Ok, so all of my posts are mainly my personal opinion mixed with some professional/educated knowledge. This one is only a little different in that I have very little nutritional education to go by. Maybe more than the average Joe, but I only took 1 nutrition class and I'm sure there is a ton more info that I could delve into, but I haven't, so these are my speculations based on what I know and what I've experienced.
Here it goes...After I had my 3yr old son, we found out that he was allergic to dairy. So I cut it from my diet so that I could continue nursing him. That was extremely tough given that nearly all my meals included some form of dairy, a glass of milk, a container of yogurt, cheese in a casserole, even butter & milk in cookies, breads and seasonings. Since this cut out a LOT of foods, I ended up losing a ton of weight and very quickly. When I stopped nursing him, I slowly reintroduced dairy back into my diet and kept all the weight off. (You see I had formed an excellent habit of THINKING TWICE about what I was putting into my mouth and what was IN that food.) Well, I ended up cutting dairy out of my diet after my amost 7month old daughter was born in July. I stopped nursing a few weeks ago and dove write into that dairy having a cheese burger and a few Reese's Peices the very first day and several the last few days. And, at risk of revealing a side of me you may never see in person, I went...well, let's say I got really hyper one night and acted ridiculously silly. If anyone else had seen me they would've thought I was drunk-I'm not exaggerating. My husband and daughter will both tell you. And my husband told me that night after I had somewhat calmed down, he said, "You know, you have been eating a lot of dairy." DANG IT, he was so right! But it wasn't necessarily healthy dairy, like a glass of 2% milk or Greek yogurt, it was more like breads, chips, crackers, cookies...I wasn't afraid to indulge in the stuff I had been avoiding. But here's the thing, I still thought twice about it, I just did it anyway, just because I knew I could. What I was NOT thinking about was what would happen AFTER I ate that 1 cookies or few chips. I inevitably wanted more...and ate more. My brain shut off after that first bite and my taste buds kicked in. "yummy, yummy, you want more, eat more, eat more" and I did.
So, it got me thinking, what is it? Let's just cut to the chase. The not-healthy dairy I'm talking about consists mainly of what we would normally think of as CARBS: bread, chips, crackers, cookies. And we know that CARBS enter our body and are digested & absorbed as SUGAR. And all that goes along with that. But here's what we DON'T THINK about. All those CARBS not only contain carb sugars, they also contain added SUGAR & some form of DAIRY - butter, sour cream, cheese. Now the ingredients may not say one of these 3 things. Instead it will say: Whey or Casein and whatever other micro-ingredients it is made up of. (Disclaimer: Whey & Casein are dairy proteins. But if they are listed, then that means whatever the seasoning they're using has dairy. This is where my nutrtion knowledge is not perfect and more speculation.) The thing about Dairy is that it also has SUGAR in the form of maltose. Now, I may be a little off here, but here is the conclusion I have come to. The foods that I have listed above and am calling "unhealthy dairy" and what the majority of society calls "carbs" give us a triple blow of SUGAR! #1 Carbohydrate Sugar (usually flour),#2 Added Sugar (usually high fructose corn syrup), #3 Diary sugar, not to mention the FAT because I guarantee you they're not using low fat sour cream, butter or cheese.
So, if your body & brain are sensitive to sugar in that it shuts off and tells you "give me more!" even when you know it's not good for you, then I would highly suggest you stay away from FOOD WITH DAIRY! And if you're not sure if it has dairy, then it's probably best to not eat it. This would include some of the following:
Dinner Rolls & Bisquits - from the resteraunt, from the freezer section, from the bakery. Read the label if you can! You DO want #1 Stone Ground Whole Wheat, #2 make sure there is no Whey, Casein or Caseinate, Butter.
Crackers & Chips - Baked & Plain are your best choices. Making your own is even better.
(Potato Chips - Slice potato into thin slices; Put in a big bowl, Pour 1-2Tbsp Olive Oil; Stir to cover; Sprinkle some salt or salt free Mrs. Dash of your liking, Stir once more; Bake in oven on 400F for 20-30min.
Tortilla Chips - Cut corn tortilla's into 6 triangles (2 tortillas/person = 12 chips is only 110calories); follow the instructions above.)
Cookies, Cakes, Pastries - These we all know we should stay away from to begin with. But if you have a craving you just can't get past, I would make my own. There are a few boxed cookies and even fewer in the bakery section that are also dairy free. The funny thing is, the cookies that are DAIRY FREE ARE USUALLY ALSO SUGAR FREE, too. Hmmm-I may be onto something!
Good Luck Y'all!!
I'm gonig to get back into my old routine - no diary! unless it's Greek Yogurt. I think that'll be okay for a snack every once in a while.
Here it goes...After I had my 3yr old son, we found out that he was allergic to dairy. So I cut it from my diet so that I could continue nursing him. That was extremely tough given that nearly all my meals included some form of dairy, a glass of milk, a container of yogurt, cheese in a casserole, even butter & milk in cookies, breads and seasonings. Since this cut out a LOT of foods, I ended up losing a ton of weight and very quickly. When I stopped nursing him, I slowly reintroduced dairy back into my diet and kept all the weight off. (You see I had formed an excellent habit of THINKING TWICE about what I was putting into my mouth and what was IN that food.) Well, I ended up cutting dairy out of my diet after my amost 7month old daughter was born in July. I stopped nursing a few weeks ago and dove write into that dairy having a cheese burger and a few Reese's Peices the very first day and several the last few days. And, at risk of revealing a side of me you may never see in person, I went...well, let's say I got really hyper one night and acted ridiculously silly. If anyone else had seen me they would've thought I was drunk-I'm not exaggerating. My husband and daughter will both tell you. And my husband told me that night after I had somewhat calmed down, he said, "You know, you have been eating a lot of dairy." DANG IT, he was so right! But it wasn't necessarily healthy dairy, like a glass of 2% milk or Greek yogurt, it was more like breads, chips, crackers, cookies...I wasn't afraid to indulge in the stuff I had been avoiding. But here's the thing, I still thought twice about it, I just did it anyway, just because I knew I could. What I was NOT thinking about was what would happen AFTER I ate that 1 cookies or few chips. I inevitably wanted more...and ate more. My brain shut off after that first bite and my taste buds kicked in. "yummy, yummy, you want more, eat more, eat more" and I did.
So, it got me thinking, what is it? Let's just cut to the chase. The not-healthy dairy I'm talking about consists mainly of what we would normally think of as CARBS: bread, chips, crackers, cookies. And we know that CARBS enter our body and are digested & absorbed as SUGAR. And all that goes along with that. But here's what we DON'T THINK about. All those CARBS not only contain carb sugars, they also contain added SUGAR & some form of DAIRY - butter, sour cream, cheese. Now the ingredients may not say one of these 3 things. Instead it will say: Whey or Casein and whatever other micro-ingredients it is made up of. (Disclaimer: Whey & Casein are dairy proteins. But if they are listed, then that means whatever the seasoning they're using has dairy. This is where my nutrtion knowledge is not perfect and more speculation.) The thing about Dairy is that it also has SUGAR in the form of maltose. Now, I may be a little off here, but here is the conclusion I have come to. The foods that I have listed above and am calling "unhealthy dairy" and what the majority of society calls "carbs" give us a triple blow of SUGAR! #1 Carbohydrate Sugar (usually flour),#2 Added Sugar (usually high fructose corn syrup), #3 Diary sugar, not to mention the FAT because I guarantee you they're not using low fat sour cream, butter or cheese.
So, if your body & brain are sensitive to sugar in that it shuts off and tells you "give me more!" even when you know it's not good for you, then I would highly suggest you stay away from FOOD WITH DAIRY! And if you're not sure if it has dairy, then it's probably best to not eat it. This would include some of the following:
Dinner Rolls & Bisquits - from the resteraunt, from the freezer section, from the bakery. Read the label if you can! You DO want #1 Stone Ground Whole Wheat, #2 make sure there is no Whey, Casein or Caseinate, Butter.
Crackers & Chips - Baked & Plain are your best choices. Making your own is even better.
(Potato Chips - Slice potato into thin slices; Put in a big bowl, Pour 1-2Tbsp Olive Oil; Stir to cover; Sprinkle some salt or salt free Mrs. Dash of your liking, Stir once more; Bake in oven on 400F for 20-30min.
Tortilla Chips - Cut corn tortilla's into 6 triangles (2 tortillas/person = 12 chips is only 110calories); follow the instructions above.)
Cookies, Cakes, Pastries - These we all know we should stay away from to begin with. But if you have a craving you just can't get past, I would make my own. There are a few boxed cookies and even fewer in the bakery section that are also dairy free. The funny thing is, the cookies that are DAIRY FREE ARE USUALLY ALSO SUGAR FREE, too. Hmmm-I may be onto something!
Good Luck Y'all!!
I'm gonig to get back into my old routine - no diary! unless it's Greek Yogurt. I think that'll be okay for a snack every once in a while.
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