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I did have a nectarine, grapes and a banana when I first started my day but I am still hungry so I had some home made refried beans and not full so I am adding rinsed Chili Beans (no sugar) from the can. Why did I rinse them? I do have high blood pressure and know I should limit my salt and I am thinking that rinsing will help to remove some of that sodium? This last year since I have been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure I sure have noticed how much salt there is added to so many of our foods. My rule will be to make my beans from the dry beans but I know that sometimes I may run out of time and may have to grab a can of beans. To me my life can be overwhelming but I trust God will help me to learn this new way of eating and new recipes.
When I first started the program I made up a large batch of refried pinto beans but I am running short of them and want to experiment with what I have left to make soup or ? possibly. I will see what the day brings. I didn't get to try as many recipes as I would have liked last week as my blind sweet Mother had a lot going on that I needed to help her with. This week will be busy as well as I do need to get more on top of my home education with my youngest (only one at home now - so glad I have him) and I have company coming a bit before the weekend. Fortunately (or not :sad:, poor dear, my friend has a lot of food restrictions in her life so she won't be tempting me to step away from LDL). She can only eat few things like organic chicken, wild halibut, organic black beans etc.
I tried a fruit smoothie instead of my fermented soy (with a little skim milk or no-fat yogurt, banana and frozen raspberries and blueberries.) The new fruit smoothie was too sweet for me with my regular frozen fruit (banana, raspberries, blueberries) but I will try different fruit and see how I like it.
I will have a very busy week but I hope to be able to still log in as LDL is a priority to me now! It is time to take care of myself or I won't be able to care for the dear ones in my life!! *love*
For those who take time to read this long posting! Thank you!
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