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Skriven 2016-01-21 15:55:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: carrot sticks was: ga
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 01-16-16  20:13 <=-

 RH>> Good idea--fill up on something good for you instead of crackers and
 RH>> suchlike. My mom put out the stuff as part of the dinner, no pre meal
 RH>> nibbilling allowed.
 NB>> Oh, these weren't prenibbling... this was part of the meal, too... :)

 RH> Prenibbling wasn't an option at our house when I was growing up. I
 RH> think my younger brother would have eaten everything in sight, had
 RH> it been available. (G)

Only time there was any prenibbling at our house (other than cook's
privileges) was if Daddy was hungry beforehand (and supper would still
be a while) and fixed something for nibbling on to hold himself and
incidentally others... those were always very well monitored/metered by
Daddy himself...  ;)

 RH>> We (and now Rachel) tend to put out various
 RH>> nibbles starting in late morning so dinner can be served mid to late
 RH>> afternoon with nobody going hungry in the mean time.
 NB>> We started doing that for the family Christmas gathering... and then
 NB>> by the time dinner was ready, nobody was hungry, so we changed to just
 NB>> providing hearty nibbles...  :)  Easier all around, especially with as
 NB>> big a group as it can become...  ;)  Recently, we've added back in
 NB>> soups and make-your-own (often turkey) sandwiches, just to make things
 NB>> a bit more substantial.. but it's still pretty informal...  :)

 RH> Sounds good. I made sure I went for a lot of higher protein nibbles at
 RH> Rachel's--cheese without crackers and such like to hold me until
 RH> dinner. Had some carbs but tried to keep them in good balance with the
 RH> proteins. 

When it's informal, one has plenty of control over what one chooses to
eat... assuming there's a sufficient variety to choose from... :)  Some
things one just wants a taste of, even if it isn't something one should
be getting a lot of... :)

 RH>> We'll bake the breast we have, just for something different. May
 RH>> try doing it on a bed of dressing as well, for the flavor.
 NB>> The turkey thighs I snagged for Christmas still reside in the
 NB>> freezer... we ended up doing more meals out than originally
 NB>> thought/planned... :)  And I've been doing quicker meals since,
 NB>> too, mostly, due to the schedule...

 RH> I understand, some days and weeks get like that for us as well.

Fortunately, it usually doesn't last forever... (G)  Maybe next month
I'll have more opportunity to do things that require more time and
effort...  ;)

ttyl       neb

... Pandora's Law: Never open a box you didn't close yourself

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