Zero Calorie Sweeteners

I am suspicious of all zero calorie sweeteners, even stevia. I think they promote an endless cycle of sugar cravings in a lot of people, but what it really boils down to is this:

This is from a margarine commercial well-known to those in my age group. We can see where telling everyone [...]

“Missing Out”

When following a diet for health, weight loss, social conscience, whatever, there seems to be this idea that you shouldn’t have to “miss out” on conventional foods or those foods that got you fat and/or sick in the first place.

While watching the third installment of The 100 Mile Challenge , I was annoyed by how these folks who volunteered to only eat foods from within a 100 mile radius of their home were totally freaking out about not having wheat-based bread and pasta. [...]