Ha, yes I suppose in a way I’m wanting to keep a remnant of my sweet tooth. I do like creamy and cold. My op was really about two things, I guess. I was reminded of the one thing (hanging onto our old tastes) when the other day at work we celebrated one of my colleagues’ birthdays and someone had bought a standard grocery store chocolate cake. Everyone sat around the conference table and had their piece. There’s one other in my building who generally is low carb and who has successfully given up hardcore sugar (he had a real habit before I steered him away from it). He had a piece of the cake, not sure why, and he looked over at me and said quietly “you’ve got some great willpower” and I thought to myself, not really willpower, I simply no longer like sugary sweet things. I’m quite satisfied remembering all the great, delicious high carb foods I used to eat, and I don’t really miss them. I guess I count myself lucky in this regard, that I no longer have to use willpower to avoid these slow-death foods. (I suppose I should add that I simply do not like the taste or physical effect of any alternative sweeteners…tried em.)
But, getting back to my wish to have some unsweetened ice cream—or I should say, since I think there are savory ice creams and I’m not talking about those, mildly sweet ice creams. If I were to have, say 4 strawberries in a 3-4 oz of heavy cream, I think the sweetness of the berries and the cream would be fine for the kind of taste I’m after (and I don’t think the carbs would be excessive at all). Lauren_Lake’s suggestion that a little vodka would serve, like sugar in traditional ice cream, to prevent it freezing solid, is helpful (thanks), and I want to thank everyone who has commented on this thread!!! I’ll try some experiments since I seem to be a lone voice in this quest.
And, finally, back to the philosophical point, I do enjoy thinking about this issue (since it has been important to my own eating transformation) what things to let go and how to let them go. It seems to me in my evolution, that I struggle with and can sometimes overcome the burden of my habituated tastes. Sweets are one of the biggies, not just for me (obvious from all the amount of recipes that call for stevia, erythritol, etc., etc., etc.). My opinion (just my opinion) is that this attachment can often (or maybe always) be a burden on the road to wellness. I WOULD like to see more dessert cookbooks (and yes, I’d pay for them if this were their focus) that took this into consideration, I think for the good of the consumer (again, my opinion).
Enough for this sermon…off to the gym. Thanks again, all. Have a great weekend.
