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Genesis2012 06/23/2013

I just thought I would add this link that contains a lot of nutrition information. I have been eating more vegetables by adding them to many dishes. I add a little steamed broccoli slaw to potato dishes. I add onions, peppers, mushrooms, celery and diced carrots to many dishes. Instead of using butter in cake mix I use pumpkin. There are many creative ways to get more fruits and veggies in.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/105350998/Health-Benefits-of-Fruits-and-Vegetables

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deleted_user 06/23/2013

yummm it all sounds good, the broccoli slaw, and I love pumpkin biscuits and pumpkin bread. sounds like you're getting very creative. :)

Genesis2012 06/23/2013

I never tried pumpkin biscuits. sounds interesting.

deleted_user 06/23/2013

I got the recipe out of an old country cooking cook book. let's see if I can find one online:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-biscuits-10000001853975/

there's one that is not too sweet

Genesis2012 06/25/2013

now that sounds interesting.

deleted_user 06/25/2013

I'm on a coleslaw kick. lol I never made it before, even though sometimes I like it. I went to a deli and got some and it was terrible so I said to myself "I can do better" and I got some cabbage, carrots, celery seed, onion, mayo, lemon juice, and voila!

I don't like to cook in suimmer

Genesis2012 06/29/2013

I never tried it with lemon juice. I am getting where I prefer to make my own foods because I know what is in it. For example if I make coleslaw I use a light mayonnaise. Most store brands do not.

I am not as ambitious as you. I will try to skip all of the chopping, slicing, dicing and cutting if I can. I buy the prepackaged coleslaw mix in the veggie section. I like to buy it already prepped. I just make my own coleslaw dressing.

deleted_user 06/29/2013

That's cool. I'm not all that ambitious.. just poor and hungry. I've got so many diet restrictions that I can't usually buy anything that has what I need and doesn't have what I can't have. So if I buy something premade I have to pick out a lot of stuff.

I was not allowed to get in my mother's way when I was a kid. She preferred to just throw something together, so I didn't really learn to cook at all till I got out on my own. Well, not true,, I went to cooking class with Girl Scouts but never cooked at home for meals. I used to like to eat at restaurants. Then when I had to feed a child I got into food preparation. We were very poor so I got into making most things from scratch cuz is cheaper. Then with the diabetes and kidney stones I had to really learn what nutrition is all about. So now here I am.

rebelsrock87 07/14/2013

Hey thanks for that idea. Sounds interesting. I'll try that. Thank you!!

deleted_user 07/15/2013

got me wanting some broccoli and potatoes now, that's a good combination :P

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