Let's Do Lunch Community

Sorry to here Roger is having family problems, I miss his posts.
.
We had sliced tomatoes from the garden today and green beans.  We planted pole beans this year and we find them stringy and not as good as the bush beans.
We are also enjoying the herbs.

Hope you have a great rest of the week.

Blessings, Carrole

You know, I just love these posts.  Good to hear about your tomatoes, jalopeno peppers, green beens, watermelons..............etc...................

Truly it is good to hear you are doing so well on LDL.  Just so envy you sometimes...........rain again today and scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday.............We are into soups and lots of comfort food and that makes it difficult for us UK side of the pond.

But then again we have such greenery and can't get that with out the rain.  OK, I am living with it.

Good to have friends...........

Blessings to you all.

Well staying PURE LDL has helped me take off 6 of the 11lbs I gained back. YA!!!

Today I decided to experiment with the BBQ Chicken Deborah D fixes often.
Had to make a few substitutions because I found I did not have everything I needed.

Started with a bag of frozen boneless skinless chicen breasts.
Cooked them on top of the stove since they were frozen and did not want to add heat to the house with longer cooking with oven.
I sauteed them in Walnut Oil. (Supposed to add richer flavor and I had it on hand).
For Sauce:
Used whole 10 oz jar of Smuckers Black Rasberry All-Fruit
Then added:
8 teaspoons dried onion flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon onion powder (omitted because I ouldn't find any)
1 teaspoon turmeric, optional
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon Stevia or other sugar substitute to equal 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
For the last 3 ingredients I used about a tsp Garlic Pepper which has pepper, sugar and salt in it along with the garlic
(Hubby seems to like this stuff and even sprinkles it on his popcorn)
Then I also added maybe a TBSP Coconut Aminos (because I had it on hand to replace the bullion) suggested in another Dry Onion soup mix)
Stirred up the mixture well and let it sit while chicken cooked
Then removed chicken from the pan, drained liquid, added more Walnut Oil and sliced onions
Then Baked at 375 for 20 min.

I love this!!!!
The chicken was a little dry.
Next time I will be sure to thaw the chicken first.
But loved the sauce!!

Sounds delicious! 

Linda,
That sounds great - I am going to try this one for sure.  I have lost 3 of the 5 lbs I gained and when I go back to pure LDL I could just kick myself for going off because it really is the best WOE - I feel so much better already.

I have decided to do what everyone has suggesssted and try one new LDL recipe a week.
Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore is next

Started my vacation yesterday.
Much easier doing LDL when not under the stress at work.
I am down a couple more pounds. Now down 8 of the 11lbs I gained.
I am hoping to shed the last 3 before Sunday when daughter and grandkids arrive for their week here.
Jessica has committed to going at least wheat-free so she is looking forward to some good home cooking LDL style!

Great report, Linda.  I see you are really committed to LDL way of eating and you are reaping the rewards! 

I am looking for a few pack for lunch away from home meals when you have time. I wont have refrigeration or microwave... and it is HOT in Tampa!

Some days I will need to pack for  all three meals. Fruit will keep, but what about the protein?

Sorry about the questions on your vacation!
I welcome ideas from everyone!

Thanks, Martha

In this heat, Martha I would not worry so much about meat for a few days.
I posted an idea about how to layer a salad in a mason jar. This would work well.
If I remember, put the dressing in the jar first, then I would add some rinsed and drained canned beans
(I like chick peas, blaceyed peas and black beans, you could also add some canned corn.
Then put your tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and lettuce on top. 
Combining beans and corn will make a complete protein.
When ready to eat, turn jar over and give it a few shakes.
They say you could maybe make up 3 or 4 days worth and will keep in your refrig.
I can ususally do fine on salads and fruit for a couple days, then I start craving protein.
On those days I run to walmart and get a rotisserie chicken and share with coworkers or eat on it all week.
I usually eat that with a can of green beans.
In this weather I could eat both the chicken and green beans cold.
Although if you put it on your dash is a glass bowl it could be nicely warmed by lunch. 

Linda,

Thank you for the ideas.  This will jump-start my LDL life!

I will get provisions this weekend.  Do you think a plastic type container will work? I'm concerned about breakage.
I will freeze a few bottles of water to keep it chilled.  Also, I love cold green beans. i can do without the dressing.

Thank you for the suggestions!

Martha

I am sure the plastic cntainers would work also.
Give it a try!

This article from the author of Wheat Belly explains why substituting processed ingrdients (like is done in Fat-Free) doesn't work and is not healthy:

Heart Poison

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dr. Davis


Claire has small LDL particles. Small LDL particles are the #1 most common abnormality leading to coronary disease, heart attack, as well as procedures like stents and bypass surgery. (No, it’s NOT high cholesterol!)

At the start of her program, Claire had 870 nmol/L small LDL particles (measured by the NMR lipoprotein method), a moderately high value, representing 60% of total LDL particles. It was certainly not attributable to being overweight (as is often argued), as she was quite slender, only 115 pounds at 5 ft 3 inches. So I counseled Claire on how to eliminate wheat and limit exposure to other carbohydrates, especially other grains, corn, and sugars, to reduce the expression of small LDL. Most people who follow this regimen drop small LDL particles to zero within just a few months–not with cholesterol drugs, but with this shift in food choice.

But Claire failed to hear me say “Never eat gluten-free foods made with the junk carbohydrate ingredients, cornstarch, rice starch, tapioca starch, and potato starch.” Because her daughter was “gluten-free” due to a “gluten-sensitivity,” Claire started purchasing gluten-free pasta made with rice starch, along with occasional gluten-fee multigrain bagels and rolls.

A repeat lipoprotein panel showed 1597 nmol/L small LDL particles—a near-doubling of her starting value.

The most common ingredients used to replace wheat flour in gluten-free products–rice starch, tapioca starch, cornstarch, and potato starch–are chosen because they provide a reasonable facsimile of wheat flour in baked products. But these are among the few foods that have a glycemic index higher than even that of wheat! So, sure, gluten-free multigrain bread or pasta does not cause appetite stimulation like the gliadin protein of wheat, nor do they cause intestinal destruction like the wheat germ agglutinin in wheat, nor do they trigger allergies like the alpha amylase inhibitors in wheat–they “only” cause sky-high blood sugar and, with it, formation of extravagant quantities of small LDL particles.

Those nice people who make gluten-free foods with junk carbohydrate ingredients don’t know that their products cause coronary disease and heart attacks, cataracts, arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, and growth of visceral fat. Note that the small LDL particles triggered by gluten-free carbohydrates, as in Claire’s example, persist for 10 days after one indulgence. In other words, if Claire only has a gluten-free slice of bread or a bagel every 10 days, she has small LDL particles and risk for heart disease 7 days a week, 30 days a month, 12 months a year.

So, among the several deleterious effects of gluten-free junk carbohydrates is triggering of small LDL particles, the most common cause for coronary disease and heart attack in North America today. Gluten-free foods made with cornstarch, rice starch, tapioca starch, and potato starch are poisons to your heart.