Fw: Re: Thanks - new member

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Kay Simpson " <siwelyak@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:37 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Thanks - new member

> Annette,

> I have to admit that my diet is a bit boring. I am working on that. I

> use soy milk that is unsweetened from health food store. I pretty much

> gave up bread and crackers and pasta. Wheat causes many folks problems.

> Once in a while I get rice bread from health food store. I still miss the

> " full " feeling that so many carbs give you but I found that if I get some

> healthy snack between meals(nuts - apple) then it helps. I figure I need

> to also give up the brown rice but not just yet. I have found if I eat

> more lean meat then that is filling, too. I eat a lot of grilled chicken

> and fish. I get frozen salmon - not canned. Most any vegetable is okay.

> I eat a lot of peas and beans. Most fruit has sugar and so I don't get

> too carried away with fruit. I stay away from fried food and greasy stuff.

> Most restaurants have grilled chicken or fish. Salads are great but go

> easy on dressing. I have never cared much for salad dressing anyway. I

> don't do sandwiches anymore at all. If I go thru 's I get a plain

> grilled chicken sandwich and throw away the bun. I still cheat and get a

> baked potatoe once in a while. I love cheese and did not give it up.

> Dodie has started a site for RA and diet. Why don't you join if you

> haven't already?

> Kay

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " annette2ca " <a.mckinnon@...>

> <Rheumatoid Arthritis >

> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:52 PM

> Subject: Re: Thanks - new member

>

>

>>

>>

>> Kay,

>> Could you get even more detailed about your diet? I am headed in

>> that direction as I have become lactose intolerant and the fats cause

>> an obvious problem but I am stuck on variety - there is not a lot.

>>

>> What about fruit and canned salmon? How do you make a sandwich? And

>> does brown rice also have carbs? How do you handle restaurants - any

>> tips? I did all right at one mexican place. They gave me plain

>> grilled chicken, guacamole and tortillas.

>>

>> You can see the nutritionist did not help much.

>>

>> Annette

>>

>>> Suzie,

>>> Everyone figures out what works for them.... I stay away from

>> sugar, cow milk, wheat, fried food, processed food, caffeine, soft

>> drinks, coffee, fruit juice. I find that helps me. Stay away from

>> junk food....no french fries or greasy stuff and the fewer carbs the

>> better. Does not sound exciting but the improvement in joint pain

>> was worth it for me. I eat grilled chicken and fish, veggies, nuts,

>> seeds. Once in a while I have some red meat.

>>> Good luck,

>>> Kay

>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>> From: Marcia Stoyle

>>> Rheumatoid Arthritis

>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:40 AM

>>> Subject: Re: Thanks - new member

>>>

>>>

>>> welcome, Suzie. you might want to try a food diary = some of us

>> have found a connection between a certain food and increased

>> pain...gentle hugs, Marcia

>>>

>>

>>

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>>

>>

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>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kay,

I will just have to be more disciplined. When I come home from work

I just feel like eating non stop and the sensible food does not seem

to fill me up. Maybe it's a bad habit like smoking - I almost feel

lonely without snacks in the evening. And between the RA and the

SAjogren's I do not seem to put on weight. At least more of what I

eat is good than it used to be.

I had to drop the dark chocolate covered orange creams and butter

creams. I buy a lot of cooking nuts at the grocery store - cashews,

walnuts, pecans.

I saw a diet somewhere that suggested 100 grams of the high cocoa

content chocolate bars every day. So here is my brilliant idea.

Take the 100 grams and microwave it with unsalted pecans and then mix

them up. Voila - healthy snacks but a bit too much for one day.

Thanks

Annette

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Kay Simpson " <siwelyak@c...>

> <Rheumatoid Arthritis >

> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:37 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: Thanks - new member

>

>

> > Annette,

> > I have to admit that my diet is a bit boring. I am working

on that. I

> > use soy milk that is unsweetened from health food store. I

pretty much

> > gave up bread and crackers and pasta. Wheat causes many folks

problems.

> > Once in a while I get rice bread from health food store. I still

miss the

> > " full " feeling that so many carbs give you but I found that if I

get some

> > healthy snack between meals(nuts - apple) then it helps. I

figure I need

> > to also give up the brown rice but not just yet. I have found

if I eat

> > more lean meat then that is filling, too. I eat a lot of

grilled chicken

> > and fish. I get frozen salmon - not canned. Most any vegetable

is okay.

> > I eat a lot of peas and beans. Most fruit has sugar and so I

don't get

> > too carried away with fruit. I stay away from fried food and

greasy stuff.

> > Most restaurants have grilled chicken or fish. Salads are great

but go

> > easy on dressing. I have never cared much for salad dressing

anyway. I

> > don't do sandwiches anymore at all. If I go thru 's I get a

plain

> > grilled chicken sandwich and throw away the bun. I still cheat

and get a

> > baked potatoe once in a while. I love cheese and did not give it

up.

> > Dodie has started a site for RA and diet. Why don't you join if

you

> > haven't already?

> > Kay