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| saadia |
| 08/01/02 at 09:45:11 |
| [slm] everyone, For the next 30 days I have to eat only soft kinda mushy foods, I have a jaw problem and my surgeon recommended trying this out before I have to resort to surgery. But it's only day 2 and I'm stuck!! Does anyone have any ideas? I have soup, but I dont like the canned yucky kind, pudding, ensure drinks, etc. And oh yeah, I'm lactose intolerant too. HELP!!! I'm hungry!! Jazak Allahu Khairun for your ideas, [wlm] Saadia |
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| siddiqui |
| 08/01/02 at 10:13:59 |
| [slm] Eat what ever you want just puree it in the blender Does that help? May Allah swt give you shifaa btw ever tried the Indo/Pak Haleem ;) [wlm] |
| 08/01/02 at 10:14:25 |
| siddiqui |
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| saadia |
| 08/01/02 at 11:55:32 |
| [slm] Haleem! That's a great idea masha'Allah, that's a favorite of mine. About the whole blender thing I don't think i could puree chicken or meat, without it being truly disgusting. The only thing I'm having problems with are what to eat for dinner, I don't want to eat soup everyday for a month or pudding, I guess I'm worried abt the nutritional value of the 2, I don't want to look like an anorexic by the time my 30 days is up! But thanks! [wlm] |
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| Caraj |
| 08/01/02 at 12:25:32 |
| How about, Oatmeal and spice it up with apples and cinnamon (microwave the apples with cinnamon and butter till they are soft) Also brown suger Grits, they are yummy (salt and butter) creamed corn Chicken and dumplings (just cut the chicken in real small pieces) I'm assuming the doc just doesn't want you chewing hard? split pea soup (home made of course) Scrambled eggs, these can be made different ways, I like with Italian spices and parm cheese. cottage cheese, plain or mix with canned pears or peaches as they are soft. corn bread or any muffin in a glass with milk poured on it, my son is also lactose intoll and they have the lactose free milk in most stores. Hope this helps |
| 08/01/02 at 12:27:27 |
| Caraj |
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| Anonymous |
| 08/05/02 at 02:24:28 |
| Yeah, of course you wouldn't want to eat mashed potatoes for a month (although once in a while wouldn't be bad, would it?). How about well-cooked rice with some kind of sauce or gravy? Lentils? How about if you made a meat dish with gravy, where you blended the gravy sauce with vegetables in it (you need your vitamins!), and then added the meat, cut in very small pieces, and cooked in the sauce so it gets real soft? Would that be soft enough? Also lot of fish especially white fishes, seem to get pretty soft when cooked, you wouldn't have to really bite into it or chew hard. I saw a potentially useful recipe on Oprah the other day, a soup made of wild rice and asparagus, all blended. From http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20020726.jhtml It's low-calorie, though. I'd also eat nutritious things like egg custard, which has protein and calcium in it. Blended fruit smoothies would be nice in this weather and would get your fruit in, and you could add yogurt too. Blueberries, strawberries, bananas, mangoes, pineapple, peaches...yum. here's the soup recipe [url=http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/food/recipes/food_20020726_ricesoup.jhtml]http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/food/recipes/food_20020726_ricesoup.jhtml[/url] This soup is chunky and thick with vegetables and rice so it can stand on its own with no real need for a side dish. And it's healthy! I serve soups with a warm baguette. INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup brown rice 1/4 cup wild rice 2 teaspoons salt or to taste 1 bunch asparagus 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 celery stalks, chopped fine (about 2/3 cup) 1/2 onion, chopped fine (about 1/3 cup) 1 small carrot, chopped fine (about 1/3 cup) 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 6 cups vegetable stock 2 tablespoons minced scallions or green onions 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon natural soy sauce (such as tamari) 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce Freshly ground black pepper (to taste) Garnish Parsley sprigs Put the rice with the salt in 3 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Trim the tough ends off the asparagus stalks and discard. Steam the asparagus until tender yet crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain it in a colander, then rinse under cold water. Let the asparagus cool for a few minutes. When completely cooled, cut into 1-inch pieces, reserving 1/4 cup of tips for garnish. Coat the bottom of a large pot with the olive oil. Add the celery, onion, carrot and thyme. Cover and cook over low heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add the vegetable stock and cooked rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool a bit. Carefully transfer small batches to a blender and blend until smooth. Return all the blended mixture to a pot. Stir in the asparagus, scallions, parsley, soy sauce, pepper sauce and ground pepper. Return to a simmer for 2 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with reserved asparagus tips and parsley sprigs. Tips from Rosie's Kitchen I usually use a combination of wild rice and brown rice for this soup. It is sold together and you can find it at any grocery store, or mix your own. You may discover that you have some rice on the shelf that you haven't cooked yet and making this soup gives you an opportunity to use it up. To Cook Brown Rice: If you want to use plain brown rice, cook 1 cup rice in 2 cups of water with 1 tablespoon of salt and olive oil, for 45 minutes. Or, use leftover cooked rice (you'll need about 2 cups; just skip the first step of the recipe in that case). If asparagus is out of season, or if you don't want to use it, you can use broccoli and make this soup a year-round favorite. Nutritional information per serving: 108 calories, 2.3g fat, 0.3g saturated fat (18.8% of calories from fat), 2.6g protein, 19.7g carbohydrate, 0 mg cholesterol, 1.4g fiber |
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| saadia |
| 08/05/02 at 08:22:39 |
| [slm] Jazak Allahu khairun for your replies Anon and Caraj! Anon, I'm going to try that recipe tonite insha'Allah! :-* [wlm] |
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| siddiqui |
| 08/05/02 at 11:46:21 |
| [slm] How did it taste sr saadia? :) [wlm] |
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| saadia |
| 08/06/02 at 08:28:47 |
| [slm] [quote]How did it taste sr saadia?[/quote] Woops, i got BUSTED! I'm not much of a chef so when I got home and looked at the recipe again I was intimidated! But insha'Allah I think I'm gonna wait til the wkend when I have free reign of the kitchen and no one can see me if I mess up! [wlm] |
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