, we just don't eat a lot of starches, mostly vegetables. We don't need to sneak stuff in, but I do have to whine at my mom to get her to eat her brussels sprouts and broccoli.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-78129295065046078602008-07-09T14:22:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:22:00.000-04:0090 percent of the time I cook healthy and modify r...90 percent of the time I cook healthy and modify recipes. If dh doesn't complain about the modification, it stays. Some he has actually raved about, like when I substituted the turkey italian sausage in my famous Sausage Soup. He said, "I don't know what you did, but make it this way all the time." Other times more ranting than raving - like when I tried fat free mozzarella on pizza, one of his very favorite foods. So we save that stuff for the other 10 percent, which is realistic I think. On another note, have you tried the Heinz Organic Ketchup? It's really good and a teensy bit better for you than the stuff with HFCS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20187741980015294062008-07-09T13:20:00.000-04:002008-07-09T13:20:00.000-04:00Hurray for the english majoring!My parents nearly ...Hurray for the english majoring!<BR/><BR/>My parents nearly always cooked homemade meals for us (well, except when my dad went off on his travels. My mum hates cooking so for those days we survived on grilled cheeses, take out and similar:)). But now that I've become more health conscious I have been transforming some of our recipes so that they're still tasty but less fat-filled and the like. I'm all about adapting favorite recipes! But pretty much as long as its real food I'm happy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59969009345420331952008-07-09T13:12:00.000-04:002008-07-09T13:12:00.000-04:00Some recipes just cannot be changed (like Swedish ...Some recipes just cannot be changed (like Swedish Meatballs). Having said that, I don't cook like mom used to (she gave us a balanced meal) and as I now cook a meal (as opposed to appetizers or ordering in), I guess you could say that I have changed my habits!<BR/><BR/>Oh and I seem to be eating at my computer more than the telly these days.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47620701870132695312008-07-09T13:06:00.000-04:002008-07-09T13:06:00.000-04:00I watch the food channel while eating dinner.I watch the food channel while eating dinner.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.com