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From what I've gathered from my nutritionist, "satiety" or feeling full comes from the amount of fiber in your food. However, fiber alone is bland and you cannot make an entire meal out of it. If you want a meal that keeps you from being hungry again for several hours, it also needs to contain protein. Also many people don't recognize the difference between being hungry and being thirsty, so drinking plenty of water helps you from eating when you're not really hungry.

And as many of the previous posters have mentioned, there is a huge difference between a banana and a cookie. Which leads me to think this graph isn't taking into account the whole picture.

I have rectangular plastic ones from IKEA that we use for everyday, or when my baby niece is visiting. Or if tomato sauce is involved. I'm just a little too paranoid to use my white cotton ones on a regular basis, though I do bring them out for special dinners with guests.

At least he ate most of it first. My FIL just spent probably $60k on an African 'safari', for the sole purpose of turning the 6 animals he killed into trophies (which is where a huge chunk of that cost went) and I doubt he ate any of them. He's now trying to talk my loving husband, who has never shown any inclination of wanting to hunt ever in his life, into saving $10k so he can go with him next time.....

I actually don't mind animal trophies, probably because my father is a hunter and I've lived with them forever. I like the look of bones, but I'd never kill an animal for the purpose of mounting it to a wall. Wasteful.

Please tell me if you are planning on keeping it for 30 years you invested in an airtight cover for it. Otherwise, your mattress is going to get infested with dead skin and dust mites and all sorts of whatever.

I think they say a mattress doubles in weight every 2 years from that? And that you should replace them every 5 years because of it, for health reasons.

I love drinking Izze. It's not nearly as sweet as most sodas, and it's made with just fruit juice and carbonated water.

I also like elderflower soda, but I haven't been able to find any lately at the store. IKEA carries it as a syrup in their foods section; you can dilute yourself with regular water or sparkling water or whatever, and control the sweetness.

Ick, I don't even like cinnamon as a flavor/scent. I can't imagine trying to eat it straight up.

Our cat sleeps in the bed. She likes to be under the covers during the colder months. We also have iggies, and most people let them sleep in the bed, but one used to pee on the kitchen cabinets at night (before we had the doggy door installed) and the other has a penchant for digging out of the yard on occasions when he gets stressed, so it's just easier to crate them at night.

@conejitoasesino, before you go around saying you hate everything, you might want to learn how to use their, they're, and there properly.

I'm a little surprised at how much strife this post generated. Art is in the eye of the beholder, so to speak. There is plenty of art I don't "get" or think is atrocious (personally, I think the baby did a pretty good job), but that doesn't make it not art. I have friends who are professional artists, and I love their work. I don't think any of them would be insulted by this finger paint baby piece. I own 'real' art, but I also have DIY art and found art too. People who go around claiming something is art and something else is not... well, it's kind of ridiculous and pretentious. Does it really matter?

You're not supposed to reward children with food, because it causes them to have an unhealthy relationship with food as adults. But, I think when you are having a crappy day, going out and doing something you enjoy is exactly what you should do. For me, good food is definitely high on the list of things that make me feel good, but it could be anything. Some people use retail therapy. I think indulgence, rather than overindulgence, is the key. Everyone deserves a little something for themselves every once in awhile, whether it's a cake, new shoes, or whatever. And they've shown that good food excites the same pleasure centers of the brain as cocaine or sex.

If you've ever had the real stuff, imitation or 'flavored' just doesn't compare. I will refuse to eat that corn syrup "pancake syrup" BS. Real maple syrup tastes better, much less cloying, and is actually good for you because it contains vitamins and minerals.