Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Well, I checked there are no Trader Joe's in Missouri at all! And, none coming. Ugh! When we 1st moved to Missouri in 82 there was no Mexican food here and of course no tortillas, salsa or anything Mexican in the Grocery stores - nor was there Chinese food like California. Only food they had that wasn't Midwestern was German, Italian and Pizza - not favorites of mine. Obviously, we were from California and we craved Chinese and Mexican food for quite some time. Now they have both and all the stuff at the Grocery Stores too, and Thai and Vietnamese. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Rotisserie chickens are a time saver as well. Don't forget bagged salads. Use canned veggies, too, if you're stuck for time, just make sure there's no added sugar. Thinner slices of steak, chicken, or ham broil up quickly and are always received well. If you make a whole lot at once, they make great reheated lunches for days on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Darlene you must be in St. Louis also. I'm 4 days into this diet, I feel I'm starving myself more than I'm dieting. Reading the book it doesn't give you a handle on how to do it and the " meal planner " is great if you're a stay at home mom. My wife, sick and pregnant (not on the diet) and I both work with 2 children. My doctor told me to start this diet and I can honestly say I'm not happy with it. Chris At 07:01 PM 7/5/2004, you wrote: Well, I checked there are no Trader Joe's in Missouri at all! And, none coming. Ugh! When we 1st moved to Missouri in 82 there was no Mexican food here and of course no tortillas, salsa or anything Mexican in the Grocery stores - nor was there Chinese food like California. Only food they had that wasn't Midwestern was German, Italian and Pizza - not favorites of mine. Obviously, we were from California and we craved Chinese and Mexican food for quite some time. Now they have both and all the stuff at the Grocery Stores too, and Thai and Vietnamese. Darlene Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this WOE please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 > I'm 4 days into this diet, I feel I'm starving myself more than I'm > dieting. Reading the book it doesn't give you a handle on how to do it and > the " meal planner " is great if you're a stay at home mom. My wife, sick and > pregnant (not on the diet) and I both work with 2 children. My doctor told > me to start this diet and I can honestly say I'm not happy with it. > Chris For me, the easiest way to start was to pick and choose which menues I wanted to make from the book. I made those completely as written. It didn't take long and they were very tasty. Once I got the gist of how to eat on the Beach, choosing from what's allowed, I started looking at old family favorites to see how they measured up. Quite a few of them were Beach friendly as is, and some only needed minor tweeking. There are a few which had to be relegated to the dustbin as being far too unfriendly to try to doctor up. I'll save those for special occasions when we get to Phase 3. -- Ann You spend your life fighting dirt, and when you die they bury you in it. hayakawa@... North Bend, Oregon, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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