Lori Alexander 33: Counting Everyone's Calories

[AlwaysDiscerning]

ummmm OK...saves 7K a year in groceries by going across the border? If she is saving that much, how much is she spending? At least 14K a year on groceries, that would be 50% discount.. Why did they all overlook that detail? Why not hook her up with that mom whose family of 9 or whatever lives on 9K a year for everything, LOL. 

[AuntKrazy]

Lori posted a doodle about how "not being in the mood" is not a good enough reason and saying so does not equal rape (again).  She has no concept of the idea of consent at all.

She really is pushing hard for a new viral post!

[EowynW]

[usmcmom]

This is Laura's original comment where she clearly states she had quit her job. Notice Lori's response. It is clear she does not read comments. She just skims them to find hot button words so she can respond in her favorite snotty manner. 

[fundamentallyfearless]

There are no words to express how STUPID this is...

I am in college. And this is completely false. Just so, so wrong it hurts... AHHHH

[usmcmom]

 

I know I've harped on this before but I'm going to do it again. 

Lori's pronunciations of "Stevia" makes me crazy. I was just asking my husband about this last night. He knows a bit about it because he works in the food ingredient industry and that includes sweeteners. He worked for the company that developed the technology to create sucralose and he still meets with marketers and researchers for various sweetener manufacturers.  

Sorry, just setting up his credentials. He told me that in all of his meetings with Stevia marketers, all of his tours of manufacturing sites and research labs for this sweetener, he has NEVER heard it pronounced like Lori pronounces it. It is pronounced STEE-vee-uh.  

I know there are bigger things to worry about with this woman but if she is going to teach women, she should be able to pronounce the indgrdients she encourages them to use. 

I am reminded of the "Real Housewives" cookbook author who stood before a publishing team and used the word "ingrediences."  No. Just no. 

[Celtic Rose]

Lori has taken submission to a whole new level.  If your husband tells you to drive over the speed limit ( 20km over) then you obey him and never mind the example you are setting your learner driver daughter

[AuntKrazy]

26 minutes ago, fundamentallyfearless said:

I am in college. And this is completely false. Just so, so wrong it hurts... AHHHH

I know.  My abhors-all-things-hollywood husband (who is a math professor) would be horrified to learn that he is in cahoots with what he calls "Hollyweird" and destroying America simply by teaching such dangerous things as Calculus 1, 2 and 3, Differential Equations, and Statistical Analysis.  . .

I'm reasonably certain that his curriculum has nothing to do with feminism or politics or any agenda other than helping students learn math.  

imho, having sex when one does not want to and "grinning and bearing it" is lying to your husband.  Jesus says "to let your yes be yes and your no be no" - Lori is advocating (again) dishonesty in one's marriage - and particular in relationship to sex. 

But what do we really expect from someone who sabotaged her birth control and deceived her husband in order to stay home?  

And sex is NOT like going to work every day whether one wants to or not unless one is a prostitute or a porn star.

[lilith]

4 hours ago, AlwaysDiscerning said:

More proof that Lori reads here!! I went back to her post on poverty, the one about you just need to be married, etc..and she changed her sentence from "all one needs" to avoid poverty to "the best chance". 

Here is original, thank God I captured that...followed by the current version.

 

 

How is a Clinton adviser talking about how to avoid poverty in the 90s “the latest research”?

[Koala]

1) She should wash her hands after handling raw eggs, not just wipe them on a towel.  Is that the infamous Norwex cloth? 

2) The rim of that blender top is filthy.  So are the crevices, where the handle meets the blender. 

[Sarah92]

Feminist Graduate student here. I've gone to Christian universities but I haven't learned most of my rather new beliefs from school. Heck I went to a conservative southern Baptist school. 

1. I gave up a political label so I don't call myself conservative or liberal, republican or democrat. I think we're so divided now that it's pointless. It helps me be open to other's points of view. I decided this on my own logic.  I instead try to reflect on Biblial principles. 

2. I did my own studying to decide to be a feminist. It took quite some time before I accepted this label. It wasn't really introduced, heck it was even frowned on in my first school. 

3. My little feminist self respects guys a whole lot more then a lot of those women. I don't believe they're egotistical maniacs that rely solely on my submission to lead normal lives. 

4. My dad was worried that my schools were teaching me to be liberal and I had to tell him "nope, just came to my decisions based on the intellect you raised me to use"

And from what I know about sex isn't it  important for a woman to be in the mood? Can't it be painful if she isn't?  Or is that where some of her magic lube comes into play? I can't imagine that it's very fulfilling when your partner isn't into it. Or are you supposed to fake it?  Doesn't seem very respectful to me. Sorry don't mean to be too crude.

[freealljs]

Lori's skin on her arms and hands are all spotty and blotchy.  For someone who spends so much money on food and skin care, her skin looks terrible.

But that salad dressing...ok, maybe up to a week max in the fridge, but 2 weeks? Won't it smell? I almost want to make it just to test my theory. 

 

[Sarah92]

1 hour ago, lilith said:

How is a Clinton adviser talking about how to avoid poverty in the 90s “the latest research”?

It's not, at least in psychology it's not. I took a risk with my most recent paper using something from like 2007. I think our generally rule is within the last five years unless it's a legacy (like Freud) work 

[EowynW]

Making stuff from scratch isn't always the cheapest. We were taking about this tonight. We miss being on land. We long for our one day country homestead. We want to garden big, and raise some of our own meat and do a lot of from scratch stuff and be more ark suffucient.

it's not all that much cheaper to live that way. But it's healthier for body and soul. And you are a producer instead of a consumer. It's worth the effort. <3

[lilith]

19 minutes ago, EowynW said:

Making stuff from scratch isn't always the cheapest. We were taking about this tonight.

Absolutely agreed.

When I was really struggling financially, on my own with three little kids, we ate much more highly processed food than we do now, when I have the time, money and energy to cook pretty much whatever I like. 

I know i’ll get a deluge of replies about rice and beans and stretching whole chickens into multiple meals - I know all that and have done a lot of it. But highky processed carbs paired with proteins like chicken nuggets, sausages or canned tuna are very cheap and kids will almost always eat them, so food and money won’t be wasted. Frozen veggies are also often cheaper than fresh, and you don’t risk them going bad before they are eaten.

When I was really struggling fruit was about only thing I bought fresh. It used to make me sad - I love cooking and I love buying fresh, often local, quality ingredients. But it’s not always the cheap option.

[Frog99]

I have a confession. 

This working Mom took herself and the two kiddos to chic fil a for dinner. We even went through the drive-thru (Mr. Frog is working late). I did say it was a Thursday night treat (we haven’t had it in probably 9 months and the kids have asked a few times). It was quite tasty I must admit. 

And I’m further reinforcing her stereotypes by the fact that I’m lounging in the recliner ignoring the basket of laundry I should be folding. 

But don’t fear- it’s just a temporary lapse due to the time change (never impacts me in spring but this one always gets me) and the fact that our temps have dropped 20-30 degrees this week. 

I do have to weigh in on the issue of female bosses and supervisors- over the years all but 1 of my bosses was female (and he wasn’t my direct supervisor- he was my supervisor’s sup- and I really liked him as well). I have never had the experience that her supporters claim. I have been in a supervisory position for the past 7 years. I don’t behave the way Lori describes, and I am well respected by supervisees, my supervisor, peers, and other professionals. I have had judges refer to me in court and in the community as the “best there ever was”. I ran into a retired judge who presided over many of my cases- he made a point to call out to me (from where was dining with his family-  I didn’t see him) and came over and gave me a big old hug, asking how I was doing.  

I also have to weigh in on higher ed- it’s my current work environment. I teach undergrad and grad students. Her stereotypes about college students are wrong. It’s clear neither she nor her supporters have ever had a real conversation with a student. 

Oh and that Jason Cooley is scary-dangerous. I also think he has an addiction to something. 

 

[saintmom]

I made myself watch that video.  Oh my sweet Lord, sweetheart, wiping the shells down does NOT "get rid of salmonella".  Salmonella can be present in the egg prior to shells forming and the only way to ensure you eliminate it is to COOK THE EGGS (that's per the CDC).  And you dropped the shell in the blender soooo.....yeah.

 

Having said that, your skin looks horrific for someone who passes herself off as a healthy eater.  Perhaps consuming four CLOVES of crushed garlic mixed with raw eggs and gawdonlyknowswhatthehellelseyouputinthere is wreaking havoc with your system.  

 

PS I don't like you.  And I'm pretty sure I saw dirt on your floor, I KNOW that handle of your blender needs some serious attention.

 

 

 

 

[pamplemousse]

That salad dressing looks and sounds utterly revolting.  Granted, I tend to involuntarily gag very easily when I smell or taste foods that, to me, are unpleasant.  Mustard, vinegar, four teaspoons of salt and four smashed garlic cloves? (so much for that amount of dressing) -- I'd be involuntarily retching as soon as that dressing would be placed on the table.  Now you add in raw egg? (And just waste the egg whites? Dumb move -- they're healthy and full of protein and vitamins.)  And serve that over 4-day old salad?  Lori couldn't keep me at the table long enough for me to ever choke down that mess because there is no way I'd ever get that down.  Half of me hopes her poor family wasn't as delicate of stomach and senses as I am, so that they could actually eat it and avoid having to have it forced into them.  The other half of me would wish they got sick from her dressing, but I'm sure Lori would never get the hint that maybe she should not serve raw eggs in it.

[SuperNova]

I watched the video and thankfully we don't have to see her mouth the whole time. But yeah, that dressing is pretty close to a classic French vinaigrette with the special Lori treatment. I have no issues consuming dressing with raw egg yolk on the same day I make it. It's really no different than eating steak tartare with raw quail egg. Freshness is everything, though. It should be consumed soon after preparation. For me, it's not what she's making but how she's making it.

Her food safety practices are nasty and her blender looks like it needs replacing. Lori is hyper focused on healthy eating and her blender looks like a plastic bacteria breeding ground. She should "accidently" drop it so Ken buys her a new one.

Edited to add: The amount of garlic seemed skimpy to me for that much dressing. That's a HUGE amount of oil and vinegar. Then again, I'll roast an entire head of garlic till its soft and eat it smeared on bread.

[Sarah92]

I work at a library and the library director is a woman. All the other head librarians are women. And they are all incredibly kind, godly women. The environment they help create has been helpful towards the emotional healing process I've been going through.

I did work under a husband and wife team once and they were both rude so that was a heart issue with them, not gender. 

I swear people are so harsh on college students. They're growing up and are going to do dumb things sometimes. They're going to say dumb things. That's why I always hate it when news shows (cough Fox News cough)  go and poll college students on history questions to make them look dumb. Half those kids have probably been up half the night with homework and have sat through classes. They don't need people going around trying to make them look dumb. I think I just have a soft spot for them since I counseled college students for a practicum. 

[church_of_dog]

7 minutes ago, SuperNova said:

I have no issues consuming dressing with raw egg yolk on the same day I make it. It's really no different than eating steak tartare with raw quail egg. Freshness is everything, though.

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Edited to add: The amount of garlic seemed skimpy to me for that much dressing. That's a HUGE amount of oil and vinegar. Then again, I'll roast an entire head of garlic till its soft and eat it smeared on bread.

Agree on both points.  I could easily have a clove or two of garlic PER SERVING of dressing, and with 3 cups of oil that is a huge amount of dressing.  (actually she SAID three cups of oil but it didn’t look like that much in the measuring cup to me, though I didn’t look closely.)

Why not just make enough for a few days at a time so that it’s all fresh?

[desertvixen]

I'm with @SuperNova and @church_of_dog - bring ON the garlic!  I will pass on the side o'salmonella though...

 

[Sarah92]

She should probably put more garlic in there, somethings gotta cover up all that taste of food poisoning. 

[KnittingOwl]

4 hours ago, freealljs said:

Lori's skin on her arms and hands are all spotty and blotchy.  For someone who spends so much money on food and skin care, her skin looks terrible.

But that salad dressing...ok, maybe up to a week max in the fridge, but 2 weeks? Won't it smell? I almost want to make it just to test my theory. 

 

I don't think Lori wears sunscreen.  That's going to cause a lot of sunspots for someone living in California spending as much time in the sun as she does.  

[December]

7 hours ago, usmcmom said:

This is Laura's original comment where she clearly states she had quit her job. Notice Lori's response.

I was amused by the handwaving in the response that there's no real net financial benefit to women working, as if the benefits of a job are limited to the paycheck alone. 

6 hours ago, fundamentallyfearless said:

There are no words to express how STUPID this is...

I am in college. And this is completely false. Just so, so wrong it hurts... AHHHH

Yeah, stupid colleges teaching that critical thinking nonsense!  

I think people of all stripes have made the mistake of seeing young adults engage in new, exciting "counterculture" ideas and forgetting that it's part of a cycle that's been going on forever. Their generation may have had a different political/social focus, but it was just as "out there" to their parents. And plenty of those "radical" ideas have been absorbed into the mainstream over time. Not to mention, college is when people are still finding themselves, and many people are going to experiment with some radical or maybe just inexperienced views which will often become more nuanced in a few years. And that's okay because it's just a way people can grow and learn.