Soup in a can vs homemade..

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I do most of the cooking, having gotten into the habit in my single days. Good

homemade soup is easy and has way less salt.

Tamara Adler's " An Everlasting Meal " , which has some videos that can be found

with an easy search, has changed our diet for the better. I boil a whole chicken

in a stock with ends of veggies and onion on the bottom. She boils it whole. I

cut in half. The stock seasons the meat and vice-versa. I don't overcook. The

chicken goes into stuff during the week and I have a pot of stock to use in

soup. My son enjoys hoppin-john, but the rice may have to be cooked a bit extra

in some broth for your husband. I make mine more moist than my wife's and my

son's and chop my chicken a bit after shredding it. It's easy, nutritious, and

tastes good.

The bad part about canned soup, especially 's and Progresso, is that

they seem to start with seawater. It's way too salty and that's bad for

hypertensives.

Dan

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tabmilwaukeemommy <milwaukeemommy@...> wrote:I

just had to share this with you all -- as you know my husband refuses to go to

the dr even though he's having quite a bit of trouble. So ---- he had told me

last month that *I* needed to go to my doctor for a complete check up. Huh?

Turns out his employer's insurance company is making everyone get a physical in

order to keep the lower rates, if you choose not to, rates will go up. So I had

a check up scheduled anyway for yesterday, but I thought " Oh yay, he finally has

to go " OH NO --- he gets by with just having a nurse come in & take his BP &

some blood.

So....the results? His cholesterol is HIGH (which has always been LOW -- like

170 -- even though he's always eaten very fatty foods - I always thought NO

FAIR), including his bad cholesterol & his ratio, he's pre-hypertensive &

pre-diabetic. He also is down to 154 lbs from 175 (he's 6'3 " ). Well I haven't

seen him eat anything GOOD in months. It's all chocolate & junk food ---- lots

of butter (which I do know from all of you that butter helps get things down)

--- & LOTS of soup which out of a can, can be very fatty & unhealthy.

So I do feel for him --- he's eating what he can to survive --- but now all

these other problems have come up. Gosh, a trip to the doctor for a full work up

would be a REALLY great idea, no?

-- husband diagnosed with 'A' 7/08, Heller 11/08

>

> So get this -- my husband just got home from his parents house, where he was

hunting for a week. He walked in a few minutes before dinner so I set a place

for him. He didn't come to the table. When I asked if he was going to eat, he

said no. I said " let me guess .. you stopped at Mcs on the way home " . He

said no ... he hasn't eaten since WEDNESDAY! He said he can no longer keep

anything down.

>

> Are you freaking KIDDING ME?!?!?? I get that the tests are rough -- I wouldn't

want a tube shoved down my nose or throat. But what the heck is going to happen

to him? What does he THINK is going to happen to him? He'll just continue to

live without food??

>

> For those of you who don't know, my husband is STUBBORN. He was diagnosed with

A in July 2008 & had the Heller in November 2008. Had a 6 month checkup, they

ordered an endoscopy. He had it done, never called for the results & never went

back. Even after the dr sent 3 letters saying he should make an appt for another

checkup. They've continued to fill his Rx once a year, over the phone.

>

> This is especially hard right now, because my grandma went into the hospital a

week & a half ago. Something happened -- she had a stroke -- or she is suffering

from dementia -- or something -- but she's become extremely paranoid & won't

eat, because they are " out to poison her " . So she is slowly withering away.

>

> I know there's nothing I can do about my husband. I am just so angry & sad &

frustrated .... I just needed to vent!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Since I was diagnosed with A last year I got a juicer, new blender, small

meat/veggie shredder and last finally got a food processor. I was getting real

tired of a bland diet so I cooked some chicken breast, put it in the food

processor, cut my left thumb three times on those blades( when they say the

blade is sharp they really mean it - lol ) there was blood everywhere!! Anyways,

I finally got the chicken shredded and comes out with the same consistency of

parmesan cheese. I made fettucini alfredo with broccoli ( cooked a little longer

than most people would do ) and added the chicken. Turned out great and wasn't

too difficult getting it down.

 

Simple recipe!

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From: hoffman <rp518dan@...>

achalasia

Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:54 AM

Subject: Soup in a can vs homemade..

 

I do most of the cooking, having gotten into the habit in my single days. Good

homemade soup is easy and has way less salt.

Tamara Adler's " An Everlasting Meal " , which has some videos that can be found

with an easy search, has changed our diet for the better. I boil a whole chicken

in a stock with ends of veggies and onion on the bottom. She boils it whole. I

cut in half. The stock seasons the meat and vice-versa. I don't overcook. The

chicken goes into stuff during the week and I have a pot of stock to use in

soup. My son enjoys hoppin-john, but the rice may have to be cooked a bit extra

in some broth for your husband. I make mine more moist than my wife's and my

son's and chop my chicken a bit after shredding it. It's easy, nutritious, and

tastes good.

The bad part about canned soup, especially 's and Progresso, is that

they seem to start with seawater. It's way too salty and that's bad for

hypertensives.

Dan

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tabmilwaukeemommy <milwaukeemommy@...> wrote:I

just had to share this with you all -- as you know my husband refuses to go to

the dr even though he's having quite a bit of trouble. So ---- he had told me

last month that *I* needed to go to my doctor for a complete check up. Huh?

Turns out his employer's insurance company is making everyone get a physical in

order to keep the lower rates, if you choose not to, rates will go up. So I had

a check up scheduled anyway for yesterday, but I thought " Oh yay, he finally has

to go " OH NO --- he gets by with just having a nurse come in & take his BP &

some blood.

So....the results? His cholesterol is HIGH (which has always been LOW -- like

170 -- even though he's always eaten very fatty foods - I always thought NO

FAIR), including his bad cholesterol & his ratio, he's pre-hypertensive &

pre-diabetic. He also is down to 154 lbs from 175 (he's 6'3 " ). Well I haven't

seen him eat anything GOOD in months. It's all chocolate & junk food ---- lots

of butter (which I do know from all of you that butter helps get things down)

--- & LOTS of soup which out of a can, can be very fatty & unhealthy.

So I do feel for him --- he's eating what he can to survive --- but now all

these other problems have come up. Gosh, a trip to the doctor for a full work up

would be a REALLY great idea, no?

-- husband diagnosed with 'A' 7/08, Heller 11/08

>

> So get this -- my husband just got home from his parents house, where he was

hunting for a week. He walked in a few minutes before dinner so I set a place

for him. He didn't come to the table. When I asked if he was going to eat, he

said no. I said " let me guess .. you stopped at Mcs on the way home " . He

said no ... he hasn't eaten since WEDNESDAY! He said he can no longer keep

anything down.

>

> Are you freaking KIDDING ME?!?!?? I get that the tests are rough -- I wouldn't

want a tube shoved down my nose or throat. But what the heck is going to happen

to him? What does he THINK is going to happen to him? He'll just continue to

live without food??

>

> For those of you who don't know, my husband is STUBBORN. He was diagnosed with

A in July 2008 & had the Heller in November 2008. Had a 6 month checkup, they

ordered an endoscopy. He had it done, never called for the results & never went

back. Even after the dr sent 3 letters saying he should make an appt for another

checkup. They've continued to fill his Rx once a year, over the phone.

>

> This is especially hard right now, because my grandma went into the hospital a

week & a half ago. Something happened -- she had a stroke -- or she is suffering

from dementia -- or something -- but she's become extremely paranoid & won't

eat, because they are " out to poison her " . So she is slowly withering away.

>

> I know there's nothing I can do about my husband. I am just so angry & sad &

frustrated .... I just needed to vent!!

>

>

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