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Skriven 2013-08-02 17:42:53 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3098 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi janis,


>> Well, if it's refridgerated promptly I would think it would last 5
>> days or so.. though I've kept it longer and not had any problems.

 JK> > OK, sometimes we go thru a lot, quickly; other time it'll take a
 JK> month > or more to use a jar.

 JK> Yep, same here (g).

Generally I go thru a whole lot in summer, not nearly so much in winter.
There are exceptions to every situation tho. (G)


>> Most sites I looked at today say the same, though I would think it
>> would get used up faster than that if you're making it for salads,
>> etc.

 JK> > Salads, or lots of sandwiches. (G)

 JK> True.. We go through a bit of it generally, probably like you do (g).

We'll go thru a fair amount but Steve doesn't like it on most of his
sandwiches. He'll use more mustard & ketchup than I do but mayo usually
for turkey, ground ham, egg salad, etc.  BLTs and tomato sandwiches get
a light coating of mayo on the bread for him, a bit more for me.


>> see family members there again as well.  I'll probably bring a cake
>> (gluten-free) and a fresh fish salad.  Seems everyone is on diets
>> these days so fish should be low-carb enough for everyone. :)  The
>> cake being made with Almond flour will be low carb as well.

 JK> > Hope you have fun. Rachel is going to make a salad with salmon
 JK> tonight > for supper. Fish is basically no carb except for what's put
 JK> on it (if > fruit or sugar is used, they're higher carb than veggies)
 JK> so you should > be OK.

 JK> Yep.. and as long as those with fish allergies only eat the other

Just as long as people are aware of potential allergen in food....


 JK> foods (g)..This week I was reading about a young girl, maybe early
 JK> teens (12 or 13 I think).. she was at a children's camp and in the
 JK> dark, took a bite of some cakes offered to the kids.. She spit it out
 JK> immediately and said, 'There's
 JK> peanutbutter in this!' 6 hours later the poor little girl died of
 JK> anaphylactic shock.. More shocking that none of the counselors kept an
 JK> epipen with them :( Serious peanut allergies sure seem to be on the

That is not good! Camp counselors need to be aware of allergies that
their charges have, and carry an epi pen in the case of serious
allergies like this. Too bad she didn't tell her counselors or the camp
nurse right after it happened.


 JK> rise these days.  Strangely that is one of the few allergies that
 JK> doesn't affect my daughter.  So, I'll make sure to label that salad
 JK> FISH so no one is caught unaware.

I've done that with potential allery causing foods, or let parents know
about what I used to make the dish. Forewarned is forearmed.


>> myself all the time. > Nine and a half months after the diagnosis I
>> went off insulin and I've > lost about 30 pounds. I still stick my
>> finger once or twice a day and

>> Good to keep an eye on it, for sure.

 JK> > I have to; I don't want to crash like I did last year. The pancreas
 JK> just > got overloaded with carbs.

 JK> Most definitely.. Mom always had to do it as well, just to make sure.

We're eating supper later than we do at home right now so I'm just doing
a morning check. Still doing OK on my readings but did bring an insulin
pen for just in case. Hopefully it'll be like our last trip--ended up
not needing it at all.

>> touch at such a gathering, but I'd figure it's like my daughter's
>> allergies in that she knows exactly what she can handle, and what she
>> cannot.

 JK> > Exactly! I know what's low carb (most veggies, dairy, meat) that I
 JK> can > have a good amount of. The higher carb things like fruits,
 JK> grains/grain > products, sweets, sauces I'll go easy on or avoid,
 JK> especially if that > meal is at the end of the day.

 JK> That's the way to do it, for sure.  At this picnic, I think the bulk
 JK> of the foods were prepared and eaten at what one would consider
 JK> early... though at times it seemed we ate all day :) :)  I did make
 JK> some hamburgers one night since we'd eaten much earlier and I figured
 JK> people would be hungry.

I can see, and in a case like mine, need something to keep the blood
sugar at a relatively even keel. That's why I grab a light munchie at
night several hours after supper so I don't crash during the night.

>> dishes, I put a small amount of water in the bottom of the bowl or
>> dish (say for an individual serving). That takes care of the problem
>> for that type food.. for salads like macaroni salad though, that idea
>> would not work obviously (g).

 JK> > OK, we don't have the gluten issues so I don't buy GF producs. As
 JK> is, > we've cut way back on the amount of pasta we eat so that's not a
 JK> major > source of carbs for us. Donated some to a food drive last
 JK> week, just to > get it out of the pantry (yes, it was still within
 JK> "use by" dates).

 JK> That's a neat thing to do.  I'm sure it was appreciated.

Yes, and it freed up some room in my pantry. (G) We've still got enough
pasta to keep us happy for a while. I eat about half the amount I used
to now, and usually with a big salad as part of the meal.

>> We avoid apple products here since that's a bad one for my daughter..

 JK> > OK, I didn't know that was one of her allergy issues. I'll have to
 JK> try > tuna with pineapple.

 JK> Truely the only vegetables she can eat are green beans, carrots,
 JK> celery, broccoli, squash of all types, cauliflower, no peas, no
 JK> eggplant, no tomatoes, no peppers, no apples, no peaches, no
 JK> nectarines, no blueberries, no

Sounds like a friend of ours with a chlorophyll allergy. She couldn't
have anything green, very few other fruits or veggies.


 JK> stawberries.. At one point she had to put all her No-Nos on a
 JK> spreadsheet since people kept asking her 'can you eat this at our
 JK> gathering?' :)  I think I mentioned to you a while back that when her

Smart idea!

 JK> allergies hit at about 18mos. old, I had to reintroduce all foods to
 JK> determine what she was allergic to.

Not a fun time for either of you, I'm sure.

>> My MIL first used pineapple in her macaroni salad years ago, and it
>> was so good. I also love to add pineapple to coleslaw.. it seems a
>> natural since it's sweet.

 JK> > My MIL taught me how to make cole slaw with pineapple; it's our
 JK> favorite > form of cole slaw. I use stevia now in the dressing instead
 JK> of the sugar > I used to use & we haven't noticed any difference in
 JK> taste.

 JK> Ours as well :)

And better for blood sugar levels. (G)

 JK> > I went off injections at the end of March. It took a bit of
 JK> adjusting to > stevia instead of sugar but it was a big help to get
 JK> the blood sugars > under control.

 JK> I can believe that.. that and watching fruit, starches and carbs..

Like a hawk most of the time, not as intense other times but making sure
I eat reasonably "sanely".


 JK> > "Real" chicken would work well too, if I had it on hand. That's
 JK> where > keeping some cooked on hand would be good.

 JK> Yes, true.  If not for my son hating chicken (and most meats
 JK> generally) I'd probably keep a bit more of it cooked and ready (g).

Hating meat or just wanting to eat vegetarian? I'd have a hard time
giving up some cuts of meat, others would go without regrets. (G)

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