Preparing to go have my blood drawn and evaluated, so I cannot have my morning coffee. YUCK! I am going first thing this morning to the doctor and I plan to make a pot as soon as I return. :) I am a little nervous as I got such a great report last time - feel a little pressure for that to happen again. :) But, I do know I am eating well and everything should be fine!
I was glad to hear from several of you who are cooking regular and HCG meal choices this Thanksgiving. I can't wait to see how I feel in the late evening when I am usually stuffed, tired, cranky and really feeling badly due to eating for 12 hours straight. I am a picker - I stir and taste, cut and pick, pick, pick, pick. I never really determined how many calories are in "picking," but I would imagine it's a lot. wink
If I sent you the stuffing recipe, cut the chicken stock back by half. It made a much better dressing with less chicken broth, and boy was it good. You don't want the dressing soupy as it goes into the oven. I started my cooking journey last night by making a cranberry relish - whole cranberries from the bag (1 large bag - I think 2 pound), 7-8 cuties (baby orange/tangerine things) skin peeled but not sectioned out, 3 honey crisp apples, the juice of 2 lemons, and 1 1/2 cups of xylitol. I put the first three ingredients, in shifts, in the food processor, added the lemon juice, and then the xylitol. I then added a cup of finely chopped pecans. This makes a BIG bowl. It was fabulous! My husband loved it. It was a wee bit tart, but I may add another apple or two today, or a small amount of additional xylitol.
I was reading in Daniel Chptr 1 yesterday and could see our lives lived out through that story. The Hebrew boys were given the choice food and the King's portions. For us that could be Thanksgiving dinner - eating whatever we want. Daniel could have agreed to do that for a season, but from the beginning he knew it was not the BEST choice for them. How many of you know that sometimes we have to make a stand among the royalty and expectations of the household? Daniel asked permission to eat differently and the results amazed everyone.
It's okay for us to say to our families - "I have made a decision to eat more healthy and is it okay for me to bring..............." Some people will understand, some will be threatened because you are "challenging" their meal plan, some may be jealous because they wish they had your strength to make healthy choices, and some may be in prison - as I was - and desperately desire freedom but have given up on any hope of life beyond the hell of obesity. There could a number of responses - it's OK. NOBODY CAN FIGHT FOR YOUR HEALTH MORE VALIANTLY THAN YOU. I say, "let's be trend setters." Let's teach our children to create Thanksgiving meals that feature a vast array of healthy choices. :) The more I explore healthy foods, the more doors I find to be opened. I LOVE IT!
Happy Thanksgiving family,
Choose life and eat to live, PK
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