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Sunflowers, ha, good one! Actually, dessert is the one bad habit I got from her (well, there may be a few more, but diet-wise -
Momine, yeah, my mom is a very sweet woman, but I was pretty much on my own food-wise. I remember in high school, before I started cooking, eating raisin bran three times a day (at least it wasn't lucky charms!) Now I really hate wasting time on mediocre food, and most boxed/ frozen food is mediocre. And I actually DO like vegetables. -
fallleaves, the only "processed" food I'll eat is ICE CREAM, preferably Bart's Three Geeks and a Redhead is my favorite. -
Sunflowers, my best friend once said she loved me more than ice cream AND cheese, which I took to be the highest form of praise!
kayb, that forbidden fruit is always such an attraction as a kid, isn't it? Until you get it a few times, anyway! -
Flaviarose,
Thank you for posting about your communication w/ the natropath. This is a very valuable collection of research! It sounds like there is some benefit of EVOO, EPO, ALA, and fish oil and that each of these cause apoptosis in cells expressing HER2, and also MCF-7 cells and can enhance the effect of Herceptin. Crazy that something as simple as olive oil can turn off the expression of a gene. Amazing info. As abigal said, "that was some read". -
Light, apparently breast cancer rates are somewhat lower in Greece than in other places in Europe, and it is thought that all the olive oil consumed here may be one factor. -
Thanks Momine, for reminding me to get to Trader Joe's to buy their own brand of Extra Virgin Olive Oil - only one I've been able to find that is made in GreeceAlso wish I could find the delicious potatoes we ate in Crete, thought they were called "chetabek" but could never find any place else.
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Those Cretan spuds are a new one for me. But Crete has the most amazing food, and lots of varieties of veggies that you don't find easily elsewhere. I just made a huge pot of soup/stew with chicken, navy beans and lots of greens, beet tops and "stamnakathi," which is a slightly bitter, wild green from Crete. -
Falleaves, that is the thing. Once you get used to eating real and fresh food, the pre-fab stuff really is not appealing.
I remember I once tried corn bread from a box (jiffy) and I ended up throwing it out. It was nasty. -
I once got snowed in here & ate some very old quaker oats from a box. theyd degenerated a lot & were not good -
I agree, Momine. Sadly, although my teenage sons love my cooking, a lot of my their friends turn up their noses at it because it doesn't have the high sugar and salt levels found in the junk food and fast food they prefer. I think our taste buds have been thrown out of whack over here! Hopefully they will rediscover real food at some point. I actually just figured out I DON'T hate beets! I got a huge bag of them at the last farmer's market, so I roasted them and then drizzled them with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and I surprised myself by loving them! I'm not sure if I'm ready to give okra a chance again, but maybe....
(p.s. My college freshman son just got home last night, and he went right to the refrigerator and said, "You don't know how glad I am to be eating your cooking again!" Sure made me feel good!) -
Here is the absolutely most delicious way to get people to eat vegetables: line a cookie sheet with tin foil (if you are lazy like me & don't want to clean up), cut up mounds of whatever vegetables you like/want/have, drizzle some oil olive over & a bit of whatever spices you like. Then bake at 450 for 15 minutes, stir & bake 15 more minutes. YUM!!!!
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you are right, fall leaves - our taste buds have gotten out of whack. When I was diagnosed last spring, I immediately stopped all sugar, and was amazed this summer when I picked and nibble some parsley from the garden and discovered how utterly sweet it tasted. -
Thanks for that Ruth! I have thinking of doing that, but thought you had to bake them for an hour at 350
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Falleaves, that is nice that your son appreciates your efforts. Roasted beets are awesome. I just made some this afternoon as well. In addition to the balsamico and olive oil, I put in a huge handful of chopped parsley, a clove of squeezed garlic and some roasted, chopped nut. Hazelnuts or unsalted pistachios are particularly nice, but walnuts work too. The green tops from the beets ended up in the soup. -
Ruth, I pretty much lived on that through chemo. I particularly like sweet potatoes, quartered onions, small zucchini, garlic and maybe carrots or beets or aubergines, depending. Very easy, good and filling. -
Thanks ruthbru, I am always amazed at how SWEET the roasted veggies are. Parsnips are my favorite, with sweet potatoes. -
roasting veggies are the way to go for really bringing out their taste. Roasted asparagus are a favorite. -
I love mushrooms and any kind of pepper so always include them in my mix. Cherry tomatoes add a sweet taste too. Really any variety of veggies taste great. Yikes....I am getting hungry!
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Momine, I think we agree that fresh quality olive oil is definitely a beautiful thing. Flaviarose's research really supports the theory that diet plays an important role.
I will have to do some more research because now I am curious if the oleic acid in olive leaf has the same properties as olive oil, regarding cholesterol lowering abilities, etc, and learn the difference.
I have been using CLA for a year or more too. It helps with keeping off post meno fat, as well as inhibiting bc.
Falleaves, I too don't hate beets. I have a habit of researching everything -food supplements, before consuming them. There is quite a lot of info about beets and breast cancer. Here is a research based article. -
Ruth and Momine, you've both made me hungry! There's a butternut squash in my kitchen just screaming to be roasted. Now I just need to figure out what to throw in with it to keep it company....onions and mushrooms maybe? -
Light, how interesting about the beets. I had no idea, I just like to eat them, and they are available fresh a lot of the year here. When I have the green tops, I also like to add them to spinach for putting in spinach pies.
What is CLA? -
Fall, mushrooms and onions sound good. I like winter squashes with mushrooms. Don't forget some garlic -
Brnx, Hi.
Regarding asparagus (shativarin), check this out. I love asparagus, it's great for menopausal issues too. -
Kay, I make curried soup from squashes or sweet potatoes too. Also good with some cauliflower and/or carrot added. In addition, it you take the plain, Greek yogurt and add some fresh coriander to it and a pinch of cumin (or whatever other herb/spice combo strikes your fancy) it gets even tastier and prettier. -
Momine, CLA is conjugatied linoleic acid. There are lots of "good reads" out there on CLA. Here's a few, some older studies and a newer one. -
Light, I had seen that about asparagus, which I love. Apparently artichokes are also really good for various reasons.
Thanks for the CLA info. -
Speaking of meat from ruminants, my health food store started carrying sausage made from buffalo meat. It is really good. -
gonna get asparagus (gary says non organic of that's okay if necessary) 7 beets monday. gonna say mantra for them poor mice too -
I sometimes use asparagus (shatavarin) powder, just 1/4 tsp once or twice per week. I think that life extensions and some others sell the asparagus powder supps.
Kayb , thanks for the word of caution re: CLA. I'll look into that. Feel free to post that study, or link if you like.
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