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Posted 11/20/2016 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone have a plan for eating with family during the holidays. Most thanksgiving dinners don't include oatmeal...lol. It adds stress if people are watching what little you eat. Since I am hosting I hope to keep busy serving. Then I figure I can eat a little white turkey meat and a couple spears of asparagus. Going to sneak a little quinoa on my plate and play with any other food that ends up on my plate.
Posted 11/21/2016 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Be happy with the company! Make a few things you can eat and maybe try one thing you haven't tried before. Don't keep it a secret, just don't dwell on it.

It took me forever to figure out that my problem with pumpkin pie is the dried mixed pumpkin pie spices - namely the sulfited ginger! I get to visit this year, so I hope I can make a couple of suggestions on ingredients and be allowed to help.

It's tough when I don't tolerate corn starch and hubby doesn't tolerate wheat. I'm hoping I can help make 2 types of gravy so we both can have some.

I tried pumpkin pie without ginger one year and it was awful. Then I found that fresh ginger root is OK.

So make what you can eat, and be sensitive if someone else has a problem with foods too.

Bottom line is have fun!




















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Posted 11/21/2016 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Alice,

I appreciate the positive approach. I am just begun searching trigger foods and so my food list is small. I was eating my own Greek yogurt ok but am worried my stomach may have turned against it. Could be just a stressful day today. I haven't tried cinnamon or cloves. I did make some ginger tea with fresh ginger and it was fine. Maybe I will have some now.

Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving!

Thanks again
Posted 11/21/2016 4:05 AM (GMT 0)
Gram4plus and Alcie,

Yes, it would be fun to eat all. I use to do that, the good old days.

As long as you eat in moderation and chew properly, it should be ok. Just avoid the wine and spicy foods possible.

I don't have any good luck yet as to Quinoa. Fiber is still hard to digest for me. I take Licorice/DGL with my food and this had helped me. A sip of Doterra Digest Zen ( 2 drops on 6 ml warm water) after my big meal had also helped me a lot of times.

Enjoy Thanksgiving. God bless.
Posted 11/21/2016 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I am at a loss as to what I can eat besides a little white turkey meat and asparagus. I would love to be able to fix a dish I could eat. My diet has been steel cut oats, Greek yogurt, chicken broth, quinoa, chicken breast, raw honey..... And even with that my stomach is tight tonight. Not sure what brought that on.

I appreciate your comments and encouragement.

It wasn't long ago I was eating everything.....oh those days....Tu Wang! 😏

Thanks again....
Posted 11/21/2016 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
Alice,
I will enjoy the company. We will be playing games ....usually skipbo in memory of my mother, apples to apples, pit....and I will do some crafts with grandkids. It will get pretty loud in our little house! Fun times!
Posted 11/21/2016 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
Alice,
I just saw a recipe for gluten free pumpkin bars on Facebook and thought I would try it. How did you use fresh ginger in place of ginger powder?

I have been avoiding wheat for now since it is hard to digest. I have also avoided dairy except for the Greek yogurt. I wonder if rice milk would work.....or maybe I could use yogurt instead of evaporated milk... Just thinking out loud here.
Posted 11/25/2016 5:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving, it went well for me. I ate turkey and asparagus and a pumpkin dessert that was GERD friendly. Good family time!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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