Latisha

No, unfortunately not. There are varying degrees of severity tho. Many people can get by with taking a tablet before they eat cheese or milk and it help them tolerate lactose.

Latisha

Can't beat old Betty Crocker cb. These recipes might not have all the short cuts but what you end up with is divine.

Latisha

Hope it went well. I'd say get the sodium out quick. Drink much water.

Latisha

I'd make shakes that have strawberries and blueberries, but stay away from a lot of fruits. To me a pink lady apple is as sweet as bread pudding. I've done low carb and ate and ate salads and veggies.

Latisha

I looked up KCl and will give that a try. Thanks so much for the suggestions! I realized the major spices I use are salt, pepper and lowry's so I have a lot of spices to add in. Thanks!

Latisha

this would never work for me because I would want to eat it all after taking the time to prepare it. I'd use simple to make appetizers like all the stuff they sell in the frozen food section like pizza bites, spinach puffs.

Latisha

What a fun idea! I might have to steal it =) you could make bangers and mash which is sausage and mashed potatoes essentially. Or do a craft like make feather clips like all the UK people are wearing in the magazines.

Latisha

I feel for you! You could also send him out the door with a strawberry banana smoothie? I know that isn't the few items you suggested that he likes to eat but it is really good and doesn't feel healthy.

Latisha

I stay away from margaritas and heavy beers. I typically go for white wine. 2 carbs as stated above seems low, though. White wine can be so sweet.

Latisha

I read a BBC article on child obesity problems in the UK - it blames salt for triggering excessive use of 'sugary, calorie-laden soft drinks'. Isn't the use of HFCS in UK severely limited to protect European sugar production? If so that means it isn't hfcs...

Latisha

My opinion is that it's better to use small amounts of naturally ocurring forms of sugar (honey, maple syrup, fructose, cane sugar, etc) than small amounts of splenda or other artificial sweetners. Regardless, you shouldn't be ingesting large amounts of either at every meal of the day.

Latisha

I'd say baking at home is about $1.50 per loaf - it isn't that much less expensive when you factor in time to cook and drive to store to buy ingredients.

Latisha

I recommend using high quality beans. I saute garlic and olive oil and then add dry beans to saute. Finally put in a pot with ***chicken broth*** and cook on low for a very long time. This makes a divine mexican style pinto bean.

Latisha

I love fruit pizza for dessert. You can put sugar cookie dough on the bottom or you can try something I've been doing to cut down on sugar and white flour - I made a shortbread cookie recipe using wheat flour, real butter (say no to margarine!) and less white sugar. The fruit on top provides most of the sweet and it is DIVINE.

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Something I had a Cantina Laredo (mexican restaurant) last week was great too. Grilled fajita style chicken, black beans, lots of cilantro on top of a bed of lettuce. Finish with a oil based salad dressing and squeeze a lot of fresh lime. Another point to note is that I had a "Skinny Margarita" there - only 95 calories. It was fresh lime and lemon juice, agave nectar (natural sugar), tequila and a splash of club soda. divine and low cal!!

Latisha

Thank you, Jessica! Those sound divine.

Latisha

There was just a post on The Pioneer Woman blog that used Dr. Pepper as a way to season and tenderize pork. looked yummm.

Latisha

I like to make jams, pickles and salsa. We give them to co-workers, friends, neighbors for Christmas gifts. cuts down on holiday mall time.