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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.

lioness | @lioness | Jun 18, 2019
In reply to @merpreb "@liones- I hope that get some relief, I really do. There isn't much worse than pain..." + (show)
@merpreb

@liones- I hope that get some relief, I really do. There isn't much worse than pain that just won't go away and is bad! Any work on the spine should be . Just remember that it's an option, not the last resort yet. Chin up! Feel any better?

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@merpreb Yes thanks Merry you always make me feel better

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 18, 2019

@lioness- Aww. I'm glad! Thank you

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JK | @contentandwell | Jun 19, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@merpreb I haven't tried the tea yet Mine doesn't have sugar in it so honey sounds..." + (show)
@lioness

@merpreb I haven't tried the tea yet Mine doesn't have sugar in it so honey sounds good.I forgot if I told you about my back.Im going for an injection tomorrow.Told Dr the scs scares me ,he agreed,what's that tell you?

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@lioness I would be a bit skeptical about spinal cord stimulation also. I just googled it and found many articles out there and the success rate is somewhat dubious. Here is one article from NCBI which is a good source but rather technical:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389317/

Here is another article from the perspective of a patient:
https://medium.com/@SittingDis/why-i-passed-on-the-spinal-cord-stimulator-fe5fadc798fc

I'm sorry, but I do not recall what has caused this pain. My brother-in-law had spinal stenosis and did have surgery for it, a laminectomy. He was in the hospital for two nights and it has worked out excellently for him. He had a great surgeon.
JK

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 19, 2019
In reply to @contentandwell "@lioness I would be a bit skeptical about spinal cord stimulation also. I just googled it..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@lioness I would be a bit skeptical about spinal cord stimulation also. I just googled it and found many articles out there and the success rate is somewhat dubious. Here is one article from NCBI which is a good source but rather technical:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389317/

Here is another article from the perspective of a patient:
https://medium.com/@SittingDis/why-i-passed-on-the-spinal-cord-stimulator-fe5fadc798fc

I'm sorry, but I do not recall what has caused this pain. My brother-in-law had spinal stenosis and did have surgery for it, a laminectomy. He was in the hospital for two nights and it has worked out excellently for him. He had a great surgeon.
JK

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@contentandwell Thanks for the articles With the research I've done and you @merry I appreciate it I have a fractured back my L2in 05 it has affected my whole left side Because of my therapy in a turtle shell brace for 3months it has fused my L5,@S1 my sciatica nerve is trapped by bone from the shifting down of my vertabra,s that's causing my burning pain in my thighs surgery maybe required .My cabbag was in 1996 It was triple bypass My Endo was fine ayear ago My protection of my heart is far more important then having an invasive procedure like this. Sorry this is so long . Today I'm going in for a injection and will tell Dr why I don't want this procedure It's to risky In 05 Dr.wanted to do surgery to build up my fracture bone I refused for same reason. Thanks for caring all of you I'm so glad I'm here to talk with such caring people .

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JK | @contentandwell | Jun 19, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@contentandwell Thanks for the articles With the research I've done and you @Merry I appreciate it..." + (show)
@lioness

@contentandwell Thanks for the articles With the research I've done and you @merry I appreciate it I have a fractured back my L2in 05 it has affected my whole left side Because of my therapy in a turtle shell brace for 3months it has fused my L5,@S1 my sciatica nerve is trapped by bone from the shifting down of my vertabra,s that's causing my burning pain in my thighs surgery maybe required .My cabbag was in 1996 It was triple bypass My Endo was fine ayear ago My protection of my heart is far more important then having an invasive procedure like this. Sorry this is so long . Today I'm going in for a injection and will tell Dr why I don't want this procedure It's to risky In 05 Dr.wanted to do surgery to build up my fracture bone I refused for same reason. Thanks for caring all of you I'm so glad I'm here to talk with such caring people .

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@lioness I would hesitate about having the SCS also, is there anything else that can be done? If not have you considered going to a pain doctor to help you deal with the pain? I have heard they can be very helpful.
JK

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 19, 2019
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@contentandwell

@lioness I would hesitate about having the SCS also, is there anything else that can be done? If not have you considered going to a pain doctor to help you deal with the pain? I have heard they can be very helpful.
JK

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@contentandwell Yes that is who I'm going to pain management Dr. I will talk to him today he is giving me an injection hope it helps plus I found some stretching exercise that I think will help .

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 25, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@contentandwell Yes that is who I'm going to pain management Dr. I will talk to him..." + (show)
@lioness

@contentandwell Yes that is who I'm going to pain management Dr. I will talk to him today he is giving me an injection hope it helps plus I found some stretching exercise that I think will help .

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@lioness- Checking in on you to see how you are doing. Has the injection worked?

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 25, 2019

Here are some heart healthy high fiber food that you might want to include in you summer meals.
https://www.eatthis.com/high-fiber-foods/

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jun 25, 2019

And here is a real recipe!
How to Make Asparagus Tomato Salad:

Rinse the asparagus and tomatoes in water and cut off the bottoms of the asparagus spears, then cut them into thirds.
Bring a few cups of water to a boil on the stove, and boil asparagus for 5-7 minutes. Drain the asparagus and place in a bowl of ice water to keep asparagus from cooking more.
Cut cherry tomatoes in half, and the string cheese into bite-sized pieces.
In a large bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, asparagus and string cheese pieces.
Pour the dressing over the top, add pepper and basil, and mix. Chill until ready to serve.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jun 25, 2019
In reply to @merpreb "And here is a real recipe! How to Make Asparagus Tomato Salad: Rinse the asparagus and..." + (show)
@merpreb

And here is a real recipe!
How to Make Asparagus Tomato Salad:

Rinse the asparagus and tomatoes in water and cut off the bottoms of the asparagus spears, then cut them into thirds.
Bring a few cups of water to a boil on the stove, and boil asparagus for 5-7 minutes. Drain the asparagus and place in a bowl of ice water to keep asparagus from cooking more.
Cut cherry tomatoes in half, and the string cheese into bite-sized pieces.
In a large bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, asparagus and string cheese pieces.
Pour the dressing over the top, add pepper and basil, and mix. Chill until ready to serve.

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@merpreb
A salad without lettuce, how novel. Easy too, not many ingredients. I wouldn’t cook the asparagus. A definite winner if I could find some precut tomatoes, would canned ones work?
Jake

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