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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 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @imallears "@lioness Hi, I never made tuna with pasta...always wanted to try that.but I do use canned..." + (show)
@imallears

@lioness
Hi,

I never made tuna with pasta...always wanted to try that.but I do use canned sardines (in olive oil)....with pasta. Sardines have to be cooked a little with onion and breadcrumbs in the pan even though the sardines are already cooked. Seems to deepen the flavor. Original recipe I had called for capers but I never liked them. I like the fish pasta combo a lot. Can’t go wrong with pasta and anything else. I only use Dreamfield pasta when I am in a carby wheat mood. It’s got more protein and seems to taste better to me.

I’m holding out until dinner tonight and I have to stop the food talk!

Regards from Hungry FL Mary

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@imallers cant wait to hear Leonards response. Happy eating With this tuna salad salad you get to different taste for one. I fix tuna like I would for sandwiches then use it in the salad I described very good.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @imallears "@jakeduck Ahhh Jake....Foods that are repugnant to you are the good foods...beverages like coffee, matcha tea..." + (show)
@imallears

@jakeduck

Ahhh Jake....Foods that are repugnant to you are the good foods...beverages like coffee, matcha tea and wine in moderation are good for you....We are all good cooks in our family and extremely nutrition conscious and need to know the origins of many foods and try to avoid the white flours, wheat and the cane sugars and unpronounceable additives in almost all foods. We all exercise and play sports (not me for sports) and love to cook (except my son in law who knows how to open the fridge and order online). We are all in good physical health, trim and energetic.

We have evolved our thinking about food in the past 10 years and have benefited from it.

Now, as for you Jake...dear soul...we have all given you the simplest meals we can come up with and you still are not happy. What are we to do? Methinks you have to get a personal chef or .....gasp!.....bite the bullet and meander to the kitchen and up to the stove where you may have to spend at least 20 to 30 in pursuit of a healthy meal. I know, I know ....you are overwhelmed at the thought. It’s either that or the dungeon!

My cast iron stomach thanks you for the lovely lady comment at least.

You’re still a hoot.

FL Mary

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If anyone wants me I’ll be in the dungeon. If I work up the courage I might make a tuna sandwich later, much later.
Jake

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lioness | @lioness | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @debbraw "Sounds great @lioness - I have a soft spot in my heart for tuna salad and..." + (show)
@debbraw

Sounds great @lioness - I have a soft spot in my heart for tuna salad and chicken salad. I'm assuming your tuna is a can of tuna? And, how much couscous do you use?

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@debbraw Depends on how many people your feeding . I'm one so just took a handful of couscous or pasta cooled it then added it to the tunafish I prepared for sandwiches you get two diff. meals out of this . I kept some just tunafish for the sandwich and other part in the salad . So I mix my tuna with mayo in the salad it holds together with the other stuff.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@imallers cant wait to hear Leonards response. Happy eating With this tuna salad salad you get..." + (show)
@lioness

@imallers cant wait to hear Leonards response. Happy eating With this tuna salad salad you get to different taste for one. I fix tuna like I would for sandwiches then use it in the salad I described very good.

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@lioness your tuna sounds good and I was gonna make it but ears mentioned sardines and capers and turned my stomach but maybe I’ll be ok later and have a tuna sandwich and save your dish for another day. I saw someone open a can of sardines which is really fish bait and saw them looking at me. Maybe I’m weird, well no question about that I guess, but I don’t like my food looking at me.
Jake

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lioness | @lioness | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@lioness your tuna sounds good and I was gonna make it but ears mentioned sardines and..." + (show)
@jakedduck1

@lioness your tuna sounds good and I was gonna make it but ears mentioned sardines and capers and turned my stomach but maybe I’ll be ok later and have a tuna sandwich and save your dish for another day. I saw someone open a can of sardines which is really fish bait and saw them looking at me. Maybe I’m weird, well no question about that I guess, but I don’t like my food looking at me.
Jake

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@jakedduck1 No your not weird I don't like fish looking at me that turns my stomach I think you will like the tunafish sandwich I keep 1/2 for the salad and 1/2 for sandwiches if you get the big can

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @lioness "@jakedduck1 No your not weird I don't like fish looking at me that turns my stomach..." + (show)
@lioness

@jakedduck1 No your not weird I don't like fish looking at me that turns my stomach I think you will like the tunafish sandwich I keep 1/2 for the salad and 1/2 for sandwiches if you get the big can

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@lioness
Would it be good if I substituted malt vinegar instead of red wine vinegrete?
Jake

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lioness | @lioness | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@lioness Would it be good if I substituted malt vinegar instead of red wine vinegrete? Jake" + (show)
@jakedduck1

@lioness
Would it be good if I substituted malt vinegar instead of red wine vinegrete?
Jake

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@jakedduck1 Sure it will just give it a different taste but if you like Malt I don't see why not .I like Balsamic so will do this next time.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @harriethodgson1 "Group members may be interested in The Family Caregiver's Cookbook. It's filled with family and original..." + (show)
@harriethodgson1

Group members may be interested in The Family Caregiver's Cookbook. It's filled with family and original recipes that are easy to fix, delicious, and dietitian approved.

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@harriethodgson1
I like that word “Easy.” Is it really easy without tons of ingredients without using a bunch of dishes and doesn’t take a long time?
If so where is it available?
Jake

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ellerbracke | @ellerbracke | Aug 1, 2019

@jakedduck1 : happened on this site while browsing. You are pretty active. Challenging people for recipes. Well - to help you out: recipes for how many persons? Yourself only, with leftovers? How picky? Willing to put some extra time in for excellent leftovers that can be frozen for at least 2 extra meals? Restrictions of what you should not (doesn’t mean do not) eat? I’m very sure I can give you some basic and not so basic food help, once you sort of settle down. I gather at some point edible bugs were on discussion?

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Aug 1, 2019
In reply to @ellerbracke "@jakedduck1 : happened on this site while browsing. You are pretty active. Challenging people for recipes...." + (show)
@ellerbracke

@jakedduck1 : happened on this site while browsing. You are pretty active. Challenging people for recipes. Well - to help you out: recipes for how many persons? Yourself only, with leftovers? How picky? Willing to put some extra time in for excellent leftovers that can be frozen for at least 2 extra meals? Restrictions of what you should not (doesn’t mean do not) eat? I’m very sure I can give you some basic and not so basic food help, once you sort of settle down. I gather at some point edible bugs were on discussion?

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@ellerbracke
Hi there,
You must know cooking isn’t my thing. I loath just being in the kitchen.
If I have to cook I like it fast, few ingredients unless they are all ready to be dumped in without any prep, few dishes and last awhile.
Doctors orders, nothing fried, frozen, canned or packaged. Little salt as possible, only water and 2 cups non fat milk to drink, no vegetables high in oxalates, don’t like eggs (ok in cakes, pies, cookies etc) but not suppose to have sugar. Don’t like fish except tuna (salt free) or sea food, organ meats.
Did I live you anything to work with?
Thanks in advance,
Jake

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