Comments on: Diet foods http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/ The personal web presence of David Hosier Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-855 Dave Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:46:36 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-855 Good point:  "Healthy" means "less calories/fat" for most people.  At first, I didn't believe your spiel about sun tea, but then I found a <a href="http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/safefood/NEWSLTR/v3n2s06.html">few</a> <a href="http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/suntea.asp">references</a> that agreed with you.  Wow!  Who knew sun tea was so deadly?! Good point:  "Healthy" means "less calories/fat" for most people. 

At first, I didn't believe your spiel about sun tea, but then I found a few references that agreed with you.  Wow!  Who knew sun tea was so deadly?!

]]> By: Tara http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-854 Tara Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:00:15 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-854 Not to undermine your position that artificial sweeteners are less healthy than real sugar, but the only reason Splenda fizzes is that they add air to the mixture to make it measure like real sugar. Real sucralose (what Splenda is made of) doesn't do that. Oh, and you guys do realize that sweeteners are generally considered healthier because they contain little to no calories. The general public is obsessed with losing weight--many don't care whether they are healthy or not. Finally, please don't make sun tea--it can be very unhealthful, as non-boiled tea can contain live bacteria. If you insist, don't drink it after an hour or if it ever seems "ropy" as those ropes are strains of bacteria. Not to undermine your position that artificial sweeteners are less healthy than real sugar, but the only reason Splenda fizzes is that they add air to the mixture to make it measure like real sugar. Real sucralose (what Splenda is made of) doesn't do that.

Oh, and you guys do realize that sweeteners are generally considered healthier because they contain little to no calories. The general public is obsessed with losing weight--many don't care whether they are healthy or not.

Finally, please don't make sun tea--it can be very unhealthful, as non-boiled tea can contain live bacteria. If you insist, don't drink it after an hour or if it ever seems "ropy" as those ropes are strains of bacteria.

]]> By: Shara http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-573 Shara Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:29:57 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-573 No problem.  Let me know how it goes! No problem.  Let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Wendy http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-571 Wendy Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:09:40 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-571 awesome, thanks! awesome, thanks!

]]> By: Shara http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-558 Shara Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:10:11 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-558 Exactly!! As for the sweet tea - I put 8 tea bags in a pot of water.  Not a big pot that you'd boil a pound of pasta in, one that you'd make rice in (if that makes any sense!  I don't know how big they are exactly).  The medium pot, not the small or large one.  Anyway, just fill that up with water and 8 tea bags until it boils.  Then add a cup of sugar.  Good old natural sugar!  Stir it until the sugar dissolves and turn off the stove.  Then I take the tea bags out, you can squeeze them if you like your tea stronger.  You need a 2 quart container - which to me is just one of those regular sized ones...put a tray or two of ice cubs in the container and then pour the tea over the ice.  Stir until the ice is melted and then refrigerate until cold!  Sorry for the long explaination of my tea making.  I want to try and make sun tea some time...so when I figure that out, I'll let you know how it goes :). Exactly!!

As for the sweet tea - I put 8 tea bags in a pot of water.  Not a big pot that you'd boil a pound of pasta in, one that you'd make rice in (if that makes any sense!  I don't know how big they are exactly).  The medium pot, not the small or large one.  Anyway, just fill that up with water and 8 tea bags until it boils.  Then add a cup of sugar.  Good old natural sugar!  Stir it until the sugar dissolves and turn off the stove.  Then I take the tea bags out, you can squeeze them if you like your tea stronger.  You need a 2 quart container - which to me is just one of those regular sized ones...put a tray or two of ice cubs in the container and then pour the tea over the ice.  Stir until the ice is melted and then refrigerate until cold!  Sorry for the long explaination of my tea making.  I want to try and make sun tea some time...so when I figure that out, I'll let you know how it goes :).

]]> By: Wendy http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-557 Wendy Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:09:23 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-557 I'm going to agree with Shara and Dave. I don't like artificial sweetners. It really comes down to this: do you want natural sugar in your body or a chemical? btw - Shara, I need a good sweet tea recipe : ) I'm going to agree with Shara and Dave. I don't like artificial sweetners. It really comes down to this: do you want natural sugar in your body or a chemical?

btw - Shara, I need a good sweet tea recipe : )

]]> By: Dave http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-517 Dave Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:03:14 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-517 I feel the same way about Splenda.  It just doesn't taste right.  I think it actually tastes sweeter than regular sugar (Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenda">says</a> it's 500-600 times sweeter).  But it doesn't taste quite as bad as Sweet'N Low or Equal.  Still, I try to keep my distance. I feel the same way about Splenda.  It just doesn't taste right.  I think it actually tastes sweeter than regular sugar (Wikipedia says it's 500-600 times sweeter).  But it doesn't taste quite as bad as Sweet'N Low or Equal.  Still, I try to keep my distance.

]]> By: Shara http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-514 Shara Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:36:26 +0000 http://ddhr.org/2006/06/08/diet-foods/#comment-514 Excellent post.  I couldn't agree with you more.  Not only do lite/diet/fat free foods taste like crap, I think those foods are definitely worse for you than the real thing and if you're trying to be healthy, than you should cut out both the regular and the diet versions!  This whole topic really makes me angry because people actually think they are eating heathier, but they aren't.  I especially hate splenda.  Splenda made me realize that artificial sweetners are going to end up causing all kinds of heath related problems.  I make sweet tea a lot.  I use sugar, plain old delicious sugar.  My mom will not drink my sweet tea because of the cup of sugar I put in it, so when I was home once she had me make her a quart of it with splenda.  And let me tell you....I put that Splenda in there and I almost shat myself.  I put it in the boiling water and it started fizzing!  I felt like I was doing a chemistry experiment.  Sugar = natural = no fizz.  Splenda = unnatural (eventhough they say it's made from sugar) = fizz!  That is my little rant about that.  I could go on, but I won't.  I'd only be repeating what you wrote above.  :) Excellent post.  I couldn't agree with you more.  Not only do lite/diet/fat free foods taste like crap, I think those foods are definitely worse for you than the real thing and if you're trying to be healthy, than you should cut out both the regular and the diet versions!  This whole topic really makes me angry because people actually think they are eating heathier, but they aren't. 

I especially hate splenda.  Splenda made me realize that artificial sweetners are going to end up causing all kinds of heath related problems.  I make sweet tea a lot.  I use sugar, plain old delicious sugar.  My mom will not drink my sweet tea because of the cup of sugar I put in it, so when I was home once she had me make her a quart of it with splenda.  And let me tell you....I put that Splenda in there and I almost shat myself.  I put it in the boiling water and it started fizzing!  I felt like I was doing a chemistry experiment.  Sugar = natural = no fizz.  Splenda = unnatural (eventhough they say it's made from sugar) = fizz! 

That is my little rant about that.  I could go on, but I won't.  I'd only be repeating what you wrote above.  :)

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