Comments on: Reading labels: reduced fat peanut butter http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/#comment-5861 ellaella Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:40:09 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4221#comment-5861 Good luck, shore! You'll both make it. I once adopted an adult cat that weighed 18 pounds. He looked like a meatball on feet. It took about a year but I got him down to 12 or 13, mostly by letting him only eat food made for kitties. His previous owners let him eat his food and theirs. Every day, many times a day. Animals don't have to deal with will power, and that's what makes it difficult for us humans. Portion control's all well and good, if one can stick to it. Big if, sometimes! Good luck, shore! You’ll both make it. I once adopted an adult cat that weighed 18 pounds. He looked like a meatball on feet. It took about a year but I got him down to 12 or 13, mostly by letting him only eat food made for kitties. His previous owners let him eat his food and theirs. Every day, many times a day.

Animals don’t have to deal with will power, and that’s what makes it difficult for us humans. Portion control’s all well and good, if one can stick to it. Big if, sometimes!

]]> By: shoreacres http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/#comment-5859 shoreacres Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:51:46 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4221#comment-5859 Support for your point from a different perspective... At one point in her furry little life, Dixie Rose was getting plump. She was up to 12 pounds, and, as I explained to her vet, I knew things were getting out of control, and had tried to do something about it. One move I'd made was from Science Diet regular to Science Diet Light for kitties. As it turns out, the "light" kitty food has far more carbohydrates than the regular. His advice? Portion control of the regular. He said anyone who puts their pets on the light foods is only going to encourage weight gain and poorer health. I took his advice, and last time around we were at 11-1/2 pounds. At least it's the right direction! .-= shoreacres´s last blog ..<a href="http://shoreacres.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/what-who-me-dogged/" rel="nofollow">What? Who, Me? Dogged?</a> =-. Support for your point from a different perspective…

At one point in her furry little life, Dixie Rose was getting plump. She was up to 12 pounds, and, as I explained to her vet, I knew things were getting out of control, and had tried to do something about it.
One move I’d made was from Science Diet regular to Science Diet Light for kitties.

As it turns out, the “light” kitty food has far more carbohydrates than the regular. His advice? Portion control of the regular. He said anyone who puts their pets on the light foods is only going to encourage weight gain and poorer health.

I took his advice, and last time around we were at 11-1/2 pounds. At least it’s the right direction!
shoreacres´s last blog ..What? Who, Me? Dogged? My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/#comment-5851 ellaella Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:37:44 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4221#comment-5851 Sunny dear, hello! I thought of you when I wrote this and felt sure you know what's what. I'll have to try TJ's pb. Nut butters are so easy to make with a processor, maybe even a blender. I do it sometimes when I have a taste for cashew butter, which is fabulous with apples in the fall. I make a small amount, no muss, fuss or leftovers! Sunny dear, hello! I thought of you when I wrote this and felt sure you know what’s what. I’ll have to try TJ’s pb. Nut butters are so easy to make with a processor, maybe even a blender. I do it sometimes when I have a taste for cashew butter, which is fabulous with apples in the fall. I make a small amount, no muss, fuss or leftovers!

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/#comment-5850 ellaella Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:34:04 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4221#comment-5850 Hi, Kathy. I get your point but I'm not sure it's always that easy, at least not in practice. If it were, nobody would be overweight. Hi, Kathy. I get your point but I’m not sure it’s always that easy, at least not in practice. If it were, nobody would be overweight.

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/07/23/reading-labels-reduced-fat-peanut-butter/#comment-5849 ellaella Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:33:09 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4221#comment-5849 Hi, Caroline! It is amazing, isn't it? It reminds me of the pasta sauce labels I compared: the one not marked heart healthy was healthier and had more fiber. I liked Smucker's Natural too, but since my strawberry jam comparison I'm not buying their stuff anymore. The jam they sell in Canada is far healthier than ours, less sugar and no HFCS. Good to see you! Hi, Caroline! It is amazing, isn’t it? It reminds me of the pasta sauce labels I compared: the one not marked heart healthy was healthier and had more fiber. I liked Smucker’s Natural too, but since my strawberry jam comparison I’m not buying their stuff anymore. The jam they sell in Canada is far healthier than ours, less sugar and no HFCS.

Good to see you!

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