Reclaiming your pantry

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Reclaiming your pantry
Topic Started: Aug 27 2008, 11:54 AM (51 Views)
NicC	Aug 27 2008, 11:54 AM Post #1
Elite Posts: 2,446 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	A very good article! http://featured.chefmom.com/2008/08/22/reclaiming-your-pantry-mom-a-licious-style-tips-to-stock-a-healthy-pantry/
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TeachX3	Aug 27 2008, 12:39 PM Post #2
Elite Posts: 3,543 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	I must work on a couple items... Thanks Nic!
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shygemini	Nov 6 2008, 10:10 PM Post #3
Elite Posts: 3,055 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Sounds good, but I disagree with a couple of them personally. Wholewheat flour is great, but it actually works best when you mix it half half with white enriched flour (in my experience). That way you are getting the benefit of the wholewheat but your stuff will still turn out. Also, keep in mind that wholewheat flour will go bad faster than white flour, since it contains the germ which has fatty acids (which can go bad) unlike white flour which doesn't contain the germ. The other thing I disagree with is to not have any sugar in your pantry. Yes, it is im portant to limit sugar, but i don't think you need to completely remove it from your house.



TeachX3	Nov 6 2008, 10:28 PM Post #4
Elite Posts: 3,543 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Shy, the article did not say remove sugar, but to remove the artificial sweeteners (even if they are made from “real sugars”). Or did I miss something?
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Joyful	Nov 7 2008, 06:34 PM Post #5
Regular Posts: 188 Group: Friend Member #165 Joined: August 18, 2008 Favorite Fruit? banannas, berries, canteloupe, apples Favorite Vegetable? almost all vegetables Favorite Exercise? walking & hiking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? to reach a healthy weight and to lower my high colesterol	Yes, a very good article. But, I read it as ditching refined sugars as well as artificial sweeteners. In regard to the flour usually white & wheat together do make for a more tasty product, just be sure to use unbleached white flour. Now some products like whole wheat muffins taste best with just the whole wheat flour. That is just my taste buds.
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shygemini	Nov 7 2008, 10:05 PM Post #6
Elite Posts: 3,055 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	TeachX3 Nov 6 2008, 10:28 PM Shy, the article did not say remove sugar, but to remove the artificial sweeteners (even if they are made from “real sugars”). Or did I miss something? Nope it said under items to kick out: refined sugars Joyful- i totally agree, some items do taste best just with the wholewheat flour. It is a bit of a trial and error process



Joyful	Nov 8 2008, 01:50 PM Post #7
Regular Posts: 188 Group: Friend Member #165 Joined: August 18, 2008 Favorite Fruit? banannas, berries, canteloupe, apples Favorite Vegetable? almost all vegetables Favorite Exercise? walking & hiking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? to reach a healthy weight and to lower my high colesterol	Yes, I am making whole wheat English muffins right now. Using 100% organic whole grain wheat flour. Well, they are on the cookie sheets rising. After they rise you cook them on top of the stove in a black iron skillet, turning until done. Sometimes they come out a bit doughy in the middle. So, just slice in half, toast, add PB & J or whatever you like. Yum Yum, I can hardly wait. I think I will post the recipe on an appropriate thread. They are really good & healthy. My husband packs them when he goes hunting. They freeze well too.
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