I do that every week - buy fresh vegetables, and then come home and clear out all the week-old rotting vegetables to make room for the new ones. Repeat.

Beans ARE healthy. They have fiber ;-)

You know how "there are no stupid questiosn" right? Well here's one for you. Just what the hell is this "Bean Dip" and where can I find me some. It sounds yummy and if it involves tortilla chips, I'm all over it. I have yet to find anything that I dip my beloved tostido's in that I don't like. Maybe I have never heard of it because we can't get it up here in Canada. Or maybe we just call it something else?

I feel your pain. I started Weight Watchers this week and went and bought all these beautiful fruits and veggies. Why do I keep checking my little points counter book thingy for Taco Bell and Starbucks????

To save time and the inevitable pain that will come, we just call the vegetable drawer the Rotter.

Maybe carrots would taste good with bean dip on them ... or mother fucking apples. (m.f. apple cracked me up.)

I have never had bean dip but salsa con queso is like crack to me.
yummmmm

Here's my solution- fat free, low sodium refried beans, microwaved with tofu cheese and then mix a little bit of taco seasonings (without msg) in it. Fantastic with fritos (which by the way aren't too bad for you, only 3 ingredients, none of which involve things I can't pronounce).

The trick is to gradually wean yourself onto favorite healthy foods instead of junk. My current fave- fresh strawberries with CoolWhip (very low sugar, and fat free).

I've lost 54 pounds and kept it off in the last year by doing this junk. My old dr said "if you're craving a particular food/taste, your body is probably telling you that you need some nutrient found in it. Determine what the nutrient is and substitute a healthy alternative and your body will be satisfied".

Red M&M's? I replace with splenda hot chocolate with skim milk. Starbursts? Strawberries with coolwhip. Bean Dip? Refried beans (protein).

My weakness is the French Onion Frito Lay Dip. I like the Lipton Onion soup powder mixed in with fat free sour cream as an alternative, and I alternate dipping a stalk of broccoli/cauliflower/carrot with a chip (Whole Grain Low Salt Tostidos FYI)

Oh, and next time Pighunter says anything about rotting veggies, turn around and say "Hon, I bought them for you, at your age you need to be concerned about prostate cancer and colon cancer, and I was worried about your fresh green veggie intake. Please don't make me feel bad about trying to help you live longer" and look away before he sees you're full of crap.

OK fine, go into Bean Dip Rehab. But WHATEVER YOU DO, do not shave your head. That's all I ask.

But! If they do not let me have bean dip, I may have to, for I will go ceraaaaazy.

Mrs.Butter? Is that your real email address? Because if it is, I am going to email you.

So I was minding my own business, reading your post, and demolishing a bag of baby carrots (which, btw usually suffers the same fate as your broccoli) and I was totally agreeing with you about not craving the "healthy" stuff.

And then I read the part about the 2nd can of bean dip, the part where you said it was for it for for your boys?

Well, I began to VIOLENTLY choke. I'm pretty sure it was YOUR LIES!

:-)

mmm. bean dip.

I'm not sure that the bean dip is the worst part of that snack. It's probably the Fritos, don't you think?
I've been on WW for about 8 months now and avoid tortilla chips like the plague.

I read one of the previous posters asking if bean dip might taste good with carrots and realized something. I now eat hummus and love it. It's because it's bean dip!! Fancy bean dip. How bout that? I eat it on carrots and it is very good. That might be your substitute if you try what Ms. Butter says. (which by the way I thought was some excellent advice, I'm going to remember that when making food choices. I think I do that now but not so consciously as I could after reading what she wrote)

I think that's called compulsive overeating.

I know that because I have it too.

I just started reading and have you bookmarked. You should make your own dip, I bet you can make it taste better than from a can. Here is a recipe. Try it.

Zesty Bean Dip
INGREDIENTS

* 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
* 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
* 1 tomato, chopped
* 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix refried beans, taco seasoning mix and tomato. Allow the mixture to simmer approximately 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Spoon the mixture into a medium serving bowl. Top with Cheddar cheese and serve warm.

Have fun and enjoy yourself this weekend.

Okay. Murphy's comment made me laugh out loud, because I clean so many rotten vegetables out of my crisper that I bought with the best intentions. I am christening it the Rotter.
My heroin now? Starbucks sausage breakfast sandwich. There HAS to be some kind of drug in those, because dude - I have to have three a week.

You are making a fundamental error. You DO feel passionately about vegetables. Bean dip is made from beans, beans are a vegetable, therefore bean dip TOTALLY counts as a vegetable. At least at my house it does.

P.S. You know what chocolate comes from, right? Cocoa BEANS. Begone, misplaced guilt! BEGONE!

I like the way you think, Helly.

Confession: I let cottage cheese go bad too.

Really? I LOVE cottage cheese. I practically made my baby by eating cottage cheese.

And ice cream.

that photo could be me right now...only for me it's salsa instead of bean dip. i'm a total freaky-deaky addict. it's sad, really.

Well, I am 7 months pregnant right now and all I want to drink is fruit juice all the time. I can not get enough of it. About a month or so ago I went through a grapefruit stage. I had to stop myself from eating 3 or 4 a day. But, I am pregnant, so it doesn't count. Everyone knows pregnant ladies be crazy! Any sane person goes straight for the cheetos and donuts.

ummmm...Food

My prob right now isn't really one food but all food. I found today that I wasn't hungry and knew it but wanted to eat. I'm feeling it right now. I want to consume some food even though I know I'll feel sick from being so over stuffed.

Beandip......ummmmm

I am jealous of people that crave healthy food. Who are they?

I agree with the hummus comment...it is really tasty and there's a fantastic recipe over at Smitten Kitchen (smittenkitchen.com). Regardless of where you find the recipe, it's really easy to make on your own and much better than store bought.

I've been on a brownie bender lately. Today I made blondies with choc. chips. I ate the whole pan by snacking on them all day. And now? I'm ill.

I love reading you. Your honesty about subjects like this is really refreshing. It's like reading my own thoughts sometimes.

Oh yeah, I love the bean dip too. I can never buy it because I eat it all like ASAP. And with the chili cheese fritos. OMG it's so good! haha

But then, I pretty well eat everything we buy immediately. We bought groceries tonight, tomorrow will be a horrible day for me.

I don't understand the people in the comments section confusing tortilla chips and Fritos. There is no comparison or likeness. FRITOS RULE!!!!!

I have been doing WW since last May and have kept off about 35 pounds. Substitute, baby, substitute. You can make a bean dip that is so much better for you (of course, the lard is part of the goodness) but maybe you can find a compromise that satisfies the taste buds and the part of you that wants to take care of your body. You are beautiful inside and out and I hate it that you beat up on yourself so much.

I fall deeper in love with you every post, Y. Of course, I don't love you quite as much as the Bean Dip...but close. :)

my fridge is a death camp for vegetables.

p.s.
i have that shirt, too!
it does not look that cute on me.

Too funny! About a week ago I walked into work, sat down at my desk and started getting my stuff ready for the day. One of my desk-neighbors cheerfully looked up and said, "Good Morning!" (The nerve of some people, I know!) How did I respond? "YESIHADM&M'SFORBREAKFASTGETOFFMYBACKALREADYWILLYA! GEEZ!" Guilt much?

I actually can say that I've craved healthy food before, but only when pregnant. Apples in any form, then plain, white rice, then tomatoes, then water. Yes, water. I never peed so much in my life. And that was only one of my pregnancies, the rest were normal cravings where I would say things to my husband like, "Get me a big, fat, juicy hamburger with all the fixins or I will kill you."

Great Googily Moogily! I just looked at the grocery ads for this week (I happen to enjoy perusing the newpaper before I go to bed, thank you very much) and Albertson's has tubes of cookie dough on sale 10 for $10! Must. Stay. Away. From. Albertson's!

I had to ask my American husband what bean dip was..... I am a poor deprived English woman and he never showed me what bean dip was when we lived in the US for 4 years, what kind of man IS that?

I just ate a whole bunch of mini brownie bites from Coscto. Maybe they have less fat because they're mini. Yeah, that what I'll keep telling myself.

Hey, at least bean dip has protein and fiber. A girl needs her fiber after all.

I feel your pain, bean dip and Fritos are one of my weaknesses too. I have to hide it from my husband or he will eat it all before I do.

My heroin is ONION DIP and POTATO CHIPS.

Yes, if I buy a container will eat the whole thing and swipe my finger around the plastic to get every last bite.

:)

I'm right there with ya sista! Have you ever had Doritos and bean dip?!?!?! It's orgasmic, no shit LMAO

Add a margarita to that - and I'm in heaven :-)

My weakness is Sweetened Condensed Milk. I can't have it in the house! If I open the can, I eat it by the spoonfull until it is GONE. It might last a day.. and yeah, I take my finger and run it around the inside of the can to get every precious drop. Nectar of the gods!

Have you tried the guiltless bean dip? It's made with black beans and there's a spicy and a mild. I like it better than regular bean dip and less calories.
Here's a very ugly link to it.
http://www.guiltlessgourmet.com/product/index.php?product=401

Sometimes I want some and have to think of something to eat it with.

So sorry Y! I just checked back in. Friday night belongs to the kiddos, you know, so I don't get internet "privileges" until Saturday morning (while cartoons rule the downstairs ha ha)

And yes, it is my real email addy. Feel free to drop me a line!

I thought of something else- my dr had me stop consuming sugar and simple carbs due to pre-diabetes over a year ago. I had my blood sugar tested a week ago at my yearly physical, and it was normal again. The dr said I could start eating sugar, just in moderation.

I of course went straight to the TCBY for a "taste" (Well, after we tried the Sonic for a peanut butter fudge shake, but apparently they're not making them now due to the peanut butter contamination issue of last month. What wonderful news that was.)

Seriously, after a small TCBY with cookie dough, I was ready to vomit. I felt like I had smoked crack- wired, tense, irritable. 45 minutes later, my hubby and kids left me in the fabric section of the walmart until I "calmed down". I was majorly crashing after a sugar high. Back to the Splenda for me!

Here's my lose weight/keep it off/without a purchased diet/plan/blah blah tip of the weekend: Avoid aspartame (Nutrasweet) and other imitation sugar products that don't end in "ose" like the bubonic plague. No joke.

As per my dr, they actually cause you to not lose weight as fast as you should. (You lose some weight drinking diet sodas because you're cutting out the real sugar). They were also giving me migraines and joint pain. I switched to unsweet, decaf tea, bottled water, and diet coke with splenda or diet 7Up with splenda, and I'm losing a half pound a day. Ridiculous.

I researched it briefly on the web (um, yeah, I know, dubious source) and found that others had noted the same issue. It seems to be a common problem. Some theorize that it has to do with the body having trouble processing the chemicals. There was even one story (?!) that aspartame had the same root chemical makeup as rat poison.

Sorry to take up so much space. I just know that for me, I can't "Diet". I can't go on Jenny or WW or Nutrisystem or even South Beach without failing. I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS end up screwed because we "had" to eat out or travel or something, and then I end up cheating and gaining which makes me frustrated.

Eating smart works a lot better for me. I know I'll be battling my weight from now until heaven, so I have to have something I can live with. I can't be dependent on the US postal nuts to bring me my week's supply of food. (Plus, I never get full on those "meals". Like Nutrisys? I think I was eating 3 "meals" per meal so I wouldn't starve!)

I also had to reprogram my brain for new comfort foods.

And FYI, don't be fooled by the Krispy Kreme Whole Wheat donuts. THey are delish- maple-goody delish, but very not good for you. But man, they are sooooo good!

Oh and just wanted to say, I don't believe in compulsive overeating. I think people tell fat people that trying to make an excuse for the weight problem.

The fact is, compulsive means unable to control. Children who have compulsive eating problems eat everything- dirt, rocks, whatever they can get their hands on. I think its called pica.

Every one of us big womens have self control- we control what we purchase, we control getting up in the morning to take care of our kids, we control our tempers when dealing with hubby, kids, mother-in-laws.

We DO have the ability to control our eating. We shouldn't make it something ugly, or out of control, or shameful. It isn't a mental illness, its just that we haven't learned yet how to take care of our bodies. We can learn, We will learn, We just need help.

One of the worse things that can happen to someone already struggling with our weight/self esteem/etc is to feel like something else is "wrong" with us.

My whole life changed the day I realized I had the ability to look different, to feel different. I wasn't sick, I wasn't mentally ill, I wasn't "broken".

I just didn't handle stress in a way that helped. I didn't know my body well enough to understand what it needed. I thought that someone else (like Jenny C, WW, South Beach) could do it better than I could (another symptom of a lack of confidence).

BUt you know what? I know me best. I know when I need more rest. I know when I need more water (dehydration is so common and often makes you feel hungry, especially if you don't normally drink water all day. Your body starts telling you to eat so it can get the water from the food!)

It isn't about major changes in one day- its about being comfortable with yourself, honestly recognizing what you want to change in order to feel better.

We are strong, capable, women. We manage entire households, balance schedules, juggle finances, deal with children's meltdowns, stroke hubby's ego.

We just need to make ourselves a priority too!

The road to hell is paved with good intentions for our vegetables. Alas, the bean dip is just so much better. It's not your fault.

P.S. I have that shirt but sadly, it way looks sexier on you.

Um, yeah.

Bean dip for you. For me, these little seasame things that are like cand.

One tiny bag has 1000 calories and in the last day I ate the whole thing.

I don't even think a 8 mile walk tomorrow is going to work that off.

Sigh.

Read labels and make your own, it will taste as good, but you'll know what went in it.

Sweet fancy Moses, I feel like I stumbled upon a whole community of Me here in this post and comments. My kids and husband are out of town and I SWEAR I was at Target last night lingering about the Fritos and Bean Dip display when I looked down and thought, Chili & Cheese will be FASTER. So sad. My dinner was 4 beers and a few handfuls of Chili & Cheese Fritos. Now, after reading your post, I'm SO PISSED at my error. I should have told my lazy self to STFU and went with the dip.

Mrs. Butter B, you sure talk purty.

When I was in Iraq we LIVED for the care packages of the bean dip and fritos (they mail well.) MMMmmmmm - the bean dip, fritos, the incoming mortars. Made the dip even better!

Yeah, bean dip will steer me off of any course. Better - three-layer dip, with bean dip, guac and salsa (topped with grated cheddar and sour cream, of course, which maybe makes it 5-layer? Hmm. Anyway. Now I'n hungry...)

OMG Y, I totally feel your pain, but please for love of all things totally toxic and completely unhealthy, don't forget the cheese dip in a can!! (Same brand as the bean dip) Now I might need to run to the store......

I just stumbled upon your post from a BlogHer link and I swear I was just sitting here, reading blogs, waiting for my kids to go to sleep so I could pour myself a margarita and dive into a bag of fritos and chili/cheese dip. As the vegetables rot in the crisper drawer. I'm so happy to know I am not alone. Someone should seriously create a rotten veggie rehab.

Hilarious. I once had an obsession with canteloupe and purple grapes. But it lasted a week.
I've never heard of bean dip. But, the next time I'm in the states I'm picking it up. My obsession is Pringles Sour Cream and Onion chips. I can't keep them in the house. I obsess over them till they are done.
And, I love the people who eat carrots in place of chips. I mean I do that - to be healthy. But I cannot honestly say they are a replacement.

I've never craved anything healthy. Never ever. Bean dip is good for the soul though, so who cares.

Mint Oreos are my demon. If they are in the cubbard, they won't be for long.

Does anyone say cubbard anymore? I'm such a dork. I meant cabinet.

Oh. My. Goodness. I just noticed that your "remember me" button just worked for me for the first time EVER. I'm so happy about that that I had to post again. Must mean I'm in the "in crowd" now, huh?

Ok, so....

I've been gone since 6:30 this morning (basketball tournament) and so I am just now catching up on these comments.

Holy Bean Dip! You guys are funny and also awesome because, once again, I have learned that it's "not just me!"

HAHA.

I love you, dudes.

p.s.

PigHunter is going to get me some more bean dip.

I was also going to suggest hummus. But I will totally understand if that doesn't cut it. I have a certain brand and flavor of ice cream that I LOVE. If I get the same flavor in a different brand, it's just *not OK*. So I will understand if hummus can't replace bean dip. As for the ice cream - we may be moving to a state that doesn't have this flavor/brand of ice cream. My poor unborn baby will never be able to enjoy this ice cream. So I think that FOR THE BABY'S SAKE, I should probably buy it every week until we move. Doesn't that sound reasonable?

You had me at Fritos Scoops.

I just KNEW when I started reading this post that it was going to end up being about how the love o' the bean caused some marathon farting session -- because, dude, I've been lurking here a long time and part of my intense love for this blog comes from the fact that you are another grown-ass woman who thinks farting is hilarious. But then the post went into an entirely different direction! Y, you always surprise and delight.
That picture is the fire, yo. I've got similar ones of me, only I'm holding donuts and beer.

I feel that passion about Cinnamon Pop Tarts so I understand. Bean dip? Not so much.

I am so thankful I don't like Doritos,Fritos,Potato Chips or anything of the like. Same for dips. Chocolate candy bars of any type is like crack for me.

Bwahahaha! Hysterical - I love it! :)

For me it is breakfast cereal - any kind as long as it comes in a box - I want to eat the whole box. Maybe 3 boxes.

Bean dip! An ode to bean dip! You are my kind of woman. And is that your brave booty in the Naked 2002 Flickr in the sidebar?

I think...you may just be...A Modern-Day Goddess. Seriously.

Mrs. Butter B,

Why the heck don't you have a blog? Get thee over to Typepad, woman!

I eat about half the veggies that I buy now. I need to stop buying them on the weekend with good intentions and start buying them on the way home from work if I intent to use them tonight. Last night was stir fry. Easy and quick to cook. Not much for comfort food though. When I hit my mid 30's, I swear my metabolism slowed way down. The only thing that has helped me with weight loss was purchasing a push mower instead of a riding mower. That half acre back yard is going to be my ticket to weight loss. If I survive the summer heat.

Bean dip huh? Don't cut your finger on the can.

Eeegads...I think I just learned a whole bunch about healthy eating, and got some good tips! (Thanks Mrs. B)

Y, I don't know if that's her email addy but I emailed her anyway. Maybe I can get some good advice. I'll let you know.

Palm hearts! Salty, squishy goodness in a can. I LOVE THEM.

I feel the same way about bean dip. I have bought it and hidden it in the pantry so no one else will eat any of it. I eat it with Doritos, any flavor. When I went to the grocery store on Friday they had it on sale (2 for $3!!) and I didn't even go near the cans because then I would have had to buy 2 cans and eat both.

Aerobic dancing may be a cheek clincher with all that bean dip....I feel the same way about cheese dip....I lick the lid too ;)

Must. Have. Bean. Dip. Now. Yummy!

Bean dip is my absolute fave! My husband thinks I'm crazy for eating the stuff. I also take my finger and get every inch of the bean dip out of the can. It's too good to let ANY go to waste. I'm completely addicted to it. Now I have to go to the store and buy Fritos and Bean Dip! Thanks so much =)

Ok, so if you take a couple big cans of refried beans, and a small jar of salsa, and a bag o' cheese, and a bunch of shredded chicken in a crock pot and let it all melt together, I guarantee you won't be thinking about bean dip...

MMM...bean dip

Oh, and GET OUTTA MY HEAD!!! ;)

LOL! This post and the comments are so funny!

My husband works as a delivery driver for Frito Lay so he's all the TIME bringing home "stales" - the things that are out of date and have to be off the shelves but are still good, 'ya know? So I've had my share of bean dip and Fritos! The great thing is that if a can is dented or if the label comes off, he has to defect it out...and he gets to bring it home. YUM!

Oh and Ruffles are really good with bean dip, too.

Bossy could eat bean dip until she lifts into the sky like a hot air balloon.

Bean dip. Reminds me of when my brother and sister were growing up. We'd head to the small general store where we lived. We'd buy a can of Bean dip and a bag of Doritos. It would all be gone in a matter of minutes between the three of us. OMG, so good. Now, Becki and I live off of salsa and chips. We make the salsa ourselves. Beck makes it better than I do. Yum.

oh man. i feel your pain.
ewvery couple of weeks i go out and buy a biiiig bunch of bananas with the idea that i'm going to 'snack on fruit' instead of chocolate or cookies or whatever else i can get my hands on. and every time, i'll eat a couple but the majority of the bananas go all squishy and brown skinned and i end up making banana chocolate chip muffins out of them. WITH EXTRA CHOCOLATE CHIPS. and then i get mad at myself because i make crap descisions about food and i have no ne to blame but myself. gah.

I was reading an old post from Mom101 and thought that you might think that's it's interesting.

http://mom-101.blogspot.com/2006/07/mommybloggings.html

I'm still thinking about your question about Mommybloggers. You have to share your ideas soon so I can stop being obsessed with this already. Put the bean dip down!!!!

I am a whore for chocolate chip cookie dough...it cannot be in the house because I will do is think about it until I give in and eat the whole damn package...

I just had to leave a comment. I found this site a couple of days ago, and wow - you take the truth and make it funny, without taking away from the message. And, as someone who's never really had to "fight with food," this is an interesting perspective.

Maybe this PigHunter of which you speak should buy the food from now on? ::shrugs::

I love that the comments are still going strong.

You guys have NO idea how in love I am with your comments on this "issue."

Man this entry was comment GOLD. I have made two boxes of PopTarts (smores and brown sugar flavors) do for two meals a day for the past four days, not because I am poor but only because I love them so. My current boyfriend is the same way with cottage cheese and Fritos; he could eat it three meals a day forever. I have never had particularly healthy eating habits, except with one boyfriend. He was a drastically skinny guy who resembled a mantis. He never gained weight. You'd think he'd go off on the snack foods, but no. He liked his popcorn dry, with only a tinge of salt. He liked baby carrots better than chips. His only vices were coffee and cigarettes, and he drank his coffee black. Some of the austerity rubbed off on me for a little while, but it didn't last. I had to leave the guy because he was too boring. And he admitted that he didn't buy me the only Christmas gift I had specifically requested because he "thought those hose would look better on someone with thinner legs." I left him the same week he was laid off, and I still don't feel guilty.

Count me in on the Bean Dip bandwagon! I avoid the chip aisle at the grocery store because if I didn't I would bring some home with me every time and eat.the.whole.thing! (and yes, run my finger around the inside of the can)

While I've never tried the bean dip (I have an onion allergy so I stay away from anything that could potentially have them) I do understand the "eat it in one sitting til it's gone" thing. I'm the same way with salt & vinegar potato chips, and more recently, that apple pie ice cream that Ben & Jerry's makes (American Pie).

Hell, I'll eat that stuff until my lips and tongue go numb, and then ask my boyfriend to take it away from me, because I still can't let it go...

OK - I'm very late to the party on this one, but in my house we call the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator 'The Rotter'. Because you put vegetables there until they rot, and then you throw them away.