Today my good food choice was...

My oncologist told me, that something about saturated fat- it brings reoccurence ...I avoid it since that.CaPcakies sent us a link about it, thank you! I send it to all my friends now...

apple, I love, love, love roasted beets, especially golden beets mixed with other veggies.  Never could eat them before.  My DH and I were just reminiscing about how our Moms used to think they had to "kill" the veggies before serving them, by boiling them to death.

Multigrain angel hair with finely chopped tomato, basil and garlic. 

I was going to make eggplant parm but now I'm worried about the cheese.  It's organic but that doesn't do anything to mitigate the saturated fat content! 

I heard this add on tv today, thought we might want to set our dvr's for Sunday.....60 minutes....

 "Sugar - A prominent doctor who treats childhood obesity believes the high amount of sugar in the American diet, much of it in processed foods, is killing us. And as Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports, new studies seem to support his theory that sugar is toxic. Denise Schrier Cetta and Sumi Aggarwal are the producers."

I have really tried to stop eating sugar, reading every label.....it's in almost everything we buy.  

Momine, PM FOR YOU...

Momine..how do you pronounce your name?

( my dad used to joke before grace at meals.. omnimay omiday monimay.. something like piglatin for everyone sit down.. he used to teach Latin.. and in my head I am sure i am pronouncing your name wrong)

Saturated fats are a very necessary part of our diet.  They protect against viruses, as well as bacteria and yeast in the gut. Some saturated fats protect against stroke and heart issues, as well, and facilitates the absorption of Vitamin D into your bones.  We cannot live without saturated fat in our diets.  Where we go wrong is in the amounts we eat.

The same with sugar.  Our bodies need it to function.  It's the amounts we have gotten used to that are, probably, not good for us.  And the link between cancer and sugar is indirect: it's not the sugar itself but how your body processes the sugar into insulin - which your body also needs to survive - without the necessary balancing fats, protein and fiber.

Moderation - as always - is the key.

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/sugar-and-cancer-is-there-a-connection.htm

My personal concern is that - in order to strip out all those things in our diets that are "cancer-feeders" - we are, also, stripping out those things that will kill us in other ways or make us more vulnerable to other deadly diseases.  Heart disease and stroke still kill more women than breast cancer.  We cannot control cancer - or it's reoccurrence - with the addition- or lack of specific food items.  It's the WHOLE diet that needs to be addressed: the proper amount of fats, the proper amount of protein, the proper amounts of vegetables and fruit, more fish less red meat.  Yes, minimise refined/processed foods and meats, and concentrate on whole foods, absolutely.  But there are certain things that our bodies must have to operate optimally, which - to me, personally -means helping me recover from cancer and move on with my life in the best health possible.

Ha 1701, glad to see I'm not the only one who's a little creeped out at how chia seed looks on food!

Elder DD is slipping into town for a few hours this afternoon so that means Indian food tonight! Saving up calories by having a bowl of soup and plain green salad with lemon for lunch. 

Ukrainian tomato- cucumber salad

1 big fresh cucumber

2 big delicious tomatoes

chives, as much as you want

garlic, just a little

salt, black pepper, olive oil

cut all the engredients in the bowl, mix them together and enjoy! There are no FETA cheese here ! Could be a side dish...Some people, who like red onions, put it instead of chives, but it is very strong...

Today (on our Costco trip) I discovered bolani, a stuffed Afghani flatbread.  We bought one with lentil and one with spinach and a set of dipping sauces (eggplant, jalapeno and a pesto.)  The crust is NOT whole grain, so that is the downfall.  Otherwise they were unbleached flour, low fat, low sugar and no cholesterol. Very good. Lunch (.75 bolani) was less than 170 calories of bolani and about 60 calories of toppings. I added a cup of tomato soup.

Shopped for healthy snacks for an upcoming road trip.  Almonds, freeze dried fuit and water. 

Olga I have no idea on that one....but if it can keep for a year is it full of preservatives? 

I was sabotaged!  My brother called me and asked me to make some of the baked goods our Mom used to make for Passover.  Well, it's been over a year since I baked, and I do confess that a little bit went into my mouth.  I'm worried about the holiday and my resolve to be healthy.

I did make a good choice today too.  Egg whites on a multigrain tortilla with jalapenos for lunch. 

With the holiday it's been a few days since making good food choices!  I did avoid the worst food choices last weekend, but we were traveling so I cut myself a little slack.

Home again, and back on the wagon.  I made planks of seasoned and olive oil roasted yams last night, with black and brown rice and black beans.   

Red pepper hummus, taboule, and homemade potato salad with celery (baby potatoes).  Also a little flax wrap bread.

 Yum.... 

Barley mushroom soup.

we need: 

1/2 cup of organic barley( whole foods has it )

1 package of mushrooms

spinach 1/2 cup

1 big onion

fresh broccoli

salt, olive oil, parsley ( just a little)

Put

barley in pot, pour water ( about 4-5 cups) and boil about 20 minutes, remove the foam. Wash and cut musrooms.Put mushrooms there and boil for another 15 minutes. I do it on med. heat.

Separately   put a spoon of olive oil in the pan and cook onion ( cut into small pieces) till it soft. Pour it in our soup, add spinach, fresh broccoli, parsley and boil couple of minutes.

enjoy!

Yuck- the quinoa and chia was a bust! Had to make some quick brown rice at the last minute.