I'm on a roll with my ?s, so here is another one...
#169113 - 04/12/05 12:55 AM
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"What is in YOUR fridge always???"
So thats my ? I hadda talk with hubby and he agreed to letting me get alternative milk....I dunno what kind is best and cheapest, soy? rice? Goat? What? Thankfully growing up with an IBS-D mom then I'm aware of the "milk" choices and know I love the flavor! yay!
So what else do you always make sure to have in your pantry/fridge?? Noooo you don't have to list it all.
Like for me so far I'd say Pretzils Quaker rice cakes Applesuace Oatmeal Rice chex
Sadly that all I've stocked up on so far so you can imangine what my meals look like and the pain following if I don't down alotta herbal tea.
What I really need are recommendations that are cheap. I think Heather already has a "sticky" list that I'm gonna write down. But wanted your lists too. Thanx!! You all rock!!
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Hi there, I have a lot of the ones on there that you've already put, but those are mostly for snacks and things. These are the things I usually like to keep in my kitchen...
-Rice -Pasta -Pasta sauce (tomato sauce) -White or Sourdough bread -Peanut butter -Pretzels -Rice cakes -Canned and frozen fruit -Mango/Peach Applesauce cups -Rice noodles -Teriaky sauce -Chicken breasts (sometimes I buy a lot if they are on sale and freeze them - Turkey Breasts too) -Frozen breaded fish fillets and chicken fillets (Be really careful with stuff like this, make sure there are no bad ingredients). -Canned Tuna -Extra Light Mayonaise -Lots of spices and other safe sauces -Baked Lays -Carrots -Baby potatoes -Garlic -Onions -Arrowroot cookies -Herbal teas!
Of course, I don't always have all that stuff.. that is just usually what I buy when I make a trip to the store - in bits and pieces.
As for the milk question, I'm not totally sure but I think goat's milk is still on the no-no list as I think it may still count as dairy the same as cow's milk. I think as far as rice or soy milk, it's mostly personal preference. I don't know what the difference in pricing is 'cause I only tried rice milk once and didn't enjoy it at all. I find that even buying soy milk, I only use a fairly small amount of it so can buy a smaller container which makes it cheaper.
Okay, good luck! --Steph
-------------------- ~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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My fridge: Hellmann's extra light mayo Mushrooms Soy/rice milk sunflower dairy free spread Chicken breasts prawns ground turkey salmon fillets Frozen stir fry vegetables Zucchini Red/green peppers (not safe for everyone)
Pantry: White and brown rice pasta Tins of tuna Tins of corn Bread Applesauce fruit puree rice cakes ginger snaps oatmeal rice krispies luna bars couscous soy sauce Tins of tomatoes (NB lots of people can't tolerate these) pasta sauce Noodles (for chinese food) herbs and spices- everything from black pepper, basil, rosemary, tumeric, cinnamon honey Mustard Fat free crackers
I'm hungry now!
-------------------- S.
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Goat milk is not safe BTW. It still has the milk proteins. Rice milk is cheaper than soy. The kind of soy milk I buy is pricey but tastes much better (eighth continent- lite).
plain rice milk singles for cooking and baking dried fruit Willow Run margarine for baking/cooking smart balance marg for eating honey nut cheerios oatmeal packets scottish oatmeal- Bob's Red mill cream of wheat oatmeal sliced bread French bakery baguettes and other breads jasmine rice 25# sack long grain rice rice noodles pasta in various shapes canned fruit and veg cake mix lite cool whip in freezer canned strawberry jam canned yellow tomato sauce pretzels haagen dazs sorbet frozen peas, snap peas, spinach Luna bars up the wazoo lite coconut milk- a bit contraversial lots of chicken broth applesauce for cooking but I don't eat it lots of bananas onions and potatoes fish and chicken breasts and whole chickens in freezer white wine, sake and sherry etc for cooking good spices and good vinegars flour tortillas reduced fat bisquik
-------------------- IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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In the pantry, I always have:
Crispix Oatmeal Cream of Wheat Pretzels These yummy tea biscuits I found at a discount store Graham crackers Fat-free saltines A TON of pasta Jasmine rice (so much tastier than normal white rice) Jars of safe tomato sauce Cans of peaches and pears in juice Safe white bread More spices than I can even count! Spices are important in LF cooking!
A huge bag of potatoes Apples (for homemade applesauce) Bananas
A container of Better Than Milk vanilla rice milk powder ($10) and a bag of soy milk powder ($5) from which I mix my own soy-rice milk combination that's very tasty and cheaper than buying cartons of rice milk.
In the fridge...
All-fruit jams Soy parmesan Lite dairy-free margarine Eggs (not much of what's in the fridge are my "essentials", haha)
In the freezer...
CHICKEN! Bone-in chicken breasts for grilling and baking, skinless boneless for kabobs, sautes, and other recipes. Lots and lots of frozen vegetables A box of soft pretzels
That's probably about it for things I always have on hand. Well, other than baking basics like flour and sugar, and cooking basics like cooking spray.
Personally, I like the taste of rice milk better than soy, but soy is better for cooking, at least in my experience. Soy is also cheaper in some instances. (I can get store-brand soy milk here for $1.49/qt, rice milk is $1.99/qt.) Avoid goat - it's still an animal milk.
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I am IBS-A, but more towards D.
I'm still sorta getting the hang of eating right for IBS, but here's what I try not to run out of:
Soy milk (I've tried different brands, but 8th Continent Light is also my favorite)
Baby carrots
Apple sauce (various flavors)
Oatmeal
Fat free saltines
White rice
Potatoes & potato flakes (they work fine with soy milk)
Skinless boneless chicken breast(a staple before IBS anyway)
English muffins
Smart balance light margarine (it's dairy free, tastes okay)
Eggs & powdered egg whites
Canned peaches (the only IF I'm not afraid of right now)
Bananas
Papaya or mango
Edited by Snorkie (04/12/05 02:23 PM)
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As the diet "staples" may vary. I would think the C's might need more IF in there kitchen stock??
Thanks!
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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In the fridge:
unsweetened applesauce (individual cups for work, and large jar for baking) seedless strawberry jam water filter pitcher, always full Prego Garden Combination tomato sauce rice cheese
In the freezer: sorbet or whole fruit bars frozen veggies (right now, green beans, and some Trader Joe's stir fry) Usually some of the baked stuff I'm going through, since it's just me and stuff goes bad if I leave it out for too long (at the moment is spiced pear cake and spinach bread)
Pantry: rice quinoa pasta plain bagels pretzels baking essentials: flour, sugar, baking soda and powder, bread flour, yeast, etc Pam spray unsweetened cocoa peanut butter no pudge brownie mix
I can't do soy, and I don't really like the taste of rice milk, so I only buy it when I need it to bake with.
Oh, and for Beth, I'm IBS-A.
-------------------- Melissa
Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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Let's see here... well the basic staples of my diet look probably something like this (in no particular order)...
french bread, bagles, english muffins... oatmeal (that's a cheap one!) egg whites (oh yeah I eat lots of these) applesauce canned soups (usually whir them in the blender to puree) canned beans, fruits (i.e. pears) and veggies like beets and spinach (cheap!) some fresh produce like apples, bananas, carrots, zucchini, as well as potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips etc. lots of frozen fish (cheap) and sometimes frozen chicken breasts too (soy) margarine soy milk dry pasta (so cheap) canned tuna and salmon sometimes (oh so cheap) rice cakes, rice crackers chicken and vegetable broth spray oil like Pam (I use this sooo much) teas teas and more teas almonds (they're a bit expensive but I can only eat so few of them at a time, and I only eat them chopped, that they last forever!) hummus (or you can make your own quite easily with canned chickpeas)
...hmm that's the main list I'd say.
Oh and warning - goat's milk is NOT safe. Some people with lactose intollerance find they can tolerate it better than goats milk - but there are lots of other things about cow's milk (not JUST the lactose) i.e. proteins, hormones etc. that mean those with IBS should cut it OUT. Rice milk is a bit cheaper I think but I go for soy milk because it's usually fortified with protein and vitamins like D and B12. It's on the pricey side compared to everything else I buy - it's my treat for myself
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Ok, let me think of my fridge right now... Warning big vegan/vegetarian food list with many things starting with the word tofu!
Vanilla and chocolate soy milk (2 different brands)
Water
Fresh berry smoothie drink
Apple juice (low acid, unsweetened)
Open bottle of red wine (not a staple)
5 bottles of beer that someone didn't drink..not me (not a staple)
Many tofu products including Tofutti cheese slices, tofu sausages, marinated schezuan tofu, Tofutti sour cream, etc.
Fresh mild salsa
Leftover rice
Grapes
Lentil curry
Tomato (for burger)
Alfalfa sprouts (for burger)
Freezer:
Amy's vegan burritos
Real Fruit (dairy-free) popsicles
Tofu chicken nuggets
Tofu-corn patties
Tofu-brocoli patties
Portobello mushroom burgers
2 loaves of bread
Fat-free french fries
Organic bluberries
I won't even go into my cupboard or this post would be way too long.
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Tina, did you buy the beer for someone? If so, they should have had at least two or three. Some people.
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(Btw, I'm IBS-D and somewhat stable.)
What I always try to have in my refrigerator and pantry (not a comprehensive list ):
Refrigerator -shiitake mushrooms -broccoli (I wouldn't recommend this for most IBS-ers, but I'm able to tolerate it, well-cooked, with rice or pasta.) -peeled baby carrots -Whole Soy yogurt -brown rice -frozen mixed vegetables -Van's frozen GF, yeast free blueberry waffles (I'm not GF but these just taste gooood) -corn & flour tortillas -soy parmesan -rice milk -soy cream cheese -chicken breasts
Pantry -instant oatmeal -applesauce -Luna bars -sliced French bread or blueberry bagels -canned beans -dried mango -potato flakes -pasta -peanut butter -Thai Kitchen rice noodle soup -canned pineapple chunks
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Beer
#169229 - 04/12/05 10:08 AM
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Yes, it was for my new guy. He didn't drink them all and I can't drink beer. Maybe he'll drink them tonight.
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Are you spying on my fridge? Just kidding! It's eerie, though, the co-incidences!!! (I'm a major veggie, too). I'm afraid to look in the cupboard.
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Oh ya, cool! There aren't many of us!
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Since my fridge AND my pantry are normally full with tons of sundry items, I will restrict this list to the staples...these are the things that if they were not around I would probably never eat and shrivel up and die...
Fridge: rice milk or almond milk turkey sausage eggland's best eggs granny smith apples (for cooking and eating pealed) apple juice, white cranberry juice safe tomato sauce bell peppers (to be eaten cooked and used in crockpot) trader joe's peach sauce trader joe's butternut squash soup fresh fish fillets (tilapia, salmon, tuna) All fruit jams
Freezer: Chicken breasts ground turkey frozen veggies trader joe's chicken burritos turkey bacon
Pantry: instant oatmeal Luna bars, rice crispee treats, pancake mix pita chips, jelly beans, trader joe's fruit bars potatoes, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, spaghetti squash cans of mushrooms, olives, soup, tomatoes for cooking Lots of pasta and pasta mixes, white bread Dried mangoes, dried papaya, dried pineapple
I'm sure there's other stuff, but that's the staples I can think of for now - thank God I don't live too far from Trader Joe's!
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I fiond the vanilla flavored stuff WAY better than any milk out there, including rice milk. My daughter is hooked on it, and calls it "magic milk." Yummy!
-------------------- Keep on keepin' on...
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it helped me a lot too. I'm so nervous about this diet, but seeing all the options really helps. What do you think would be a good sub on pasta if you can't do tomatoes so well?I have GERD now but hopefull not for long. Hburn comes from everything tho right now. If I didn't know better, Id think I was pregnant!!
-------------------- Keep on keepin' on...
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I remember the heartburn when I was pregnant. I was hospitalized for 6 weeks before my daughter was born and my nurses joked with me that Diovol was my "nightcap". Try grilling some of your safe veggies in a teaspoon of oil and sprinkling soy parmesan cheese on the pasta and veggies. A tasty comprimise. Make sure to flavour up your veggies with some garlic powder, and other spices that you like. Soy parmesan is readily available in most grocery stores nowadays. Good luck! I hope the GERD settles down soon.
-------------------- Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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First, I think this is a great idea. I wish I'd thought to do this when I was first starting the diet.
Second, after listing everything (well, not everything) in my kitchen, I'm really puzzled by why I had such a hard time figuring out something to have for dinner.
Like Maria, I'm IBS-D and somewhat stable.
Refrigerator: acacia in water jug Lite Bisquick Silk soy milk Rice Dream Rice Milk All Whites Egg Whites Egg Beaters Pillsbury Pizza dough (I really like a couple of Heather's pizza but don't make my own dough) Smart Balance Light (haven't tried it yet) Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream Ketchup Hellman's Light Mayonnaise Lots and lots and lots of little spice jars Maple syrup Baby carrots Celery (for making HanSolo's sloppy joes; I don't eat it raw) Tostitos Salsa - Mild!! Red wine vinegar Cider vinegar to sour soy/rice milk Balsamic vinegar Japanese bread crumbs (no HFCS) Shrimp cocktail sauce Soy sauce Kraft BBQ sauce Lemons and limes Red and white cooking wines
Freezer: Lots of boneless, skinless chicken breasts Pita Flour tortillas Soy ice cream Baguettes and French bread Frozen blueberries (I'm on a muffin kick right now) Nuts (for pancakes, etc.) Frozen peaches (for Heather's Easy Peachy Chicken) Avocado (for guacamole) Ground turkey breast Breads I've made (right now, only zucchini, but usually I also have pumpkin apple spice and ADBs)
Pantry: Rice and Wheat Chex Corn Pops (just backup now, but I practically lived on them when I first started the diet) Pretzels Baked Tostitos Lots of Rice Select rices: Kasmati, Jasmati, Texmati Uncle Ben's rice Egg-free noodles Lots of pasta in different shapes Oatmeal Lots of applesauce Imagine soups Lots of chicken broth Canned tomato products and mushrooms to make spaghetti sauce Canned tuna Lots of baking stuff: flour, sugar, powder, soda, etc. Pam Canola oil 365 Day brand olive oil Fancier (i.e., more expensive) olive oil Corn flake crumbs Instant mashed potatoes (to make recipe I'm going to try) Brown sugar Sugar lumps Cocoa Angel food cake mix Powdered egg whites Corn meal (to make Heather's Cornbread) Potatoes, onions, garlic honey lots of herbal tea
-------------------- [Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]
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that used to be from the baby previously. Now I think it's from the students! LOL, just kidding, I'm only a sub. What do you teach? I'm a sp.ed minor and elementary major. Love it. Can't wait for my own class.
-------------------- Keep on keepin' on...
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Okey dokey!
#169440 - 04/13/05 04:35 AM
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Linz
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This is fun...I love spying on other people lives!
I'm IBS-A and pretty much stable btw...and I drink soy milk sweetened with concentrated apple juice. Rice milk was too weird for me, but then I've been drinking the same soy milk for about a decade so I'm really accustomed to it!
This is a kinda, just-post-grocery-shopping list, yeah? Cos atm my fridge is very bare. And I'm just doing *my* food, not my DH's bits.
Fridge:
Zucchini.
Mushrooms.
Sweet peppers.
Cucumber.
Avocadoes (for guacamole and eating straight...btw, I'm fine with the fat levels).
Tomatoes.
Houmous.
Fresh fish.
Freezer:
Vege sausages.
Quorn pieces and mince (a meat alternative - TVP is similar to the mince).
Fish cakes (you have to be careful looking for milk products in the shop-bought ones...I'm now fine with a little occasionally).
Breaded fish fillets (ditto on the dairy).
Home made vege soup.
Peas.
Low-fat oven fries (I'm pretty tolerant of fat, but Tesco's Healthy Eating Oven chips are pretty good anyway).
Fruit bowl:
Bramley apples (for making applesauce).
Bananas.
Pears (I'm fine with these ripe).
Lemons (for cooking with).
Pantry:
Tortillas (for making chips and for with fajitas).
Pasta.
Plain noodles.
White rice.
Crackers.
Bread flour.
Plain flour.
Cornstarch.
Sugar (for making ADBs for guests - I'm pretty sugar-free these days...NOT to do with IBS).
Instant oatmeal.
Cornflakes.
Raisins.
Vegan Bouillon powder.
Vegan "cheese" sauce powder.
Cocoa.
Baking powder, etc.
Tinned kidney beans, tomatoes, peaches, pears.
Vegetable soup.
Tomato pasta sauce.
Honey.
PB.
Fajita spices.
Lots of dried herbs, mustard, etc.
Olive oil, Canola oil, Low-fat spray.
Balsamic, Cider apple, White wine and malt vinegars.
Soy milk.
Decaf black tea; Rooibos; Fennel seeds; Chamomile; Vanilla and Honey tea; Dried lavender.
I think that's it....but knowing me I've probably forgotten a cupboard or something!
Edited by Linz (04/13/05 04:37 AM)
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I buy my soy milk - 8th Continent vanilla and Chocolate too Smart Balance Light pretzels frozen big preztels that you microwave chicken breast tuna fish english toasting bread (I get it from the Wal-Mart bakery section) light Miracle Whip potatoes (like for baked potatoes - I microwave them) avocados - they're great to have a little with my potatoes - things like that
I always have cornmeal, flour, no yolk noodles & eggs on hand. That way I can make any number of staples -- like the cornbread from Eating for IBS - "fried" egg whites on toast (use a non-stick pan and spray or very little oil and then drain it well). There is a wonderful recipe for white sauce in the recipe section that I add cut up chicken breast, noodles, seasonings and veggies to - and I have a great dinner for my family.
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the red sauces either - so I know where you are!
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Well you can make a white sauce with soy milk and cornstarch...and so make a *creamy* mushroom or veggie one. Sometimes I just finely chop and pan fry in a teeny bit of oil some garlic, zucchini and other veg which go down well with me and mix that with pasta. Or for a lunch or snack, low-fat mayo with some peas or tinned carrots is nice with pasta. Or even just have a tiny bit of olive oil and some garlic salt and herbs.
Heather's butterbut squash pasta sauce is delicious. And you can make all kinds of safe sauces with pureed veg.
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