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Recipes, Food Tips, Healthy Eating & More

Posted by Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor @debbraw, Feb 22, 2019

Some of the members of the Gratitude Discussion Group were interested in having a place to share recipes and food ideas. I’m hoping that we can use this thread as a place to have that kind of discussion. I’d love to hear your ideas for quick meals, comfort food, healthy snacks, and more.

Personally, I’ve just been through a bad reaction to one of my medications that left me with a very queasy stomach. I would love to hear ideas – or recipes – that might be used when you need to get something on your stomach, but don’t want to overdo it.

Hopefully, this thread will even be a place where we can share recipes for special treats and yummy rewards. It doesn’t always have to be healthy!

I’d love to hear from members who have been part of other discussions AND from new members who have good ideas, recipes and food tips to share. I’m excited to see who might start us off here with an awesome food suggestion!

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 28, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@merpreb This is the way I always did my meatloaf being from Heinz area used the..." + (show)
@lioness

@merpreb This is the way I always did my meatloaf being from Heinz area used the ketchup .lol. I also add chop peppers,carrots @celery in at times also Instead of ketchup I,ok too with cocktail sauce different taste

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Linda- What would we all do without tomatoes?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Mar 28, 2019

@lioness @contentandwell @parus (yes, and even @jakedduck1) and all meatloaf lovers. I've also used Heinz chili sauce. It has onions and spices in it that give meatloaf a great flavor. It tends to be sweet rather than overly spicy. Gives meatloaf a flavorful zing! (The generic store brands are not nearly as flavorful so I keep with the brand name.) Here's to great meatloaf. Bon Appetit!

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Parus | @parus | Mar 28, 2019

I have even been known to add chopped apples or raisins to meatloaf. Especially tasty with ground turkey. May need to be making one. I am making myself hungry. Oh and do not forget the Ritz! Oatmeal works well for those on low salt diets. I use sprout bread crumbs with low sodium.

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 28, 2019
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@merpreb

Linda- What would we all do without tomatoes?

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@merpreb Dont know thongs eoulf be bland

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 28, 2019
In reply to @hopeful33250 "@lioness @contentandwell @parus (yes, and even @jakedduck1) and all meatloaf lovers. I've also used Heinz chili..." + (show)
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@lioness @contentandwell @parus (yes, and even @jakedduck1) and all meatloaf lovers. I've also used Heinz chili sauce. It has onions and spices in it that give meatloaf a great flavor. It tends to be sweet rather than overly spicy. Gives meatloaf a flavorful zing! (The generic store brands are not nearly as flavorful so I keep with the brand name.) Here's to great meatloaf. Bon Appetit!

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@hopeful33250 Thats right its got to be Heinz

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 28, 2019
In reply to @merpreb "@lioness, @contentandwell - I use Martha Stewart's recipe. I only use 1 lb of turkey burger..." + (show)
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@lioness, @contentandwell - I use Martha Stewart's recipe. I only use 1 lb of turkey burger and I don't think that I use all of the ketchup. https://www.marthastewart.com/316391/classic-meatloaf

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@merpreb I love Ina Garten and when I googled turkey meatloaf she had a recipe out there too. I didn't look at the ingredients, she always uses salt and thinks it's an absolute necessity, but I don't agree with her there. I have two of Martha's cookbooks, but they are older and I think that the recipes were more elaborate than meatloaf.
JK

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 28, 2019

JK- I love her. She'll use a lot of butter to. But her recipes are great. Except for baking, which I hardly ever do for fear of a TIA , I always change something in a recipe, either ingredients or time...

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 28, 2019
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JK- I love her. She'll use a lot of butter to. But her recipes are great. Except for baking, which I hardly ever do for fear of a TIA , I always change something in a recipe, either ingredients or time...

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@merpreb Why would baking cause a TIA?

@hopeful33250 @lioness My mother would only use Bennett's which is hard to find now. It is the best though, it's chunkier. I just googled it and it is available in Target apparently, but also on Amazon. I generally keep things I want to buy in my shopping cart on Amazon until I have enough there to get free shipping. I don't think Prime would be worth it to me.
JK

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Mar 28, 2019
In reply to @contentandwell "@gingerw I made the meatloaf for dinner and it was very good. I did it with..." + (show)
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@gingerw I made the meatloaf for dinner and it was very good. I did it with just one pound of ground turkey, 93%lean, added about 2/3 C oatmeal, a tomato basil sauce that I bought over the weekend from Whole Foods, sauteed celery and onion, and some Tuscan Herbs seasoning (it comes in a grinder bottle). My husband didn't have much hope for it when he heard we were having turkey meatloaf but he ended up having seconds! There was some sauce leftover so we used that on top of the slices and put a little home grated pecorino romano on top. Yum!
Thanks for the idea. I wasn't sure how long to cook it for so I googled turkey meatloaf recipes and there were many online too.

@harriethodgson1 @hopeful33250 Sounds good, I think I will buy it. As if I don't already have enough cookbooks, but at my age, I like simple recipes and since dietary concerns have been addressed, that's a huge plus.
JK

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@contentandwell Sometimes my recipes get adventurous when making meatloaf or soups or stews. I remember one time using leftover homemade minestrone soup in my meatloaf because that's what I had on hand. It truly was a kitchen sink meatloaf. But it turned out pretty dang good.
Ginger

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Scott, Volunteer Mentor | @IndianaScott | Mar 28, 2019
In reply to @contentandwell "@merpreb Why would baking cause a TIA? @hopeful33250 @lioness My mother would only use Bennett's which..." + (show)
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@merpreb Why would baking cause a TIA?

@hopeful33250 @lioness My mother would only use Bennett's which is hard to find now. It is the best though, it's chunkier. I just googled it and it is available in Target apparently, but also on Amazon. I generally keep things I want to buy in my shopping cart on Amazon until I have enough there to get free shipping. I don't think Prime would be worth it to me.
JK

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You all are making me hungry! This conversation also brought back memories of when I was about to get married. My mom gave my soon-to-be bride a small recipe book of her ‘favorites’. My wife was 100% Italian and was an amaxing cook (she was even was published in Better Homes & Gardens). As she read my mom’s recipes for the first time later that night she gasped and said to me “Scott, do you realize every one of your mom’s recipes have at least one can of Campbells soup in them?”

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