MARCYINCNY1's CalorieKing blog
Thursday, Feb 7 2008 - Blood Oranges
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I guess I should admit to myself that I'm actually maintaining my weight right now, not losing any of the last 4-5 pounds. I feel good about where I am so I think I'll just hold steady until the weather warms up and I can get out on my bikes and work in the yard & garden. I would like to get my BMI down to 22 before I turn 60 in June but I'll have time this spring and now I know how to do it.
I've come to this realization, in part because of the blood oranges.
We've been able to get some fabulous blood oranges this year. I took a dozen or so to Ohio last week and my mother and I ate most of them before I left. (She has trouble peeling them herself.) On Sunday I made the orange salad to go with the Canada goose breasts with porcini & casarecci.
One thing I've found hard about the weight loss diet is the amount of fruit I can get into the 125g limit the Nutrition & Exercise Manager sets for my carbs but with a maintenance diet I can add 50g to that and make room for blood oranges and a few apples and, really, how can that be bad for me?
Jody Williams's Insalata d'Arancia: http://nymag.com/nymetro/food/inseason/11008/
I've come to this realization, in part because of the blood oranges.
We've been able to get some fabulous blood oranges this year. I took a dozen or so to Ohio last week and my mother and I ate most of them before I left. (She has trouble peeling them herself.) On Sunday I made the orange salad to go with the Canada goose breasts with porcini & casarecci.
One thing I've found hard about the weight loss diet is the amount of fruit I can get into the 125g limit the Nutrition & Exercise Manager sets for my carbs but with a maintenance diet I can add 50g to that and make room for blood oranges and a few apples and, really, how can that be bad for me?
Jody Williams's Insalata d'Arancia: http://nymag.com/nymetro/food/inseason/11008/
3 comments so far.
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a decade ago
Pardon me while I drool =P~ (if that doesn't display right, it's the drooling emoticon from Yahoo). I fail to see how oranges and apples are bad. Most of us suffer from the opposite problem--not ENOUGH fruit in our diets. Way to go, you! I'd love to try a blood orange just as a fruit someday... I've had them in stuff (uh, margaritas...) and I loved them... along with pomegranate. Why is good food so expensive????
by KATANAS
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a decade ago
What a lovely salad! The menu sounds worthy of a fine restaurant. Thanks for the recipe link. ~~ I never manage to keep the carbs in line, but if the proportions and calories are in line, I don't worry. ~~ Good decision on maintaining maintaining until the good weather comes.
by SHADEAU
1.
a decade ago
New to blogging and this is my first entry. Just viewing blogs and came upon your recipe.
It looks very healthy. What is the difference between a regular orange and a blood orange?
by WHITEFEATHER