Comments on: Good Gravy! If Comfort Foods Can Make the Most Nerve-Wracked Day Seem Happier, Should You Learn to Make Healthier Versions? Or Does That Defeat the Purpose? http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/ Boomer Lifestyle - Forever Grabbing Life by the BALLS Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emma @ Scrap Car http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-4404 Emma @ Scrap Car Thu, 13 May 2010 11:32:21 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-4404 I add wine to my gravy it makes it so much more rich and tasty :) I add wine to my gravy it makes it so much more rich and tasty :)

]]> By: Jo @ Weber Smoker http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 Jo @ Weber Smoker Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:33:48 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-3599 Comfort food makes EVERYTHING better! I couldn't agree more about the gravy. As a kid growing up, dark rich gravy made everything soul food. Sausages with gravy, meatloaf, chicken, beef...you name it! Thanks for a fantastic blog! Comfort food makes EVERYTHING better! I couldn’t agree more about the gravy. As a kid growing up, dark rich gravy made everything soul food. Sausages with gravy, meatloaf, chicken, beef…you name it! Thanks for a fantastic blog!

]]> By: Great News! Grab Your Forks and Napkins Because Now Many of Your Favorite Comfort Foods Are Still On the Menu, Even If You’re Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes : Boomer Lifestyle http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 Great News! Grab Your Forks and Napkins Because Now Many of Your Favorite Comfort Foods Are Still On the Menu, Even If You’re Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes : Boomer Lifestyle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:27:47 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-3522 [...] it comes to comfort foods, my favorite – hands down – is a fabulous beef pot roast, complete with potatoes, [...] [...] it comes to comfort foods, my favorite – hands down – is a fabulous beef pot roast, complete with potatoes, [...]

]]> By: George@Gourmet Foods http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 George@Gourmet Foods Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:11:48 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-3345 Comfort foods always taste so good, I just wish they were more conducive to a healthy lifestyle. Comfort foods always taste so good, I just wish they were more conducive to a healthy lifestyle.

]]> By: bill@Brighton Roast Dinners http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 bill@Brighton Roast Dinners Sun, 31 May 2009 20:42:06 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-3076 I can't help feel that it is actually the fattening aspect of the food that makes it so homely. soem deep seated need for saturated heavy food. maybe it i a hunter-gatherer thing? I can’t help feel that it is actually the fattening aspect of the food that makes it so homely. soem deep seated need for saturated heavy food. maybe it i a hunter-gatherer thing?

]]> By: Carrie Tucker http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Carrie Tucker Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:10:12 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-545 Aloha Anne, I just love how you write! It is comfort food for my hears, or eyes, as it were. I have been seeing that picture of gravy on your site and finally just had to check out this post. You got a point with the list. Brought back fond memories even! However, I went through a time in my life when I was in constant pain and would try absolutely anything to stop hurting. When I started exploring food, I found incredible success. I have a recipe that I use for gravy that calls for nuts and seeds. I am very fond of it, so it has become my new comfort food :) This subject has me thinking about the whole subject of comfort foods again. I have been hoping to pass on to my children more healthy comfort foods. It is really difficult with the increasingly processed food source that most families live on these days. As very young children, they enjoyed everything they were served, but I find myself praying that my teenagers will come back to whole foods with new conviction after their flirtation with the Standard American Diet. I guess they will have to make their own mistakes. I certainly didn't wake up to the harm until my health was lost at a very young age. Now I am grateful for the illness, and it's timing. I think it is much harder to teach an old dog new tricks. If your comfort foods are actually beneficial, imagine the possibilities. My motto, everything happens for a reason, and it benefits me. Hey, many blessings! Thanks for making me think. The new year is a great time for clarity. Aloha Anne,
I just love how you write! It is comfort food for my hears, or eyes, as it were.

I have been seeing that picture of gravy on your site and finally just had to check out this post. You got a point with the list. Brought back fond memories even! However, I went through a time in my life when I was in constant pain and would try absolutely anything to stop hurting. When I started exploring food, I found incredible success. I have a recipe that I use for gravy that calls for nuts and seeds. I am very fond of it, so it has become my new comfort food :)

This subject has me thinking about the whole subject of comfort foods again. I have been hoping to pass on to my children more healthy comfort foods. It is really difficult with the increasingly processed food source that most families live on these days. As very young children, they enjoyed everything they were served, but I find myself praying that my teenagers will come back to whole foods with new conviction after their flirtation with the Standard American Diet.

I guess they will have to make their own mistakes. I certainly didn’t wake up to the harm until my health was lost at a very young age. Now I am grateful for the illness, and it’s timing. I think it is much harder to teach an old dog new tricks. If your comfort foods are actually beneficial, imagine the possibilities.

My motto, everything happens for a reason, and it benefits me.

Hey, many blessings! Thanks for making me think. The new year is a great time for clarity.

]]> By: Taylor@Wine Barrels http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Taylor@Wine Barrels Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:46:10 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-174 I've never thought about making gravy with wine and beer, although I do like to marinate steaks and chicken in both, so I'm sure there would be delicious results. I’ve never thought about making gravy with wine and beer, although I do like to marinate steaks and chicken in both, so I’m sure there would be delicious results.

]]> By: Sarah Cook http://boomerlifestyle.com/blog/good-gravy-if-comfort-foods-can-make-the-most-nerve-wracked-day-seem-happier-should-you-learn-to-make-healthier-versions-or-does-that-defeat-the-purpose/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Sarah Cook Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:27:22 +0000 http://boomerlifestyle.com/?p=1127#comment-92 Sometimes I think that the all-out fattening original version of a comfort food is the most comforting. Reading through your list of comfort foods made me very hungry and longing for my grandmother's chicken & dumplings recipe. Sometimes I think that the all-out fattening original version of a comfort food is the most comforting. Reading through your list of comfort foods made me very hungry and longing for my grandmother’s chicken & dumplings recipe.

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