Batter Blaster: Pancakes in a can
Experience has taught me that foods served via spray can are generally inferior versions of the real thing. Reddi-wip saves you some time and mess, and while tasty, doesn’t really compare to actual whipped cream. Easy Cheese only bears a slight resemblance to its namesake, mainly in it’s color.
So what was it that compelled me to reach for a three-pack of a new aerosol-propelled food product at my neighborhood Costco? The attractive packaging? The promise of quick and easy waffles and pancakes? Maybe I simply needed more stuff in the door of my refrigerator. In any case, I came home with over three pounds of Batter Blaster.
Let me tell you: This stuff is great. It’s real pancake batter–in a can. It’s not a simulation or an approximation. The resulting pancakes and waffles are light and tasty, and the only cleanup (besides the cooking implement) is rinsing off the tip of the can.
(# 69) Share an entree with a friend
The above advice is from an anti-obesity government web site (”Small Steps“). Someone there has a sense of humor or just “got lucky” with the numbering.
Of course it is consistent with the rest of their advice, especially:
- (# 59) Choose activities you enjoy & you’ll be more likely to stick with them.
They even offer trouble-shooting advice:
- (# 49) If you find it difficult to be active after work, try it before work.
Little sacrifices add up — the “change jar theory” of weight maintenance
When I was a struggling college student I never spent my change. I always threw it into a tennis ball can I kept on my dresser. Then, when the day came that I ran low on money and really needed to eat (and that day always came) I would dig into the can. I always found I could feed myself for a few more days that way. I was always impressed with how quickly the change built up.
According to Glee Magazine, this effect with food can sabotage your carefully-crafted weight maintenace plan and cause you to gain 20 lbs every year.
I see that as glass-half-full thinking. Another way to look at this is that cutting minor portions out of your daily consumption will add up over time and make it easier for you to maintain or even lose weight. Every sacrifice, regardless of how minor, counts. Skipping those last few bites on your plate, having one cookie instead of two, or even forgoing sugar in your coffee all add up over time. This way, when you share a dessert you would normally eat on your own, you get to feel proud of your self-restraint rather than guilty over your lack of control.
(via That’s Fit)
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I drink a lot of diet soda. I know it’s full of chemicals and artificial sweeteners, but when I’m looking for a caffeine kick, it’s either that or coffee. In fact, I average about three cans per day. Now according to a recent study, I may have a 57.1% higher chance of becoming obese than if I didn’t drink the stuff.
That sucks.
Then I found some encouraging news in this study:
“The odds of obesity among current drinkers were 0.73 times lower than the odds among non-drinkers.”
Using a little arithmetic, I can reduce my obesity risk to about 15.4% by pouring a little bourbon in my soda. I suppose I could reduce it a bit more by going out and exercising.
Maybe after this buzz wears off.
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