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I'm afraid it's because of the threat of lawsuits. Nabisco doesn't do a lot of that either because most of that food is outdated and people WILL turn around and sue the company if they know it's outdated. My husband worked for them for 12 years and while we were allowed the damaged and outdated products brought back into the warehouse, we weren't allowed to pass it along to friends and family due to that possibility.

Seems Winco and Safeway prefer to throw out their seconds rather than donate them.

Becky

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Oh, I see Gloria beat me to it.<G> GMTA!

The problem with our freecycle is that we have over 2000 members. I swear everything gets grabbed up within 2 min. of them posting stuff. Sometimes I don't even bother to answer because 5 min. after an offering has been posted is too late. I got the blender, my mini-trampoline, and breadmaker on freecycle because I put "wanted" posts on there and people responded saying they had one. I love freecycle but we just have too many people grabbing things up FAST! I once put up a post giving away a car that was shot...no engine, totally non-functional, and got 6 replies in 15 min. from people who wanted it. For a year I couldn't even find a garage that would tow the damn thing, but people on our freecycle will take ANYTHING! Imagine the number of replies if something actually still works!!

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I know our food bank is listed in the phone book in the section about the town and area - with all the police, government, etc numbers. And usually the churches know where they are also.

How would one go about finding the food banks in the area?

Becky

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Jenn, Meat is still an issue with me. I am mostly vegitarian, mostly raw. But I still crave red meat! I break down once in a while and splurge (you don't want to know how I eat it), though. Baby steps is right!! Peace, love, laughter Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. ShakespeareJenn <seething@...> wrote: Thank you Gloria for the support. It's nice to know that I AM doing better to

eat more fruit and veggies, and no meat.

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Not at all, Jenn! Healthy living IS the topic. We all see it differently, but hey, we are all diferent people. Some of us are more different than others Peace, love, laughter “Ever notice how it's a penny for your thoughts, yet you put in your two-cents? Someone is making a penny on the deal!”Jenn <seething@...> wrote: Am I taking you guys really off topic? Jenn

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A friend of mine uses quinoa as a meat substitute in ham-helper type recipes that she makes from scratch. I've had it, and it is pretty darned good! Peace, love, laughter “If we are not happy and joyous at this season,for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?” Suzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote: instead of hamburger helper?

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I keep two things on hand for when I get migraines. The organic iron mentioned below, and cayenne tincture. If one doesn't work, the other usually does. Peace, love, laughter Low gurgling laughter, as sweet As the swallow's song i' the South, And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet By the curves of a perfect mouth.Suzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote: REAL blackstrap molasses and apple cider vinegar help with headaches, as does feverfew

(herb) Suzi

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Don't forget Freecycle! Join your local Freecycle list (go to www.freecycle.org and look for your area) and you'll be very surprised what you can get for free.

Oh, I see Gloria beat me to it.<G> GMTA!

Sharyn

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Decide which appliance you will use the most and start looking around for sales, etc. I got my blender and my bread machine both on freecycle.org for nothing! I also got my gallon glass jars that I use for water and juices for free on my local freecycle. Don't get overwhelmed.

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I use mason jars to freeze my leftover soups. They won't break if you leave about 1-1/2" at the top. Or, a trick my mother told me, fill it to within 1/2" then leave the top loose until it freezes and it won't break.

Sharyn

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Can you freeze filled mason jars, or will they break?

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Hi Jenn. I live in dairy country too! If being near a dair farm is not enough to get you off of dairy foods, try reading the milk articles in the files section, and check out the links. I can almost promise, you'll never drink milk agian. As for milk subs, I can't stand rice milk, and avoid soy milk like the plague. But I make our own almond milk that is to die for! And so easy to make. Just put fresh organic almonds in a blender, cover with a good quality filtered water, add a little vanilla, and blend away. Take it and press/strain it through a fine weave cloth, and there you have it. Almond milk. You can even save the mash that is left and add to cookie recipies, or compost it. Nothing wasted. Peace, love, laughter “A

person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”Jenn <seething@...> wrote: What do you guys think about rice milk, or any of the many "milk alternatives" outthere?

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How would one go about finding the food banks in the area?

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I've even had MRI's and CAT scans, to try to figure out why I have such severe migraines.... BUT, this medication I am on now really WORKS and I have only had one since I have been on it. I think I will stick with it rather than experimenting around...

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4 cups water

1 cup soaked, drained & rinsed almonds

vanilla

dates to taste (if you want sweet almond milk)

Whirl it all in a high speed blender and strain through a mesh bag (NOT cheesecloth - won't work). That is only if you want a more milk-like milk some folks leave the pulp in.

I like to put about a tablespoon of coconut oil in mine to make it a little creamier and richer.

Shari

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Jenn,

Regarding the rice milk, that’s what I drink as a milk

replacement. I quit eating dairy

about 7 years ago, and tried all the options to see if any of them tasted

and/or looked like what I was used to drinking (which at the time was skim

milk). I found the soy milks to be

a bit too heavy for me, although I do use them in my smoothies. Alone, soy milk tends to “feel”

heavy in my mouth, if that makes any sense. If you do use soy milk, or any kind of

soy for that matter, make sure it is organically grown. Otherwise, most soy is genetically

modified.

You can freeze stuff in glass, just be sure to leave about a

one inch space for content expansion when it freezes.

And as far as your boyfriend goes, let him prepare his own

meals. He doesn’t have to eat

the same stuff as you do. Prepare

what you want to eat, and if he doesn’t want it let him do his own. Maybe one day down the road, he will see

that you are getting healthier because of healthier eating habits, and he may

then want what you’re eating.

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Jenn,

I have an article about migraines and how to cure them with diet and eliminate

drugs – I’ll send it to you.

Carol

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I've even had MRI's and

CAT scans, to try to figure out why I have such severe migraines.... BUT, this

medication I am on now really WORKS and I have only had one since I have been

on it. I think I will stick with it rather than experimenting around...

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And it depends on where you live too. Some parts of the country have more available then other parts.. making it easier to shop organic, raw, etc..

This seems to be very true. A friend of mine just informed me that I live in one of only 31 states (PA) that can legally sell raw milk and dairy and I have a couple of those farms closeby. (They can't sell it in stores...only right at the farm).The organic stand I shop at is fairly expensive but, like I said...I dig in their basket of "seconds" and make out pretty well for the week. I'd starve to death if it weren't for our farmer's markets and a couple of Mennonite families that sell cheapo organic right from their farms and greenhouses.

Gloria

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Thanks Carol, that's what I wanted to know. Yes, heavy in mouth makes perfect sense to me. ALL the items sold at our local co-op is non-GMO. They wont stock it if it's GMO. Most of their stuff is also organic.

As far as the boyfriend goes, yes, I do believe I will try to change his habits by telling him "eat it or make your own". Though last time he made his own he almost caught the oven on fire, and he has in the past burnt things so badly in the microwave that it turned the inside of it tan/brown. 8)~

Jenn

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Regarding the rice milk, that’s what I drink as a milk replacement. I quit eating dairy about 7 years ago, and tried all the options to see if any of them tasted and/or looked like what I was used to drinking (which at the time was skim milk). I found the soy milks to be a bit too heavy for me, although I do use them in my smoothies. Alone, soy milk tends to “feel” heavy in my mouth, if that makes any sense. If you do use soy milk, or any kind of soy for that matter, make sure it is organically grown. Otherwise, most soy is genetically modified.

You can freeze stuff in glass, just be sure to leave about a one inch space for content expansion when it freezes.

And as far as your boyfriend goes, let him prepare his own meals. He doesn’t have to eat the same stuff as you do. Prepare what you want to eat, and if he doesn’t want it let him do his own. Maybe one day down the road, he will see that you are getting healthier because of healthier eating habits, and he may then want what you’re eating.

Carol

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It takes time Jenn, you get better the more you do it.. Alot of this group still is working on it.. lol.Jenn <seething@...> wrote: Let's see, mine says $13,283.00 and we eat ONLY organic and have a 23 year old son still living at home. Shari I must be really bad at budgeting.... anyone know of a good "how to make a budget/learning how to manage your money" group? Jennhttp://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from UCAT

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And it depends on where you live too. Some parts of the country have more available then other parts.. making it easier to shop organic, raw, etc.. SuziMorningGlory113@... wrote: Let's see, mine says $13,283.00 and we eat ONLY organic Mine is $13,340 and I eat only organic too. I just do a lot of shopping around for good prices and make everything from scratch. I went out to lunch last week...the first time in a year and did it because an old friend was in town. We went to a new Middle Eastern restaurant that had wonderful food that was as good and as fresh as I make at home. I was impressed. But dining out

isn't the norm for me. I always think...I could have bought 3 stalks of organic celery and 4 heads of leaf lettuce for what lunch cost! ;-).

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Thanks ! I feel SO much better after speaking to all of you here. I actually WROTE to one of the organic food companies (Delicious Organics), and explained my confusion to them over what to eat, what not to eat, and their reply was, and I quote:

"Well, that’s silly. Those things contain partially hydrogenated oils which are clearly poisons. We each have to make our own decisions on what we want to eat but personally we don’t eat any of that nor the soy protein isolate. And I don’t find our way too hard, most people have expressed the very opposite, that we offer a glimmer of hope and a way to ease into it."

Yes, indeed, they called me "silly"! Silly for being so confused and not sure of what's good for me and not good for me. That's when I wrote you guys... right after I wrote to them. You guys are MUCH more helpful, and LOADS more supportive! Thanks!

Hey, I've got to switch to digest for tomorrow, because I work all day, and I don't want my mailbox overflowing when I get back to it on Monday, so if you don't hear from me for a day, that's why.

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In the recipe files health/files/Food%20%26%20Drink%20Recipes/ or http://tinyurl.com/cv646 Jenn <seething@...> wrote: Thanks , I have heard of almond milk, but did not realize it was that easy to make, perhaps I will try it. How many almonds to how much water?

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what was the cause of the migraines?? and what is the medication?? SuziJenn <seething@...> wrote: I've even had MRI's and CAT scans, to try to figure out why I have such severe migraines.... BUT, this medication I am on now really WORKS and I have only had one since I have been on it. I think I will stick with it rather than experimenting around...

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soak the lentils overnite before adding Gloria. SuziMorningGlory113@... wrote: That is so cool, Gloria! I have a question. Can one do rice in a crock pot?...I got a great vegetarian crock pot book from the library. According to their recipes you CAN cook rice in a crock pot. However, they had a lentil soup recipe which I tried and after being in the crock pot for 10 hours, the lentils were still fairly hard. The soup was good, but the lentils themselves definitely weren't what I call "cooked". I suspect rice would come out about the same. The next time I'll at least pre-soak and even pre-cook the lentils a little

and I'd do the same with rice. The best bet for no-fuss perfect rice is getting a real rice cooker. I use mine constantly. ...Another little gem I got for free over 20 years ago and it's still going strong.

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No cause of my migraines ever found. No brain tumors or such. I take low dose Amitriptaline. It's like 20MG or something, very small dose. Researchers are unsure why it helps, but it's often prescribed for people suffering from chronic pain. So, that's the gist of it, I have migraines that have an unknown cause, and I take a medication that works in some unknown way.

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Amitriptyline (aka Elavil) works in the same way SSRI's (Selective

Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors, Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, etc.)

do. They are antidepressant drugs known for blocking the receptors

in the brain that receive the pain messages from the nerves.

Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant, or TCA. Antidepressants

work by raising the level of endorphins in the body; endorphins being

what the body produces naturally to stop pain. TCA's have been

around since the Fifties, whereas SSRI's have not. The majority of

research done on TCA's claim no lasting side effects or problems,

however SSRI's cannot make the same claim.

Don't get me started on SSRI's, LOL. Poison, pure and simple.

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At 09:15 PM 1/28/2006, you wrote:

>No cause of my migraines ever found. No brain tumors or such. I take

>low dose Amitriptaline. It's like 20MG or something, very small

>dose. Researchers are unsure why it helps, but it's often prescribed

>for people suffering from chronic pain. So, that's the gist of it, I

>have migraines that have an unknown cause, and I take a medication

>that works in some unknown way.