Produce or Real Estate?

Comment #8

konane — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:37:32 GMT

If you can eat black olives, adding sliced black olives to tuna instead of mayonnaise is quite good. Am a firm believer in olive oil being a good thing so do use it myself, except for saute or rare frying because it breaks down in high temps. Seriously take a look in ethnic markets for fruits most at better prices than grocery stores. Or take a look stuff the truck farmer has .... you know the one who parks his truck loaded with baskets of fresh stuff. Leave out jal... [ More ]

Comment #7

justxploring — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:48:22 GMT

Thank you so much, Gentlespirit. Maybe that's why I feel faint & feverish after eating (although not all the time) I don't have any insurance and when I go to the doctors they want me to have so many tests that cost thousands. But if this continues to worsen, I won't have a choice.

Comment #6

Gentlespirit — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:07:28 GMT

Justxploring, you mentioned pains in your lower left. Well I use to get pains in my lower left and eventually had to have surgery. This was 2 1/2 years ago. I was diagnosed with diverticulitus. It's a colon condition older folks have a tendency to get. Mine was so bad they had to operate. Before the operation, I definitely had to watch what I ate or I would have painful episodes. After surgery, I can eat anything and it doesn't bother me. Just thought I'd share that information with you because you might have the same thing.... [ More ]

Comment #5

justxploring — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:54:14 GMT

Tilapia is popular here, Gentlespirit. I'm not sure, but I think the first time I ate it was in Costa Rica. I eat salmon too, but I won't eat farmed salmon any more. To be honest, I don't enjoy cooking. Boiling a pot of water and dropping in some angel hair pasta is cooking to me. Egg salad is a little more effort. I have to boil the water, drop in the eggs and then peel & mash them. LOL Actually, if I didn't have trouble chewing (long story) I'd eat a lot of raw stuff or cold sandwiches. I love tuna and those new pouches (no draining) are great. I get many sandwiches out of one Starkist pouch. I used to turn my nose up at the "light" tuna and only buy solid white albacore, but now I'd rather eat the chunk light in sunflower oil. It's tastier. Konane, I've eaten ramen noodles, but I was trying to get more fruits into my diet. I eat a lot of noodles, probably too many. (pasta, lo mein) It's really not the budget as much as lack of room in my tummy. There's something wrong which I should check out one of these days. A few bites and I double over with knife like pains in my lower left. Still, the reason I started this blog was I got sticker shock at the price of produce. I mean, I'm only one person. How can a mother tell her 3 children to eat some fresh fruit everyday if it costs a dollar for an apple? Love guacamole, but anything with jalapenos would kill me. I'm really proud of myself, however. I've gone about a week without a Boston Market or Stouffer's frozen entree. (applause, applause) Thanks for posting, Konane & Gentlespirit.... [ More ]

Comment #4

Gentlespirit — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:31:27 GMT

I love Konane's ramen noodles, however, I have to watch my salt intake, and those salty noodles will shoot my blood pressure sky high! So, to my dismay I stay away from those. Good luck on your quest for healthy eating

Comment #3

konane — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:52:20 GMT

Was going to make guacamole a couple of nights ago with chopped fresh cilantro, fresh chopped jalapeno, onion, lime juice, salt. Tomatoes are optional for anyone not allergic. Avacados were not ripe enough to mash so cubed and combined with other ingredients. Served this mixture as salad over romaine. A mistake turned out very good. Froze the remainder for later. Guacamole freezes well so anticipating this will also.

Comment #2

justxploring — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:36:17 GMT

I stood in front of the big sale on vine ripened tomatoes and said "Nah, I'll wait. 89 cts a pound instead of $2.79. They were very ripe & looked juicy, but nobody was buying. Shows you how much influence watching the news can have on us. The reason I mentioned fruit is because fructose is a real life saver for me. In fact, for those here whose systems get a little sluggish from time to time, if you're not a diabetic, try some unfiltered molasses in a glass of warm water.... [ More ]

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konane — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:34:50 GMT

Local news said many people are going to farmers markets for produce which is approximately 25% cheaper than grocery stores. Might want to check it out. Also check out ethnic markets for meats. I carefully shop area ethnic markets at considerable savings on many items including high quality meats, poultry. One offers home made tofu at a very reasonable cost. Cube, saute for a protein equivalent to meat, no cholesterol and fewer calories ..... provided you can consume soy safely. Others have "delis" which serve some really good foods. :-)... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: Produce or Real Estate?

justxploring — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:02:19 GMT

It's the middle of the night and I'm not posting anything you don't already know. I was just thinking about my trip to the supermarket. A couple of days ago I decided to eat a little better and add more healthful items to my diet, especially some with high fiber. Pectin always seems to help my digestive tract, and fruit makes a nice snack, so I picked up 2 peaches, 2 plums 2 apples. Yes, I saw the price, but why weigh just 2 items? When I got to the checkout, I felt as if I was taking out a mortgage on an orchard!

I usually don't eat beef, but on Monday I bought one of those 59 ct cheeseburgers at McDonald's. (yuck) So I just started to think about a world where a peach costs more than a cheeseburger. No wonder so many people are constipated.

That's it. Nothing exciting to write about. No epiphany tonight.

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