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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 11:58:40 GMT
I was hit up this year by the CDC "health survey" in my area, they asked a lot of questions about diet.
Many of the questions asked about "the past 30 days"... Which seems silly to me. It was early-mid August (10th), the "past 30 days" includes most of the hottest days of the year (95+F, 35C), to be honest I do "take out" and cold sandwiches a lot more in July than probably any other month of the year... It's hot, I don't have central A/C (two window units i haven't used in several years to save $$), I eat out a *lot* more in July than I do any other month of the year. In December/Jan/Feb I cook virtually every day - when it's advantageous to add heat to the house. Cooking hot meals in July is a negative when it's 95F out and probably over that inside. I'm not particularly interested in adding heat to an already hot house.
So, question - how many people's eating habits change from summer to winter?
Not saying I eat horribly, but i eat way more takeout/prepared-foods in July than I do in January.
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Post by midge on Sept 3, 2019 21:07:10 GMT
Mine certainly vary dramatically. When I had a very large garden, it was particulary striking what I cooked and when. Summer here in Mississippi gives me lots of choices in regard to fresh fruits and veggies during the spring and summer. Fall and winter are full of roasted meats, soups and stews, cooked beans and apples! I don't eat apples except for fall and very early winter. They lose flavor and get mealy sitting in storage for long amounts of time. Also popular around here are sweet potatoes, fresh brocoli, lettuces and root veggies. They don't grow in the heat. But spring is time for lots of green salads and greens in general. I also make cold sandwiches, potato and pasta salads and eat tons of fresh fruit. I'm like you. I don't cook alot in the heat of summer. I do a lot of casseroles in summer too so I can just reheat in the microwave. I get sick from the heat and then can't eat! It's silly to use the last 30 days as an indicator of how well or poorly you eat.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2019 11:38:14 GMT
Oh yeah. Lots of fresh local uncooked tomatoes, onions and watermelon/melons in summer.Rarely cooked food except for eggs or a good sauce.
Foods cycle with me anyway. I go on months of what I call food benders. Ill eat 2 pounds of spinach a day for months then not want any for 2 or 3 weeks then back again. I do that with diff foods.Will crave beans or some vegetable then move on to another.
Im pretty sure its designed that way ( altering foods). To get all the nutrients to be in optimal health.
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Post by midge on Sept 8, 2019 16:54:07 GMT
Oh yeah. Lots of fresh local uncooked tomatoes, onions and watermelon/melons in summer.Rarely cooked food except for eggs or a good sauce. Foods cycle with me anyway. I go on months of what I call food benders. Ill eat 2 pounds of spinach a day for months then not want any for 2 or 3 weeks then back again. I do that with diff foods.Will crave beans or some vegetable then move on to another. Im pretty sure its designed that way ( altering foods). To get all the nutrients to be in optimal health. I'm like this, too. I'm kind of an opportunistic and instinctual eater. I'll have a whole fridge full of food already prepared and then I'll get a craving for tuna or salmon so I make something else. Just because I have something delicious already prepared, doesn't mean I'm gonna eat it! I have a plate full of pork chops and all the sides that just need reheating but yesterday, I wanted stir fry so I took a few premade (by me) meat balls, chopped up a bunch of onion, bell pepper, matchsticked some carrots and celery, sliced some cabbage, cooked some rice and made a sauce so we had stir fry! So today we will have pork chops and eggs with fruit for dinner. We rarely eat out so I have to kinda do RR at home type things to keep the cravings at bay. What I really want is Vietnamese spring rolls today. So I'll go out for some cilantro and make those for a snack.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 22:36:21 GMT
I live alone not counting Kitty. Could really care less what I eat most of the time. Good breakfast. Snack on seeds, fruit, nuts through out the day,
Sometimes I feel like making something elaborate, but mostly not.
Whole week batch of hearty soup works for me in the Winter.
And bread. Gotta have good bread.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 2:57:43 GMT
Yeah, crazy old hermit here as well. I live alone with just my furry friends, unless we count the 10 chickens too. Teeny, Bonnie, and Clyde, and a few new mouths to fill as of 8 days ago. (Bonnie just had 4 puppies) I suppose I do eat notably differently for winter as opposed to summer. I garden a fair bit, so have more fresh fruit and veggies during the summer, but hafta settle for frozen, canned, or pickled once winter hits. The smoker and BBQ are usually fairly dormant for winter too. Also, I tend to try and stock up on frozen bread, buns, cookies etc. during the spring, as using the oven much heats my home up more'n I like if we're having warm/hot weather. Fresh and warm baking from the oven kicks butt in that department too.
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Post by bendingbough19 on Sept 14, 2019 18:57:21 GMT
I live alone not counting Kitty. Could really care less what I eat most of the time. Good breakfast. Snack on seeds, fruit, nuts through out the day, Sometimes I feel like making something elaborate, but mostly not. Whole week batch of hearty soup works for me in the Winter. And bread. Gotta have good bread. We are very similar vesuvia. Each day starts with a sit-down breakfast. I usually have a container of cut up vegetables and some goat cheese and some nuts for both lunch and snacking throughout the day. The best suppers are a hearty soup (especially vegetable) and a lovely chewy, crusty bread.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 21:36:59 GMT
In summer usually morning is the only time I heat anything. A cup of coffee and maybe hot water for oatmeal, though usually fruit and some nuts if I have them, yogurt maybe. Or sometimes even a cold slice or two of leftover pizza from the night before. Bachelor breakfast.:P
Otherwise it's sandwiches, salad, or maybe just cheese&crackers with a cold lemonade or something... And fruit, nuts. Even nuking something in the microwave winds up steaming heat, I'll avoid that altogether, or at least between 11am-11pm (sweating hot and humid), wait until things cool down - if they even do depending on weather. Hot food is usually take-out, especially in daytime.
Winter time I have the woodstove, so a lot of times I'm stoking that up in the morning, and then once in a while (maybe 3-4 times between say Xmas-march) I'll do bacon & eggs, potatoes with pepper/onion on the woodstove... Or soup for lunch/dinner. I have a little oven on it too, so I can cook a bread-loaf pan sized casserole or lasagne or such given time (just sitting on top of the stove it's hard to even get 300F and keep it there, so it takes hours, but when there's nothing to do outside and I'm just puttering around the house and tossing more wood in every so often... It certainly teaches patience).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2019 20:28:41 GMT
In summer usually morning is the only time I heat anything. A cup of coffee and maybe hot water for oatmeal, though usually fruit and some nuts if I have them, yogurt maybe. Or sometimes even a cold slice or two of leftover pizza from the night before. Bachelor breakfast.:P Otherwise it's sandwiches, salad, or maybe just cheese&crackers with a cold lemonade or something... And fruit, nuts. Even nuking something in the microwave winds up steaming heat, I'll avoid that altogether, or at least between 11am-11pm (sweating hot and humid), wait until things cool down - if they even do depending on weather. Hot food is usually take-out, especially in daytime. Winter time I have the woodstove, so a lot of times I'm stoking that up in the morning, and then once in a while (maybe 3-4 times between say Xmas-march) I'll do bacon & eggs, potatoes with pepper/onion on the woodstove... Or soup for lunch/dinner. I have a little oven on it too, so I can cook a bread-loaf pan sized casserole or lasagne or such given time (just sitting on top of the stove it's hard to even get 300F and keep it there, so it takes hours, but when there's nothing to do outside and I'm just puttering around the house and tossing more wood in every so often... It certainly teaches patience). Sounds like most of us love fruits and nuts..We are what we eat ya know. I shouldnt eat bread but LOVE a veggie sandwich in the summertime. Piled high with tomatoes and onions. Guac on the bread!! ^^^^That not
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Post by grey areas on Oct 14, 2019 22:28:46 GMT
Well, I'd never bother with roasting a turkey during the Summer, but there are 2 or 3 occasions when I go to the trouble (or a big-ass ham) during the Fall/Winter. In fact, it'll be time to pull the thanksgiving bird outta the oven in about 3 hours.
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