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Funny Quote I had Forgotten
"When I buy cookies I eat just four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won't dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because Raid really doesn't taste that bad. " ~Janette Barber
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Kombucha Tea and Other Fermented Foods -- Help Wanted
On the recommendation of another poster, I ordered Dr. Michael Mosley's book "The Clever Guts Diet." It has a wealth of interesting and hopefully helpful information. I plan to ignore the example of one of Dr. Mosley's acquaintances, the one who treated his Crohn's Disease by deliberately infecting himself with hookworms.…
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Crustless Quiche
It's been National Egg Week around this house. Sam's Club used to sell eggs in cartons of 18; now they come in two-packs of 18 eggs each. All you have to do, in a moment of dreamy abstraction, is forget what you already have and surprise! 80 eggs in the fridge. You'll have to compute nutritional info, based on what kind of…
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Undoubtedly we won't all agree with all of this, but ....
... it makes for interesting reading. The topic is why we might not be losing on Atkins and of course not everyone here is following the Atkins WOE. But there are some points that merit our attention because they could apply to any LC program. The points I liked the LEAST were: (1) Calories count. (2) Not all carbs are…
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Two Free Kindle Books
Just ordered and briefly scanned two free books. (If we wait until I've read them all the way through, they won't be free any more.) "Ketogenic Bread Cookbook" by Rhonda Cruz. I've never been a big bread fan, LC or non-LC but I might try one or two here. "Organization: DIY Household Hacks" by Danyale Lebon. This is a very…
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Found What Looks Like a Decent Commercial Bone Broth
I've seen various mentions of bone broth around this forum. Granted that home-made is almost always better than commercial, I am still not highly motivated to make my own bone broth. While I have the time and the slow cooker, I never have the bones. Today at Costco, I found this:…
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Recommendations for Carb Counting Book
I've been using thecaloriecounter.com that I accessed from my Kindle rather than my laptop because my Kindle is more convenient for multiple lookups per day. As just one more reason why I've become increasingly leery of amazon, they loaded a listening app onto my Kindle without my permission and refuse to let me delete it.…
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What? You Do NOT have a food scale?
This topic has no doubt been covered before but I couldn't find anything that seemed relevant. I hazily assume that everyone concerned with weight/health would own one of these magic gadgets. But in chatting with a woman just starting LC (am I the only one who regularly strikes up conversations with people in public places…
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Okay, So Not Everyone is a Fan of Artificial Sweeteners, But ....
I love flavored coffees and have never been able to find any decaf versions to sip on in the evening. My local Bed Bath and Beyond store usually carries two or three flavors of Jordan's Skinny Syrups, including "Pumpkin Caramel" which I love. When I found out last winter that it's only available October to December, I…
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Bowing Out for a While
I spent seven days last week in the hospital with a digestive disorder and have chosen to seriously modify my WOE. There is something called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet that I should have adopted some time ago. It doesn't call itself "low carb" although that's the way it plays out. It's extremely restrictive and…
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Pancreatitis, Anyone?
That's a question, not an offer. Having just spent six days in the hospital, having morphine pumped into me every four hours, I can assure you no one in his/her right mind would want pancreatitis. The question is "If you have had pancreatitis in the past, either acute or chronic, what was your take on the suggested "low…
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Edamame Spaghetti - Thanks to ???
Someone on some discussion string on some recent date brought to our attention edamame pasta and mentioned that it can be found at Costco. Imagine my surprise when the Costco in Mobile, Alabama had it on the shelf. (My apologies to Sweet Home Alabama.) I took a chance and bought two boxes, which according to the package…
