lunch foods; heating foods at work; benefits of not nuking foods

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> Dear Bee,

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> Do you think I'll notice a difference, as in health improvements,

from not nuking my food?

==>It will take time for your body to adjust to not having nuked

foods, so you might not notice it as a direct result of not eating

nuked foods, but the changes will be taking place. My girlfriend's

son at 10 years old had a live blood analysis done and the doctor

interpreting the results pointed to his white blood cells and

said " , you must be eating microwaved foods because see how the

cells are not nice and oval like they should be, and instead are mis-

shapened.? " was shocked. He said the only thing I microwave

is soup.

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> It's very hard. Today I haven't eaten lunch yet, because what I

brought (Jeanne OTN's butter chicken) doesn't work cold. I'm going to

have to come up with other lunch ideas.

==>I've been trying to find out what is available for heating up

foods away from home, like a small electric pot that uses water or

steams foods. There is a great steamer made by Tefal (which is

suspect because it may have teflon coatings) which costs $42.99 in UK

dollars. It allows for 3 layers of food to be steamed at one time.

==> My girlfriend says there are some great small pots available for

that purpose. I think you could even use a large porpourri (can't

spell it) pot. Also there are good thermoses for keeping food hot,

but the best are all glass inside. I found my stainless steel

thermos didn't keep it hot enough until lunch time. Of course cold

foods are a good solution, i.e. boiled eggs, cold chicken or turkey,

etc. I took salads and added tuna, chicken, or boiled eggs to them,

with my homemade dressings. I also love cold sardines - those

Millionnaire ones are terrific and now they pack it in water, which I

prefer to the olive oil.

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> I'm afraid of tuna now after reading the Chicago Tribune piece...

==>The benefits of eating tuna a couple of times a week far outweighs

the small amount of mercury in them, but do buy albacore or

skipjack. The diet I recommend chelates out heavy metals very

efficiently. Cook up a big organic chicken on the weekend and slice

or chop it, dividing it into portions enough for lunch and freeze

it. But remember to take it out of the freezer the night before and

put it in the fridge to thaw out. Boiled organic eggs keep for a

long time without having to worry about molds.

Luv, Bee