Katgoesonholiday Posted May 16, 2014 Author #151 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I drink heaps of water - just not with meals. I've found I eat more if I am washing it down with glasses of water so I avoid water during meal times and make up for it elsewhere during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingcanadian Posted May 16, 2014 #152 Share Posted May 16, 2014 OK-in this case GOOD for you!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 17, 2014 #153 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I drink heaps of water - just not with meals. I've found I eat more if I am washing it down with glasses of water so I avoid water during meal times and make up for it elsewhere during the day. Interesting since usually water helps fill you up but has no calories thereby helping you eat less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion3 Posted May 17, 2014 #154 Share Posted May 17, 2014 There are studies that show if you start your meal with a full glass of water you will eat less than if you don't. Like many studies take them with a grain of salt. Just don't add the salt to the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmoMondo Posted May 17, 2014 #155 Share Posted May 17, 2014 There are studies that show if you start your meal with a full glass of water you will eat less than if you don't. Like many studies take them with a grain of salt. Just don't add the salt to the water. They did a documentary over here a year or so ago when they weren't looking so much at how much you ate in a meal with water compared to without but how long you'd go after without feeling hungry and wanting to eat again. They used an army squad as their guinea pigs. A third had the food and water later, a third had the same food drinking with their meal and the last had their food and water combined in the same meal (still the same ingredients etc). The last group stayed fuller longer for some reason. The conclusion was that of you wanted to stay fuller longer go for stews, casseroles and thick soups. It seemed almost counter intuitive, as you'd think your digestive system would take longer to break down meats and veg not combined into soups etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katgoesonholiday Posted May 17, 2014 Author #156 Share Posted May 17, 2014 That's really interesting! I do know that when I have a hearty soup for lunch that does me quite nicely for the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrowns Posted May 19, 2014 #157 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) We put maple syrup on our pancakes. And a side of crispy bacon. We will eat our pancakes our way thank you very much.;) Ice cream...good heavens. Crepes maybe but good old buckwheat or buttermilk pancakes? :eek: That's fine. But you really should try pancakes, icecream and maple syrup. Yummoooo, also the things you call biscuits.... Are scones here we have them with jam and cream :) TheBrowns Edited May 19, 2014 by TheBrowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion3 Posted May 19, 2014 #158 Share Posted May 19, 2014 That's fine. But you really should try pancakes, icecream and maple syrup. Yummoooo, also the things you call biscuits.... Are scones here we have them with jam and cream :) TheBrowns No actually our scones are different from our biscuits. We do English tea as a family weekly and are well versed in scones, clotted cream, jam/marmalade and other assorted tea items, finger sandwiches. Our biscuits we do not serve with tea but eat for breakfast or dinner/supper and are the big fluffy kind. For example a staple breakfast item in the US, particually in the deep south, is Biscuits and gravy. Big fluffy biscuits smothered (sometimes to much) in a sausage gravy (a thick white gravy with bits of breakfast sausage mixed in or some similar variation) Very filling...very unhealthy...very tasty! We would never substitute a scone for the biscuit in the above meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250373 Posted May 19, 2014 #159 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Bacon dipped in chocolate.... Best thing I have ever tasted!! I also bake chocolate chip cookies with pieces of bacon in it. Success everytime!!, :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomoocow Posted May 19, 2014 #160 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I had a Bacon martini once. I thought a combination of two of my favourite things would be heaven (bacon and vodka) but I was very wrong. However, baconnaise on chips (fries) is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmoMondo Posted May 19, 2014 #161 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I had a Bacon martini once. I thought a combination of two of my favourite things would be heaven (bacon and vodka) but I was very wrong. However, baconnaise on chips (fries) is amazing. Like the sound of the baconnaise - where did you get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomoocow Posted May 19, 2014 #162 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Like the sound of the baconnaise - where did you get that? Gourmet Burger Kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 20, 2014 #163 Share Posted May 20, 2014 No actually our scones are different from our biscuits. We do English tea as a family weekly and are well versed in scones, clotted cream, jam/marmalade and other assorted tea items, finger sandwiches. Our biscuits we do not serve with tea but eat for breakfast or dinner/supper and are the big fluffy kind. For example a staple breakfast item in the US, particually in the deep south, is Biscuits and gravy. Big fluffy biscuits smothered (sometimes to much) in a sausage gravy (a thick white gravy with bits of breakfast sausage mixed in or some similar variation) Very filling...very unhealthy...very tasty! We would never substitute a scone for the biscuit in the above meal. Sacrilege!!! :mad: You can NEVER have too much gravy on your biscuit! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyWindy Posted May 22, 2014 #164 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I drink heaps of water - just not with meals. I find that water is rather difficult to heap, most of the time, after about mid-March. And even then, drinking it while heaped is next to impossible; however, (getting back on topic), heaped water, covered with maple syrup, would make an excellent accompaniment to BACON - regardless of how prepared! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion3 Posted May 22, 2014 #165 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Sacrilege!!! :mad: You can NEVER have too much gravy on your biscuit! :D Not if the gravy sucks...and not all gravy is created equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 22, 2014 #166 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Not if the gravy sucks...and not all gravy is created equal. Well, one assumes if one is eating said gravy it is good enough to eat. I wouldn't dishonor my taste buds by eating crappy gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katgoesonholiday Posted May 22, 2014 Author #167 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I find that water is rather difficult to heap, most of the time, after about mid-March. And even then, drinking it while heaped is next to impossible; however, (getting back on topic), heaped water, covered with maple syrup, would make an excellent accompaniment to BACON - regardless of how prepared! :) Very good points! I stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper Tim Posted May 23, 2014 #168 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Not if the gravy sucks...and not all gravy is created equal. A good gravy can be eaten with a fork. P.S. Gravy should never suck - that would imply it was still alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrogpilot73 Posted May 23, 2014 #169 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I had a Bacon martini once. I thought a combination of two of my favourite things would be heaven (bacon and vodka) but I was very wrong. However, baconnaise on chips (fries) is amazing. I don't know that I'd like a Bacon martini... However, this will change your life: That's a bloody mary. Made with bacon infused vodka, garnished with a candied bacon strip, and that's candied bacon on the rim. It was AMAZING. I can only imagine what baconnaise on fries would be like. On a somewhat related pork note - picking up a pork belly (what we make bacon out of here in the US, across the pond it's called streaky bacon) today - and I'm going to be smoking it for hours tomorrow... I saw it on a youtube video and had to wipe the drool off my keyboard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thraak Posted May 23, 2014 #170 Share Posted May 23, 2014 [ATTACH]313774[/ATTACH] Oh bacon!!! Nyum nyum nyum nyum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lis2065 Posted May 24, 2014 #173 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I absolutely love cruising on Holland America, but find the bacon not to my taste... It's done the American way which just doesn't work for this Aussie... It's the only thing I wish they'd change as I only ever have a cooked breakfast when cruising. Is it a deal breaker - no - there are lots of other lovely things to eat. And we always, always drink water with meals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted May 24, 2014 #174 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Search 'Al Murray bacon' on YouTube. (I won't link to it as it is not completely family-friendly!;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katgoesonholiday Posted May 25, 2014 Author #175 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) MrKat and I are watching Venice themed movies to get in the groove for our upcoming trip and my poor husband was utterly confused by the gales of laughter that erupted at one line in tonight's movie: If there's bacon involved, I dread to imagine the depths of depravity! Edited May 25, 2014 by Katgoesonholiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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