"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[Annb]

Food processors are not cheap these days. You need one that has a fairly powerful motor (around 800W) to chop nuts and blitz meat. There are lots on the market. Most of them will have a selection of blades to use - slicing, grating, chopping. If you do find a 2nd hand one, make sure that the bowl and the lid are undamaged. It seems to me that the most vulnerable part is the lid. My Mouliinex one is good, but elderly now. I have had to replace the lid, but it has cracked again and now the replacement parts for that model are not being produced. Neil has had to stick it together for me - works but it looks ugly.

You could get a simple goblet design, which only has a small chopping blade, but it won't handle meat being more of a juicer/blender. They are more robust, but less useful.

This one is a Ninja 850W, so pretty powerful but comes in at around the £100 mark. Moulinex make them as well and so do Kenwood and Bosch - all more than £100 for the same performance.

 

[Antje77]

but comes in at around the £100 mark. Moulinex make them as well and so do Kenwood and Bosch - all more than £100 for the same performance.

On second thoughts I think I don't really need one!

 

[MrsA2]

On second thoughts I think I don't really need one!

Just keep an eye on local second hand boards and shops. Something will turn up. You just need a basic processor, or a mini one just for nuts

 

[Antje77]

Just keep an eye on local second hand boards and shops.

The problem is that I have no idea at all on what I need, so if something is offered I never know if it'll do the job...

 

[MrsA2]

These mini ones would do you to start with, to try. Nothing fancy
https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/appliances/blenders-and-food-processing/choppers/c:29944/

 

[Antje77]

These mini ones would do you to start with, to try. Nothing fancy
https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/appliances/blenders-and-food-processing/choppers/c:29944/

Do you think one of those cheap ones will do the job? Sounds pretty good to me!

 

[Annb]

On second thoughts I think I don't really need one!

You can get cheaper ones - around the £30 - £40 mark. They are smaller and have smaller motors but take less bulk. They will still do the job with nuts etc. If you don't put too much meat in at a time, they will still do the job. With a processor you can slice, grate and chop vegetables ready for soups, stews, salads and so on. They also do initial "rubbing in" for pastry or make breadcrumbs - not that you would want that for yourself. They are worth having but better value if you can get one 2nd hand. Just be careful about splits or cracks in the plastic parts.

Edit: those "mini" ones can be useful, but, I would imagine, limited in what they can handle. A small proper processor would be the best bet, especially if at a reasonable price.

 

[MrsA2]

Do you think one of those cheap ones will do the job? Sounds pretty good to me!

If a mini one is affordable it could be a good way of trying, then if you do want to do quantities or use different blades etc then you can buy a proper one.
I have a mini one (one blade , would do an onion or pate for one or 2 easily)
and a bigger one that has 3 bowls increasing in size and with a variety of blades and attachments so I use whichever is best for the job at hand.
BTW my latest big processor is not a patch on the one it replaced that had lasted me decades, hence why I say start small and see if you even like them

 

[Annb]

My food processor (Magimix - I think I called it by another name earlier by mistake) is quite a large one but now quite ancient and cannot be repaired or have replacement parts. I also have a smaller Kenwood which I think must have been Neil's when he was living away from home). It's also old but very sturdy. They have both lasted well really and I hate the thought of replacing them with something inferior. The Kenwood bowl and tools are much sturdier than the Magimix, which has a very ugly repair to the bowl which Neil did a few weeks ago. Still works though.

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

This is nearly enough to make me start drinking again.

I downloaded some draft documents from a secure Queensland government website for perusal before I signed them here in Bundy. I read them through a couple of times and all was good. So I phoned the local office to make an appointment that was good for me and got in for next Thursday morning.

My partner had a look at them and she said the address for so and so is wrong, I checked the address in my contacts and it was @#$%&!.

So back on the phone to the dept. and explained what happened. Phone the person you had the appointment with they said, so back to the phone and got through after a while.

Explained what my problem is and was told the message will be passed on to the interviewer and she will get back to me. Waiting for the weekend to pass.

Then I had a email with a invoice for $165.00 attached from Blue Care for my medical treatment costs which I have been exempt from paying for the past year.

On the phone again, got through to the right person, told her my tale of woe. Apparently the exemptions only last 12 months,and it expired in October, I was never told this last year.

The nice lady told me to work out my living expenses per month over the weekend, and she will phone me on Monday and will sort out the details for a new exemption form.

I have got a rough idea so far that I have gone through $950.00 a month on my list of expenses, which is more than the last time I did it.

As George Harrison once said, "all things must pass".

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

Good news on the draft documnents to be read for correctness. we're all good togo this time. The lady in Mackay had a laugh when I told her how I got the addresses mixed up the street I first had is where the the oncology dept is at. I had put Hope street as the address, gotta be something on my mind here as the street is called Page,

I gave the Blue Care my living expenses for the month, and she is going to get back to me. I did point out that my expences are more this time because of the price of the dressings they want me to buy are high.

I had a quick visit from my Nurse Navigator with a box of goodness from the hospital, it's a better wound irrigation fluid than what I have been getting.

Time to have something eat to keep this on topic.

 

[Rachox]

I now have to eat a sugar free, low carb, low oxalate, iron rich, high fibre, soft diet!
Sugar free and low carb, everyone here knows that one!
Low oxalate as my recent kidney stone analysis which I got today shows it was an oxalate stone, I have been labelled a ‘stone former’!
Iron rich as I was found to be iron deficient after my kidney stone/stent episode.
High fibre to counteract the effects of my iron tablets.
And finally soft after a visit to the dentist this afternoon!
I had scrambled egg, low carb bread, jelly and cream for dinner. My bloods sugars and dentist will be happy, not sure about the rest!

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

I had a quick visit from my Nurse Navigator with a box of goodness from the hospital, it's a better wound irrigation fluid than what I have been getting.

I had a look at the price for this Clorohexadine irrigation stuff that the NN gave me, from where I get my dressings from a box of 30 vials cost $140.00.

It's out of my price range, the Prontososan irrigation fluid I buy costs $20.00 for a 350 ml bottle.

https://store.independenceaustralia.com/chlorhexidine-irrigation-0-1-30ml-13000580

 

[MrsA2]

I now have to eat a sugar free, low carb, low oxalate, iron rich, high fibre, soft diet!
Sugar free and low carb, everyone here knows that one!
Low oxalate as my recent kidney stone analysis which I got today shows it was an oxalate stone, I have been labelled a ‘stone former’!
Iron rich as I was found to be iron deficient after my kidney stone/stent episode.
High fibre to counteract the effects of my iron tablets.
And finally soft after a visit to the dentist this afternoon!
I had scrambled egg, low carb bread, jelly and cream for dinner. My bloods sugars and dentist will be happy, not sure about the rest!

Very very tender steak?

 

[Rachox]

Very very tender steak?

I’d love a steak, defo low carb and sugar free, high in iron but oxalates possibly not low enough, a bit low in fibre and probably not soft enough for my dentist’s liking though!
I’m not sure there are any foods which fit all the requirements

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

I’m not sure there are any foods which fit all the requirements

I cant remember what I ate when I got the rest of my top teeth out, and the new top denture fitted same day, I was only border line T2 then, so my choices were a bit different than they would be now.

I know baked beans and tinned spaghetti, eggs featured a lot for a while. Mashed potatoes pumpkin chopped up raw onions all to together. Any other veggie that mashable or broken down to smaller pierces that were easier to eat.

Minced beef was the main meat ingredient though.

 

[Rachox]

Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a phd bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and an Atkins bar.
Dinner: cauliflower cheese with Brussels, and green beans followed by SF jelly and cream.

 

[shelley262]

I now have to eat a sugar free, low carb, low oxalate, iron rich, high fibre, soft diet!
Sugar free and low carb, everyone here knows that one!
Low oxalate as my recent kidney stone analysis which I got today shows it was an oxalate stone, I have been labelled a ‘stone former’!
Iron rich as I was found to be iron deficient after my kidney stone/stent episode.
High fibre to counteract the effects of my iron tablets.
And finally soft after a visit to the dentist this afternoon!
I had scrambled egg, low carb bread, jelly and cream for dinner. My bloods sugars and dentist will be happy, not sure about the rest!

I’ve read that best way to stop oxalates causing kidney issues is to always eat with high calcium foods a good reason to include more cream, cheese etc
Re the iron soft food I’d use more mince keeping it in some liquid to keep it soft. Hot chocolate also comes to mind as the oxalate in the choc should be reduced by the milk?lacto free milk I love and keeps the fat and sugar down.
What a challenge I’m thinking of you.

 

[Antje77]

I cant remember what I ate when I got the rest of my top teeth out, and the new top denture fitted same day

I remember what I had on that day!
The plan was to get the job done and then go food shopping for ingredients for a nice filling soup while the numbness from the injections lasted, and have my friend cook the soup once home.
That day life got in the way in a ridiculous way. Don't remember what happened with the shopping plan but we ended up in the harbour, meeting friends.
Plan was changed to driving by a Chinese restaurant for soup on the way back.
Then a small and very old dog (not mine) fell into the harbour and I was the only one to witness it so I jumped in after it, fully clothed while holding my hand over my now sore mouth to make sure not to lose my new teeth.
Saved dog, drank beer with owner. (Yes I know, I know, got lucky my mouth didn't start to bleed like crazy from the alcohol...)
Too late now for Chinese take-away, but hungry enough to manage a portion of fries and a 'kaassouflé' with my new teeth, as that was the only thing available at that time of night!
Yes, I'm an idiot.

(Don't try a kaassouflé if you're low carbing and visiting the Netherlands, but maybe push your friends to have one and try a bite!)

 

[Annb]

I remember what I had on that day!
The plan was to get the job done and then go food shopping for ingredients for a nice filling soup while the numbness from the injections lasted, and have my friend cook the soup once home.
That day life got in the way in a ridiculous way. Don't remember what happened with the shopping plan but we ended up in the harbour, meeting friends.
Plan was changed to driving by a Chinese restaurant for soup on the way back.
Then a small and very old dog (not mine) fell into the harbour and I was the only one to witness it so I jumped in after it, fully clothed while holding my hand over my now sore mouth to make sure not to lose my new teeth.
Saved dog, drank beer with owner. (Yes I know, I know, got lucky my mouth didn't start to bleed like crazy from the alcohol...)
Too late now for Chinese take-away, but hungry enough to manage a portion of fries and a 'kaassouflé' with my new teeth, as that was the only thing available at that time of night!
Yes, I'm an idiot.

(Don't try a kaassouflé if you're low carbing and visiting the Netherlands, but maybe push your friends to have one and try a bite!)

Those look delicious and, having looked it up on the net, sound fantastic but I don't think I would dare. Well done you on jumping in to save the dog. You deserved a treat after that.