RE: grain-free subs? (buckwheat?)

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine. I am eating grain-free now (except for the occasional chips and

salsa). I eat mainly raw plant foods until dinner a la WD, with the

exception of fried eggs and maybe some cottage cheese. I feel much better

this way; grains just aren't very dense in nutrients but very dense in

calories and carbs, causing me cravings and energy swings.

I would suggest making dehydrated crackers based on nuts and flax seeds. I

make pizza crust this way occasionally. You might even be able to make

grain-free tortillas and breads, but you'd have to experiment with nut

flours. For the noodles, you could use a vegetable peeler or saladaco and

make zucchini " pasta " which will be more al dente, but much less work and

calories than cooking noodles. Wrap burritos and sandwich goodies in a big

romaine lettuce leaf. Should you use buckwheat, you could make a pancake or

blini cooked in ample butter and put your fried eggs on top. BTW, I am

still confused as to the category buckwheat fits in. Is buckwheat a grain?

If not, then what?

I think ultimately, you may need to adjust to life with less in the way of

traditional grain-based breads, etc. Salads are just as easy to eat as

sandwiches, although you need a fork. Also, I am a firm believer in sitting

down to eat. Digestion and satiation function much better when we

concentrate on the meal rather than traffic, work, or other distractions,

imo. Didn't the Earl of Sandwich invent those bread-based concoctions so he

could eat while playing card games?

Deanna

[Guest guest]

>BTW, I am

>still confused as to the category buckwheat fits in. Is buckwheat a grain?

>If not, then what?

Buckwheat is a seed, but it doesn't come from a grass (grains are defined

as coming from the grass family, I think). It comes from a plant that is related

to rhubarb.

>I think ultimately, you may need to adjust to life with less in the way of

>traditional grain-based breads, etc. Salads are just as easy to eat as

>sandwiches, although you need a fork.

Our work group is now ALL doing salads for lunch! Not that everyone is on

the WD, just me, but they are so easy, they keep the house cool, and they

don't promote weight gain (everyone wants to be skinny). We do use good

organic lettuce which is awfully good ... I'm working on growing our own,

hopefully year round, since we are such salad addicts.

THIS is a huge surprise to me. I never, ever in my life considered a salad

a meal! We do add lox or smoked chicken or something for protein, or

boiled eggs. We always had some bread or cracker at every meal, but

between Atkins and my own issues we just started ignoring them.

-- Heidi Jean

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[Guest guest]

Buckwheat is a seed, but it doesn't come from a grass (grains are defined

as coming from the grass family, I think). It comes from a plant that is

related

to rhubarb. - H

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Thanks, Your Gutenatorship.

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Our work group is now ALL doing salads for lunch! Not that everyone is on

the WD, just me, but they are so easy, they keep the house cool, and they

don't promote weight gain (everyone wants to be skinny). We do use good

organic lettuce which is awfully good ... I'm working on growing our own,

hopefully year round, since we are such salad addicts. - H

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Well, arugula (rocket for those in the UK) loves it here. It grew almost

throughout the winter here in TX. I am just out weeding grass from the

veggie garden and finding more arugula sprouting up everyday - along with

the blackberries taking ever more room. Worse things could happen :-)

Deanna

[Guest guest]

>Well, arugula (rocket for those in the UK) loves it here. It grew almost

>throughout the winter here in TX. I am just out weeding grass from the

>veggie garden and finding more arugula sprouting up everyday - along with

>the blackberries taking ever more room. Worse things could happen :-)

>

>Deanna

They say that greens do fine in an unheated greenhouse in this area. I also

planted

some lambsquarters which LOOK like they'll be pretty too. The package says they

are " invasive " but I don't know if they are invasive as in " noxious weed " or

just

take over a lot in empty areas. I wouldn't mind having them be wild for the

goats to eat if they aren't considered an environmental problem. Got some

purslane too. Now I'll have to start some arugula ... I planted it once but it

was too hot and it bolted too fast. Now I read the book and it says greens

should be planted in spring and fall.

Our blackberries are *all over* too. I'm training them onto trellises and

getting

rid of some of the underbrush. Oh, and in the gardening book it says they like

calcium, so I'm saving up our bones in the freezer and am going to bury them

under the berries to decompose. Or was going to ... my DH says we should

run them thru the wood chipper and make " bone manure " ...

Oh, and on buckwheat ... the gardening book recommends it as a cover crop

for winter. Hmmm. Cover crop, then feed it to chickens or other animals,

harvest seed ... sounds like a good idea.

-- Heidi Jean