How do you stick to your healthy eating habits?

[deerdree]

do you guys have Menchies out there?

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

[ultraslacker]

do you guys have Menchies out there? :drool:

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

I've only been once so far, but it was awesome... you pick your yogurt flavour(s) and then there are dozens of toppings and syrups and other yummy things to put in. Then they charge by weight of the whole concoction.

[CAW]

do you guys have Menchies out there?

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

I've only been once so far, but it was awesome... you pick your yogurt flavour(s) and then there are dozens of toppings and syrups and other yummy things to put in. Then they charge by weight of the whole concoction.

That's TutiFruti here. We tried that for the first time a couple weeks ago. Yummy! But definitely only a once-in-a-while treat.

[gnu]

do you guys have Menchies out there?

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

I've only been once so far, but it was awesome... you pick your yogurt flavour(s) and then there are dozens of toppings and syrups and other yummy things to put in. Then they charge by weight of the whole concoction.

That sounds fun!!

[ultraslacker]

fun and yummy! :)

[La]

do you guys have Menchies out there?

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

I've only been once so far, but it was awesome... you pick your yogurt flavour(s) and then there are dozens of toppings and syrups and other yummy things to put in. Then they charge by weight of the whole concoction.

That sounds fun!!

We have both Menchies and Yogurty's here in the Beach.

[deerdree]

do you guys have Menchies out there?

Menchies?

self-serve frozen yogurt. it's been in the GTA for a while. they just opened one in burlington and i'm stoked because we only had yogurty's (not as good) before.

I've only been once so far, but it was awesome... you pick your yogurt flavour(s) and then there are dozens of toppings and syrups and other yummy things to put in. Then they charge by weight of the whole concoction.

That sounds fun!!

they have a menchie's in guelph!

eta: i also feel the need to point out one of the biggest draws for me: you can try unlimited (self-serve) free samples until you find the flavour you like.

[Spirit Unleashed]

My advice to maintain a healthy eating habit (ie weight and helath): stay away from advertising.

Last year, just one of the big fast food companies made more than $1,300,000,000 in profit (billion with a 'b'). They've also paid their CEO nearly $200 million in salary in the last five years. Sometimes, a big profit is the sign that you're doing something right, creating real value for people able to pay. Sometimes, though, it means you're exploiting a weakness in the system.

The big food companies are brilliant, relentless, focused marketers. Marketing works. It gets people to take action, to change their minds, and most of all, to do more of what they might have had an inkling to do in the first place. Sometimes a lot more. When the ideas of marketing (and the products are part of the marketing, optimized for high consumption) are weaponized like this, they are extraordinarily effective at achieving their goals.

The side effects of this marketing are obvious: both short-term satiation and long-term health degradation. Kids on little league baseball teams may smile with delight when treated to a post-game feast, simultaneously, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity all rise dramatically over time as a result of consistently consuming vast quantities of the products that these companies market. This is beyond dispute.

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[QuickChick]

I'm very lucky in that I honestly really LIKE healthy food. I don't like to eat processed food at all, and I rarely crave fast food. I do enjoy sugar, and I am terrible at diets that cut out treats entirely. I can't do it as a lifestyle, I just keep telling myself "I could get hit by a bus tomorrow, and wouldn't I rather have eaten this delicious butter tart?". I think as long as treats are in moderation and in small amounts, they can be part of a healthy eating habit. I go to DQ quite a bit in summer, but I always get a small cone. On miracle treat day I get a blizzard (it's for the CHILDREN!) but the mini size is totally enough. I once split a small with someone and it was two full bowls of ice cream! I was shocked! No wonder I always feel sick after eating them. I try to only have treats like that on days when I have run, as well.

Re: Menchies, I only tried it for the first time a few weeks ago. I was disappointed... I would rather have real ice cream ANY day, first of all, and second of all the TINY amount I got was almost $4.00. I did get maltesers and Reeses Pieces on top, kinda heavy toppings, but it was seriously like a kids size serving and I could've gotten a really good Ed's Real Scoop cone for that amount.

[ultraslacker]

menchies is about the *experience*, not the price. ;)

[deerdree]

menchies is about the *experience*, not the price.

Also, I'm usually too full from the sampling.

[gnu]

they have a menchie's in guelph!

eta: i also feel the need to point out one of the biggest draws for me: you can try unlimited (self-serve) free samples until you find the flavour you like.

How did I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS????