Post by jan on Aug 23, 2018 6:54:19 GMT
A new round of 7 in 7 began, July 26 and runs until September 5. It is not too late to join us. Leave your board name, first name and goal for the next 7 weeks on this thread and your name will be added to the list.
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - To get out of this funk that I am in this summer!
cathygeha/Cathy - Stay OP
Cherryt38/Cherry - Mindful eating
Jalibmu/Jan - Get my head back in the game.
jasimons/Judy - choose more variety in fruits and vegetables
pamthomas46/Pam - continue mindful eating and aiming for blue
Hosts:
July 26 to August 1 Pam
August 2 to August 8 Judy
August 9 to August 15 Cathy
August 16 to August 22 Beverly
August 23 to August 29 Jan
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - To get out of this funk that I am in this summer!
cathygeha/Cathy - Stay OP
Cherryt38/Cherry - Mindful eating
Jalibmu/Jan - Get my head back in the game.
jasimons/Judy - choose more variety in fruits and vegetables
pamthomas46/Pam - continue mindful eating and aiming for blue
Hosts:
July 26 to August 1 Pam
August 2 to August 8 Judy
August 9 to August 15 Cathy
August 16 to August 22 Beverly
August 23 to August 29 Jan
August 30 to Sept 5 Cherry
Happy week 5 of this challenge. I recently was part of an online book club group and the book we read was Mindless eating (or why we eat more than we think) by Brian Wansink. Today's topic comes from that book. (and maybe a few more this week) I just noticed that the book was written in 2006 (I thought parts of it seemed kinda outdated) but it still has lots of valid points.
Fruit lovers vs. Vegetable Lovers
Are fruit lovers different from vegetable lovers ? In the book, they surveyed 770 people and found some interesting differences.
Compared to the average person, fruit lovers:
1) Often eat dessert with dinner
2) Spend little time cooking
3) Avoid new recipes and entertaining
4) Enjoy an occasional candy bar
While vegetable lovers (compared to the average person):
1) Like to try new recipes and entertain at home
2) Enjoy spicy foods
3) Think they cook nutritiously
4) Enjoy an occasional glass of wine with dinner
(from the book) If we step back, the survey results make snese: fruits are convenient, but veggies often require preparation. Someone who's vegetable prone may be more accustomed to cooking and more comfortable with new recipes .
Fruits are generally sweeter than vegetables and fruit lovers may prefer sweeter foods, desserts and candy. Vegetable, however, run the range from bitter to savory. That's probably why vegetable lovers prefer the tastes of exotic or spicy foods.
QOTD: Do you consider yourself a fruit or vegetable lover ? Based on the above criteria, is your answer different ?
