Roll Call - my responses to a bunch of you! :)

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much to you all for answering the roll call - it helps to know how

many out

there are actually reading the messages in any one week I won't overload your

mailboxes

with separate replies, but here is the start of my responses to several of you

(13 to be

exact), with my love and thanks:

 

Thanks to the following for their responses:

CHRIS: It's ok not to be veggie here - we love ya!

 

DEBRA: That fortified oj is great for kids of all ages, isn't it? (Unless

someone has a

problem with sugar, of course.)

 

MARIE in Holland: Lucky you with spring (and tulips?) - our weather is all over

the place

 

NONI: Lovely idea for shakes and smoothies, thanks! I've occasionally had fresh

coconut

water - just when travelling. You must really miss it!

 

KAY: Another mango fan! And strawberries! Yum.

 

KATHLEEN: Another longtime veggie - good for you - AND a fellow retiree Good

life,

isn't it? I prefer fresh fruit to juice too - but ya never know, I could be

converted!

 

JESSICA: Good for you for trying to become vegan! That's wonderful - and you

will get lots

of support here and wonderful ideas. I hear Vegan With A Vengeance is an

excellent book,

but I haven't looked at it yet. Any recommendations?

 

BETH: Sounds like an awesome blend of juices you had there in An Arbor - it'd be

the

ginger and lime that'd be the real kick, eh? Hmm. Worth experimenting, I'd say -

think you

could duplicate that?

 

PAULA: Yeah, kids are funny about what they love and hate from day to day. It's

a bit like

the weather in some parts: wait a few hours for a big change. But yours are so

young for

such sophisticated tastes! Good work!! I like your smoothie suggestion. Silken

tofu really

makes it thick and creamy - as of course does the ground flaxseed. (I love using

flaxseed

for thickening things!)

 

SPARROW: Another lovely idea for a smoothie Thanks! I am pretty well ignorant

of AS -

just what most people know about it, that is to say I'm pleased to think that

diet could

help, though. Give a shout if you need any ideas from us! Love your rat's name -

he must

be very special to you.

 

JESS: I take it that Vegan With A Vengeance is a book I have to have, right?

Those patties

sound truly amazing - and good that they reheat, as you say!

 

ANGEL: Good to hear from you - another simply pleased oj fan - and why not!

Farmer's

markets rock!

 

CECE: Another McDougal person - I think there are quite a few of us here. Maybe

we

should do a poll, eh? Er, can't you put some nice-tasting spices and sweetener

into your

that medically prescribed shake to make it more palatable? I would!

 

More coming soon. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

 

Love and hugs, Pat (Group Owner)

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On 15 Apr 2007 10:57:34 -0700, Pat <drpatsant wrote:

>

> SPARROW: Another lovely idea for a smoothie Thanks! I am

> pretty well ignorant of AS - just what most people know about it,

> that is to say I'm pleased to think that diet could help, though.

 

The majority of professionals assume that AS is related to autism and

I had read so much about autism being helped by a gluten-free and

additive-free diet that I decided to try an elimination diet and a

journal to keep track of what I eat and the effects of my food. I

showed my food journal to my GP once and she asked if I had ever been

diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tried to talk me into

going to a psychologist because she said my food journal was a sign of

mental illness so now I just work on it by myself and don't talk to

the doctor about what I eat or how I decide what is good for me to eat

or not.

 

Some of the symptoms I wanted to minimize include difficulty in

controlling sudden flashes of irritability and rage, scattered

Executive Function (the ability to keep track of the order in whch

things must be done), difficulty in starting and stopping tasks (which

means missed classes, missed meals, or even overeating.), and

agoraphobia (which also means missed classes.)

 

When I eliminate all non-whole grains and restrict grains to no more

than two servings per day (unless they're sprouted), eliminate meat,

eggs and dairy, stick with whole foods and avoid processed foods with

lots of additives, I am better able to cope with all the above issues.

I try to keep fruit and vegetables as the main component of my diet,

even to the point of putting things in the blender so it's easier to

eat more.

 

I like to make " soup " out of an avocado blended with anything else I

can come up with that is either soft (peeled tomatoes and cucmbers) or

can be put through the grater I got at the thrift store (carrots,

parsnips, etc.) I add some chopped garlic (I bought the giant-sized

jar of garlic in water) and some spices.

 

The result is a sort of vegetable smoothie. The avocado makes it

creamy and adds enough calories to keep me out of the kitchen for a

while. If I end up with a mass that won't blend, I add some water or

some tomato juice if I have any. I'm hoping to get a food processor in

the fall and eventually I want to get a more powerful blender (like a

vita-mix) and a juicer.

 

> Give a shout if you need any ideas from us!

 

This group has been great! I have gotten some good ideas. I am

especially interested in one-pot meals and things that use lots of

vegetables. Eggplant recipes would be something nice if anyone has

any. I keep seeing them in the grocery and they look so inviting but I

don't get them because I'm not sure what I'd do with them.

 

 

Sparrow