Well said! Happy July…have a fantastic month!:)
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: NAVYWIFESKI
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01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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That's a great idea, honeebuns!
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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Great reminder about foods/allergies!
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: LivinBreezy
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Great advice!! Have a great weekend!❤️🤍💙🎆🇺🇲
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: Diana 1234
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I tend to avoid eating at potlucks as the only time I got food poisoning was from eating at a friend's house. I thought I would die.
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: -MorticiaAddams
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I've only tried vegan/fake cheese once, from a vegan friend that wanted to convert me from my vegetarianism a couple of years ago. Stuff was awful. I love being a vegan now, but still avoid "twisty" foods, like fake cheese and fake meats. Your Public Service Announcement is good stuff -- plenty of people are also lactose intolerant, too, and a lot of stuff at picnics are made with milk.
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: JustBananas
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I have many food allergies, for me I enjoy the whole foods that are brought to a pot lucks so I know exactly what I am eating.
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: Little Red Fox
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Yikes, Morticia! That would put me off of potlucks, too!
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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JustBananas -- good point on lactose, too. I think I worry most about traditional foods made with unexpected ingredients. The deceptive look-alikes. About vegan cheese -- I can't say I care for the commercial stuff, and one of the homemade recipes I tried was so awful it was inedible. That said, I've found some good recipes now that earned my omnivore husband's approval 😊
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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Little Red Fox -- whole foods do indeed work
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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When I was vegetarian I ate sooooo much cheese. Never drank milk and rarely ate ice cream because I hated the film it left in my mouth. Cheese was my reason to avoid veganism (never cared enough about honey or eggs). Turned 47, Enter Lactose intolerance: gas, bloating, can't go, etc. I've been without cheese long enough now that I've lost my taste for it. Thank goodness. A lot of cons: expensive, high in saturated fat, caused my LDL to increase. My SIL is Chinese and thinks dairy products are gross, so I'm trying to channel her.😄 She also weighs like a feather!
01 Tem 22 üye tarafından: JustBananas
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JB - I tried to go vegetarian (not vegan) before a few times, and I tended to live on bread and cheese when I did. Then, I'd get rip-ravin' cold sores and decide it was because I really needed some meat in my diet rather than realizing how unbalanced my diet was. I've been much more cognizant this time as to what constitutes a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet. I found it easier than I thought it would be to give up cheese this time, even though I ate massive amounts of it, even as an omnivore
02 Tem 22 üye tarafından: writingwyo
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I went vegetarian when I was 16, not knowing squat about nutrition, and by 18 my hair was brittle from lack of protein (didn't eat a lot of cheese at that point because my mom was buying the groceries). So before I left for University, I visited a registered dietician (as a student I qualified for free health services through a state agency). I learned about food combining for balanced protein from her. But then I was in school with open buffets of cheese for toppings, and the daily consumption began. Veganism wasn't popular back in the '90s.
02 Tem 22 üye tarafından: JustBananas
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Guess I'm not much for bringing homemade concoctions to potlucks. I tend to favor buying something to bring. Individual wrapped servings work well. Yes, it often costs a little more than preparing from scratch but with large groups it's not necessary to buy enough to feed everyone attending. It's a collective effort when it's a large event. I just bring what's considered to be a normal generous amount to contribute. Buying something prepackaged from the store allows people to make their own decision about whether the calories and ingredients are OK for them. It's more sanitary, easier to transport and saves me time and clean up at home.
02 Tem 22 üye tarafından: losingtowin1
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@Losingtowin: I would LOVE it if people brought those individual, refridgerated cut fruits mixes (with the mixed berries or mixed melons), or even the "individually wrapped" bananas or apples! Unfortunately, they bring snack bags of chips or other garbage carbs from Hostess or Little Debbie. They're sanitary but processed junk food that you can find in a vending machine. 😒
02 Tem 22 üye tarafından: JustBananas
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Ha ha JustBananas! I think they bring those things because they look forward to taking them home ;)
02 Tem 22 üye tarafından: losingtowin1
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