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05-01-2006, 12:54 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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| | | good surprises with food
Hello all,
I was thinking the other night how if not for diabetes I would have never tried and enjoyed:
whole wheat pasta, broccoli, or spinach.
Any one else have any nice surprises/silver linings? 
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05-01-2006, 01:40 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern KY
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| | | Veggie burgers.
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05-01-2006, 03:14 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
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| | | Diet Coke... LOL
I probably would have eaten so much Fast food, probably been real heavy, and not watched or been careful of all the health problems.
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05-01-2006, 03:22 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 1,449
| | | I was always bad about eating vegetables and it's only now (19 years after dx) that I'm finally starting to try new things. I recently discovered edamame and can eat that every day. Also salads with all kinds of interesting mixed greens - before I was basically a lettuce + cucumber salad person. High fiber cereals like All Bran, which I never would have touched in the past.
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Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005 - 6/2008
13mm Silhouettes
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 10/08/08: 5.6
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05-01-2006, 08:43 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: California
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| | | kashi cereal....good friends or heart to heart. so good. |
05-01-2006, 08:56 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
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| | Edaname (sp?)...soy beans... actually quite good
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05-02-2006, 05:04 AM
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| | | hummas, whole wheat everything, and the multitude of ways to make a salade and sandwich.
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05-11-2006, 02:34 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California
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| | | I can barely believe that I'm about to type this, but brussels sprouts. I've always liked veggies, but I'd never been a big fan of brussels sprouts. After I was diagnosed, though, and began eating a lot more vegetables than before, I tried different kinds and different ways of preparing veggies to keep my meals interesting. It was not a surprise that I liked most of my experiements, but frankly I was shocked to discover that I found fresh brussels sprouts, baked with various spices, to be quite delicious. Who knew? |
05-11-2006, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by labob I can barely believe that I'm about to type this, but brussels sprouts. I've always liked veggies, but I'd never been a big fan of brussels sprouts. After I was diagnosed, though, and began eating a lot more vegetables than before, I tried different kinds and different ways of preparing veggies to keep my meals interesting. It was not a surprise that I liked most of my experiements, but frankly I was shocked to discover that I found fresh brussels sprouts, baked with various spices, to be quite delicious. Who knew? | Tiny fresh, not overcooked brussells sprouts, sprayed with some "I Can't Believe It Isn't Butter" spray and a little salt and pepper...Yum!
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05-11-2006, 03:17 AM
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| | | Mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes.
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05-11-2006, 03:53 AM
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frankly I was shocked to discover that I found fresh brussels sprouts, baked with various spices, to be quite delicious. Who knew?
| No, no, no. Brussels sprouts are horrible. They taste like ear wax. |
05-11-2006, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DeusXM No, no, no. Brussels sprouts are horrible. They taste like ear wax. | Oh Deus, you are overcooking them! They need to almost crunch.
Cauliflower and broccoli coooked together, just a little shredded cheese! Val, I have not tried the cauliflower mashed, do you add anything?
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3 postcards from round 1/2
And 1 from Ed
I will remember you
Will you remember me
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories.
I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standing on the edge of something
much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much
but cannot say a word
We are screaming inside
But we cannot be heard
Sarah McLachlan
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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05-16-2006, 02:44 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California
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| | | Penny is right on the mark -- brussels sprouts should be prepared to the point where they almost crunch. That's impossible with frozen brussels sprouts, which upon reflection are the only kind I'd ever had before. But fresh brussels sprouts really are a whole new world. Not that I ever thought I'd be defending brussels sprouts of any type . . . I'm still trying to figure out a way to make squash palatable, but someday I might get there. |
05-16-2006, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by scara Hello all,
I was thinking the other night how if not for diabetes I would have never tried and enjoyed:
whole wheat pasta, broccoli, or spinach.
Any one else have any nice surprises/silver linings? |
Broccoli is different class, i eat the stalks too  |
05-16-2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by DeusXM They taste like ear wax. | And you...
....er, nevermind 
j/k
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