"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Stormmee" > wrote in message
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>>i know this is going to sound odd, but while everyone here is in need of
>>lower carb meals. having that as a given, do you, if you are the main
>>cook, inforce this on the rest of the people you cook for?
>>
>> I ask this not as a way to start an arguement, but i am trying to
>> understand this dynamic, i started wondering this after getting negative
>> feedback about the pork and pineapple idea i posted,
>>
>> the reason i ask is that often DH makes noodles for himself, and either
>> brown rice for me or i just have it in a bowl, so this started me
>> wondering, how many of you cook to order, require those you cook for to
>> eat as you do, or what> the dh does most of our cooking and has no
>> problem making two completely seperate meals, mine is often vegetables
>> and some sort of protien, chicken or soy, we might share the vegetables
>> but he will have say beef and potatoes or noodles with his...
>>
>> sorry this is rambling and i hope i am getting acroos what i am asking,
>> Lee
>
> First off, I do not do low carb. But I do not do high carb either. And
> because of our food allergies, I can't always cook the same meal for all
> of us.
>
> I was usually taking less carb for myself, but...
>
> After Angela went to the Dr. yesterday and got weighed, I realize I have
> to put my foot down now and cut back on her portions. Because of her food
> allergies, much of what she has been eating is carbs. Rice, rice pasta,
> potatoes, and chips of various things. She also eats rice based bread and
> it is much higher in carbs than wheat bread.
>
> So for her I am enforcing that she must eat more fruits and vegetables. I
> would prefer less fruits, but...she really hates vegetables. We'll see
> how that goes.
>
> She just woke up and is screaming for food. We are going to lunch with my
> parents. I keep telling her this. She wants to eat before lunch. Now if
> she had gotten up earlier then breakfast would have been fine. But not
> now.
>
> Then we have the cat who needs to put on weight. I discovered the other
> day that she loves white rice. She also loves potatoes. So if I make
> extra of those (provided there are no onions in there), I know what to do
> with them!


Julie, cats who eat too many carbs can get diabetes. Rice and potatoes are
no good for cats.

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Evelyn

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