Breadmakers feel pain from Atkins diet

Pennlive.com ^ | Nov 8 2003 | DAVID SHARP, AP

[GrandMoM]

Thanks Carlo!

....Mmmmmmmmmm I know what I'm baking tomorrow!!!!!!!!!

[Maven]

And the local waitress will ask, "Would you like that on white, rye, or whole wheat or low-carb?"

There's a place near where I live called Humphrey Yogart, and they sell quite a bit of low carb stuff - including many different kinds of bread. They also make and sell sandwiches, which they will happily make on low carb bread for you. They also sell Carbolite ice cream, with low carb toppings. They make a 7-carb brownie sundae that's pretty good as a special treat.

Business in this little store boomed so much they opened a completely low carb store across the street.

And, of course, it's near my local In-'N-Out, where you can get a double double protein style! LOL!

Maven

[stanz]

Times they are a changin' but our bodies are not. What I'm afraid of is that the only thing hanging out will be people at the doctors' office. Ma cosi e la vita.

[avenir]

"... Ciabatta torn in hunks dunked in olive oil containing fresh crushed garlic, balsamic vinegar..."

Ye gods and little fishes!

What has more credibility, longevity, enjoyment, life, love, art, etc.--the Mediterranean delight you mentioned above; or the uptight Nutrition Nazi regime known in its current incarnation as "The Atkins Diet"?

I'm with the Ciabatta and against all "diets" that are perverse and against nature.

[SBprone]

I'm pretty sure that the white corn that So Cal tortilla shops buy is a large kernel feed corn, not the kind you eat off the cob with butter and salt. The torties made from it aren't sweet at all, just soft and delicious.

[Palladin]

carlo, please put me on your ping list. I love to talk about food, exchange recipes, and EAT!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[agrace]

Tonight for dinner, while the rest of my family had regular homemade pizza, I had two low carb tortillas (from La Tortilla Factory) baked, one with red sauce, mozz, black olives and turkey pepperoni and the other with mozz, feta and spinach - 2 mini pizzas, absolutely delicious without 95% of the carbs. Outstanding.

Thanks for the ping.

[StarFan]

My local grocer is advertising "Atkins bread" at $4.00 a loaf. Don't know the contents but I will certainly check it out and let you know.

[Churchjack]

I just made two loaves this evening...we've been collecting and ripening persimmons for a month now. It's great!! My one-year-old son loved it.---

Persimmon Bread

Makes 1 loaf

2 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup persimmon pulp
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup raisins

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325º F. Oil a 9”x4” pan.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, salt, nuts, and raisins.
3. In a large bowl, blend eggs, sugar, and oil.
4. Mix baking soda into pulp, and add to sugar mixture. Fold in flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

For all you dieters out there: I eat mine with GOBS of real butter. Enjoy!

[ppaul]

Where's the Beef? (MEAT PRICES SKYROCKET!)

[CobaltBlue]

Not only am I not in So Cal, I've never been in So Cal. I am part (very small part) Native American - I have some letters written between my Chippewa great grandmother circa 1910-1940 and her sisters - they were very dismayed, and puzzled, at how fat they'd become. It seemed quite out of the ordinary to them.

[GrandMoM]

BUMP

[ppaul]

...the uptight Nutrition Nazi regime known in its current incarnation as "The Atkins Diet"?

Huh?
Eat bacon & eggs for breakfast, or big fluffy omelettes made with lots of butter, mushrooms, sausage, cheese, and topped with salsa. For dinner? Big, juicy rib-eye steak, big salad with blue-cheese dressing, glass of merlot.
Lost 50 pounds in 8 months.
"Nutrition Nazi?" Hardly.

[ppaul]

Native Americans...balloon up and get Type 2 diabetes if they eat a European diet.

Not all "Native Americans" were corn-eaters.
The Plains Indians ate MEAT - i.e.: Buffalo - and lots of it!

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Re: Red Velvet Cake --- you're a saint. How about carrot cake? (I know, the carrots.) sigh.

I did have a recipe somewhere for some kind of toastable eggwhite concoction, baked in rounds, which could be used for hamburger buns or breakfast toast if sprinkled with splenda and cinnamon.

This week I found a low carb milk in the grocery store. It wasn't bad. I mix splenda with it and add vanilla. If you put it in the freezer for a while it's almost like a milkshake.

[avenir]

"'Nutrition Nazi?' Hardly."

But I want STARCH! You want HEART ATTACK ON A PLATE, which is fine, I guess. Where is the balance?

[ClintonBeGone]

"It's too bad that we just can't eat all foods in moderation. But no, we have to do something dramatic all the time," said Judi Adams, president of the Wheat Foods Council and a registered dietician, referring to the Atkins diet. "We have to look for this magic bullet."

What a whiner!

[hunter112]

...against all "diets" that are perverse and against nature.

I'm with you on this, all things in moderation. It's amazing how many Freepers who won't be fooled by Democrat demagoguery will jump on the bandwagon for this fad diet.

I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that in three years, "Atkins" will be as passe as Pokemon and Ricky Martin are today.

[ClintonBeGone]

Carlos, you need to devote 100% to Atkins. He'll make you a star!