Myths about low fat food and cooking

[foodfiend]

Just a thought. I run into people all the time at the office etc who haven't a clue about low-fat cooking. To them, low-fat automatically means a salad. Healthy food means oatmeal. They're surprised when I tell them the cupcakes I baked were low-fat or the meal I'm having 9ex. turkey meatloaf) is low-fat. It's so strange to me.

[badunnin]

Or that low fat means low calorie.

[newcook]

You forgot to say that their low-fat salad is drenched with salad dressing made with oil.

Daniele

[Jessica]

I was baking a CL banana bread one day and my MIL was visiting. She asked how it could be lowfat when I was adding butter. The recipe has something like 2T butter for a whole loaf!! I explained but she seemed pretty skeptical.

[foodfiend]

Originally posted by badunnin
Or that low fat means low calorie.

I still believe this. Don't destroy it for me.

[CompassRose]

Low-fat means "take five or six". Heard as the women in my office hit the bottom of the large pack of Snackwells. Of course, now it's "low CARB means eat as much as you want," which A. sees all the time as people purchase the Labrada chocolate truffle bars by the handful.

The "free lunch" myth. That's the one.

[wallycat]

Foodfiend, you made me laugh

[Laurielee]

I guy I work with knows I cook mostly low fat and sometimes I bring in cookies cheesecakes etc. He will ask it is if low fat? I used to say yes and he refused to eat it just flat out NO. It is so wierd, So now I just say it is not low fat and he eats it. go figure! I also dont think his wife knows how to cook unless it comes pre-packaged from costco, the way he talks. And his daily lunch is pre-packaged pizzas, burritos, those costco chicken things and Fish sticks YUK. I told never again on that one because it smells the office so bad when he heats them. I just think of all those trans fats and stuff that he eats every day
Laurie

[Cinnamon Crazy]

"Oh, so you made it with applesauce."



Whenever I bring in any lowfat baked goods in my office, most people assume I made it with applesauce. While that is a lowfat technique, it is not the only one.