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I want to ask about salad recipes. I have fibromyalgia, anxiety, and a few other medical conditions. I also have a lot of pain in my GI system, especially stomach pain after eating. All this has been true for many years. Recently I decided to do a test (trial) diet in which I eliminate many of...

I'm a guy with a testosterone and growth hormone deficiency (diagnosed by my doctor via blood tests). I'm age 42 so my hormones are naturally slowing down, but mine are way below average for my age. I've had no luck with supplemental hormones... they cause major side-effects. I'm wondering if...

So week 3 of the post-op diet, I'm allowed "full liquids" which basically means that in addition to the vile protein swill I've been living on, I can now have fruit and vegetable juices, strained Campbell's cream soups, no-sugar-added custurd or yogurt. This is a great relief. But on the...

I had weight-loss surgery on April 28. In a few weeks I'll be done with the liquid stage of the post-op diet and move on to pureed foods. My primary care physician encourages me to go on a low-carb diet. I'm wondering if I could get suggestions about low-carb recipes, such as a good cookbook...

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The restrictions with my surgery are less than with the gastric bypass. I got the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. They remove 85% of the stomach but don't reroute the intestines. There is no danger of dumping syndrome when eating sweets. I want to avoid ice cream and things like that, but carrots...

Did this place used to have a forum for special dietary needs? I couldn't find it. I just had weight-loss surgery. I'm still on a liquid diet, but in a few weeks I'll be allowed to have pureed food. It must be THOROUGHLY pureed. So I want to do something with carrots, but not end up with...

JoeV, I will take your post as teasing. The truth is that the initial taste of bean sprouts is delicious. They are very rich, a little fruity. It's just the presence of bitters that needs to be balanced. "Work"? It's enjoyable to experiment and the results will be delicious. Salads made from...

How to Balance Flavors In Your Cooking I found this general description of flavor balancing (the link above). Apparently the basic flavors are sweet, sour (acid), salty, bitter, and spicy. Or something like that. I took my bean sprouts and added some italian dressing. It didn't work: the acid...

Hi, I'm experimenting with a raw food diet. For one week I've been eating raw food, mostly gourmet-style dishes that I am purchasing from Whole Foods (I know, it's ridiculously expensive, but it seems to be a good way to get myself motivated for now). I'm starting to look into recipes. I have...

Thanks for the ideas. I'm also avoiding egg, so that's out. I don't know about the mushrooms.. by spongy I mean compared to crisp veggies. I love peas.. that's a great idea. Also balsamic vinegar. Mike

How long do you marinate them for? Thanks, Mike

I have a recipe in the "5 in 10" cookbook which says that sauteed mushrooms and orange/yellow/red bell peppers go really well together, which is true. However, I would like to make a raw dish like that. I have some jaw pain so I can't chew things very much, but in spite of that I would like to...

My landlord just installed a new stove. It's a Kenmore electric. There's no model number on the stove, but I think it's their cheapest model. It is not self-cleaning. It has the flat ceramic top (no visible burners). Anyway, it has a problem. The burners take a long time to come up to...

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. There's a good local farmer's market which I should visit soon! Also a friend of mine goes to an Asian market and says they have incredible deals on vegetables. She is very poor but likes to get a few fresh artichokes every week. I do have a nice freezer so...