It does seem possible to find a diet that is healthy for everyone, especially people who need anti inflammatory diets and include diabetics too.

 I can see the problem with actual recipes, but it could be more of a guide book with some sample recipes. Like an outline to work from.

Many of us do not know how to eat or how our food effects our health.

I was given  from none to bad  and often conflicting advise when I became ill with UC. 

My husband and I  are basically vegetarian and have been for decades. Not Vegan, however.. But there is a happy medium in there someplace.  We try to eat mindfully if that makes sense.

Probably best to pursue this subject after the major feast day of the year in the USA.

So happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating it.

Eric, I would love to see your "General formula" if it is something you can write out.  I am not a very creative cook.  I envy friends who can peek in the refrigerator and pull together a wonderful meal.  

Posted by: Barbara

Eric, I would love to see your "General formula" if it is something you can write out.  I am not a very creative cook.  I envy friends who can peek in the refrigerator and pull together a wonderful meal.  

The trick is to have ingredients that tend to work well with each other. 

For example, we have mixed frozen vegetables that can be used in pasta sauce, one pot rice meals, or even chili. Easy. 

Then we have things like tofu, which can be used in pretty much any dish : fried, blended, crumbled, raw (and seasoned), etc. Easy!

It helps to have seasoning and marinades that are versatile. Sometimes, simply changing the seasoning can change the dish. So you don't necessarily have to cook a dozen different dishes, but you can use a dozen different seasonings to vary things up. 

Dona, it was getting so frustrating for me having a different diet for each malady that plagues me.  I have  counted carbs to calculate my insulin needs for a long time.  The dietician took my diabetic info and then has me substituting in foods from the fodmap diet (good for IBS) and the colonostomy diet  (not so much a diet as a list of good and bad foods.)  I just started doing it this week, we are trying it for a month and will meet again and tweek things.  And something came along that I have waited for, for a long time. My glucose meter finally wore out after 10 or so years. The doc gave me a new one.  By Bayer and called a "Contour Next".   It ties to an app on my cell phone via blue tooth. It automatically creates a log book for me ... no muss, no fuss, no bother.  I thought that anyone that is diabetic along with everything else would appreciate.  I also saw the same meter in my drugstore... it was $9.99 US dollars.

I have just found it nessary to take Stella to task.  No turkey for her today!! After the past couple of weeks with  no leaks, good adhesion and no odors, she has gone back to her ancient life as a bezerker!  Have gone through 3 complete appliance changes 2 extra pouches. Not sure what has gotten into her, but she is being an absolute nuisance!!

Hi Barbara, This is not pleasant but don,t let it knock you back, can you pinpoint any thing which may be a cause. Plus don,t starve have some Thanksgiving Dinner, Tell me its alright you saying that !! I don,t mind (thick skin) but yer going to sort this

Ps it could be quiet on here tonight but I am finished for the day so if ye need a yarn work away will keep an eye online.

I am about done with cooking ! having a glass of wine and dancing....... SOMEONE ate 1/2 the pie last night!!! yes it was TOM !!!! 

Marcie,

keep on dancing and enjoy whats left of the pie!

Happy Thanksgiving to you.

Sent some pictures to Fleicity and Barb, hoping they can place them on this.. any ideas?  

THank You for your kind wishes on this day-- I am having a great day!!!!!!!!! FUN !!!! 

Barbara, I think that your diabetic diet is first come serve right now, and always-- get that under control-NOW!!!!!!!!! I am sure that things will fall into place. Don't get yourself so upset with all kids of diets. Which one do YOU think needs attention first? then go with it.. Things happen to our bodies, and we have to deal with them- we had n control of these.  But your diabetic issues needs attention.. Every day and always-- Many people are infected with this.. How is your friend Bee doing?? have a nice company/dinner you bought today?? good! I am sure that u did. the two "B"'s   B&B..... :-) Remember Stella has her own personality-- she just decided to flush out.. Nellie does this all the time. We all have our days............ :-)

Eric is doing it................... I had a great day-and very tired.. But I wanted to share with u all my joy!! I am on my feet-dancing- and NOT IN BED like I was for the past 3 years, :-)

Well, my dinner came out beautifully, Nellie, sang all through grace.. :-(    I mean she really hit the high notes!!!   (never should have had that coke huh ?) 

My merry men just looked at me ..........  I was just as surprised as they were.. I just smiled.... 

Well, time to put up the Christmas wreath on the front door..  

 Thanks guys. 

Whoa Nellie?

Poor kid seems exhausted from Thanksgiving :)

And I had a great one even though Oscar decided to bust through during the night. 

You beat me to posting those photos, Felicity 😂 

Great use of that toothpaste roller thing 👌

Felicity, Nellie busted last night to..  caught it in time tho-- second time this week-  IT happens... just a flush out I guess. All fixed!!!!!

Didn't have my pumpkin pie tho-everyone else ate it-even this looked stupid..

off to club med (infusion)-- see ya in 3-4 hours. 

thanks Eric...... 

That is my son the 6'6" jobber-- can hardly fold up in any chair-but he makes it work. he is my sleeper.. both sons home-kids are boom-r-rangs- They live in the basement/apartment down stairs.  pay rent, so the extra money goes well-into our fixed income... :-) 

I am a dancing fool at time-still got it huh?   My older son took this - didn't know it-had the ear phones n and sang and danced--