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.

lioness | @lioness | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @jakedduck1 "Has anyone in California seen Oat milk in stores? I haven’t. Jake" + (show)

@jakedduck1 No I haven't seen any here going shopping bsoon I,ll let u know

Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @lioness "@jakedduck1 There goes my Cheerios what's left" + (show)

@lioness
I like frosted mini wheats because they have 90% of your daily iron. Need to keep up my hemoglobin.
Jake

Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jun 15, 2019

@jakedduck1 @lioness @margieinia The oat milk was similar to other non-dairy milk. Not as good as real milk, but OK. I got the brand made by Quaker Oats. It has quite a bit of fiber in it, which makes it healthier, especially if combined with a high fiber cereal like the mini-wheats that @jakedduck1 mentioned. I bought the kind without added flavoring or sweetener (50 calories). Because of the fiber, it might be the healthiest of the non-dairy milk.

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @hopeful33250 "@jakedduck1 I doubt that nothing is as bad as diet sodas. I think the nut milk..." + (show)

@hopeful33250- That doesn't even sound good, my mouth went dry. So what does it taste like?

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @jakedduck1 "@merpreb Hi No, not just that I don’t like it. I suppose I don’t like it..." + (show)

@jakedduck1 - Oh my goodness, so many replacements and your back too? I hate it when there's more than one thing ailing me. I get depressed and feel hopeless. I really think, Jake, that it's time to do something about your pain so that you can live a more productive life. You really don't want to just settle for not being able to move, do you?

JK | @contentandwell | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @lioness "@merpreb I'm so glad you found it helps you Ive advocated this for a long time...." + (show)

@lioness Prednisone really is a mixed blessing. You were taking it for inflammation? I forget what I took that sliding scale dosage for, but I know it did work. Another time I was on it for a couple of weeks and gained a lot of weight and I was miserable. I was able to get off of it a couple of days early. Now I take it daily, but a small dose so it hasn't really bothered me.
I hope you enjoyed your grandson, you always seem to look forward to those times with him. I doubt I will ever live close to my grandchildren, when either my son or daughter finally have some children.
By the way, I buy the Rishi tea at Whole Foods. There is one in a non-refrigerated carton that you just add milk to, it's sweetened, but you can also buy tea leaves to brew if you want to able to have it without sugar. I think I saw it in tea bags too recently.
JK

JK | @contentandwell | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @jakedduck1 "@merpreb No, I’m not kidding about doing things. I use to clean the house top to..." + (show)

@jakedduck1 I think that @merpreb has an excellent point there. Maybe you should consider the surgeries. It sounds as you are living with too many areas of pain, life would be better if you could eliminate some of those painful areas.
JK

imallears | @imallears | Jun 15, 2019

In reply to @merpreb "@jakedduck1 - Oh my goodness, so many replacements and your back too? I hate it when..." + (show)

@merpreb
I agree with you about managing the pain. It’s a hard decision to make about relying on pain meds but I think there comes a point in your life , and depending on your age, when it is a necessary evil. Also hard to decide about surgeries. I worked for an orthopedic practice for nearly 20 years and have seen the good and bad about joint replacements and back surgeries and would probably only go that route if pain couldn’t be managed. Difficult to say and there are no guarantees. But quality of life is so important. Food for thought.

Regards from FL Mary