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Originally posted by SheriaVa:
I had my second serving for dinner last night and quite agree. Because it's thin, it gets SO nice and crispy and also because it's thin, you get the crunch but you don't get a lot of "whole wheat taste" (if that makes sense). I love it!

I was really surprised by the lack of "whole wheat taste".

We each ate 1 quarter. I figured that 1/4 was 187 cals... and they are good sized pieces.

I had the coffee ice cream with nuts and choc sauce last night. OMGosh!!! it is good!

I thought of you all evening, Sheri.

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Originally posted by GoingSkiing:
The ww boboli (sp?) was excellent!
Both dh and I liked it better than the white...
I'm surprised because we've tried ww pizza before and didn't care for it.

Glad you liked it! I had my second serving for dinner last night and quite agree. Because it's thin, it gets SO nice and crispy and also because it's thin, you get the crunch but you don't get a lot of "whole wheat taste" (if that makes sense). I love it!

I cut mine in quarters when I bought it, used the first quarter and froze the rest. A quarter of the full-size Boboli crust is 2 very reasonable slices (smaller than 2 slices of a Domino's medium pizza). I put fresh sliced roma tomatoes, chopped bell pepper, herbs and spices, a sprinkle of grated parm and either a little turkey pepperoni or a little lower fat bacon on mine. Yummers!

The ww boboli (sp?) was excellent!

Both dh and I liked it better than the white...

I'm surprised because we've tried ww pizza before and didn't care for it.

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Originally posted by LenaDances:

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Originally posted by Cajetaguy:
I wish more albino-white whole wheat products were available. With the exception of the occassional loaf of bread, I'm not really into the taste of "dark stuff".

I've been working this one over in my head for about ten minutes now and I still have no idea what you're talking about. My best guesses make no sense. At first I thought maybe the product is made of actual whole wheat that's genetically albino-- but since you can't taste a color, that would mean it still tasted the same. And I don't get how anything that's processed to the point where it looks white without "tasting dark" would have any of the health benefits of whole wheat.

I'm so confused.

Lena,

There is a variety of wheat that is a hard white wheat. It is not genetically modified, just another variety of wheat. It isn't found very broadly in products, because until recently, there were only two major farming coops in the US that grew these varieties of wheat. Now it is easier to find/get, and King Arthur flour company is really marketing it heavily. Wheat Montana Farms has grown it and sold it for approx 15 years (possibly a bit longer than that).

It is definitely lighter in color, but also lighter in texture, and in flavor. It is how I got my white bread loving husband and friends to start eating whole wheat.

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Originally posted by Cajetaguy:
I wish more albino-white whole wheat products were available. With the exception of the occassional loaf of bread, I'm not really into the taste of "dark stuff".

I've been working this one over in my head for about ten minutes now and I still have no idea what you're talking about. My best guesses make no sense. At first I thought maybe the product is made of actual whole wheat that's genetically albino-- but since you can't taste a color, that would mean it still tasted the same. And I don't get how anything that's processed to the point where it looks white without "tasting dark" would have any of the health benefits of whole wheat.

I'm so confused.

On another side of it, I used to not like whole wheat stuff. But hey, I've got a deadline: I have just ten years to get rid of all my irrational childhood food squicks, and I can only handle about three or four a year. Whole wheat bread was easy next to getting over my squicky thing about cottage cheese or my hatred of olives or beets.

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Originally posted by Lori4squaremom:
I saw this [cherimoya] in your What's For DInner thread and I've never heard of these before!

I was at a church service about 10-12 years ago. The sermon was on trying new things or reaching out to new people or something like that...

We had the kids in the sanctuary for the first 10 minutes of the sermon and for the kids’ story, the minister pulls out this (odd) fruit which 99% of us had never seen before - a cherimoya.

I can’t remember all of the story… but basically the cherimoya was an analogy for resistance to trying new things, and how much more comfortable it was to eat apples and bananas - because you didn’t have stretch yourself very much outside of your comfort zone.

I do remember “Sometimes there is a price to be paid for getting outside of your comfort zone… (and in the case of a cherimoya - it is $4.99!)

At the end of the kids’s homily… he cut it up and gave each kid a slice.

I’ve always wanted to taste one, since that story!

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Originally posted by GoingSkiing:
cherimoya

It is a fruit. A little larger than an avocado the flesh was white and about the same texture as an avocado. There were also 11 dark, shiny seeds inside that looked exactly like dried kidney beans. Very tropical tasting.

It was VERY expensive. It was grown in CA and still cost $4 but I have always wanted to try one. Glad I did!

Denise,

I saw this in your What's For DInner thread and I've never heard of these before! Never seen them either. May have to come to the bay area to get one sometime this summer

I saw a package of Soy Chips in the store last week & thought they looked good. They look like waffle fries. The brand name was "Eat Right". I started to buy some until I looked at the label. 50% FAT! (sigh)

Then my mother came home from a Garden Tour she had been on with my sister for Mothers Day just raving about some new chips my sister had had with her for snacking. Yep. It was the Soy Chips. Mother bought some at the store yesterday & insisted I try one. It tasted pretty good but I resisted eating more than one. I am not a total fanatic about it but I try to stay in the 30% range.

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Originally posted by Melstruck:
A new food for me is the Kashi Go Lean frozen waffles. They are very good, even plain. I like them with a little peanut butter and either low-sugar syrup or some fresh fruit. The diabetes educator turned us on to them.

Those are excellent; I ate them quite a bit last year though haven't had one in quite a while. My favorite way to eat one was to finely chop 1/2 an apple while I was toasting the waffle and then top the waffle with the chopped apple, a dash of cinnamon and a drizzle of honey. Yum!

I"m going to try the Dutch Chocolate - I love ice cream.

A new food for me is the Kashi Go Lean frozen waffles. They are very good, even plain. I like them with a little peanut butter and either low-sugar syrup or some fresh fruit. The diabetes educator turned us on to them.

Mel

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Originally posted by SheriaVa:
Like the Dutch Chocolate, though, I thought that the texture/mouth feel was excellent.

To me the vanilla has the worst mouthfeel.

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My favorite flavor of Baskin Robbins ice cream is Jamocha Almond Fudge (has been for YEARS), so I drizzled a little Hershey's syrup on my coffee ice cream. Didn't remember to add the almonds until AFTER I'd finished it. Next time.

Jamocha was one of my favorites, too. I had ¼ c. of choc and ¼ c. coffee with walnuts on it on Mother’s day… it was divine… just like Jamocha… I should have added the syrup...

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Originally posted by GoingSkiing:
You are a creature of habit! I have the urge to try ALL of the different flavors!

I've tried the coffee - Yum Yum!! Leche de Dulce - Muy yum!! and the Vanilla Bean (my least favorite.. but dh liked it)

Just for you, I bought the Coffee flavor this week. I have had 1 serving so far and thought it was good but a BIT strong (the coffee flavor). However, due to my becoming extremely caffeine sensitive 10 years ago, I don't drink coffee anymore so that's probably why it seemed a little strong to me. Like the Dutch Chocolate, though, I thought that the texture/mouth feel was excellent.

My favorite flavor of Baskin Robbins ice cream is Jamocha Almond Fudge (has been for YEARS), so I drizzled a little Hershey's syrup on my coffee ice cream. Didn't remember to add the almonds until AFTER I'd finished it. Next time.

You know what I noticed? The Dutch Chocolate is 5 grams of fat per serving whereas the Coffee, Dulce de Leche and Chocolate Cherry (or whatever that one is called) have 7 grams per serving. I didn't check the Vanilla. Thought that was kind of odd! Here I've been eating the lowest-fat flavor and didn't know it! hehe

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Originally posted by SheriaVa:
As for pears, I hear ya! I recently bought two red pears at Whole Foods and, when I cut into one, it was already all rotted through the center though it was barely soft to the touch on the outside! Weird.

I think that pear season is pretty much kaput. I bought one too. It was ok... but not that good...

cherimoya

It is a fruit. A little larger than an avocado the flesh was white and about the same texture as an avocado. There were also 11 dark, shiny seeds inside that looked exactly like dried kidney beans. Very tropical tasting.

It was VERY expensive. It was grown in CA and still cost $4 but I have always wanted to try one. Glad I did!

--I am reinterested in pears. But need to find out how I can buy them at the right time, nothing worse than a mushy pear.

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From About Pears:

Buying and storing tips
Growers pick pears once their sugar levels reach the correct point, but they may still be very firm and green; tree-ripened pears soften to the point of disintegrating. Fresh pears should feel solid, and can be ripened at room temperature; avoid excessively hard fruit. As with all fruit, watch for damaged skin and mushy brown spots, which indicate core spoilage. Tenderness near the stem can indicate ripe fruit. Allow fruit to ripen before refrigerating; it can then be stored in the refrigerator for a few days.

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Originally posted by Steph:
--I have found these wonderful low carb tortilla warps. DH and I LOVE them.

Are they by chance a brand called Tam-x-ico's? I have been using their whole wheat and low carb tortillas for a few months since they first appeared in my grocery store. I have tried quite a few brands of ww tortilla and I like these the best of all of them.

As for pears, I hear ya! I recently bought two red pears at Whole Foods and, when I cut into one, it was already all rotted through the center though it was barely soft to the touch on the outside! Weird.

A few things come to mind with this post:

--I am reinterested in pears. But need to find out how I can buy them at the right time, nothing worse than a mushy pear.

--I have found these wonderful low carb tortilla warps. DH and I LOVE them.

--Mini pita, perfect when i make my YUMMM white bean dip.

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Originally posted by Cajetaguy:

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...Boboli now makes whole wheat crusts!...

I wish more albino-white whole wheat products were available. With the exception of the occassional loaf of bread, I'm not really into the taste of "dark stuff".

Do you know about the King Arthur white whole wheat flour? I know it is not exactly what you are looking for in terms of ready to buy stuff, but thought it might be helpful in some situations.

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...Boboli now makes whole wheat crusts!...

I wish more albino-white whole wheat products were available. With the exception of the occassional loaf of bread, I'm not really into the taste of "dark stuff".

I just had heirloom multicolored cherry tomatoes.
They were DELICIOUS! I'm so happy to be seeing so much better produce at the market : )