So far I've lost 39lb with the Glycemic Index diet. It's pretty close to what Alton is talking about but if you read Dr. Shari Lieberman's Glycemic Index Food Guide, it makes following the diet very easy. Alton is right about avoiding "diet" food since it's usually anything but healthy--pretty much what Michael Pollan says. And the Vitamix is like NOTHING else. It's a gotta have item--especially if you're into raw food.
It's kind of comical streaming a majority of these online videos now when I am not chubby any more - my magic pill is DietOramy eating plan (google it) - that thing really forced me to be make over my body, health as well as my whole life.
Well done Alton. Glad to see people like him, Drew Carey, and others getting healthy. I'm personally down 15 pounds and have more muscle than I've had since high school. :D
i bet my dick is bigger than alton brown's. maybe if I had a small cock like him I would be more accomplished and not such a lazy fucker taking everything for granted and wishing i were dead all the time. i guess at least i've never been so fat that i needed to lose 50 pounds. i mean how do you even let yourself get that fat. fuck fat people gross me out. despite the fact that i have very little ambition even I can manage to keep myself at a healthy weight. im glad i have a big dick.
this episode of good eats is definitely the most helpful, i feel exactly the same way as alton, iv been eating this way for months and its true it really does feel great not just cause of the weight loss
Frozen, raw, sliced sweet potatoes are great in smoothies. Also raw spinach, kale, and cucumbers, ground flax seed, and over ripe plantains. Plantains have about 3xs the potassium than bananas.
I am a college student, how in the world can i afford to do all this? I cannot afford these foods. i have a tiny fridge and the cafe has foods that go straight to belly.
What could a person, who keeps kosher, use as a substitute for oily fish? Although my palette has definitely matured over the years, and I have tried reintroducing it to fish, I still cannot stand the stuff! I've tried salmon, tilapia, sole, and I just don't like any of it.
If dieting, or even if not dieting, you'd use similar amounts of protein be it low far, soy or whatever, diet or not. (66grams/day works well for me) It WILL cost you more, as ptrlapp correctly noted above. I happen to like oatmeal, but find it does sabotage any weight loss program, so I have to omit it and most grains. I can handle high fiber carbs, tho.
I also find that getting enough sleep equals more energy, which decreases the need/want for high energy food. Which leads to weight loss, because then you don't eat the unhealthy energy foods. I still recommened eating the reccomended amount of healty energy foods, so you're not starving that is.
Technically the color blue is rare in foods, "blue" foods tend to be closer to the green or purple. Blueberries are a violet-blue color, blue crab is closer green than blue (blue lobster is the only exception i know, but lobsters tend to be a brownish color though). Nature doesn't have a reason to create blue foods, it is considered unappetizing. I could be wrong, but then again, I'm taking this information off a food network show (Food Detectives), and if they are wrong, then they are naughty.
As for his blender recommendation, the only ones that meet all of the criteria he suggests are very expensive -- but admittedly VERY good. The Vitamix blenders with the true variable speed dial will run you over $500, which is great for restaurants and serious professionals, but a bit expensive for a poor college student trying to back away from the typical cheap pizza and beer diet.
@mrbobbyh The brown is from oxidation, which will happen when they're exposed to air... so minimize air exposure. If you can, use a vacuum sealer... probably using a ziplock bag, sucking the air out, and making sure it's well-sealed will work well enough. But I haven't ever tried to freeze bananas.
OMG! Take it at face value, he lays out a very easy plan and caloric intake refinement that he used to loose wait - His is a suggestion, not a diet plan for everyone. All he did was say he got fat, didn't like it, found a good way to change his eating habits and got skinny. Like everything on his show he goes into finite exacting detail that's a little over the top but i't s half hour show - Just enjoy and take from it what you like and quit your whining!
This diet is not exactly what I'd follow, but its well suited to the average american. Any highly active person (runner, powerlifter, bodybuilder, etc etc) will find this diet very lacking.
Yeah but this isn't a diet! The idea is to change your eating habits permanently so you don't need to go on a diet.
I think you're definitely right though I run a lot and I think I'd need to supplement this with more protein and more carbs. Directly after long aerobic exercise you gotta replenish that glycogen.
Yikes. Be cautious with soy milk. Most is GMO, GMO causes multiple organ failure in lab animals. Organic gets around this.
Soy also has lots of phytoestrogens, compounds that are shaped close enough to estrogen that they stimulate human estorgen receptors. There is some indication this can, in lg amounts, cause health problems like those associated with Premarin.
Organic grass fed dairy is the way to go for daily consumption. Grass fed dairy fat is not bad for humans like corn-fed is.
Cool... I already never eat anything on his 0 x a week list. Lots of plain San Pellegrino though :) His 1x a week things I have about twice a month. He's so right about artificial sweeteners. Studies have shown when you eat them, your body creates an excess demand for carbohydrates to make up for the carbs that usually go along with sweet taste. People using these sweeteners usually end up eating more carbs to make up for the sugar than the sugar would have had to begin with!
Stop bitching (you people commenting below) about his weight loss. It's all a part of "GOOD EATS" as is living life healthy and balanced and if he chose to express a personal topic, then fantastic! I'm actually very happy and intrigued by his lifestyle change.
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there's something annoying about tv personalities bragging about weight loss and telling everyone else they should lose weight, and how...let's see how he looks a year from now, huh? but i'll still watch his show, though I liked fat alton better. lol
On another note, I do feel at least a little bad for the donut guy at the beginning of the episode...I mean, at some point, even if they didn't say it in so many words, he had to realize that he was essentially going to be playing the "before" guy.
In terms of cheap dinners, for the last several days I've been eating AB's baked brown rice recipe (about $2 for a bag of rice that makes at least twelve or so dinner portions) along with dal from a recipe by Mark Bittman on the Minimalist (about $1.50 for ten servings' worth of lentils, plus a couple of onions and some spices). Dirt cheap, nutritious, and pretty tasty.
Love this show. Alton Brown is a great host for Good Eats, A lot of great info. Smoothies are the best. Depends on the kind of smoothie. (At least for me).
I'm a college student working at minimum wage. On average, I can spend only $1 per meal. I tried for a month buying healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, rice and the like)but that more than doubled my grocery bill. The smoothie that AB makes here looks like it costs at least $2. Does anyone have any ideas for foods that are healthy but I can actually afford? Or is it back to Ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches for me?
Right now our government only subsidizes agricultural products that are used to make bad things--soy, corn, wheat, & sugar. Sure you *could* make healthy things out of these, but we don't--we make corn syrup and fake-meat products and white bread and we dump more sugar on all of it! But does anyone subsidize broccoli? Kale? Blueberries? Nope. Sorry. So healthy, whole, real foods will probably remain unattainable for those of us on the low-income side of the spectrum.
As a vegan who has been at it for almost a decade now I can assure you that it is very possible to live very cheaply and eat very healthfully, frozen veggies, beans, etc. You do have to plan your meals well though.
Of course I agree that generally speaking what you say is true, and my current cheap way of living is quite hard-won as the result of a lot of determination and real world experience.
The government won't change to subsidizing whole untamperedhealthy foods by itself It will take us, the American people, to demand changes to the agricultural industry Unfortunetly it will take a long time for the American public to become educated enough about nutrition
Health tip of the second: Eat the segments of grapefruit, they contain lots of pectin, which is a form of soluable fiber. It may feel weird chewing on it, but trust me- that 44 calorie half grapefruit will be so more satisfying
@jedimomma75 Soy meat substitutes are cheap and good for you, fresh and frozen veggies are easily accessible and are obviously good for you. Same for fruits. Canned tuna, chicken, and turkey are also cheap and good for you. It's not the governments place to feed you anything. Take this from a broke college student, eating healthy can be cheap and tasty.
@pyromaster55 I don't know where you live, but around here soy protein products come in at a VERY high price per oz. I could buy fillet mignon for less/oz than those soy patties or links, etc. Isolated soy protein is OK, but you have to go to the store all the time because it goes stale and yukky pretty fast, IMO. So I don't buy the "cheaper" thing. I'm just saying if you want to be healthy, you'll PAY for it. Even that soy milk costs more per ½ gallon than milk does.
@jedimomma75 Its about knowing how to shop, the only thing a healthy diet on a bugdet takes more of is time. Its a LOT more preparation than it is cost if you know how to shop. Example:Frozen bag of broccoli16oz-$1.79 vs. Doritos 11 oz bag- $2.99. Though I agree its a shame the government doesnt subsidize those healthy foods, and then pours TONS of money into obesity prevention and research. But the processed corn, wheat, and sugar products are what is causing the epidemic!
Having said that, have you tried to get food stamps yet? Those can help stretch a budget. Make sure you're buying whole veg, not precut stuff, not partially fixed or processed. Frozen can be really good deals, and are nutritionally comparable (or even superior to) fresh. Do you have a local food co-op? They can help you learn how to shop healthy & cheap, and how to cook what you get. Just go in and find an employee and tell them what you're up to--they might even have classes just for you.
@ptrlapp well im a college student as well, and if you have access to an oven you can dry roast your own edamame, rather than buying pre-roasted which costs an arm and a kidney. What you do is buy frozen shelled edamame, let it soak in some water overnight in a fridge, next day drain it, put it on a flat oven pan, and stick it in a 400 degree oven till theyre crunchy like peanuts
Beans and rice together are fairly nutritionally complete, with the exception of a few amino acids that can be found in a little meat. You would only need a couple ounces of meat a month to round it out. Lots of recipes for this combination.
Fairly cheap, shop right and a pound of each together will be about $2, which should last a couple of days.
I forgot to say that ethnic markets - Mexican and asian - often have produce, beans, and dried corn at lower prices than most supermarkets. Shop carefully though and examine quality.
There are some cookbooks for doing healthy budget cooking, rather than using processed ingredients. Check out a bookstore or Amazon for titles then see if your library has any of them.
Learn to shop when things are on sale. For instance, I see chicken at $.68/pound. Meal plan around it.
This is true. The $.68 would be Perdue. I've seen good quality non-organic chicken for $.99/lb for a whole chicken.
However, this was for a college student working at minimum wage with an average food budget of $1/day who wants to eat healthy. Options are limited and Perdue chicken is not outright unhealthy.
Ive actually adapted this style of eating and have lost a good bit of weight! :D
MrDaratum 1 week ago in playlist Liked videos
I would buy that Buff Like Me memoir, especially with that cover xD
riceball23 3 weeks ago
Diet Gold Peak Tea is quite lovely.
HannahVampire 3 weeks ago
The talking milk carton is funny.
shadowgirlof11 1 month ago
"Want some cookies?" Lol love the talking milk carton. :D
gabeally 1 month ago
So far I've lost 39lb with the Glycemic Index diet. It's pretty close to what Alton is talking about but if you read Dr. Shari Lieberman's Glycemic Index Food Guide, it makes following the diet very easy. Alton is right about avoiding "diet" food since it's usually anything but healthy--pretty much what Michael Pollan says. And the Vitamix is like NOTHING else. It's a gotta have item--especially if you're into raw food.
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It's kind of comical streaming a majority of these online videos now when I am not chubby any more - my magic pill is DietOramy eating plan (google it) - that thing really forced me to be make over my body, health as well as my whole life.
Kajol336987 2 months ago
Well done Alton. Glad to see people like him, Drew Carey, and others getting healthy. I'm personally down 15 pounds and have more muscle than I've had since high school. :D
americansmark 2 months ago
My list has Alcohol on the Daily part of the chalkboard
billdasmacks 3 months ago 2
@billdasmacks as does mine
ElmerDurrer 1 month ago
Jesus Christ that's a lot of frozen bananas.
Like an unreasonable number of them.
elle0unit 3 months ago
red meat once per week? what?
superangrybrit 4 months ago
I wish I looked like Marlon Brando in A Street Car Named Desire.
AdrianAsgardian 5 months ago
Soy is poison. I'll stick with dairy. Thanks.
Supermassively 5 months ago
Ive been using mixed berries and i get some huge seeds! It sucks
infringinator 6 months ago
Nice Baracuta!
limedzez 6 months ago
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i bet my dick is bigger than alton brown's. maybe if I had a small cock like him I would be more accomplished and not such a lazy fucker taking everything for granted and wishing i were dead all the time. i guess at least i've never been so fat that i needed to lose 50 pounds. i mean how do you even let yourself get that fat. fuck fat people gross me out. despite the fact that i have very little ambition even I can manage to keep myself at a healthy weight. im glad i have a big dick.
IFknHateUTube 6 months ago
@IFknHateUTube
Why hello there, Troll! :D
DeShoXX 6 months ago 4
@DeShoXX
Why hello there, person who doesn't know what trolling is :D
IFknHateUTube 6 months ago
need moar protein
radiotherapy52 7 months ago
the milk guy has a hard time making his exit. lol.
yolo22 7 months ago
Huge fan of Alton, first time seeing this episode! Thanks!!
Jaysohn008 8 months ago
oh and eat breakfast!
basileave 8 months ago
Daily:Fruits, whole grains, leafy greens, nuts, carrots, green tea
3x Weekly: oily fish, yogurt, broccoli, sweet potatoes, avocado
1x Weekly: red meat, pasta, desert, alcohol
0x Weekly: fast food, soda, processed meals, canned soup, "diet" anything
basileave 8 months ago 10
this episode of good eats is definitely the most helpful, i feel exactly the same way as alton, iv been eating this way for months and its true it really does feel great not just cause of the weight loss
woodlie 8 months ago
is anyone else disturbed that he does half his introduction without the towel on?
wesleyjarrod 9 months ago
I've heard the car analogy before but never has it been put so well, my brother should hear it!
Schadenfreude16 9 months ago
4:22
manavarrojr 9 months ago
He has a vitamix!!!!!
armyofmidgets 9 months ago
Frozen, raw, sliced sweet potatoes are great in smoothies. Also raw spinach, kale, and cucumbers, ground flax seed, and over ripe plantains. Plantains have about 3xs the potassium than bananas.
wpc1013 9 months ago in playlist Nutritious and delicious! ^-^
Frozen, raw, sliced sweet potatoes are great in smoothies. Also raw spinach, kale, and cucumbers.
wpc1013 9 months ago in playlist Nutritious and delicious! ^-^
I am a college student, how in the world can i afford to do all this? I cannot afford these foods. i have a tiny fridge and the cafe has foods that go straight to belly.
westonjesusfreak 10 months ago
@westonjesusfreak u gon' git fat!
peripari 8 months ago
Where is the rest of the video?
mglaughner1 11 months ago
@mglaughner1 Look in the related videos to the right for Part 2 of Live and Let Diet. :)
cequiaa 10 months ago
want some nice warm cookies it sounded like that creepy dude from slangblade lmao!
janbob73 11 months ago
I started working out around the time I saw this video and have lost around 10 pounds (goal is 20), Alton has been a huge inspiration : D
Treefox 11 months ago
What could a person, who keeps kosher, use as a substitute for oily fish? Although my palette has definitely matured over the years, and I have tried reintroducing it to fish, I still cannot stand the stuff! I've tried salmon, tilapia, sole, and I just don't like any of it.
JovialJoy 11 months ago
@JovialJoy Lox.
Doza130 9 months ago
Dairy products do help with weight loss though
FancyUnicorn 1 year ago
i'll take the nice warm cookies
vidman454 1 year ago
very nice, but will the fruit blend? that is the question.
Arkenarge 1 year ago
I would rather drink the backwash out of a bottle of Michelob Ultra with a cigarette butt floating in it than soy milk. I kid you not.
guitarvocs 1 year ago
"Want some cookies?" hah thats creepy as hell
devo1785 1 year ago
Fuck soy milk. Fuck it.
yutzwagon2 1 year ago
@yutzwagon2
yes! down with soymilk -
soymilk = water mixed with ground up tums, chalk and a leeeeetle bit of fake vanilla!
rawhamburgerjoe 1 year ago
Want some COOKIES?
slipkid24393 1 year ago
@slipkid24393 NO! No i don't want any nice warm cookies!
acebrawler73 1 year ago
Purple breakfast?! To hell with the smoothie, get yourself a glass of grapedrink and be done with it! Sugar, water, and of course, PURPLE!
cressur 1 year ago
If dieting, or even if not dieting, you'd use similar amounts of protein be it low far, soy or whatever, diet or not. (66grams/day works well for me) It WILL cost you more, as ptrlapp correctly noted above. I happen to like oatmeal, but find it does sabotage any weight loss program, so I have to omit it and most grains. I can handle high fiber carbs, tho.
Bunnies4wool 1 year ago
APOCALYPSE NOW!
flickeries 1 year ago
Where did Alton get the ridiculous idea that fat is ugly?
Jcolinsol 1 year ago
Nice landrover!
stuartsbushcraftblog 1 year ago
I also find that getting enough sleep equals more energy, which decreases the need/want for high energy food. Which leads to weight loss, because then you don't eat the unhealthy energy foods. I still recommened eating the reccomended amount of healty energy foods, so you're not starving that is.
SkitzyLizzy 1 year ago
I have that blender. Seriously.
ZealDaan 1 year ago
@ZealDaan me too except mine is black because most of my stuff is <3 I LOVE LOVE LOVE my vitamix :)
faylinameir 1 year ago
Rats....I need a blender bad. Anyone know a good one for a cheap price?
GurlPrincess 1 year ago
wow! he got real nice feet! mmmh!
luzyprogreso 1 year ago
is pork white meat?
userflock 1 year ago
7:47 - 7:55
FAIL
Skyathaniel 1 year ago
no chicken on the list? maaaaaaaaaan
animekidbleachnaruto 1 year ago
love this - thank yoU!
mzjoseph1969 1 year ago
I didn't think that he was that fat.
Goldenrod636 1 year ago
@Goldenrod636 He looked quite... generous... in Feasting on Asphalt.
avoiderdragon 1 year ago
Technically the color blue is rare in foods, "blue" foods tend to be closer to the green or purple. Blueberries are a violet-blue color, blue crab is closer green than blue (blue lobster is the only exception i know, but lobsters tend to be a brownish color though). Nature doesn't have a reason to create blue foods, it is considered unappetizing. I could be wrong, but then again, I'm taking this information off a food network show (Food Detectives), and if they are wrong, then they are naughty.
tr9000 1 year ago
As for his blender recommendation, the only ones that meet all of the criteria he suggests are very expensive -- but admittedly VERY good. The Vitamix blenders with the true variable speed dial will run you over $500, which is great for restaurants and serious professionals, but a bit expensive for a poor college student trying to back away from the typical cheap pizza and beer diet.
kxradio 1 year ago 2
@kxradio True.. My $20 Walmart blender will have to do for now. :)
silverose1209 1 year ago
Losing weight and improving health are possible with eating lots of fat and plenty of grass fed meat, wild fish and free range eggs every day.
- website - thelivinlowcarbshow.c o m
Food4Health1Spirit 1 year ago
Please research
the DANGERS of SOY
before deciding on ingesting any soy milk or other soy products!!!
Food4Health1Spirit 1 year ago
If i'm not mistaken, AB is latose intolerant. dairy brings pain.
Hadra568 1 year ago
Isnt the guy who dressed up as the milk carton the same 1 from the blueberries episode who wanted 2 look younger so alton gave him blueberries?
bookwormgal1996 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading this! Appreciate!
suchanjv 1 year ago
Didn't he do a chocolate salt show the week after this
kingamer19 1 year ago
want some cookiez
sucktdeep 1 year ago
whats wrong w/ pasta? they have complex carbs right? theyre better than sugar covered dounuts....
guitargurl37 1 year ago
@guitargurl37 yes, but unless its whole wheat pasta, it might aswell be white bread
bobjoemagee 1 year ago
I wish I knew how to freeze bananas like he does. Every time I freeze bananas, they turn brown. Why do his look so nice at 8:22?
mrbobbyh 1 year ago
@mrbobbyh im guessing he uses dry ice to freeze them very quickly.
sucktdeep 1 year ago
@mrbobbyh The brown is from oxidation, which will happen when they're exposed to air... so minimize air exposure. If you can, use a vacuum sealer... probably using a ziplock bag, sucking the air out, and making sure it's well-sealed will work well enough. But I haven't ever tried to freeze bananas.
ghuegel 1 year ago
Hey, has he done a green tea show yet? Just curious since he mentioned covering it on another show
dreamlady8 2 years ago
Yeah, it's a true brew episode on tea in general. It's season 1 or 2.
amerein2006 1 year ago
OMG! Take it at face value, he lays out a very easy plan and caloric intake refinement that he used to loose wait - His is a suggestion, not a diet plan for everyone. All he did was say he got fat, didn't like it, found a good way to change his eating habits and got skinny. Like everything on his show he goes into finite exacting detail that's a little over the top but i't s half hour show - Just enjoy and take from it what you like and quit your whining!
solong4now 2 years ago
Exactly.
Likresat 2 years ago
This diet is not exactly what I'd follow, but its well suited to the average american. Any highly active person (runner, powerlifter, bodybuilder, etc etc) will find this diet very lacking.
omfgapolarbear 2 years ago
Yeah but this isn't a diet! The idea is to change your eating habits permanently so you don't need to go on a diet.
I think you're definitely right though I run a lot and I think I'd need to supplement this with more protein and more carbs. Directly after long aerobic exercise you gotta replenish that glycogen.
forza599 1 year ago
Yikes. Be cautious with soy milk. Most is GMO, GMO causes multiple organ failure in lab animals. Organic gets around this.
Soy also has lots of phytoestrogens, compounds that are shaped close enough to estrogen that they stimulate human estorgen receptors. There is some indication this can, in lg amounts, cause health problems like those associated with Premarin.
Organic grass fed dairy is the way to go for daily consumption. Grass fed dairy fat is not bad for humans like corn-fed is.
isiskrisis 2 years ago
Cool... I already never eat anything on his 0 x a week list. Lots of plain San Pellegrino though :) His 1x a week things I have about twice a month. He's so right about artificial sweeteners. Studies have shown when you eat them, your body creates an excess demand for carbohydrates to make up for the carbs that usually go along with sweet taste. People using these sweeteners usually end up eating more carbs to make up for the sugar than the sugar would have had to begin with!
isiskrisis 2 years ago
Stop bitching (you people commenting below) about his weight loss. It's all a part of "GOOD EATS" as is living life healthy and balanced and if he chose to express a personal topic, then fantastic! I'm actually very happy and intrigued by his lifestyle change.
Seraphtron 2 years ago 4
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there's something annoying about tv personalities bragging about weight loss and telling everyone else they should lose weight, and how...let's see how he looks a year from now, huh? but i'll still watch his show, though I liked fat alton better. lol
XpinkfingerX 2 years ago
Milk: Hey Mr. B, want some nice, warm, cookies?
AB: No, NO! I don't want any nice warm cookies!
Milk: What, you chicken?
AB: I AM NOT CHICKEN! YOU STOP THAT! ... Well, we all have our personal demons...
Probably the funniest thing I'm going to see all day!
cvstos 2 years ago 3
talk about no fuel efficiency
pzshi 2 years ago
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Honestly, I don't think AB looks very healthy. Frankly I don't trust a skinny TV chef...
Anarquistador 2 years ago
But.... it's AB, AB has always been a trusted figure in the kitchen.....
TaelosX 2 years ago 2
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I stopped trusting him when he started hosting Iron Chef and hanging out with Ted Allen. Food snobs!
Anarquistador 2 years ago
@Anarquistador
he looks much older
XpinkfingerX 2 years ago
Alton Brown, I mean this in the most respectful manner possible, but you are looking very, VERY sexy. *thumbs up* :D
HedwigJune 2 years ago 77
@HedwigJune
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XpinkfingerX 2 years ago
@HedwigJune
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PINKbyVictoriaS 1 year ago
2:52 D.Q. symbol in the grass?? Hmmm
Celestyal22 2 years ago
And McD's tooat 3:01
RebeccaPond 2 years ago
On another note, I do feel at least a little bad for the donut guy at the beginning of the episode...I mean, at some point, even if they didn't say it in so many words, he had to realize that he was essentially going to be playing the "before" guy.
sweeneyt1 2 years ago 3
In terms of cheap dinners, for the last several days I've been eating AB's baked brown rice recipe (about $2 for a bag of rice that makes at least twelve or so dinner portions) along with dal from a recipe by Mark Bittman on the Minimalist (about $1.50 for ten servings' worth of lentils, plus a couple of onions and some spices). Dirt cheap, nutritious, and pretty tasty.
sweeneyt1 2 years ago
Does anybody know of a natural food source that i could consume to gain energy from so i dont need to rely on soda anymore
terpanese 2 years ago
drink water, sleep plenty and eat a great breakfast
you will have energy
just get over the hump of relying on things like caffiene to feel awake
your brain produces the right neurochemicals in most cases if you treat it with respect!
scoobyDx 2 years ago
diet is based on lifestyle and this diet is more for us average civilized people who just work 9 to 5 jobs and don't want to do anyting after that.
pzshi 2 years ago
3:03 McDonald's sign in the background. Intentional?
Good Eats rocks.
winddragonrai 2 years ago
Love this show. Alton Brown is a great host for Good Eats, A lot of great info. Smoothies are the best. Depends on the kind of smoothie. (At least for me).
Dental5KRunner 2 years ago
Milk is evil for making you want cookies, and vice versa :(
knowsfords 2 years ago
I suppose this means we can't look forward to a Good Eats on roasted pork belly with crackling.
recoil53 2 years ago
I'm sure he won't ditch the southern classics. He is from, and in, the south after all.
omfgapolarbear 2 years ago
I have heard horrifying stories of cookbooks with reduced and low fat southern cooking :O.
recoil53 2 years ago 3
It's funny , i do most of what he lists with a few exceptions, I use organic milk, and no one takes my cherry pepsi away from me :D
BlackWolfessUSCM 2 years ago
Thanks so much for uploading!
halfacig 2 years ago 3
Thanks to You I'm going to fix my diet & get back on track.
NY4Life 2 years ago
I'm a college student working at minimum wage. On average, I can spend only $1 per meal. I tried for a month buying healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, rice and the like)but that more than doubled my grocery bill. The smoothie that AB makes here looks like it costs at least $2. Does anyone have any ideas for foods that are healthy but I can actually afford? Or is it back to Ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches for me?
ptrlapp 2 years ago
Right now our government only subsidizes agricultural products that are used to make bad things--soy, corn, wheat, & sugar. Sure you *could* make healthy things out of these, but we don't--we make corn syrup and fake-meat products and white bread and we dump more sugar on all of it! But does anyone subsidize broccoli? Kale? Blueberries? Nope. Sorry. So healthy, whole, real foods will probably remain unattainable for those of us on the low-income side of the spectrum.
jedimomma75 2 years ago 52
@jedimomma75 The government would just figure out some way to make high fructose broccoli syrup as soon as they started subsidizing the good stuff :)
FarthestManFromHome 1 year ago 8
@jedimomma75
As a vegan who has been at it for almost a decade now I can assure you that it is very possible to live very cheaply and eat very healthfully, frozen veggies, beans, etc. You do have to plan your meals well though.
Of course I agree that generally speaking what you say is true, and my current cheap way of living is quite hard-won as the result of a lot of determination and real world experience.
cellardoor01 1 year ago
The government won't change to subsidizing whole untamperedhealthy foods by itself It will take us, the American people, to demand changes to the agricultural industry Unfortunetly it will take a long time for the American public to become educated enough about nutrition
Health tip of the second: Eat the segments of grapefruit, they contain lots of pectin, which is a form of soluable fiber. It may feel weird chewing on it, but trust me- that 44 calorie half grapefruit will be so more satisfying
dwrdle 1 year ago
@jedimomma75 whats bad about white bread?
chuyton 1 year ago
@jedimomma75 Soy meat substitutes are cheap and good for you, fresh and frozen veggies are easily accessible and are obviously good for you. Same for fruits. Canned tuna, chicken, and turkey are also cheap and good for you. It's not the governments place to feed you anything. Take this from a broke college student, eating healthy can be cheap and tasty.
pyromaster55 1 year ago
@pyromaster55 I don't know where you live, but around here soy protein products come in at a VERY high price per oz. I could buy fillet mignon for less/oz than those soy patties or links, etc. Isolated soy protein is OK, but you have to go to the store all the time because it goes stale and yukky pretty fast, IMO. So I don't buy the "cheaper" thing. I'm just saying if you want to be healthy, you'll PAY for it. Even that soy milk costs more per ½ gallon than milk does.
Bunnies4wool 1 year ago
@jedimomma75 Its about knowing how to shop, the only thing a healthy diet on a bugdet takes more of is time. Its a LOT more preparation than it is cost if you know how to shop. Example:Frozen bag of broccoli16oz-$1.79 vs. Doritos 11 oz bag- $2.99. Though I agree its a shame the government doesnt subsidize those healthy foods, and then pours TONS of money into obesity prevention and research. But the processed corn, wheat, and sugar products are what is causing the epidemic!
Jleigh225 9 months ago
Having said that, have you tried to get food stamps yet? Those can help stretch a budget. Make sure you're buying whole veg, not precut stuff, not partially fixed or processed. Frozen can be really good deals, and are nutritionally comparable (or even superior to) fresh. Do you have a local food co-op? They can help you learn how to shop healthy & cheap, and how to cook what you get. Just go in and find an employee and tell them what you're up to--they might even have classes just for you.
jedimomma75 2 years ago
@ptrlapp well im a college student as well, and if you have access to an oven you can dry roast your own edamame, rather than buying pre-roasted which costs an arm and a kidney. What you do is buy frozen shelled edamame, let it soak in some water overnight in a fridge, next day drain it, put it on a flat oven pan, and stick it in a 400 degree oven till theyre crunchy like peanuts
oldsoulyoungbody 2 years ago
It's not exactly healthy, but I get the 40-ct bags of totino's pizza rolls, and you can have an acceptable meal for about $1
niceworkmicrosoft 2 years ago
@ptrlapp
I know what you mean. Doesn't help that my Roomie can't cook at all =/
Frank15982 2 years ago
Beans and rice together are fairly nutritionally complete, with the exception of a few amino acids that can be found in a little meat. You would only need a couple ounces of meat a month to round it out. Lots of recipes for this combination.
Fairly cheap, shop right and a pound of each together will be about $2, which should last a couple of days.
No saturated fats. Nothing really bad for you.
recoil53 2 years ago
I forgot to say that ethnic markets - Mexican and asian - often have produce, beans, and dried corn at lower prices than most supermarkets. Shop carefully though and examine quality.
There are some cookbooks for doing healthy budget cooking, rather than using processed ingredients. Check out a bookstore or Amazon for titles then see if your library has any of them.
Learn to shop when things are on sale. For instance, I see chicken at $.68/pound. Meal plan around it.
recoil53 2 years ago
you get what you pay for, and meat is one of the things this is especially true for.
jaywalkingly 2 years ago
This is true. The $.68 would be Perdue. I've seen good quality non-organic chicken for $.99/lb for a whole chicken.
However, this was for a college student working at minimum wage with an average food budget of $1/day who wants to eat healthy. Options are limited and Perdue chicken is not outright unhealthy.
recoil53 2 years ago