Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: medusa on December 15, 2010, 01:50:45 pm
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it was so exciting, after my initial second thoughts lol (weird to think I had them now)! I have just spent the last hour going over the recipe books and writing menu plan for the week. It is actually amazing how little I need on my shopping list, just mostly fresh fruit/vege's and the rest of what is needed is basically pantry staples. I can see this really paying off quite quickly.
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Yay, welcome to the world of TMX and the forum. I've spent the morning in the kitchen too making stock, soup and bread.
Nik
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It IS exciting Krit! I'm planning a weekend of blissful Xmas preparation - kids out - just me and my Bimbi :-))
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yes it is satisfying to look at shopping lists and see wholefood items
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Hi and welcome to the forum Krit.
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Hi and welcome. You are going to love it. I agree I have hardly anything on my shopping list anymore - a few basics at the supermarket, fruit and veg and a little from the butchers.
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Wonderful news krit. I found I had to add quite a few things to my pantry but now I can say I never (I think) buy pre packaged stuff.
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Do you ever look in other people's trolleys whilst waiting to be served - big difference between them and a TMX owner. :D :D
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YES Judydawn, that is something I am noticing all the time lately. I even think 'ahh that one doesn't have a thermomix or she wouldn't be buying that...' (I need a life lol).
I have noticed in my latest pantry sort out that it is much 'looser' looking if that makes sense.
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Do you ever look in other people's trolleys whilst waiting to be served - big difference between them and a TMX owner. :D :D
All the time JD ;) so interesting isn't it. Especially being a mum of small children and being a cloth nappy user. I notice prepackaged foods and disposables :D
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Excited for you Krit :D
Perfect timing to boot!
Do you ever look in other people's trolleys whilst waiting to be served - big difference between them and a TMX owner. :D :D
LoL......yes I do Judy......and then I have to stop myself from judging them :-X I know that that must sound horrible!
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I'm glad that I'm not the only person who looks in trolleys. I'm amazed at the pre fab food people buy. Even before TMX I didn't buy too much. Also the number of people that buy biscuits and cakes-just think of the trans fats in them. I get shocked when you see trolleys laden with 'fast food' and then the people go and buy a couple of cartons of cigarettes and they are wearing no shoes.
Better not get me started (she says as she gets down off her soapbox)
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Better not get me started (she says as she gets down off her soapbox)
LOL....Don't worry Cookie.....I think this would be a safe forum to vent about that ;)
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there are a lot of aisles I don't walk down now in the supermarket, as I tend to shop only around the perimeter of the supermarket where all the fresh food is.
my DS18 walks around the shops with no shoes and we try very hard to restrain ourselves. (but I know what you mean cookie)
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I too am a shocking trolley peeker. :o :o And mostly I just feel very sad with what is in them. I could go on for hours as I am quite passionate about wholefood cooking and I worry for the people who mostly not through their own fault (have you ever noticed how everything has some health claim too it - yes even coke zero!!) are eating their way to ill health and shortened lives. It's funny how we all know about cigarette's being terrible for our health and yet the promotors of junk/processed foods have no such restrictions on what they sell and the false claims they make. I wonder in the future when the true disaster that's waiting to happen with type 2 diabetes, cancers etc whether junk/processed food will have to have the same shocking photo's on them as cigarettes.
Enough!!
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I usually look at others' trolleys with envy - they've got nice stuff in theirs like wine or gin and mine is full of weetabix and nappies! ;D
I've done the cloth nappy route but with three children, 2 with special needs, washing nappies just pushes me over the edge :o
The funny thing is that a lot of people DON'T believe that cigarettes are that bad for you. I've spoken to pregnant women that tell me their midwife has told them that one or two a day won't harm. We all KNOW that that's rubbish but the midwives can't tell them the truth for fear of alienating them ..... yes, truly!
I do get p*ssed when I see what's clearly a family trolley filled with fizzy pop and processed, cheap junk. I want to haul out the pop and tell them if they didn't bother to buy that they could afford decent quality food. A lot of people simply don't see the importance of food.
Rant over
Nik
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yes i notice my trolly is a lot healthier, and i would just like to let everyone know that we went 'solar' this week!
i still cant get past chocolate though!
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ROFLMAO - chocolate comes under a different category all together - it has healing properties you know - (sure I have seen that advertised somewhere ;) ;)) ... heals my frazzled demeanour lol
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Chocolate actually has endorphins in which is the happy hormone, I'm pretty sure anyway.
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Yep chocolate is my vice too.. My hubby, usually once a month, will sometimes buy me chocolate because it makes me more bearable ;D ;D. I do try to make chocolate things in my Thermomix to give me a fix but sometimes is just has to bea block of chocolate. Funny though I use to love cabury and lindt but now it has to be green and blacks, the other is far to sweet for me now.
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I am the same earth mumma. Cadbury just tastes far too sickly now. I never thought I would ever say that! ;D
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Chelsea I wonder sometimes if my taste buds have changed since I got my TM. I know sometimes think I am going through a lot of sugar but there are things that BTM (before Thermomix) I use to love and now they just taste super sweet. Like the chocolate and even quality shop bought gelato is too sweet. Can't stand most shop bought cookies and any soft drink is just plain blah :P :P Jam too is yuck. Thats another thing that I love about TM food you are in control of how much sugar you add and often I find I can reduce the sugar amounts by at least 1/4 and still have a lovely result.
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I don't find the sugar problem as much (probably because I don't reduce TMX recipes by more than about 1/3) but we do have the problem with salt. Everything we taste that is bought is so salty. it's usually when we are out so all we can do is drink lots of water as we eat.
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Many things I used to enjoy seem to taste "fake" now. Things like store bought cookies, cakes and bread. I seem to use a lot of sugar too EM but I think that's because I make almost everything from scratch now (like you do :)). I wish I had the salt problem Cookie. I love salty things and really crave them. :-)) ;D