pintchow Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The Whole 30 litmus test suggests that if you're hungry enough to eat steamed fish and broccoli then indeed, you must be famished (and not just itching for a craving). That wouldn't work for me. Steamed fish (with soy/ginger/garlic, sesame oil) is one of my favorite dishes and broccoli. My litmus test would be something like egg salad (hate mayonnaise) or pickled herring. That would certainly make my hunger abet asap! What's your litmus test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted March 11, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2016 Olives... I can only eat them if I'm actually hungry because otherwise the briney-ness of them disgusts me... If I actively wanted to eat olives, i would know I was hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I think the steamed fish test is naked fish & broccoli For me it's naked tuna, if I don't want it, I'm really not hungry (ours is in springwater and it's dry without mayo or something). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeandnotginger Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 A cold, unsalted hard-boiled egg without any kind of mayo/hot sauce/mustard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Oysters. Slippery lil suckers. If I'm not hungry enough to eat oysters and tadpoles, I'm not hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 abet abate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrybird Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 If this is a not-so-serious/mostly-joking thread, my apologies for hijacking it and making it serious! But the use of words like "hate" and "disgust" here give me pause. I always interpreted the "steamed fish and vegetables" not to actually mean that hunger shouldn't be "am I so hungry I can choke down food I hate?" Steamed fish and broccoli is boring and bland, but hardly something most people actively dislike - I assumed it meant that the food shouldn't be the sort of thing most people ever crave, not repellent, but just "straight up fuel", so to speak. I mean, for most foods I truly hate, I would literally rather fast for a few days than eat it. I have been in the position of not having eaten for over 24 hours and was offered food that featured an item I loathe the texture of (olives, ugh) and I turned it down without a second thought. Because if the metric of "real" hunger is "I'd eat disgusting food" I'm not sure I've ever in my life been that hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted March 24, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 24, 2016 If this is a not-so-serious/mostly-joking thread, my apologies for hijacking it and making it serious! But the use of words like "hate" and "disgust" here give me pause. I always interpreted the "steamed fish and vegetables" not to actually mean that hunger shouldn't be "am I so hungry I can choke down food I hate?" Steamed fish and broccoli is boring and bland, but hardly something most people actively dislike - I assumed it meant that the food shouldn't be the sort of thing most people ever crave, not repellent, but just "straight up fuel", so to speak. I mean, for most foods I truly hate, I would literally rather fast for a few days than eat it. I have been in the position of not having eaten for over 24 hours and was offered food that featured an item I loathe the texture of (olives, ugh) and I turned it down without a second thought. Because if the metric of "real" hunger is "I'd eat disgusting food" I'm not sure I've ever in my life been that hungry. The briney saltiness of olives is not something I'm interested in if I'm not hungry. Was disgust a strong word? Ya, maybe... You're right that the litmus test of the broc and steamed fish is that if you are hungry enough to eat something bland and boring and not hyper stimulating, then you're probably hungry. Problem for some of us is that we actually like steamed fish and broccoli... so that's not a great litmus test... Meadow Lily for instance said oysters were hers. Well I would happily eat oysters of any variety, raw or cooked until I exploded... No one here is suggesting that you ever get to the point where you're 'so starving you choke down food you hate'. Only that if you're on the sofa in your jammies and you're thinking you're hungry enough to eat banana and almond butter, as yourself if you're also hungry enough to eat fish and broccoli... if you're not, then you're not really hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeandnotginger Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 @berrybird Steamed fish and broccoli is boring and bland, but hardly something most people actively dislike - I assumed it meant that the food shouldn't be the sort of thing most people ever crave, not repellent, but just "straight up fuel", so to speak That's how I took it! I like hardboiled eggs quite a bit, but I'd really rather eat them with some sort of salt or dip. So if I'm willing to eat one plain, then I must be actually hungry and not just craving the salt or dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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