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By: Patricia Petty

Patricia Petty — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 05:46:14 +0000

Mmmm I LOVE Almonds! You know what sounds really good?

Use the almond milk to make the sugar free hot chocolate then add some of
the Davanci coconut flavored SF syrup. Would be like an Almond Joy! I may
have to see if I can find some of that milk! OR!!! Just thought of
this….How about making SF chocolate pudding with the almond milk and
adding the sf coconut syrup to that? You could also freeze that to make
popsicles!

In my quest to get off dairy, I just tried Almond "milk" today. It was

By: Therese Key

Therese Key — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:28:56 +0000

In my quest to get off dairy, I just tried Almond "milk" today. It was
pretty darn good! Make sure you get the unsweetened variety. It comes
in Plain (what I tried), Vanilla and Chocolate. I heard the chocolate
one is good in coffee, but the plain was good in coffee too…gave it
a nutty taste.

Stef

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:08:11 +0000

i’ll have to see if any of the stores i shop at carry it. flavored milk
sounds awesome
jodi

Jodi, the soy milk I bought is called "Soy Slender." They make different
flavors. I’m looking at the label now so I can be more specific. It’s 70
calories for one cup. 5 carbs, with 4 g fiber = 1 net carb. It’s
sweetened with splenda, and it tastes good.

Janie

By: Patricia Petty

Patricia Petty — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:04:49 +0000

Janie….

If you freeze the firm tofu IN THE WATER AND CONTAINER that it comes in, it
gives the tofu a more chewy texture. I do this whenever I purchase tofu.
Also, it’s important to squeeze all the moisture out of the tofu before you
use it. To do this I place the tofu on several sheets of paper towels then
more sheets of paper towel, then a plate on top of that the 3 large cans of
veggies on top of that to "PRESS" the moisture out. Just keep changing the
paper towels until no moisture remains. If I don’t have veggies, I use
several cook books.

Andrew, this sounds great. We cook with olive oil a lot. Do you use the
firm tofu for this? I’ve been making "shakes" with the soft tofu with
blueberries and a little splenda. For lunch today I had some chocolate
soy milk that has 1 net carb and 3 grams of fiber.

Some docs don’t care for soy, and my naturopath told me to stay away
from the isoflavones. I don’t think this soy milk has isoflavones.

Janie

By: Patricia Petty

Patricia Petty — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:46:53 +0000

Mmmmm Tofu!

I sometimes dip in mustard then in cornmeal and fry it. What you have to
remember about tofu is that it is practically tasteless on its own, but it
take on the flavors of what ever you cook it with. I have an excellent
recipe for Sweet and Sour "Chicken" where tofu replaces the chicken. Also,
I like the flavored tofu’s that you can buy already seasoned.

I like slabs of it fried in olive oil. I also like it diced and added
to sauteed vegies (onions, green pepper) in place of scrambled eggs.
Mash it up and add stuff and it can make a great dip, assuming you
find something to dip in it.

Andrew

By: Keri Kristal

Keri Kristal — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:49:15 +0000

Not sure why but reminds me of the scene in Blazing
Saddles where the cowboys are out in the middle of
nowhere and come upon a stop sign….

_________

Which brings up the image of tofuboys rounding up a
big herd of tofubeasts for a trail drive. And watch
out for them tofu rustlers.

By: Keri Kristal

Keri Kristal — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:31:19 +0000

At the end of the time at the clinic, were you on any
meds at all? Or controlled solely by the vegan diet
and exercise? What was your A1c? What caused you to
start Byetta?

By: Irwin Mayme

Irwin Mayme — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:11:19 +0000

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:26:46 +0000

so the soy milk is lower carb than the hoods lc milk? i think hood’s is 4
net carbs. i miss milk but the hood’s is so expensive and getting harder to
find.

jodi

Some docs don’t care for soy, and my naturopath told me to stay away
from the isoflavones. I don’t think this soy milk has isoflavones.

Janie

By: Therese Key

Therese Key — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:24:01 +0000

Thanks for the info on tofu. To be honest I’ve only tried it once at a
vegetarian restaurant and it tasted like chicken. Why do vegetarians
make stuff that tastes like meat? Anyway, I’m going to try eating a
vegan diet for a bit because when I look at my diet now it is high in
meat and dairy and my weight isn’t budging AT ALL, so vegan
alternatives may just do the trick. My catch 22 right now is that my
doctor is waiting to see how I do on my own to decide whether he lets
me go on Byetta. If I start this now and my numbers drop, he won’t put
me on it, which I think could drop my numbers and weight even further.
Hmmm not sure what to do.

Stef