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By: Kraig Caren

Kraig Caren — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:15:53 +0000

Well, you can pay for your health now or later - and I have a feeling if we
don’t get control of our diabetes we will really pay later.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:59:33 +0000

i had regular pasta with no ill effects to my bs………of course it was a heck
of a lot less than i normally eat………lol…………baz

Cheryl from Florida

*My sister has not been able to find it in Pensacola. I know they do NOT
carry it at Wal-Mart. I have not hear of any of your supermarkets ?? We
have Kroger and H.E.B. and Randalls and they all carry it. It is usually
$2.49 a box but Kroger often runs it on special for $2.00 a box and I stock
up. They make it in lasagna noodles, too.*

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By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:23:41 +0000

my daughter said she has seen it in stop&shop, so i am going to get some. altho,
she said it is expensive, too, but i don’t care………..baz

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By: Kraig Caren

Kraig Caren — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:40:39 +0000

Unfortunately, the closest Publix to Pensacola is Navarre Beach which is way
to far for her. I am planning to bring her some when I visit in a few
weeks. She can order it from Netrition after that. That is a very good
price you are getting it for. It is $2.49 here in the Houston area (same as
it was in Yorktown, Virginia) and sometimes goes on sale for $2.00 a box.

By: Kraig Caren

Kraig Caren — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:22:43 +0000

It is great that you have found a way for your stepson to eat salad. Both
of my twin teens love pasta so they cook a box up once a week. One of them
chops fresh broccoli up with a food chopper while it is cooking. As soon as
she drains the pasta she tosses the brocolli back in the pot with the pasta
and lets it sit five minutes. We do the same thing with fresh small baby
spinach.

Oh, a hint on cooking Dreamfields pasta perfect every time. Bring water to
boil in your biggest pot. (I add a TBSP of salt to my water but optional).
As soon as the water is at a rolling boil, stir in the box of Dreamfields
pasta. Stir for one minute on high then put the lid on (even if it does not
come back to a boil) and turn the heat off. Set your timer for 15 minutes
and do not open lid until the timer goes off. Quickly drain pasta. It will
be perfectly done without overcooking. If we are adding spinach or
broccolli, we set the timer for 15 minutes as it will cook a bit more in the

hot pot when it sits for 5 minutes extra.

By: Mayra Workman

Mayra Workman — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:51:23 +0000

I live about 200 miles from where Dreamfields is made (Carrington, ND) and I
cannot buy it anywhere locally! Very frustrating. So I either do mail
order via Netrition, or get some relatives in Minneapolis or other places
where they sell it to send or bring me some. Ask my local stores to carry
it? Oh sure, and they mutter and mumble about it being hard to get. No,
no, thats not it! You would think when I tell them I mail order it from
Boston, they might understand a little more. They carry the regular pasta
line from the company that makes it. But too hard to get Dreamfields!

Jo in MN

By: Therese Key

Therese Key — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:21:35 +0000

Thanks for the reminder about groceries. I used to be really good
about not bringing in stuff that wasn’t good for me into the house. I
do all the grocery shopping and I do about 95% of the cooking, and
well it just isn’t anyone elses fault if there is crap in my
cupboards. I get too used to justifying purchases saying my
husband or stepson "need" those things, but really they don’t, and I
certainly don’t. They both eat lunch out and have access to the carby
and starchy things they may want. Thanks for the reminders Nita!

Stefanie

P.S. I love the Dreamfields pasta. My stepson won’t eat salads, but if
you make them about half lettuce, half pasta and add chicken and
veggies he gobbles them up. We make extra chicken on the grill and
use it in salads and when I make pasta I make up the whole box, so we

have salad fixings in the fridge handy. We never used to have salads
for dinners, but now he will ask for them.

By: Murray Arleen

Murray Arleen — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:28:19 +0000

I have found Dreamfield Pasta at Publix here in NW Florida. It’s usually
$1.99 per box, but they have it on sale quite often for $1.49. We have it
once a week or more, and with no ill effects on our blood sugars. Just make
sure you have protein with it, and you watch your portions sizes. The stuff
is delicious!
Cheryl from Florida

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By: Kraig Caren

Kraig Caren — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:05:25 +0000

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:50 +0000

i am going to have to get some of that dreamfields as pasta is my favorite. can
you get it at any of the major supermarkets? such as stop&shop or shop-rite
or big y?……..baz

We have a rule in my house: if I can’t eat it because of my diabetes, it
doesn’t come in the house. If the kids want a treat now and then, then it
will be at a party or friend’s house or school lunch. I do not feel guilty
of that this is an awful thing to do to my kids. If it isn’t good for me,
it isn’t good for them. I don’t want them to ever have to deal with this.

That does not mean they don’t get things they like. We keep no sugar added
products in the house. They have learned to like nuts and I keep a variety
of them out on the counter all the time (only roasted - no salt). One of my
teens has refused for 16 years to eat any fruit except blueberries. Well,
over the past month that has changed. On her own she is now eating bananas

and strawberries. That is progress. She is the creative cook who loves to
bake and every weekend she experiments making a treat using Splenda and oat
flour, etc.

The only exception I have made is chocolate chips. You cannot find SF ones
in stores and the ones over the internet are way too expensive. Every
Sunday since they were two we have made whole grain waffles for breakfast
and they have always loved them with chocolate chips. So, they still get
that - my husband and I opt for strawberries on ours with SF cool whip.

Pasta is part of our main dish usually twice a week but we only use the
Dreamfields (5 net carbs per serving and it tastes like regular pasta -
honest). That stretches the budget and we use it with protein like cooked
chicken breasts, etc and chopped steamed veggies and some parmesan cheese.
Kids love pasta - and Dreamsfields is great because most diabetics can eat
it, too. That makes spaghetti, a family favorite, something I can eat as
well. I just eat my salad first and have a smaller serving of spaghetti.

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