Jul 28 2005
Live! Rude! Germs!
I made one of Dad’s recipes for dinner last night. It was Egyptian fish. I love how his recipes always say things like “garnish with coriander” – as if I ever would! The thing is, he *would* (and did) – even if he were dining alone.
Apparently, I need to start eating yogurt. My trainer claims it speeds up your metabolism (mine may well be dead, or at least moribund), boosts your immune system, and basically performs miracles, other than granting wishes (my first wish would be not to have to eat yogurt). But it’s milk. Spoiled milk. And she says you have to get it with… ~shudder~ …”live bacterial cultures”, so it’s germy spoiled milk. Live! Rude! Germs! I’m going to have to come up with some way of disguising it enough that I can fool myself into eating it. Good luck with that.
The other thing that’s supposed to be so wonderful for you is tofu. That right there is desperation food*, I tell you what. I can never *believe* all those people who are like, “Well, if you take tofu and marinate it and grill it and…it’s actually OK”. Basically, what they mean is, “If you remove every tofu-like quality, you might be able to choke it down.” On the other hand, it’s supposed to be good for your heart, and with all the strokes in the family, that can’t be bad.
Honestly, sometimes I just want to say screw it and eat and drink whatever I want and weigh 200 pounds and the hell with it. Problem is, am too vain and want to look good in clothes again before it’s too late.
*Something you eat when there’s nothing else to eat, or cannibalism is your only other option. Especially if potential victim of potential cannibalism is particularly unattractive.
6 Responses to “Live! Rude! Germs!”
You’re funny. I actually got the Little Brother eating tofu, not regularly or anything, but at the Thai Stick on Fillmore they have a dish which my friend and I called Crispy Crunchy Tofu – it was YUMMY!!! LB used to snitch pieces of tofu off my plate and then started to snitch the not so crispy tofu from my Mom’s Pad Thai. I was laughing.
I so need to buy some yogurt for me, too. Damn metabolism.
I’m not a fan of yogurt either, the best way I’ve found to eat it is to blend up some fruit, toss in a yogurt and some milk and have it in smoothie form. Way more work, but less yogurty yuckiness.
First off, the best yoghurt with live bacteria is Danone’s Activia which has wonderful flavours (pear/apple with muesli/prune etc.). Now I detest tofu, but Mike has been on me to keep trying. We have found one that I actually really like (I know hard to imagine), of course right now I can’t think what it is called, but I will let you know.
I’ll have to try the smoothie thing (though I don’t like drinking anything thicker than a martini usually).
Doesn’t the flavored yogurt have sugar and starch in it?
I wonder if tofu being crispy would persuade me to eat it. Maybe if I didn’t know what it was!
I enjoy tofu, although I wouldn’t eat tofu without it being *in* something because its really a non-food. Crispy tofu (or bbq’d tofu) is my favorite!
I like yogurt too, so really, I’m kinda easy to please on the yucky yet good for you food. Maybe you get used to it? I put honey in my smoothies with the yogurt and fruit to make it sweeter…
Yogurt rules! The way British people say yoghurt rules, too! While it costs more money, you can buy pre-cut, marinated tofu. Throw it into a stir-fry with cashews, mix with some udon noodles and you’re hard-pressed to know it’s there.
Jennifer’s right, the Activia is really nice. They have some different flavours which are refreshing (although coffee yogurt is nice too). And yes, as rude as ‘Prune’ sounds, it’s actually pretty yummy. My favourite right now is the apple/muesli. Plus, it’s guaranteed to have over 1 billion live bacteria (!) that’ll make the *entire* trip through you (gross yes, but not all yogurt is probiotic which is likely what your trainer is talking about). In addition, it’s afforable compared to other probiotic yogurts.
Man, I’m hungry.