In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > Just last night I caught an episode of "The best thing I ever ate".
> > > > The theme was breakfast and one of the favorite breakfasts mentioned
> > > > was a spaghetti and scrambled egg dish. It wasn't a spaghetti pie,
> > > > just spaghetti tossed with eggs and cooked together in a saute pan.
> > > > Maybe some garlic and herbs too. Looked pretty tasty to me.
> > > >
> > > > -Tracy
> > >
> > > That's pretty much the fate of any leftover cooked pasta in our
> > > household Not for breakfast though. Toss in some leftover roasted
> > > bell or poblano peppers (which we often have). Sometimes Asian-flavoured
> > > with oyster sauce or soy sauce and the wilted lettuce plus chopped
> > > salad/spring onions.
> >
> > One can also use Ramen noodles. <g>
> > --
>
>
> But we never have any of those left over. The entire bowlful is consumed
> ASAP (by me)! The leftover lasagna noodles from Monday were duly fried
> up with a couple of eggs, leftover onion/garlic and leftover roasted red
> sweet peppers.

So many pastas, so little time... ;-)
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In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> Egg salad for lunch today. I mashed the hard boiled eggs with mayo,
> salt, pepper, and dill.
>
> Tara

Sounds simple and good.
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On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:54:41 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

<snip>

>So many pastas, so little time... ;-)

.... and so many carbs, phytates and gluten.
Why does 'normal' pasta have to be so delicious?
Sigh.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:51:14 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Je?us > wrote:
>
>> >Other ideas?
>>
>> I love to eat eggs raw, and always have for as long as I can recall.
>> Duck eggs, Chook eggs... they're all good raw.
>
>I like raw chicken and quail eggs, but not so sure about duck.
>
>>
>> Asde from that, has anyone mentioned picked eggs yet?
>
>Check my Picasa albums. <g> There is a pickled egg series there.

Ah yes... I remember now
Didnt you use beetroot with them as well? (not able to find your
picassa album quickly/easily)

>> Until this year, I'd never tried them. Not particularly common in
>> Australia. So I found a good recipe and made a large jar of pickled
>> eggs... and I liked them. I've since made a few more batches.
>
>I cheat. I purchase my favorite brand of pickles at the store, eat the
>pickles and reserve the brine. Combine the brine with a little canned
>beet juice and soak the hard boiled eggs in that for 1 week in the
>refrigerator...

Ah-ha - there's that beetroot... I'll certainly add some beetroot in
the next batch.

Jeßus > wrote:

>... and so many carbs, phytates and gluten.
>Why does 'normal' pasta have to be so delicious?
>Sigh.

Is these some problem with phytates?


Steve

On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:34:29 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>... and so many carbs, phytates and gluten.
>>Why does 'normal' pasta have to be so delicious?
>>Sigh.
>
>Is these some problem with phytates?

Well... maybe

Some feel phytates are 'anti-nutrients', whilst others believe
the opposite. Humans lack troper enzymes to digest phytates, meaning
we find it hard to digest. Theres a lot of pros and cons, probably
best to do your own reading and reach your own conclusions.

In article >,
Je?us > wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:54:41 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >So many pastas, so little time... ;-)
>
> ... and so many carbs, phytates and gluten.
> Why does 'normal' pasta have to be so delicious?
> Sigh.

I can so totally relate!
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In article >,
Je?us > wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:51:14 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Je?us > wrote:
> >
> >> >Other ideas?
> >>
> >> I love to eat eggs raw, and always have for as long as I can recall.
> >> Duck eggs, Chook eggs... they're all good raw.
> >
> >I like raw chicken and quail eggs, but not so sure about duck.
> >
> >>
> >> Asde from that, has anyone mentioned picked eggs yet?
> >
> >Check my Picasa albums. <g> There is a pickled egg series there.
>
> Ah yes... I remember now
> Didnt you use beetroot with them as well? (not able to find your
> picassa album quickly/easily)

Follow my sig. ;-) And yes, I used canned beet juice mixed with pickle
brine.

>
> >> Until this year, I'd never tried them. Not particularly common in
> >> Australia. So I found a good recipe and made a large jar of pickled
> >> eggs... and I liked them. I've since made a few more batches.
> >
> >I cheat. I purchase my favorite brand of pickles at the store, eat the
> >pickles and reserve the brine. Combine the brine with a little canned
> >beet juice and soak the hard boiled eggs in that for 1 week in the
> >refrigerator...
>
> Ah-ha - there's that beetroot... I'll certainly add some beetroot in
> the next batch.

It's a good way to determine if they are done, when the color reaches
the yolk.

And it's pretty. <g>
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Jeßus wrote:
>
> Some feel phytates are 'anti-nutrients', whilst others believe
> the opposite. Humans lack troper enzymes to digest phytates, meaning
> we find it hard to digest. Theres a lot of pros and cons, probably
> best to do your own reading and reach your own conclusions.

Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.

In article >,
Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> Jeßus wrote:
> >
> > Some feel phytates are 'anti-nutrients', whilst others believe
> > the opposite. Humans lack troper enzymes to digest phytates, meaning
> > we find it hard to digest. Theres a lot of pros and cons, probably
> > best to do your own reading and reach your own conclusions.
>
> Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
> challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
> I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
> going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
> lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.

I can so relate to that. :-)
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:23:08 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Jeßus wrote:
>>
>> Some feel phytates are 'anti-nutrients', whilst others believe
>> the opposite. Humans lack troper enzymes to digest phytates, meaning
>> we find it hard to digest. Theres a lot of pros and cons, probably
>> best to do your own reading and reach your own conclusions.
>
>Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
>challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
>I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
>going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
>lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.

Yeah, I need to do something like that some day. All I know is, when I
went low-carb about seven years ago, I felt *so* much better once
wheat was removed from my diet.

You have to wonder how many other people have food intolerances thats
compromising their well-being without their being aware of it.

On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:51:25 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Je?us > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:51:14 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> > Je?us > wrote:
<snip>
>> Didnt you use beetroot with them as well? (not able to find your
>> picassa album quickly/easily)
>
>Follow my sig. ;-) And yes, I used canned beet juice mixed with pickle
>brine.

Doh. I'm off to check it out now, thanks Om.

>It's a good way to determine if they are done, when the color reaches
>the yolk.
>
>And it's pretty. <g>

Indeed they are!
http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet/PickledEggs#

In article >,
Jeßus > wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:23:08 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> > wrote:
>
> >Jeßus wrote:
> >>
> >> Some feel phytates are 'anti-nutrients', whilst others believe
> >> the opposite. Humans lack troper enzymes to digest phytates, meaning
> >> we find it hard to digest. Theres a lot of pros and cons, probably
> >> best to do your own reading and reach your own conclusions.
> >
> >Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
> >challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
> >I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
> >going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
> >lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.
>
> Yeah, I need to do something like that some day. All I know is, when I
> went low-carb about seven years ago, I felt *so* much better once
> wheat was removed from my diet.
>
> You have to wonder how many other people have food intolerances thats
> compromising their well-being without their being aware of it.

It's why gastroenterologists are so busy... and often quite well off. ;-)
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In article >,
Je?us > wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:51:25 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Je?us > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:51:14 -0500, Omelet >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article >,
> >> > Je?us > wrote:
> <snip>
> >> Didnt you use beetroot with them as well? (not able to find your
> >> picassa album quickly/easily)
> >
> >Follow my sig. ;-) And yes, I used canned beet juice mixed with pickle
> >brine.
>
> Doh. I'm off to check it out now, thanks Om.
>
> >It's a good way to determine if they are done, when the color reaches
> >the yolk.
> >
> >And it's pretty. <g>
>
> Indeed they are!
> http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet/PickledEggs#

Thank you! :-)
They are fun to make too and there are variations. Some people pickle
the beets along with them, or add peppers. I don't care to add peppers
to them but whatever appeals to others...
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Jeßus wrote:
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>>Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
>>challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
>>I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
>>going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
>>lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.
>
> Yeah, I need to do something like that some day. All I know is, when I
> went low-carb about seven years ago, I felt *so* much better once
> wheat was removed from my diet.

I bet wheat wasn't the only thing you dreopped from your diet when you
did low carb. It could be any one of them or a combination.

Why did you exit low carb? For me it was endless relentless pressure
from society to stop doing what works for me and resuming doing what
failed for me. Not that anyone ever admitted that that was their
intent, but was the pressure. Eventually some folks exitted from my
life, one died, and I ended up having a fight with one who stopped the
pressure. But having exitted it is every bit as hard to start again as
it was the first time.

My health is a lot better for avoiding the worst of the carbs and even
my poor not-really-low-carbing is enough for my blood pressure to stay
pegged on normal. But my weight is back to what it was before I started
and I still haven't restarted.

> You have to wonder how many other people have food intolerances thats
> compromising their well-being without their being aware of it.

Lot's. I've cured several friends of snoring by getting them to eat
corn free. There are tons of people who are intolerant of foods with no
idea of it. Plenty of them deny having any symptoms yet they have never
tried an eliminate-and-challenge process so they don't have any data to
base their claims upon.

Omelet wrote:
> Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> You have to wonder how many other people have food intolerances thats
>> compromising their well-being without their being aware of it.
>
> It's why gastroenterologists are so busy... and often quite well off. ;-)

People actually think that indigestion happens no matter what they eat
so the way to deal with it is to take pills. No, indigestion is because
you ate the wrong food.

This weekend I had a burger (no bun), fries and a milk shake. What a
crazy combination. I may as well have deliberately taken a pill that
induces indigestion. I knew it would happen and I ate it anyways. My
own choice. But there are a lot of people out there who don't track
what they eat that does and doesn't cause indigestion who would be
surprised at the indigestion.

When I first started Atkins I understood the dual principle of the plan.
Use carbs as a tool to induce fat loss, so lower isn't better. Do an
eliminate and challenge process to find problem foods then avoid them
from then on. Since then I've known when what I was eating would give
me indigestion. It's a choice now not a surprise.

The biggest exceptions on Atkins are eggs and dairy. They are present
from the gate and never dropped. A few monthis I noticed those
loopholes. I went 2 weeks egg free, added eggs back in. I went 2 weeks
dairy free, added dairy back in. I have problems with neither, whew.

Except I do have problems digesting sheep milk cheeses. Go figure -
Most folks have them to get around problems with cows milk cheese. I'm
backwards on dairy.

In article >,
Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> > It's why gastroenterologists are so busy... and often quite well off. ;-)
>
> People actually think that indigestion happens no matter what they eat
> so the way to deal with it is to take pills. No, indigestion is because
> you ate the wrong food.
>
> This weekend I had a burger (no bun), fries and a milk shake. What a
> crazy combination. I may as well have deliberately taken a pill that
> induces indigestion. I knew it would happen and I ate it anyways. My
> own choice. But there are a lot of people out there who don't track
> what they eat that does and doesn't cause indigestion who would be
> surprised at the indigestion.

You are preaching to the choir dear... ;-)

I actually had an MD that suggested I keep a daily food log, and write
down how I felt.

Best advice I ever got.
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Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>> > It's why gastroenterologists are so busy... and often quite well off.
>> > ;-)
>>
>> People actually think that indigestion happens no matter what they eat
>> so the way to deal with it is to take pills. No, indigestion is
>> because you ate the wrong food.
>>
>> This weekend I had a burger (no bun), fries and a milk shake. What a
>> crazy combination. I may as well have deliberately taken a pill that
>> induces indigestion. I knew it would happen and I ate it anyways. My
>> own choice. But there are a lot of people out there who don't track
>> what they eat that does and doesn't cause indigestion who would be
>> surprised at the indigestion.
>
> You are preaching to the choir dear... ;-)
>
> I actually had an MD that suggested I keep a daily food log, and write
> down how I felt.
>
> Best advice I ever got.



That's also good for moods......... eg, PMS.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is safer
to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

In article >,
PL > wrote:

> > I actually had an MD that suggested I keep a daily food log, and write
> > down how I felt.
> >
> > Best advice I ever got.
>
>
>
> That's also good for moods......... eg, PMS.
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

Actually, a dietician at the Chiropractors office helped me with PMS
cramps. Suggested I up my trace mineral intake.

It worked.

I use these and no more gut wrenching, life spoiling cramps. No pain
helps mood a LOT:

<http://www.good-earth.com/nature-s-plus-trace-mins--180-tablets.html>
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:40:10 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:

> Jeßus wrote:
>> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>>
>>>Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
>>>challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
>>>I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
>>>going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
>>>lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.
>>
>> Yeah, I need to do something like that some day. All I know is, when I
>> went low-carb about seven years ago, I felt *so* much better once
>> wheat was removed from my diet.
>
> I bet wheat wasn't the only thing you dreopped from your diet when you
> did low carb. It could be any one of them or a combination.
>
> Why did you exit low carb? For me it was endless relentless pressure
> from society to stop doing what works for me and resuming doing what
> failed for me.

society applies 'endless relentless pressure' over what you eat? what are
you, in jail or something?

blake

On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:40:10 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Jeßus wrote:
>> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>>
>>>Even better is to get real data on yourself by doing an eliminate and
>>>challenge experiment on yourself with the items in question. That's how
>>>I found my own wheat intolerance. Goodbye what once looked like it was
>>>going to be lifelong indigestion, hello what looks like it will be
>>>lifelong wheat avoidance and almost always good digestion.
>>
>> Yeah, I need to do something like that some day. All I know is, when I
>> went low-carb about seven years ago, I felt *so* much better once
>> wheat was removed from my diet.
>
>I bet wheat wasn't the only thing you dreopped from your diet when you
>did low carb. It could be any one of them or a combination.

True. Naturally I dropped all carby items whilst going low carb.

>Why did you exit low carb?

Basically I reached the point where I was able to reach and maintain
my ideal weight - and feel good at the same time. I moved interstate
(yet again) to a remote area and more or less live a self sufficient
lifestyle. That means a *lot* of hard physical work every day, so I
burn a lot of calories. I have no trouble keeping the weight off now.

There are still a lot of things I don't eat, but I do allow myself
things like root vegetables. I'll have rice occasionally as well, but
usually use Quinoa instead. The g/f and I have tried a lot of
different flours, Besan flour being the most favoured.

I also use quite a lot of maple syrup... the g/f introduced me to the
*real* stuff and what a revelation! It was love at first taste
Ironically I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but that smoky maple
syrup flavour is something else.

It seems to be working for me, because I don't get that tired, crappy
feeling anymore.

> For me it was endless relentless pressure
>from society to stop doing what works for me and resuming doing what
>failed for me. Not that anyone ever admitted that that was their
>intent, but was the pressure. Eventually some folks exitted from my
>life, one died, and I ended up having a fight with one who stopped the
>pressure. But having exitted it is every bit as hard to start again as
>it was the first time.

The only 'pressure' I've experienced is with people who just don't
understand why I don't want to eat their freshly baked cakes or
biscuits, that sorta thing. And of course, eating away from home can
be a real challenge, trying to avoid wheat or other grains...

>My health is a lot better for avoiding the worst of the carbs and even
>my poor not-really-low-carbing is enough for my blood pressure to stay
>pegged on normal. But my weight is back to what it was before I started
>and I still haven't restarted.

Sorry to hear that. I'm not sure low carb is of itself the whole
answer in the long term. Do you get any kind of regular exercise? I
think both are required, over the long term to maintain your ideal
weight, especially if you're over say, 40.

>> You have to wonder how many other people have food intolerances thats
>> compromising their well-being without their being aware of it.
>
>Lot's. I've cured several friends of snoring by getting them to eat
>corn free. There are tons of people who are intolerant of foods with no
>idea of it. Plenty of them deny having any symptoms yet they have never
>tried an eliminate-and-challenge process so they don't have any data to
>base their claims upon.

Exactly. It never occurred to me I might have a problem with wheat,
for example.