VIRGINIA >>> Re: diet and regular soda

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Virginia,

For me the challanges are soda and cheese .

Molly : O )

PS.... i have mostly given up soda , now cheese is another story .

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> > > I'm on the last of my two liter bottle right now.

> > I

> > > hope to maintain being off of it for a while. I

> > tend

> > > to retain more fluids when the weather gets warmer

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> > > well so it is a double punch for me. I just get

> > tired

> > > of plain water most of the time. I've tried

> > flavored

> > > waters but haven't found anything that appeals to

> > me

> > > yet.

> > > ;-)Virginia

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Molly,

I know what you mean. My hubby found out that he has

allergies to a multitude of foods and trying to find

something to eat for him is like finding needles in a

haystack.

He has tested allergic to all grains except rice and

beans. Turnips, chocolate and milk products as well

as eggs. All that leaves is meat and vegetables

pretty much.

Thankfully, he loves beans so he has had a lot of

beans cooked with ham hock with Frito's and/or

specially made cornbread.

There are substitutes for some of the ingredients we

use but some of them there just isn't.

Tonight we tried to do salmon patties without the

crackers and egg to bind it all together. We used

potato flakes hoping that it would also do the binding

but it didn't. The flavor was more fishy than when

you have crushed crackers and an egg. I thought maybe

I could use a mashed banana in place of the egg but

not too sure that it wouldn't change the flavor quite

a bit. Of all the substitutes I have found it sounds

like it would do the binding most effectively. I'll

have to give it a try after grocery shopping again.

Until there is a drastic change in our diet we don't

realize how many things are not just the ingredient

that you thought they were. So many things contain

soy which is a grain, and anything made that is baked

usually has wheat or white all purpose flour including

crackers and snack stuff. The only chips that we

found to use are Frito's which are only corn and oil.

Regular chips are fine as well but watch for the ones

that are flavored or use wheat in them or use flavor

and spices given from grains and cheese.

Take out any milk products from the dairy section and

then add the soybean oil to the list and you really

don't have much of anything left.

Then add to that he is diabetic (diet controlled) so

regular sugar that is in a lot of stuff is off limits

as well. He also has had several small strokes so we

need to stay away from animal fats too.

Isn't life such fun??? Thanks for sharing.

;-)Virginia

--- mollynevarez <mollynevarez@...> wrote:

> Virginia,

> For me the challanges are soda and cheese .

> Molly : O )

>

> PS.... i have mostly given up soda , now cheese is

> another story .

>

>

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>

> > > >

> > > > ,

> > > > I'm on the last of my two liter bottle right

> now.

> > > I

> > > > hope to maintain being off of it for a while.

> I

> > > tend

> > > > to retain more fluids when the weather gets

> warmer

> > > as

> > > > well so it is a double punch for me. I just

> get

> > > tired

> > > > of plain water most of the time. I've tried

> > > flavored

> > > > waters but haven't found anything that appeals

> to

> > > me

> > > > yet.

> > > > ;-)Virginia

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