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    surprises on atkins?....

    are any of you surprised to find a food you used to stay away from (for one reason or another - not just fat content, but any reason at all) that you absolutely LOVE now?...

    One thing - for me - is I always stayed away from red and yellow peppers - and yet i LOVE snacking on them now. they are SOOOOO incredibly SWEET.

    anyone else?
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    Re: surprises on atkins?....

    My taste in food changes immensely when I'm on Atkins. I don't crave food I usually do, and I crave and dream about food, like salad, that I never used to even like!
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      Re: surprises on atkins?....

      How much time do you have to read?

      Butter
      cream cheese (gag-inducing before Atkins)
      sour cream (ditto above)
      mayonnaise (ditto above)

      Brussels sprouts--I ate them maybe once a year before Atkins--now at least once a week. I crave them.

      Cooked cauliflower--I liked it raw, but not cooked--love it cooked now

      Cooked turnips--this is the only veggie from my childhood (grew up on a farm) that I remember hating. I loved them raw, but when mom would boil potatoes with turnips, I tried my best to not get any turnip and had to spit out any I failed to detect. Now, I use cooked turnip in place of potato all the time, and can't tell the difference.

      Fat on any meat. I used to take a scalpel to the fat before I got a chance to get any in my mouth. It still needs to be brown and crispy, but I love it.
      People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


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      ~~Herodotus


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        Re: surprises on atkins?....

        Originally posted by keriann_forgoodthistime View Post
        One thing - for me - is I always stayed away from red and yellow peppers - and yet i LOVE snacking on them now. they are SOOOOO incredibly SWEET.

        anyone else?
        Red and yellow peppers were my treat when I started Atkins--my reward for giving up my favorite foods. I've always loved them, but they were so expensive to buy in the store, they were a very rare treat. When I started Atkins, I bought at least two a week as a replacement for high carb favorites. The rule was, if I went off Atkins, the peppers had to go.

        I grew them last year and was rewarded with the most beautiful peppers I have ever grown. I don't like them at all green, so I have a long wait for them to ripen. I froze the bulk of them, and have been using them all winter in recipes, stir-fries and barely thawed in salads.


        People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


        "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
        ~~Herodotus


        Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
        Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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          Re: surprises on atkins?....

          Hah - I saw this post and instantly thought 'turnips!' I see that Sunny is a turnip fan too! Like you Sunny, I loved them raw when I was younger - straight out of my cousin's garden, with the dirt just rubbed off on the grass! As an adult I have hardly ever eaten them. Now I use them several times a week - mashed, roast around the chicken, in bubble & squeak, mixed with other veg in veg gratin, in the slow cooker to replace potatoes in casseroles, grated raw in salads - yum, we just love 'em!

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