Fat Phobia in Action

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   Dana
   July 19 2011 8:39
   I do a weekly roundup on my blog and last week I linked to a recipe for zucchini noodles. Simply put, they are zucchini sliced into ribbons on a mandoline slicer and then cooked briefly to something like a noodle consistency.

   Anyway, the owner of the blog to which I linked came over and commented to thank me for featuring her. She also remarked that zuke noodles were a great low-fat alternative to regular pasta.

   You read that right. I've had enough of a pasta addiction over the years that I was pretty sure it had no fat in it. I double-checked online, and I was wrong, but only by one gram.

   That's how insane it's gotten. One gram is high fat. Zucchini is a low-fat alternative.

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   Dalila
   July 19 2011 8:42
   Those lovely little mini-pizzas you made strongly resemble a delicious dish called Tarte Flambée from Strasbourg in the Alsace area of France. It consists of crème fraîche, onions and bacon on a very, very thin crust. Delicious! And I'm sure much better for you than weird, reduced-fat crackers...
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   Milton
   July 19 2011 12:21
   It's funny you mention this, because my mother bought a large tin of crackers a week ago, and on the label it announces that the crackers are "LOW IN SATURATED FAT" and "LOW IN CHOLESTEROL." And it is exactly what your title says- people have been conditioned to fear fat and cholesterol so much that any food that is naturally low in either is using it as a selling point. Perhaps the next advertizing ploy will be to market candy bars as "low in cholesterol" and therefore just as "heart healthy" as sugary, grain-based breakfast cereal.
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   Cat
   July 19 2011 12:26
   *facepalm* Dana you are so right, it's true insanity when it has finally come to this point. I do love a homemade crusty sourdough made from 48hr soaked spelt and a kefir whey sourdough starter. Oh I know, it's not convenient. Or fast. Or easy. But it IS oh so worth it for that 1 day a year when bread comes to the picture. Kind of a do it right or don't bother attitude about bread I suppose but people have such low standards when they should demand the best for themselves You are worth the best and nothing but the best!!! Like those delicious looking bacon/mozza/butter topped crusty rounds. Lots of fat, liiiiiiiiittle bit of bread. YUM!
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   Funderaren
   July 19 2011 12:28
   Milton, a friend of mine imported some candy from the US. We laughed a bit at the marketing label. Our american friends here can guess the candy. (not sure if I remember the exact wording)

   1. Your low fat snack

   2. Your natural source of vitamin C.

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   Jim Anderson
   July 19 2011 16:52
   I find it ironic that I now avoid foods labeled or advertised as "low fat" when just a few months ago I saw that claim as a selling point! As I was writing yesterday on my blog, I prefer canned salmon to canned tuna partly because salmon is fat and tuna lean.
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   Janknitz
   July 19 2011 20:24
   This is so pervasive in the American culture. Walk down a cookie aisle and almost every cookie is "low fat" or "low in saturated fats" and considered "healthy" because it has an iota of "whole grain" in it. These are marketed to our CHILDREN and are so full of sugar that it's obscene.

   I think (my personal opinion only) the surge in autsim, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders in our kids may be directly linked to the fact that these children are fed so-called healthy diets that lack adequate fat from infancy, and meanwhile they are fed unholy amounts of sugar.

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   Kärnfrisk
   July 19 2011 22:23
   Janknitz, exactly my opinion. Lack of fat makes our children neurological sick.
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   nn
   July 20 2011 0:54
   Doc,

   Lägg till den här bilden också:
   http://www.kostdoktorn.se/omvand-dietist-smorgas

   Dina engelskspråkiga läsare måste ju se hur en pastejsmörgås ska se ut!
   

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    Barb
    July 20 2011 2:59
    I rejoiced over the weekend when I found full fat plain yogurt at my local grocery! I swear, the heavens opened up and I heard a choir of cherubs...or so it seemed.

    And when I think of all those years I tortured myself with trying to eat LFHC..talk about dyslexic.

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    Andrew
    July 20 2011 3:35
    Check out this picture of Twizzlers candy:

    http://feastonthis.com.au/sites/feastonthis.com.au/files/imagecache/p...

    "As Always a Low Fat Candy"

    Good to know.

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    Dr J
    July 20 2011 19:16
    I agree, the world has gone mad.

    This reminds me of when my son was three. I used to take him swimming in the evening. When we exited the pool we had to pass by a bank of vending machines - always a challenge. One evening, as we were changing after a swim, my son was trying to talk me into buying a bag of chips. He said, "but Dad, they are sugar-free", to which I replied, that it's not just about sugar. He countered, "but Dad, they also have zero trans-fat", at which point a man nearby turned and said, "I can't believe he is discussing trans fats with you!".

    You would have to live in our house to understand.

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    Michelle
    July 21 2011 7:49
    @ Dana ,what is your blog? would love to check it out! Thank-you

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