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   Kommentar till text 3219 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,

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

 JK> Sure, makes sense.. Over here, Ron likes peanut butter and mayo
 JK> sandwiches because it avoids the sugar in jellies and jams.  I have
 JK> not tried that combo.. not sure if I could Lol.  There's just

I know I won't try it; I don't like peanut butter. (G) OTOH, Steve likes
peanut butter and often does a peanut butter & banana sandwich, with a
sprinkle of cinnamon.


 JK> something that bothers me thinking of the consistency of mayo and pb
 JK> (G)  I sure it's a lot healthier than some of the jellies and jams out

Some, but not all. We're still using a stock of jams I made. They're
cooked, with less sugar than the freezer versions and no hfcs.


 JK> there though.  Speaking of which, I truly miss our grape arbor in
 JK> Windsor since every year I made concord grape jams and jellies.
 JK> Nothing like that here in our yard Slaterville Springs :(  I guess
 JK> we'll have to pick up some plants at Lowe's gardening section and put
 JK> up an arbor.  Ron had to rebuild our arbor in Windor since it was so
 JK> ancient so at least he has experience with that (g).

So he can build a new one from the ground up with no problems then. (G)
Do you have a big yard like you did in Windsor?

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

 JK> > We'll go thru a fair amount but Steve doesn't like it on most of his
 JK> > sandwiches. He'll use more mustard & ketchup than I do but mayo
 JK> usually

 JK> Though Ron thinks my love of ketchup is all encompassing, it isn't
 JK> (g). I like ketchup on eggs with a touch of tabasco.. and on french

I'll put salsa on my eggs--influence of living in the southwest. Most of
the time I use ketchup is for meatloaf but Steve likes it on other meats
as well. We found a lower carb ketchup in both regular and spicy
versions; the spicy does have a good bit of "zing" to it.

 JK> fries as well.. though I think my favorite on french fries is vinegar,
 JK> something I tried when I was much younger on a trip to the Boardwalk.
 JK> :)

Malt vinegar is the one to use there. The one & only time we tried 5
Guys for burgers & fries the malt vinegar was what was the saving grace
for the otherwise sorry (undercooked) fries.


 JK> > for turkey, ground ham, egg salad, etc.  BLTs and tomato sandwiches
 JK> get > a light coating of mayo on the bread for him, a bit more for me.

 JK> I like a bit more than a light coating on the bread for BLT's as well.

Gotta be able to taste the mayo. (G)

 JK> people who you know have problems.  Safer just to label foods though.

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

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

 JK> Yeah, I doubt there was time for that.. the article indicated she was
 JK> rushed off to medical treatment.  I still can't believe that camp did
 JK> encourage counselors to carry something as essential as an epi pen.

I suspect they will now. When I worked at camps, any time a kid came
thru with health issues, we all knew about it and had on hand what to
use for it--didn't have any kids with needs for epi pens tho.


>> doesn't affect my daughter.  So, I'll make sure to label that salad
>> FISH so no one is caught unaware.

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

 JK> Yep :)  Better than having an emergency ...

Or a death; her parents must really be hurting.

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

 JK> That is great.

I'm doing well so far but some heavier carb eating the last couple of
days than I usually do. I'll have to cut back over the next few days.

>> early... though at times it seemed we ate all day :) :)  I did make
>> some hamburgers one night since we'd eaten much earlier and I figured
>> people would be hungry.

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

 JK> It does need constant attention, I'm sure.  Mom is the one who first
 JK> noticed she had a problem with her sugar levels before she had any
 JK> tests, etc.. being a nurse, it made sense.  I think she first noted
 JK> how thirsty she'd become, then had signs of that diabetic 'taste' in
 JK> her mouth.  I forget that that is called, the substance she tasted has
 JK> a name though.  Her suspicions were confirmed by her doctor after he
 JK> ordered fasting blood sugar tests.  So since we know it's in the
 JK> family, we're all watching for it as well.

We were blindsided; my doctor had thought she'd requested an A1C a few
months prior but there was no record of one. If I'd known, I would have
worked to change the situation before it blew up on me.

>> major > source of carbs for us. Donated some to a food drive last
>> week, just to > get it out of the pantry (yes, it was still within
>> "use by" dates).

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


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