Stayin' on the diet

[Guest guest]

Hi,  I'm new to this group and have a question.

How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving?  No dressing, no gravy, no mashed

potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of all, no

pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

I make a stuffing of brown rice with seasoning, celery, onion etc.... And

everyone likes it.

Sweet potato instead of white ones.

The fruit salad (make with fresh O type fruits) and the pumpkin pie are only

partially bad. A spoonfull of sour cream or whipped cream are not going to

ruin your life. Do just small servings of the bad things.

Some other thoughts --- maybe it's time to adjust tradition. Do we really

need our day of Thanksgiving to be a day of gorging and gluttony?

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Maureen Moulden <bluequilter1@...>wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to this group and have a question.

>

> How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving? No dressing, no gravy, no

> mashed potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of

> all, no pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

>

> Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Maureen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well.....Turkey and sweet potatoes are both highly beneficial.  Make yourself a

fruit salad from highly beneficial fruits.  There should be someone on the site

who can tell us about a nice dressing for the fruit salad.  As far as dressing

goes, I take a small tablespoon for my cheat.

Sweet potatoe pie is about as good as pumpkin pie and I just don't eat the

crust.  You could also try making a dressing using Ezekial bread.  I've never

tried it but I'm sure it could be done.   Also, the cook right for your type

book has some nice recipes that you might start a new tradition with.  Happy

Thanksgiving.

" A true friend is someone who thinks

you are a good egg

even though he knows

you are slightly cracked

--- On Sat, 11/22/08, Maureen Moulden <bluequilter1@...> wrot:

From: Maureen Moulden <bluequilter1@...>

Subject: Stayin' on the diet

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 3:31 PM

Hi,  I'm new to this group and have a question.

How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving?  No dressing, no gravy, no mashed

potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of all, no

pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

I have done really well over Thanksgiving for several years. I eat turkey, gravy

(thickened with an OK thickener), sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce (sweetened

with an OK sweetener), green vegetable. I skip the dressing, white potatoes,

bread, and dessert. I get plenty to eat, feel full but not stuffed, don't feel

deprived, and feel good the next day. It helps that I do the cooking so I can

make adjustments. I am an explorer genotype, which expands my choices. So using

genotype instead of blood type, I can make and eat stuffing using spelt bread

and have spelt rolls. This year I found some frozen organic spelt pie crusts

which I will use to make pumpkin and pecan pies. So I should be OK with a little

stuffing, a little pie, maybe a roll. I do OK with some spelt, but I need to be

careful not to eat too much. I will probably avoid spelt for 2 or 3 days before

Thanksgiving. That way I'm more likely to do OK with it on that day. I may cheat

with a little

whipped cream sweetened with agave. Eating avoid dairy products doesn't seem to

bother me as much as the avoid grains and sweets.

________________________________

From: Maureen Moulden <bluequilter1@...>

Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:31:00 PM

Subject: Stayin' on the diet

Hi,  I'm new to this group and have a question.

How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving?  No dressing, no gravy, no mashed

potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of all, no

pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

, I see you are an Explorer type as well. Did you say that you? have more

freedom with Explorer than with Blood Type O? Can you tell me what you can eat

that u couldn't eat on Blood Type O diet?

Thanks Debra

Stayin' on the diet

Hi,? I'm new to this group and have?a question.

How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving?? No dressing, no gravy, no mashed

potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of all, no

pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated.?

Thanks.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

Do you have the genotype book? Are you familiar with Typebase4 on

http://www.dadamo.com? You can compare the food lists for genotype in the book

to the lists for blood type in Typebase4.

Spelt is an important difference because it substitutes well for wheat. Explorer

allows mozzarella, ricotta, swiss, cream cheeses; whey; apples; agave; honey;

maple syrup; molasses. But some O beneficials are explorer toxins. Like prunes,

plums, figs, mangoes, cherries, blueberries, bananas, spinach, avocado, pumpkin

seeds, walnuts. There are others.

I'm still experimenting with eating foods that are good in either system, even

though they may be bad in the other system. I am going to make a list of foods

and prioritize them from beneficial/superfood in both systems down to avoid in

both systems. I'll have an O nonsecretor/Explorer list which I can then

individualize as necessary.

 

________________________________

From: " mermaideeee@... " <mermaideeee@...>

Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:41:52 AM

Subject: Re: Stayin' on the diet

, I see you are an Explorer type as well. Did you say that you? have more

freedom with Explorer than with Blood Type O? Can you tell me what you can eat

that u couldn't eat on Blood Type O diet?

Thanks Debra

Stayin' on the diet

Hi,? I'm new to this group and have?a question.

How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving? ? No dressing, no gravy, no

mashed potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour cream, and, worst of all,

no pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated. ?

Thanks.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

On Nov 22, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Maureen Moulden wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to this group and have a question.

>

> How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving? No dressing, no

> gravy, no mashed potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour

> cream, and, worst of all, no pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

>

> Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated.

My plan:

Today (my birthday) I went with a friend to a restaurant I like

because I know they will adjust stuff for me and that they have

enough variety to put something good together.

Okay - so tonight was my test for Thanksgiving:-)

There's no law that says to eat turkey at thanksgiving. I eat it too

often anyway.

So my plan is to repeat what I had tonight:

Salmon and shrimp, on a bed of rice and multiple yummy stir-fried

veggies, plus a side salad - it was truly delicious. Partly the

dipping sauce was superb, not the usual tartar that kills me, but a

savory almost sweet dark sauce. I did not even ask what was in it!

Taking a chance but many hrs later I am here and happy:-)

This I followed by pineapple-cheesecake - dunno how compliant that

is, but heck I was celebrating. It did me no noticeable harm, unlike

any wheat - I was sure to avoid the wheat as it always " kills " me.

However, if turkey is your thing:

Make the gravy with non-wheat, maybe a mix of rice bran and sweet

potato to thicken it, or other appropriate thickener. Flaked dried

black beans can also thicken stuff, also artichoke flour if you can

find any.

Make the dressing but use rice (or wild rice) instead of bread and

extra virgin olive oil instead of whatever fat you'd use. Just add

extra spices along withy the rice. With rice, I use raisins, ginger,

lemon, turmeric and a bit of extra-sharp cheddar cheese. I also use

beef with generous coriander and oregano in the dressing. (I know the

cheddar is dairy of the " wrong " kind but a little goes a long way and

is no hassle for me I find, when all else is compliant.)

Pumpkin is fine isn't it? ......can;t rememeber?

If so, just make pie with a rice base crust (plus some mango

chutney and small dash of curry for flavor) instead of wheat base.

Namaste,

Irene

--

Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.

P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.

www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)

" Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it. "

[Guest guest]

Happy birthday, Irene!

Did the cheesecake not have graham cracker (wheat) crust?

________________________________

From: Irene de Villiers <furryboots@...>

Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:19:22 AM

Subject: Re: Stayin' on the diet

On Nov 22, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Maureen Moulden wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to this group and have a question.

>

> How do you stay on the diet over Thanksgiving? No dressing, no

> gravy, no mashed potatoes, no fruit salad with coconut and sour

> cream, and, worst of all, no pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

>

> Any and all advice and hints will be greatly appreciated.

My plan:

Today (my birthday) I went with a friend to a restaurant I like

because I know they will adjust stuff for me and that they have

enough variety to put something good together.

Okay - so tonight was my test for Thanksgiving: -)

There's no law that says to eat turkey at thanksgiving. I eat it too

often anyway.

So my plan is to repeat what I had tonight:

Salmon and shrimp, on a bed of rice and multiple yummy stir-fried

veggies, plus a side salad - it was truly delicious. Partly the

dipping sauce was superb, not the usual tartar that kills me, but a

savory almost sweet dark sauce. I did not even ask what was in it!

Taking a chance but many hrs later I am here and happy:-)

This I followed by pineapple-cheesecak e - dunno how compliant that

is, but heck I was celebrating. It did me no noticeable harm, unlike

any wheat - I was sure to avoid the wheat as it always " kills " me.

However, if turkey is your thing:

Make the gravy with non-wheat, maybe a mix of rice bran and sweet

potato to thicken it, or other appropriate thickener. Flaked dried

black beans can also thicken stuff, also artichoke flour if you can

find any.

Make the dressing but use rice (or wild rice) instead of bread and

extra virgin olive oil instead of whatever fat you'd use. Just add

extra spices along withy the rice. With rice, I use raisins, ginger,

lemon, turmeric and a bit of extra-sharp cheddar cheese. I also use

beef with generous coriander and oregano in the dressing. (I know the

cheddar is dairy of the " wrong " kind but a little goes a long way and

is no hassle for me I find, when all else is compliant.)

Pumpkin is fine isn't it? ......can;t rememeber?

If so, just make pie with a rice base crust (plus some mango

chutney and small dash of curry for flavor) instead of wheat base.

Namaste,

Irene

--

Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet. Hom.

P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.

www.angelfire. com/fl/furryboot s/clickhere. html (Veterinary Homeopath.)

" Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it. "