Comments on: The National Weight Control Registry is giving me SAT flashbacks

By: Zentient

Zentient — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:29:37 +0000

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/four-keys-to-success Here's an article about the registry's findings, great reality check!

By: Cal

Cal — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:21:02 +0000

Oddly I bought and cooked tempeh tonight for the first time. Didn’t really like it – odd for me not to like a food. Having read the comments above I’ll persevere with it.

By: round

round — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:14:53 +0000

I feel very reassured that I’m not the only one who NWCR had to send a follow-up survey to! I did regain some in the past year which I why I put off answering, but the second sending pushed me to answer as well. It also helped push me back into healthy living … I’m not quite at dieting again yet, but I’m no longer gaining, which is good.

By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook

Sally Parrott Ashbrook — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:30:10 +0000

Yeah, I tried to get my husband to do the weight loss registry (he lost 60 pounds several years ago and has kept it off), but when the forms came in, he flipped through them, and then they just sat on our table for a while. I think all the Scantron forms were a little overwhelming to him. I totally intend to do it once I’ve been at my goal for a while, though! I think it’s exciting.

Anyway, I can no longer eat tempeh due to my soy allergy, but it is really good cooked with a little soy sauce (or teriyaki sauce, or whatever) and tossed with vegetables in a stir-fry.

With the veggies and fruits you have been trying out this year, is there any new dish you’re going to add to your holiday table that uses one of them?

By: lovelines

lovelines — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:10:50 +0000

Tempeh and Chinese cabbage are both actually pretty good. I would definitely recommend you add them to your list of new foods. As a Chinese sometimes-vegetarian, I’ve tried both. While nothing spectacular, at least if you’ve tried them you can say you’ve had everyone on that list when it comes around again next year. :)

By: Juanita

Juanita — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:40:39 +0000

I hate, hate, hate filling out surveys.

By: pozorvlak

pozorvlak — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:52:43 +0000

Tempeh is great stuff (and I eat meat). Cut it up and marinade in soy sauce and ginger, shallow fry it, or just eat it straight from the bag. Mmmmm. It’s also quite fun to make – you buy a load of soybeans and send off for some tempeh spores, hull most of the beans, boil them for about half an hour, add a dash of vinegar and the tempeh spores, then spread the lot out in a Ziploc bag, poke some holes in it, and leave it somewhere warm for a couple of days. Googling should turn up some more details and some suppliers.

By: bazu

bazu — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:25:52 +0000

Tempeh is the Indonesian food of the gods- seriously it is that good! It is pure protein, a whole food, low in fat and carbs, and endlessly versatile. I have a few recipes for it on my blog, but my all-time favorite is this tempeh sausage recipe- I always put it on my pizza: http://www.naturalgrocery.com/common/recipes/recipes_results.asp?id=163&storeID=HEU5FKAQ17S92ND700AKHLBD34WUD8VB You can find it in your supermarket or healthfood store. It's usually super cheap (I pay $1.89 for a brick), and refrigerated or frozen.

By: kim

kim — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:12:25 +0000

Tempeh is wonderful, and I love meat. I buy the bricks and cut it up like tofu and put it in stirfry. They also sell patties, like veggie burgers and they make the most delicious “burgers.” I think it is way better than tofu but unless you live in Colorado it is harder to find.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:58:56 +0000

Pasta Q,

You have to be a Level 9 vegan to eat Tempeh. If you’re not certified, it’s probably just as well that you don’t know what it is :-)