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"Elaine1962,"

Like I've previously told "NHWM," I've had my Instant Pot for two years and if you like ribs, you gotta try them. I use the Baby Backs and after they're done, I carefully take them out and place on a broiler pan with bbq sauce for about 5-10 minutes.

I make a lot of pot roasts in them as well which come out so tender. I used to make them all in my crockpot but, this is so much faster!
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Chicken paprika on fresh egg noodles, cabbage and multi pepper salad, finished off with a fresh peach bread pudding covered in vanilla sauce.

The ultimate comfort food meal.
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That totally worked, I've got nice pink roast beef! Brown well, put on a rack and add 1 cup of desired liquid, cook under pressure for 5 minutes, turn off and allow to remain in the pot for half an hour as pressure naturally releases.
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Elaine,

I got one too. I am learning how to use my instant pot.

I did soup, roast and stuffed peppers so far.
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My son gave me an instapot for Christmas and I love it!! We have had chicken, onions , potatoes and carrots in it. We also tried beef in it. Tomorrow we are going to try corned beef in the instapot. Food comes out so nice and tender. The carrots and potatoes come out nice and tender!!
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I usually make pot roast with the beef I buy but I saw recipes online for a way to make an oven style rare roast in the instapot.... Hm 🤔. I'm going to try to duplicate this with my stove top pressure cooker. To go with I've got a big pan of broccoli, cauliflower, peppers and edamame seasoned and ready for the the toaster oven, I think I'll throw in a few fries too.
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"Isthisrealyreal,"

You really know how to hurt a gal - lol! :)

They say it is confusing to people as mentioned below from the sources "Healthline" and "Whole Grains Council" respectively.

"Whole corn, like you eat on the cob, is considered a vegetable. The corn kernel itself (where popcorn comes from) is considered a grain. To be more specific, this form of corn is a “whole” grain. To complicate things a little more, many grains including popcorn are considered to be a fruit." Fruit???

"Fresh corn is usually classified as a vegetable, and dried corn (including popcorn) as a grain."
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NGI, I hate to break the news to you. Corn is not a vegetable, it is a grain.

It is used as a veggie so routinely that I think most of us consider it as one.

I was seriously bummed out when I discovered that. It is still enjoyable, especially off the cob.
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"golden,"

That's good to know about sugar magnifying the anxiety and depression. Now of course my favorite vegetable is "corn" especially corn-on-the-cob - the worst vegetable I probably could eat :( - appreciate the encouragement!
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NGI - eating sugar will heighten your anxiety and depression, even though it feels good at the time. Non starchy veggies will help balance your blood sugar. Good for you making positive changes Just keep working at it, None of us is perfect. 😊

send - enjoy your treats
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Rice Crispies Treats.
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"golden23,"

My dad developed adult onset diabetes as well when he was in his early 70's and he did not take care of his diet as he should have but, would walk it off after he ate to bring it back down. When he was 82, he still was eating what he wanted, went for a walk and it was no longer bringing his blood sugar down. That's when we went to specialists until finally he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Sugar is an addiction which is why even with the knowledge of what he went through albeit quite a short time before passing away, it's extremely difficult for me to stop especially when I get bouts of depression and anxiety with caregiving.

The McDonalds breakfast will be my lunch too. The pumpkin being a vegetable is true but, it's just that I don't eat it with meals or very often so I'm thinking more about regular, daily vegetables like carrots and broccoli that I've never liked. Now I will eat broccoli cooked but, have to smother it in cheese to get it down!

That's interesting that your mom and sister can drink the sweetened tea as well as cookies and candy without it affecting them. Amazing how our bodies can be so different even within the family. Luckily, I like my tea unsweetened if and when I drink it.

I have started exercising again because I don't like the extra weight on my joints either. I don't like not being able to bend over to pick up something and finding it difficult to do so. I guess I just have to keep working at it!

Thanks for the inspiration to get my act together!
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"cwillie,"

I was the same way when I was young and up until my mid to late 20's. I could and did eat anything I wanted without gaining anything. My mom used to "warn" me that one day it would catch up to me and she was so right. But back then, I was extremely active where as nowadays there's a lot of sedentary work with computers and gadgets that mean we don't have to get up and turn the tv on or change the channel etc.

I'm still sipping on my coffee and boy did that "stollen" with butter sure sound good!
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My problem is I used to be one of those people who could eat anything without consequences. I always liked my veggies (well...since I've been an adult) and eat a pretty balanced diet but it's all of those "extras" that I haven't been willing to force myself to give up. I haven't replenished my junk food stash since Christmas but there's still plenty of sweet goodness tucked away in the freezer - I just polished off a couple of slices of stollen. With butter. 😋
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EB - Thanks My dd has learned in her personal training that most of weight, like 80%, is related to what you eat, not to exercise unless you are a regular runner or something like that. For me it is a health issue. Joints suffer from too much weight and you can develop diabetes. Joints suffer as you get older anyway. lol. The snap, crackle, and pop thing.
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Thanks Golden, lots of good ideas. I need to drop at least 20 lbs. You are so right, the more sweets you eat the more you want. I am that way too. It is a new year and hopefully getting outside, working out will get us motivated, right? You seem to be on the right path. Take care.
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NGI - that's a hefty breakfast! The thing about sweets - they spike your blood sugar and insulin levels then your levels drop and you get hungry for sweets again. My father got adult onset diabetes and I am determined not to -and have been successful so far. I know I am moderately sensitive to carbs. My mother and sister could drink sweetened iced tea and eat candy and cookies and not have it affect them. I can't. BTW pumpkin is a vegetable!

I don't think it is will power so much as knowing how I react and dealing with that. If I eat sweets I crave them for a couple of days but then it goes away. If I can hang on for that time I am OK again. If I keep my portions of sweets to about 100 calories after a normal balanced meal I seem to be ok to have them off and on. Part of it is accepting how your body is and dealing with it.

cw - To each his/her own!
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"golden23,"

You're doing much better than I am with the vegetables as I still haven't developed a love for them but, I love pumpkin soup!

I'm pretty sure my peanuts aren't going to be so great (one can I haven't even opened yet so maybe those will be ok). I have a jar that is half eaten and got pushed to the back of the pantry.

So my husband ended up going to McDonalds for breakfast and brought me the scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns and biscuit which I put on one half Cherry Preserves and on the other half I put Pecan Apple Butter. Had some milk in a frozen glass as I like it real cold and then their coffee which we both really like. He was bad and bought an apple fritter for us to split. Like you said, once you get that taste of something sweet, it's so hard not to want more. You seem to have more willpower than I do!

"cwillie,"

It took me awhile to get used to having 70% + dark chocolate. Of course, I would love to eat 50% or lower but I'm pre-diabetic as it runs in both sides of my family and my Endocrinologist keeps threatening me with "Metformin" which I've tried many years ago and it makes me sick. She let me off the hook because I told her they were "COVID-19" pounds. I do want to lose 30 pounds - lol!
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I know that chocolate purists don't consider anything below 70% to be real dark chocolate but I can't take chocolate that is higher than 50%, if I'm going to indulge then I want to "indulge". I don't get the point of black coffee either, although I've found some blends that are tolerable that way.
Of course that is why I'm slowly losing ground in the battle of the bulge.
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EB - I keep little sweet stuff around the house. I had some vanilla wafers for Christmas and threw them out the other day. I kept the ginger snaps. I've thrown out ice cream too. But recently found a dairy free one based on bananas which has a fairly strong banana flavour, I find I only want a spoonful of it They have chocolate, or strawberry or mango combined with the banana. The chocolate is good. I will try the strawberry next. I buy a frozen dairy free cheesecake and cut it into 100 calorie size portions. I find it is enough for a treat but I don't have it every day. The more sweets I eat, the more I crave them, so I have to be very restrictive. and on that note I have lost a couple more lbs. It's coming off very very slowly. I am determined not to gain during covid but to lose. Roasted veggies are a great snack and good nutrition. They don't spike your blood sugar which sweets do and head you towards diabetes type 2. I don't want that.
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NGI - I prefer the 70 some% too. 80% and higher is too bitter for me as well. Peanuts will go rancid in time. They usually don't stay around long enough here to do that. I bought a box of 2 oz packets - one serving size for breakfast for me.. Apparently shelled peanuts last about 4 weeks in the pantry and a year in the fridge. You can freeze them too. If this continues to work for me I will probably buy bulk and put some in baggies and freeze them.

It's going to be another veggie roasting day for me - beets, eggplant, butternut squash, and probably some cauliflower though I need to keep some of it for making pumpkin soup. These days are good soup days.

Cod is defrosting for dinner.
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Oh Golden you are such a good girl. Wish I had that will power. I am trying but little difficult with all the sweets, pies, candy and cookies around the holidays. I started my exercise program yesterday. Working to eat healthier these days.
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"golden23,"

I had forgotten that I had peanuts in the pantry (I hope they are still good) that I could have for breakfast during the week too. I always keep dark chocolate on hand (I've been buying the 72% Ghirardelli - I've tried higher percentages but, they are way too bitter) and just need a very small piece to satisfy my never-ending sweet tooth as well as the coffee but, I cheat and use Sugar Free Vanilla Creamers.
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My breakfast these days is a packet of peanuts -13 gm protein, just over 300 calories, not a lot of carbs, fats that keep me full, coffee with some almond/coconut milk, and a little dark chocolate. Sounds strange I know but it is working for me. Breakfast for under 400 calories. Sometimes I add some berries or apple compote.
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Breakfast:
Homemade wild blueberry buttermilk pancakes with organic pure maple syrup, vanilla coffee.
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I wasn't dissing the inspectors gdaughter, I was dissing the bureaucrats who sat in an office and probably had never set foot in a facility kitchen in their life - I'm pretty sure that allowing staff to figure out a way to do things safely was never even considered. Not long ago some of the descendants of those bureaucrats decided that the pies and baked goods sold at bake sales, fairs and other events as fundraisers didn't meet standards because they weren't prepared in commercial kitchens and weren't labelled as to their ingredients - yeah... they had to rescind that one🙄
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just had to say to Cwillie that I'm all for giving the folks something constructive/a job to do...but please don't put down the food inspectors. That's their job to make sure food is handled safely and no one comes down with food poisoning...oh yes, it can happen and quickly...and no facility wants to deal with a place full of people having diarrhea or vomiting. If you've ever had it, you don't forget it and it is so much harder on older people. But if older people aren't stubborn and arrogant like my father, they an be taught the right way to do these tasks so it would be safe to engage them.
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That article has me thinking about how all it takes is some outside the box thinking to provide people like those featured something meaningful in their lives. How many have come on the forum looking for ways to occupy their elders, I don't think anybody has ever suggested giving them a real job! I can remember how in the past the ladies at the nursing home used to help with simple tasks in the kitchen (peeling potatoes, nibbing strawberries and the like) until some health bureaucrat decided that wasn't sanitary - there's nothing great about retirement when all you have to occupy your mind and time is bingo or banal TV shows.
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Nice, cw.
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I was going to post this on the General topics thread but it's about food so I'm posting it here instead. This is dedicated to anybody who has ever implied that the very old have lived their lives and don't have anything valuable to contribute-
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-veterans-feed-homeless-1.5883534
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