"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:27:11 -0600, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
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>> On 12/17/2014 8:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >
>> > I somewhat envy your ability to consume carbs. I'd have
>> > half the plate loaded with some sort of vegetable, and
>> > a quarter-cup of rice.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Cindy, I am also living "la vita low-carb", but I will try to smile
>> through the holidays. If you have to do it, you might as well do it,
>> now. If cardboard boxes start to look delicious, then I know I'm in
>> trouble.
>>
> We've cut back on our carbs like Cindy. Haven't cut them out, just
> back, so nobody feels deprived. It's a healthier way of eating, IMO.

I had to do it years ago. I often make one dish type meals adding in much
more non starchy vegetables. Green and wax beans being the favorite in this
house. Much more satisfying to mix a little pasta or rice into a soup or
casserole than to have a plate loaded with veggies and two bites of rice.
At least for me.