Roll Call - My responses (third lot ) :)

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OK, here are the final (so far) lot of responses to your great posts in answer

to the Roll Call

and Query - hope you understand that I am posting like this in order to save you

getting a

zillion messages in your mailboxes! Thanks to all you nice people for

responding!

 

Here we are, each directed to a member by name:

 

JUDY: Apart from the snow, how do you like NM? Do you miss FL? I imagine it's a

bit of an

adjustment. Thanks for the smoothie recipe! The wheatgerm is a good idea too

 

CAROL: Don't worry about the kids kicking about vegetarianism (not that I think

you are) -

they will please themselves pretty well at those ages anyway. I figure once

they're in school

.. . . (sigh). Anyway, you may have better luck with the younger boy, eh? And

you can relax

in knowing you're doing everything _right_, whatever they decide. Good luck with

the

National Scrapbooking Day next month!

 

DAN: I love the idea of Mayan food - but know nothing about it, alas. If you

think of

starting a restaurant, you must love to cook! I vote that you make it a

vegetarian

restaurant! (Knew I'd say that, eh?)

 

LIZZY: Hi there to a fellow Canuck! I'm in Ontario, as you probably know We

have two

puppers (beagles) and a cat (or rather the can has us), which is plenty for a

condo. Don't

worry about being unable to contribute recipes - that's not the only thing this

group is

about. We're just as interested in finding foods that are already out there that

are good -

and someone who can recommend brands and particular choices within those brands

has

a warm welcome here! Otherwise, just say hello now and then - Nice to hear from

you!

 

JOYCE: Lovely to hear from you too. Actually, I think you'll find that many of

our members

are vegetarian for medical/health reasons, so you're truly not alone. Yes, I

agree, spicy

foods are a good balance to the blander foods. With us, we go through phases of

more or

less spicy food, not sure why. Don't hesitate to write in - we're not ALL about

spice and

recipes, you know! Take care.

 

LIZ: Well hello there! You've been with us quite a while, eh? Hey, bad luck with

the

diabetes, but good that your dietician is a vegetarian. It's soooo important to

have

understanding and sympathy. You say " I avoid meat, but have to watch the carbs

too, as

well as salt and fat-not much left after that. " Oh YES THERE IS! There's all the

rest of it,

hon. There are several diabetics on this group, and let me assure you that many

of them

eat very well indeed. Actually, it's the _refined_ carbs you have to watch, as

your dietician/

nutritionist will tell you, I believe. Let us know what he or she has to say and

check back in

with us then, okay? Some members here should have excellent ideas! For myself,

I'm not

diabetic but do have it in the family (my mother, an aunt) so am careful. And

because of

my dh's bloodpressure we are both (cuz it's easier) on an almost salt-free diet,

almost fat-

free, and we stay away from refined foods anyway. Not a huge sacrifice, I assure

you And

oh yes, we're vegan too. Lots of great and exciting food to be had within those

confines.

Chat later. Huge hugs and love. (And hey - look at leslie, who also wrote in -

she is also

type 2 diabetic!)

 

LESLIE: Hey, I realize I hadn't read your email when I responded to Liz

(above). Nice you

were able to write in about that I don't know the peppers you mention . . . .

But I'll bet

that means you have lots of wonderful ideas what to do with spicy food and the

things that

go into it! Lovely to meet you. Post often!

 

Hugs and love, Pat (Group Owner)