Joseph Fuerst

Hi Kolleen,

I do wonder with this PCOS or insulin metabolizing difficulty, which came
first, the problem digesting it or the problem handling processed sugars
causing the body to have difficulty managing it (in a predisposed person).
Like the chicken and egg argument - make sense.
So since I've probably assumed I couldn't "manage" to live with all
organic foods and you've peaked my interest. Can you give me some idea
about the expense of living/eating oraganically? I am "organizationally
impaired"....and we have a family of six. Thinking about it overwhelms me!
Susan
>
> >I still go with the every - body's individual and has individual needs
> >in this area.
> >Susan
>
>
> Agreed here Susan, to each and every body is its own barometer.
>
> If one has an insulin problem, then any kind of sugar, slow or fast
> acting would be a detriment to the body.
>
> >.sugar is sugar is sugar, organic or not,
> >your body still reacts with the same hormones, etc.
>
> Refined sugar IS more addictive than honey or molasses or fruit sugar. If
> there is evidence otherwise, I would welcome it.
>
> If one doesn't have an insulin problem, then the choice would be to go
> towards the natural way, not the processed way. An insulin problem person
> must limit more than just sugar. They need to limit fruit and other food
> intake.
>
> In "extended" family, I am an organic household, so is one of my sisters.
> My other two sisters are not. My niece is not. (she's just a few years
> younger than I and has more children)
>
> The organic families have choices for the kids, no limits. They will
> invariably ask for something to 'eat' when they are hungry. As opposed to
> just go into the cabinet for a nosh when wanting *something*.
>
> The processed food families seem to have to limit their children, cajole
> them to 'eat' food and oversee their intake on their choices.
>
> Establishing that none of the children spoken of have an insulin problem
> (as of yet). I say that because processed sugar addictions is a
> *possible* reason that a genetically disposed child would develop an
> insulin problem (research is still being done, so no facts yet on this
> issue).
>
> regards,
> kolleen
>
>
>
>

rumpleteasermom

Something to think about - you don;t have to go all organic all at
once. Read up on additives and what the various terms in the
ingredients lists mean and then start reading them religiously. You
can eliminate the worst things first and work up from there.

This is how we work around here. I had to start reading labels for
Wyndham because of his dye problem. Now, even though we don't eat
all organic, I have eliminated a lot of chemical additives just by
comparing brands every time I shop. I also started cooking from
scratch more.

Bridget



--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Joseph Fuerst" <fuerst@f...> wrote:
Can you give me some idea
> about the expense of living/eating oraganically? I
am "organizationally
> impaired"....and we have a family of six. Thinking about it
overwhelms me!
> Susan
> >

Cindy

rumpleteasermom wrote:
>
> This is how we work around here. I had to start reading labels for
> Wyndham because of his dye problem. Now, even though we don't eat
> all organic, I have eliminated a lot of chemical additives just by
> comparing brands every time I shop. I also started cooking from
> scratch more.
>

One thing I would like to replace is noodle mixes - I know it wouldn't
be hard to come up with a recipe for noodles with a tomato parmesan
sauce or pasta shells in a creamy garlic sauce. Does anyone have
any pointers on good recipes? I hate buying the pre-packaged mixes
but my DH gets them since they are so quick and easy to make. I
really don't think they'd be that much harder from scratch but can't
figure out how to start!

--

Cindy Ferguson
crma@...

Pat Cald...

Hi Cindy,

I have been going crazy on allrecipes.com lately. My kids and I came up with 2 weeks of menus, then I went to allrecipes and got the recipes, added them to the shopping list option and printed out my shopping list. They have lots of sauce recipes you could use with noodles. I bet most of them would freeze well so you could make ahead.

Pat
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rumpleteasermom wrote:
>
> This is how we work around here. I had to start reading labels for
> Wyndham because of his dye problem. Now, even though we don't eat
> all organic, I have eliminated a lot of chemical additives just by
> comparing brands every time I shop. I also started cooking from
> scratch more.
>

One thing I would like to replace is noodle mixes - I know it wouldn't
be hard to come up with a recipe for noodles with a tomato parmesan
sauce or pasta shells in a creamy garlic sauce. Does anyone have
any pointers on good recipes? I hate buying the pre-packaged mixes
but my DH gets them since they are so quick and easy to make. I
really don't think they'd be that much harder from scratch but can't
figure out how to start!

--

Cindy Ferguson
crma@...

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Lynda

If he absolutely has to have boxed noodle thingys, buy Annie's or one of the
other all natural or organic boxed noodle dishes. There is also a whole
group, I'll have to check the name, of rice noodle dishes for those that are
doing the no wheat thing.

I'm on a new computer and the old computer is going into the shop and I
can't get to my links right now, however, there is a site that duplicates
recipes from famous restaurants and other things. I found it doing a goggle
search. I'll see if I can find it again.

Lynda
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>
>
> rumpleteasermom wrote:
> >
> > This is how we work around here. I had to start reading labels for
> > Wyndham because of his dye problem. Now, even though we don't eat
> > all organic, I have eliminated a lot of chemical additives just by
> > comparing brands every time I shop. I also started cooking from
> > scratch more.
> >
>
> One thing I would like to replace is noodle mixes - I know it wouldn't
> be hard to come up with a recipe for noodles with a tomato parmesan
> sauce or pasta shells in a creamy garlic sauce. Does anyone have
> any pointers on good recipes? I hate buying the pre-packaged mixes
> but my DH gets them since they are so quick and easy to make. I
> really don't think they'd be that much harder from scratch but can't
> figure out how to start!
>
> --
>
> Cindy Ferguson
> crma@...
>
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