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I don't know about oat pancakes but I've made banana pancakes twice now and have loved them both times. Recipe: 1 ripe banana mashed (mine was very ripe), two eggs, and 1/8 tsp each of baking powder and cinnamon. Beat them all together and cook like a pancake in a non-stick skillet over medium heat for about 45 seconds on…
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Great way to reward yourself with no money out of pocket! I've lost so much weight that I've gone through all the things I had kept "just in case" and have an entire wardrobe of new stuff. Kind of hard on the pocketbook but, oh, so fun! I'm not down to my BC weight (before children) but I must have worn out, gave away, or…
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Wow. I have nothing but supportive friends and family in my life. They're all loudly cheering for me. Even the 80 pounds overweight one who calls me "Skinny Butt" in acknowledgement of my efforts.
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You're absolutely right. Many hybrids cannot be bred back because the result is sterile. Monsanto isn't breeding - hybrids or otherwise. They are creating a new species using bits of DNA from other organisms. Please don't get me wrong. I'm still on the fence regarding GMOs. I simply wanted to point out the difference…
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I knew I was serious when I bought a food scale. I knew I was insanely serious when I stopped spending my calories at the coffee shop drive through. Six weeks without a chai latte with a shot of vanilla syrup.
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Breeding for traits is not genetically modifying a plant. Certainly not to the point that Monsanto has been doing with gene splicing. Historically, farmers kept the seeds of the plants that showed traits they were looking for, ie, frost-hardiness, insect resistance, drought-hardiness, etc. , and bred them together. Over…
