Cookbooks tout such recipes and on a subtle level, they communicate "you must suffer for your fat sins" or even more dangerously, "you can lose weight while not having to think or substantially change your life and how it looks."
I've yet to meet an maintainer who subscribed to either philosophy. It's one subtle example...
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When you think of food in macro-nutrients, you have a foundation upon which to get creative with. The health/weight aspect's addressed -- then cooking just becomes a process of wedding the nutrients you need with flavors that fascinate you. Somewhere in there you build a newfound confidence from knowing that you’re not what you...
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Pan sauces are boon for livening up otherwise tepid healthy eating and provide a skill to focus while navigating all the "Now whats?" of weight maintenance. You're still eating healthfully -- just now, hopefully, with a deeper sense of fun.
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When I have both diehard food snobs and traditional dieters scoff at me, I know an angel got his or her wings today. That’s because I advocate playing both sides against the middle – the blind adoration of butter and refined sugar is as offensive as the righteous damnation of any fun in healthful...
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