;D ;D ;D ;D

J_S, has brought up a interesting dilemma.
No matter how healthy you make something, it still boils down to calories in/calories out.
Difference in eating healthy is that by using whole grains/fresh veggies, and lean protein, you keep your blood sugar from spiking and you can eat less and still feel satisfied. Once you've had the real Reggiano-Parmegiano, you can't go back. If you can avoid munching as you grate, you'll find it's so much more flavorful, you can use less and enjoy more.


Eating high fat/salt processed foods, spike your blood sugar making you hungry again even though you just had a meal. There's a reason they people say they can eat another Chinese meal, right after they've had one. Most westernized Chinese meals are far from healthy and with the white rice in or as a side they're high in saturated fat/salt and simple carbs that send your blood sugar on that roller coater ride you don't want.

No MT, I'll pass on the job offer. I already cook dinner, work long hours for lousy pay ;D The two weeks for tripping would be an improvement but I'd miss the snow, plus I can't get used to wearing my pants up to my armpits ( at least not yet), so I don't know as I would fit in with the warm weather crowd ;)

I'd give some thought to the table salt vs sea salt debate. I wouldn't pay an exorbidant price for sea salt, but from what I've gleaned from numeorus web articles, sea salt is somewhat better for you and becasue it's a coarser grind, it has less sodium than the highly refined table salt, plus trace minerals that your body can use. I also think you tend to use less when it's coarse than the finely ground table salt. Whatever you choose, realize that most Americans get all the salt they need in the foods we eat without us even knowing it.

I wouldn't pay for select virgin picked sea salt, but if they made me a job offer, I'd hike my pants OVER my head if it got me the job ;D