Pudding - "a clean food"?
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allwildgirl
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
Sorry, but no. Clean means as close to its natural state as possible. So:
Apple = clean
Applesauce = less clean
Apple pie = completely unclean (but delicious)
I don't think that Jello has a natural state
Sorry, but no. Clean means as close to its natural state as possible. So:
Apple = clean
Applesauce = less clean
Apple pie = completely unclean (but delicious)
I don't think that Jello has a natural state
RE: Pudding -
It's not "clean" per se, but I too am known to "indulge" in a little sugar free/fat free jello pudding made with skim milk after dinner as well. I figure my dessert choice could be ALOT worse so I don't sweat it. I'd go absolutely nuts if I had to cut out everything that seemed like an indulgence to me...again I justify it because it's not like I'm reaching for a big 'ol slice of chocolate cake. My sweet toothe cannot be ignored!! Otherwise there will inevitably come a day where I will give in to the temptation and have chocolate cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner, AND dessert :7!! So if a little pudding keeps that from happening I say so be it!!
Deni
It's not "clean" per se, but I too am known to "indulge" in a little sugar free/fat free jello pudding made with skim milk after dinner as well. I figure my dessert choice could be ALOT worse so I don't sweat it. I'd go absolutely nuts if I had to cut out everything that seemed like an indulgence to me...again I justify it because it's not like I'm reaching for a big 'ol slice of chocolate cake. My sweet toothe cannot be ignored!! Otherwise there will inevitably come a day where I will give in to the temptation and have chocolate cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner, AND dessert
:7!! So if a little pudding keeps that from happening I say so be it!!Deni
hiitdogs
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
>As long as you don't drop it.
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>Debbie
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Debbie,
ROTFLMAO!
I don't think Jello pudding is clean, but you have to enjoy life a little, everything in moderation, I say!!
But then again, I don't like Jello pudding, Kozy Shack chocolate pudding is my favorite, but I tell myself it's healthy, it has milk as the first ingredient. Need milk for strong bones}( Second ingredient is sugar, but hey, with the Kozy Shack, I just stop reading after the first ingredient.
All a matter of how you look at things :+
Carola
>As long as you don't drop it.
>
>
>Debbie
>
Debbie,
ROTFLMAO!
I don't think Jello pudding is clean, but you have to enjoy life a little, everything in moderation, I say!!
But then again, I don't like Jello pudding, Kozy Shack chocolate pudding is my favorite, but I tell myself it's healthy, it has milk as the first ingredient. Need milk for strong bones}( Second ingredient is sugar, but hey, with the Kozy Shack, I just stop reading after the first ingredient.
All a matter of how you look at things :+
Carola
RE: Pudding -
>>As long as you don't drop it.
>>
>>
>Debbie,
>
>ROTFLMAO!
>
>I don't think Jello pudding is clean, but you have to enjoy
>life a little, everything in moderation, I say!!
>
>But then again, I don't like Jello pudding, Kozy Shack
>chocolate pudding is my favorite, but I tell myself it's
>healthy, it has milk as the first ingredient. Need milk for
>strong bones}( Second ingredient is sugar, but hey, with the
>Kozy Shack, I just stop reading after the first ingredient.
>
>All a matter of how you look at things :+
>
>Carola
Oh dear Carola We all know the technicalities regarding pudding cleanness..but keeping it off the floor can't hurt, can it! Hee.
Debbie
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas.
--Paula Poundstone
>>As long as you don't drop it.
>>
>>
>Debbie,
>
>ROTFLMAO!
>
>I don't think Jello pudding is clean, but you have to enjoy
>life a little, everything in moderation, I say!!
>
>But then again, I don't like Jello pudding, Kozy Shack
>chocolate pudding is my favorite, but I tell myself it's
>healthy, it has milk as the first ingredient. Need milk for
>strong bones}( Second ingredient is sugar, but hey, with the
>Kozy Shack, I just stop reading after the first ingredient.
>
>All a matter of how you look at things :+
>
>Carola
Oh dear Carola
We all know the technicalities regarding pudding cleanness..but keeping it off the floor can't hurt, can it! Hee.Debbie
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas.
--Paula Poundstone
kathryn
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
Jello pudding, clean? No.
But you could make a 'cleaner' version of home-made pudding.
In any case, no one has to eat 100% clean, 100% of the time.
I think putting too many rules and regulations on yourself takes the pleasure out of eating. If you enjoy an occasional pudding, why not? I'm sure you could indulge and still stay 80%+ clean, which is good enough for most people.
These recent threads about "is X clean?" are a bit troubling to me.
Instead of thinking "I can't eat X because it isn't 'clean'" (a term I usually dislike anyway), I think it's healthier to look at foods in terms of "of these similar things, which is a healthier choice"? and to take the responsibility of making that choice.
Some things are best to never eat (HFCS and hydrogentated/partially-hydrogenated oils, for example), but there are many things that can be enjoyed in moderation (including that pudding cup).
Jello pudding, clean? No.
But you could make a 'cleaner' version of home-made pudding.
In any case, no one has to eat 100% clean, 100% of the time.
I think putting too many rules and regulations on yourself takes the pleasure out of eating. If you enjoy an occasional pudding, why not? I'm sure you could indulge and still stay 80%+ clean, which is good enough for most people.
These recent threads about "is X clean?" are a bit troubling to me.
Instead of thinking "I can't eat X because it isn't 'clean'" (a term I usually dislike anyway), I think it's healthier to look at foods in terms of "of these similar things, which is a healthier choice"? and to take the responsibility of making that choice.
Some things are best to never eat (HFCS and hydrogentated/partially-hydrogenated oils, for example), but there are many things that can be enjoyed in moderation (including that pudding cup).
hiitdogs
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
>In any case, no one has to eat 100% clean, 100% of the time.
>
>
>I think putting too many rules and regulations on yourself
>takes the pleasure out of eating. If you enjoy an occasional
>pudding, why not? I'm sure you could indulge and still stay
>80%+ clean, which is good enough for most people.
>
>
>These recent threads about "is X clean?" are a bit troubling
>to me.
>
>Instead of thinking "I can't eat X because it isn't 'clean'"
>(a term I usually dislike anyway), I think it's healthier to
>look at foods in terms of "of these similar things, which is a
>healthier choice"? and to take the responsibility of making
>that choice.
>
>Some things are best to never eat (HFCS and
>hydrogentated/partially-hydrogenated oils, for example), but
>there are many things that can be enjoyed in moderation
>(including that pudding cup).
Exactly my thought, Kathryn, I just couldn't put it as eloquently as you did!!!!!!
I think people tend to go overboard! We get all motivated and try to follow everything to the t, and in the long run fail miserably because noone can to everything 100% right, 100 % of the time!
Carola
>In any case, no one has to eat 100% clean, 100% of the time.
>
>
>I think putting too many rules and regulations on yourself
>takes the pleasure out of eating. If you enjoy an occasional
>pudding, why not? I'm sure you could indulge and still stay
>80%+ clean, which is good enough for most people.
>
>
>These recent threads about "is X clean?" are a bit troubling
>to me.
>
>Instead of thinking "I can't eat X because it isn't 'clean'"
>(a term I usually dislike anyway), I think it's healthier to
>look at foods in terms of "of these similar things, which is a
>healthier choice"? and to take the responsibility of making
>that choice.
>
>Some things are best to never eat (HFCS and
>hydrogentated/partially-hydrogenated oils, for example), but
>there are many things that can be enjoyed in moderation
>(including that pudding cup).
Exactly my thought, Kathryn, I just couldn't put it as eloquently as you did!!!!!!
I think people tend to go overboard! We get all motivated and try to follow everything to the t, and in the long run fail miserably because noone can to everything 100% right, 100 % of the time!
Carola
RE: Pudding -
Yeah, sometimes when folks say (it was awhile ago I read this, I am not thinking of one post in particular). "I eat clean but I can't lose weight...." or "I eat 95 percent clean..." I thing DANG! I don't know anyone who really eats clean! Do they really know what that means? Nothing canned, boxed, etc? Do they make their own bread? Do they only eat slow cook oatmeal? Make their own marinara from fresh tomatoes? No pasta? Soak the beans overnight and don't use canned? Homemade salad dressing?
It is pretty tough to eat completely clean, or at least, claim to do so, so dismissively. It is a handy way to sort of generally keep on track though, I guess. And endlessly amusing to discuss.
OTOH, don't you love girl scout cookie season?
Yeah, sometimes when folks say (it was awhile ago I read this, I am not thinking of one post in particular). "I eat clean but I can't lose weight...." or "I eat 95 percent clean..." I thing DANG! I don't know anyone who really eats clean! Do they really know what that means? Nothing canned, boxed, etc? Do they make their own bread? Do they only eat slow cook oatmeal? Make their own marinara from fresh tomatoes? No pasta? Soak the beans overnight and don't use canned? Homemade salad dressing?
It is pretty tough to eat completely clean, or at least, claim to do so, so dismissively. It is a handy way to sort of generally keep on track though, I guess. And endlessly amusing to discuss.
OTOH, don't you love girl scout cookie season?
Beavs
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
I've been looking at the recipes and eating recommendations in Oxygen magazine and I have to say they are quite practical and make allowances for some "unclean" foods in moderation. Like Kathryn said, use common sense and enjoy in moderation and make healthful choices.
I've been looking at the recipes and eating recommendations in Oxygen magazine and I have to say they are quite practical and make allowances for some "unclean" foods in moderation. Like Kathryn said, use common sense and enjoy in moderation and make healthful choices.
RE: Pudding -
Thanks everyone for your responses. I do believe that we should have everything in moderation, that way we don't fall overboard because we miss or favorite things to much.
Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has many preservatives and additives.
let me know.
Erin
Thanks everyone for your responses. I do believe that we should have everything in moderation, that way we don't fall overboard because we miss or favorite things to much.
Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has many preservatives and additives.
let me know.
Erin
RE: Pudding -
Thanks everyone for your responses. I do believe that we should have everything in moderation, that way we don't fall overboard because we miss or favorite things to much.
Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has many preservatives and additives.
let me know.
Erin
Thanks everyone for your responses. I do believe that we should have everything in moderation, that way we don't fall overboard because we miss or favorite things to much.
Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has many preservatives and additives.
let me know.
Erin
kathryn
Cathlete
RE: Pudding -
>Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm
>willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has
>many preservatives and additives.
The only stuff I've made is tofu chocolat mousse pudding. I don't really use a recipe, but blend up soft tofu (the asceptically-packaged stuff) with some cocoa powder or carob and a sweetener--maple syrup, for example-- and a pinch of salt.
You can probably find some recipes online. Most traditional puddings use milk with some kind of thickener (usually cornstarch, but arrowroot is healthier), flavoring and sweetening, and that pinch of salt to help bring out the sweetness.
>Kathryn, do you have a recipe for home-made pudding? I'm
>willing to try to make it rather than Jell-O pudding which has
>many preservatives and additives.
The only stuff I've made is tofu chocolat mousse pudding. I don't really use a recipe, but blend up soft tofu (the asceptically-packaged stuff) with some cocoa powder or carob and a sweetener--maple syrup, for example-- and a pinch of salt.
You can probably find some recipes online. Most traditional puddings use milk with some kind of thickener (usually cornstarch, but arrowroot is healthier), flavoring and sweetening, and that pinch of salt to help bring out the sweetness.
RE: Pudding -
My recipe for homemade chocolate pudding (probably pretty filthy stuff):
Mix together:
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 1/2 Tbls cornstarch
pinch salt
Add - 2 cups milk
Cook until boiling for 1 minute.
Stir in:
1 oz chocolate chips
1 Tbls butter
1 teas. vanilla
Diane
My recipe for homemade chocolate pudding (probably pretty filthy stuff):
Mix together:
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 1/2 Tbls cornstarch
pinch salt
Add - 2 cups milk
Cook until boiling for 1 minute.
Stir in:
1 oz chocolate chips
1 Tbls butter
1 teas. vanilla
Diane