On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 9:50:50 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> songbird wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > > I read an article once that suggested eating a small
> > > apple 20-30 minutes before you cook dinner. You'll find
> > > yourself cooking a much smaller dinner. I tried it and
> > > it works.
> >
> > if you don't have apples a few prunes or any other fruit
> > and a glass of hot water in the middle of winter also helps
> > make you feel a lot fuller for longer, extra fiber hardly
> > ever hurts most people as they don't get enough anyways.
>
> Do plums count for fiber as well as their dried prune version?
> I'll occasionally eat fresh plums but never bought prunes.
>
> Also... what does the hot water (vs cold water) do?

I dunno. I'm having some prunes and a glass of cold water even
as we speak. After a short time in my stomach, everything is 98.6 F
anyway.

Cindy H amilton