Re: Need ideas for eating while traveling

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dehydrated meats / jerky will keep out of a fridge longer and don't

forget you can usually get roasted chicken from supermarket deli

counters. You can always get souvlaki and salad from Greek places.

Have a great trip.

On 2-Jul-06, at 1:33 AM, Mehner wrote:

> Can you all give me some ideas for eating in restaurants and taking

> food for the trip.

[Guest guest]

I'm gonna repost this as I did not get much response. Bee, what did you do as

you traveled across the country to visit your parents?

Mehner <valiegal50@...> wrote: We are traveling across

the country from Michigan to Washington State in less than two weeks to go see

my two son's and families. I plan on taking my cooler filled with boiled eggs,

meat and raw veggies and lemons, along with all my oils, supplements, etc. Can

you all give me some ideas for eating in restaurants and taking food for the

trip. My husband and mother will be eating a regular diet on the way. It is

going to be very difficult as we have many relatives to visit and I've got to be

prepared. I would appreciate everyones input on this, as it will help others

going on trips. Thanks all! Val

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Val,

souvlaki is the same think as shishkebab, cubed meat on a skewer,

it's called souvlaki at a Greek place. When you order a dinner, they

usually take it off the skewer after it's cooked to serve it.

Elyse

On 4-Jul-06, at 1:14 AM, Mehner wrote:

> Thanks for the ideas! I just bought a roast to try some beef

> jerkey. What is souvlaki? Val

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How about chicken cutlets prepared on the grill. You can cut them into cubes

so they are readily available to eat without the mess. You could do this with

other meats as well. I know my refridgerator is always stocked with meats

prepared and cubed for easy access. I use a lot of saurkraut also so i mix the

saurkraut in with the meats in small plastic containers and add pasta sauce i

prepare and that usually keeps me fulfilled.

I'm learning this new way of eating as a way of life to keep me healthier...

sue

Mehner <valiegal50@...> wrote:

I'm gonna repost this as I did not get much response. Bee, what did

you do as you traveled across the country to visit your parents?

Mehner <valiegal50@...> wrote: We are traveling across the country

from Michigan to Washington State in less than two weeks to go see my two son's

and families. I plan on taking my cooler filled with boiled eggs, meat and raw

veggies and lemons, along with all my oils, supplements, etc. Can you all give

me some ideas for eating in restaurants and taking food for the trip. My husband

and mother will be eating a regular diet on the way. It is going to be very

difficult as we have many relatives to visit and I've got to be prepared. I

would appreciate everyones input on this, as it will help others going on trips.

Thanks all! Val

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>

> I'm gonna repost this as I did not get much response. Bee, what did

you do as you traveled across the country to visit your parents?

==>I went by plane, but I took my coconut oil, cod liver oil, and

supplements to have while at my parents.

Luv, Bee

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wrote:

>

> Thank you Bee. I plan on taking all of my supps and oils also. Did

you do alot of the cooking at your parents? Did you stray from the

diet much?

==>My 2 sisters, my daughter, my neice and I planned all the meals,

went shopping, prepared them and cleaned up - we wouldn't let my 85

year mother do anything. LOL! I didn't strayed from the diet I

prefer, but you know I do not have candida so I can eat whatever I

like. I ate no grains of any kind (I know they are not prepared

properly), no sugars, no fruits, no bad oils or fats (my parents

always have butter, coconut oil & olive oil anyway). I ate more

veggies than usual, which was okay, and I ate some potatoes. Most

mornings I had my egg drink, except when we had eggs & bacon. They

had venison roast, and my brother even cooked his specialty " fresh

caught fish! "

>I'm so afraid of caving in when I'm hungry and visiting all my

relatives. I know they will be inviting us over for dinner and

barbecues. And they love to bake all the goodies. I plan to carry my

lemons, some tuna, canned turkey and chicken, and sardines for myself

in the car. I hope no one will be offended that I won't eat their

food.

==>Hopefully they will cook roasts, chicken & veggies so you can eat

with them.

>I went visiting a couple weeks ago and the lady had a nice dinner.

Meatloaf, boiled potatoes, homeade bread, sweetened havard beets,

brocolli, sweet pickles and our plates were fixed with a lettuce bed

with cottage cheese and a canned pear. I could not eat any of it but

the brocolli and I had some meatloaf. No pie or ice cream for dessert

for me either. She questioned me about my diet in front of everyone

and said that I'm not eating healthy if I don't eat dairy, fruit,

potatoes, etc. Well, she is 80, and very energetic and very healthy.

She made sure to let me know that she never denied herself dairy or

fruit, bread or even sugar and is doing just fine. She also has the

reputation for being a wonder woman, who can work circles around any

30 or 40 year old. I could not even defend myself, except to say that

if I eat it I will itch and burn and be sick all night and break out

in hives. This is one reason that I am nervous about traveling to see

50 wonderful, welcoming relatives waiting to spoil us with goodies.

==>My, how very difficult that must have been for you. Stand up to

them! You have a right to make choices for yourself, and they have no

business making you feel bad. I hope things go better for you next

time.

Luv, Bee

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it can be terribly difficult, as some people are just officious and

disrespectful of your choices, whereas others are genuinely concerned--

it is true that the AC diet flies in the face of much of the accepted

nutritional wisdom in this country....all you can do is smile gently

and say, it seems like that doesn't it? but maybe someday i can heal

my intestines and eat those things again--we'll sit down and have a

great big meal together. but not today.

it is a bit cruel, when you think about it, like telling a disabled

person, why aren't you out there jogging? don't you know how good

exercise is for you? i guess people don't really take the trouble to

empathize for a moment before opening their mouths. but stay strong,

and your reward will be good health. and when you get home, and don't

need all your resources, maybe you can allow yourself a small cheat.

yesterday was so bad...i was exhausted after two nights without sleep,

max was incredibly angry all day and literally i could not have him

around other people, he kept butting and hitting and grabbing, until i

was just ready to kill him. you can be so patient for so long, but

after a full day, let alone five years of doing damage control every

90 seconds, you just start to break.

a question--we just moved to NC from california--it's incredibly damp

here and i was thinking that's going to make things a bit more

difficult in terms of healing. what should we do to control that--is

there anything? or should we just up and move to new mexico or

something?

much love,

aviva

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>

> Besides, it's not much different then a parent who

> wishes to raise their child vegetarian, and someone

> trying to feed them a piece of meat.

actually, debby, it's very different. vegetarianism is a *choice*.

this is NOT. this is life and death, or at the very least good health

vs. bad health. i applaud your taking a stand with your MIL; i had to

move 3000 miles away from my own mother just to stop her from pushing

white bread down max's throat at every turn, then screaming

obscenities and threatening to call CPS when i asked her to stop.

people get very goofy about food, and even goofier about grandkids.

combine the two, and ka-boom. hold your ground. you're the sane one.

for some great support in this, try the POFAK forum (parents of food-

allergic kids)...awesome crowd.

does anyone know anyhting about environmental humidity and its effect

on candida--and how to minimize it? i'm really going nuts here...

aviva

[Guest guest]

Dearest Debby,

I totally understand and agree with the decision you've made about

cutting off your MIL's contact Debby. Sometimes there are people in

our lives who constantly create havoc, going against what we choose

for ourselves and our children, making us wrong, sneaking things to

our children that we forbid, etc., and whether they are relatives,

long-time friends, etc. they are way too toxic and defiant to be in

contact with.

I've done that with a few people in my life Debby, and it helped me

and my family immensely. I only have time for certain kinds of

people, and they are carefully selected.

I'm proud of your decision Debby!

Love Bee

Debby wrote:

>

> Actually as of today I'm cutting my MIL off from

> myself and my son, I can't take her anymore. I feed

> my son a Paleo diet (meat, veggies and tiny amounts of

> fruit) and am very adamant that he not eat grains or

> potatoes or sugar.

>

> My MIL had tried to sneak him inappropriate food

> before several times. Several months ago I had it

> with her, when I was visiting her house and she cooked

> food for him, then informed me she had put just a

> couple of cubes of potatoes in it.

>

> I went off on her, and left her house and was furious

> with her. I told her I'm keeping her grandson away

> from her.

>

> She thought it was OK to put potatoes in (even though

> she knows I'm not OK with potatoes) because it was

> such a small amount. I told her any amount is too

> much.

>

> This was after having many discussion about this with

> her. After that I didn't trust her anymore, and I

> told her that if she wanted to see my son again she

> needed to sign a contract with me promising she would

> not try to feed him any no-no foods again.

>

> So yesterday evening we had a BBQ at our house, with

> my MIL, my DH, his friend and GF, plus me and my son.

> My MIL served pie and ice cream for dessert, then sat

> my son on her lap while she ate.

>

> Of course he's sitting there looking at her food as if

> he wants to try some. I told her it's best if he

> doesn't sit on your lap while you eat junk.

>

> She asks me if she can give him ice cream. I tell her

> " absolutely not " . I would think that would be the end

> of the discussion. She says what about that one time

> you gave him ice cream.

>

> I gave him ice cream ONE time, when he got hand food

> and mouth disease, and had painful blisters covering

> the inside of his mouth.

>

> He barely ate or drank anything for 5 days, so I was

> desperate to try and comfort him with something cool

> in his mouth. He barely ate two bites and didn't seem

> to care for it. She knew all this because she was

> there when he was sick.

>

> She saw me search through the health food store trying

> hard to find the healthiest ice cream I could. So

> then she ask me, what about natural ice cream. I tell

> her there is nothing natural about ice cream and

> change the subject.

>

> So then about 20 minutes later, I find my son sucking

> on a hard pez candy, from the pez dispenser I had just

> bought my husband. DH's friend said he gave it to my

> son, but I don't believe he would since he had just

> met my son.

>

> Also not only is it a no-no, but it's a choking hazard

> for my almost 21-month old! I was furious. So then

> this morning I find my son walking around with a chip

> in his hand.

>

> I ask my nanny where he got the chip, and then she

> grabs it from him and throws it away, and tells me my

> MIL gave it to him. I'd love to tell my MIL off, but

> then I'd make my nanny feel bad.

>

> Plus on top of that she had done many many more

> disrespectiful things to me, constantly pushing my

> boundaries. I feel very bad, but I am sure this is

> the right thing to do now.

>

> Maybe some don't understand how I can be so passionate

> about my son's diet, but when you grew up sick and

> overweight as I did, and you are charged with the

> protection of your own child, you won't let anything

> stand in the way of keeping the from going through the

> same pain you went through.

>

> Besides, it's not much different then a parent who

> wishes to raise their child vegetarian, and someone

> trying to feed them a piece of meat. Maybe it's not

> as accepted in society, but it's not less

> disrespectful, especially when the person in question

> has been asked repeatedly and promised not to.

>

> Sorry for rambling.. I'm so angry my stomach and head

> hurt..

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks Bee. I do believe she is quite toxic. I

> haven't cut her off yet, because I really don't know

> how to do it. I don't want drama, I don't want a

> scene, I don't want more stress, especially after last

> week's migraine.

==>Debby, you shouldn't have to be the one to handle your MIL. Have

you watched Dr. Phil? He says each of the spouses need to handle

their own family members, i.e. your husband should handle his own

mother, not you. The reason is because he knows her better than you

do.

Bee