Rave: Cheese Curds

[Jocephus]

i wonder if i can find 'em here. this thread is making me hungry for them

[StL Dan]

Jocephus, are Hy Vee's in the Wichita market yet? We have them in KC...thinking they may have the curd.

[Jocephus]

they very well may be but i cant think of where one is at the moment....i imagine the dillons i go to (its a fancy "marketplace", a bit "nicer" but they generally have more options-especially for me since i removed meat from my diet, i digress)...and there's other places that im sure would have it, im just not sure exactly which ones...

i swear this thread is doing things to me 'cause i even checked amazon and they do have some CC options (even promoting from wisconsin) but im not sure i like that for delivery...

i really want to make some poutine

[StL Dan]

My brother gave up meat a year or two ago. My sister gave it up more than 10 years ago. I'm 43 and probably should. What has your experience with going meatless been?

[Jocephus]

it's been pretty easy/fine/good! i quit meat last June and haven't really looked back. this grocery store i go to is pretty good at having vegetarian options so that helps...sometimes it can take me a while to figure what i want to eat but im certainly not going hungry. im not vegan so my options aren't *that* limited...i suppose technically im "pescatarian" as ive maybe had a piece of fish 10 separate times since i quit but thats really only if theres nothing else on the menu and im starving. but i really try to not eat fish either.

a lot of the "imitation" meats aren't *too* bad either. the veggie burgers i think are pretty darn close, particularly if youve got the other trimmings. ive tried sausage variants and they were a bit bland. but i've also tried this kind of "beef crumbles" and i found them good, particularly as "filler" in a chili or stew type meal. so its kind of hit and miss. the main thing i dont like about the imitation stuff is that i look on that label and theres a lot of chemicals/weird names in it so im not sure if thats even worse than stuffing myself with meat. tofu is obviously a big one and i really do enjoy tofu. i can get a hamburger helper type boxed meal but just use tofu and i think its still great. im still learning to cook with tofu but it seems the main thing you gotta do is make sure you have the tofu absorb a particular flavor/seasoning...that really helps.

and you know, it may be boring but i like salad and theres millions of variations you can do. and pizza, plenty of veg pizza options.

now, thats not to say that i dont think meat still doesn't smell great, and look good too sometimes but i dont want to break this "habit" now so i dont think about it...and it really hasn't been difficult, particularly if you know of some stores/restaurants that can offer some of that stuff. i quit for a variety of reasons, one being health and while its not ALL related to removing meat from my diet, ive lost a lot of weight. in 2011 i was up to ~230lbs...i quit meat in june of 2012 and now im down to ~190lbs ( and i've had to re-buy a wardrobe which actually was annoying and expensive). im probably rambling by now.

[StL Dan]

good stuff, Joce. thanks for outlining how things went for you. i'm about 192lbs, but really do have about 10 lbs around my waist that is pure fat. it's annoying and it doesn't look good. i want to go back to a 33-34 waist and have a healthier heart.

i think one of the best ways to accomplish both goals is to eliminate red meat and soda (all high fructose corn syrup drinks).

180-182 with healthy body fat pctg and proportionate muscle mass would be ideal.

[cardsfansince82]

i think one of the best ways to accomplish both goals is to eliminate red meat and soda (all high fructose corn syrup drinks).

180-182 with healthy body fat pctg and proportionate muscle mass would be ideal.

You could probably get there just with cutting out soda, assuming you drink it regularly.

It's not a bad idea to cut down on red meat replacing with chicken when you can, but it's too damn tasty to eliminate entirely.

[StL Dan]

i think one of the best ways to accomplish both goals is to eliminate red meat and soda (all high fructose corn syrup drinks).

180-182 with healthy body fat pctg and proportionate muscle mass would be ideal.

You could probably get there just with cutting out soda, assuming you drink it regularly.

It's not a bad idea to cut down on red meat replacing with chicken when you can, but it's too damn tasty to eliminate entirely.

It's so difficult to imagine abstaining from White Castles, a great hamburger and pepperoni pizza.