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Oh my, I would not let her eat it. Things like a GI bug or foodborne illness are particularly tough on older folks. Dizziness, kidney issues, etc. from electrolyte imbalance. Please reconsider.
Even when you reheat, you don't kill some of the toxins that are produced by the bacteria. You kill the bacteria, but the toxins are more resistant to heat.
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No way would I eat that. Sorry :(
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I was an extended BFer with all 3 kids. When my oldest was an infant, MIL said basically, "I thought only poor people BF." She associates formula with privilege. She couldn't imagine why I would attempt to BF if I didn't "need to" financially. She's almost 70.
My mom is in her late 60s and BF me for 18 months (long back then!) in the late 70s. She's always been supportive of BFing. She did not nurse her first two children, as she was young and in an abusive marriage at that time with her ex, and it just was much more uncommon I think. There is a 10+ year age gap between my siblings and me, so things turned a bit in that time. In contrast, my mom and dad (mom remarried) did Lamaze, my dad was present in the delivery room, my mom BF, etc. in the late 70s, so just a very different approach than with my siblings. I grew up middle class.
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Soap with SLS rips up my oldest child's hands once the weather is cool. I look for sulfate free hand soap.
We've had good luck with this borage oil lotion http://www.amazon.com/ShiKai-Therapy-Childrens-Fragrance-8-Ounce/dp/B000FIJ2VK
We avoid alcohol based hand sanitizers as those make his hands look burned.
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Stuffing mushrooms with boursin cheese is really easy. Adding that since there are a lot of stuffed mushroom suggestions.
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On Good Morning America this morning I believe they mentioned caring for other patients, but I don't know if that was an error or if I misheard. Or maybe they said that because he was in a room with several other patients initially? I haven't seen that specified in print, but I am sure they said it on GMA this morning.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/dallas-nurses-hospital-sloppy-ebola-protocols-union/story?id=26205956
edited to add that this says they did treat other patients while treating Duncan.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/15/dallas-ebola-patient-nurses_n_5991814.html
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TJs hormone free and some organic dairy is quite reasonable compared to many places IME.
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While I agree there should be regional centers with more expertise and training, local hospitals absolutely need to be brought up to speed, because it is quite possible that anyone affected in the community might go there first. Even if it is just to temporarily quarantine them and start treatment, I don't think we can assume they will all be directly transferred to a regional center. If we are talking a closely monitored contact like a healthcare worker with known exposure, it may be possible at the earliest sign to get them transferred to a regional center. But if it spreads to the contacts of a HCW or into the community, or we are talking about people who came from or traveled to areas of ebola outbreak, it is quite possible they'll enter the system through a small local hospital. Look at the sheriff who went to urgent care, even though he knew he had been somewhat exposed. I realize he didn't come into contact with Duncan and was not one of those closely watched, but people can and will possibly head to small hospitals. And there will be people who don't have known exposure but have a bad GI illness and aren't sure if they have ebola. In those cases they may still want to quarantine and start treatment.
I definitely agree we need regional centers and have felt that from the beginning. I've spent time working in small hospitals that would in no way be equipped to deal with ebola. But we absolutely have to get smaller hospitals up to speed, trained, equipped, etc. because it is quite possible even with regional centers, there will be suspected cases entering the system that way. There's an excellent chance those entering from the community without known exposure can be quickly screened, but I think there will be patients that they opt to quarantine and treat as if they have ebola until they have a confirmed negative. So in that respect, it is a concerning that small hospitals are not prepared for this, because they may have to be part of the process even if regional centers are established.
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I would most definitely go. I am concerned about ebola, but primarily because I'm concerned for healthcare workers. Flu, norovirus, etc. are far more likely.
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Oh, another one we like is bacon-wrapped smoked oysters. Snip some strips of bacon in half, wrap around good smoked oysters (Crown Prince brand or a better brand is much preferred. I've used a less expensive variety and they were far less yummy), secure with a toothpick and bake until the bacon is cooked. You can add a small piece of date to that if you'd like (a whole date would be too much sugar for me). Another option would be a light brushing with maple syrup when they first come out of the oven. I don't do that, but if you can handle that bit of extra sugar, it would amplify it all.
We find that a nice little thing to have by the fire with a glass of wine.
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Depending on your motivation for doing this, there are coconut and almond flour based recipes. Alldayidreamboutfood has some great ones (scones, ginger bundt cake, Boston cream pie, lemon cream cake, etc). I find that small pieces are quite filling as they are full of fiber and more dense than wheat flour recipes. Paleo baked goods will use dates to sweeten, but that's still sugar. I use erythritol and stevia
Pinterest has crudite platters arranged like a Christmas tree
We do cheese fondue sometimes with veggies, apples, etc. during the holidays.
Nice cheese platter
During the winter we like to pull out bowls of in-shell pistachios, and then bags of nuts and a nutcracker. For some reason my kids love using our little manual twist-style nutcracker. Eating them that way is also a natural way to not overdo the quantity.
Crab dip with veggies
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, dill and/or capers on cucumber rounds (salt and drain on paper towels)
Almonds heated up with good butter like kerrygold and then add different spices or seasonings like rosemary. Really buttery warm almonds are quite good :)
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Did you use permanent color or something semi or demipermenant? I think that makes a difference.
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I'm so sorry that you are faced with this, but know so many here are available for support. We care about you.
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We have some dear, long-time friends who HS. Their kids are similar in academic ability to ours, and we share similar beliefs about academics and homeschooling. We are fortunate that we participate in an academic co-op with these friends and a few other families. It is very small overall, but for us it works well. Our kids challenge one another, etc. because they range from fairly accelerated to quite gifted. The parents involved in the teaching all bring something unique to the table, and that's been wonderful for us as well.
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CP does often start on the trunk and has respiratory symptoms. No idea if that's it, but something to consider. Roseola IME usually starts off with high fever, and the rash comes after the other symptoms abate. The rash is pinpoint, not raised. Most kids have roseola by their first bday. My youngest is the only one where we had an obvious case; my other two may have had it but I never saw that type of rash. My youngest had a very high fever right around his first bday, then improved, and then the rash came, which is apparently pretty common with roseola.
It could be a generic "viral rash" too I guess. Take pictures in case you need them.
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Can you handle cabbage? It can be used as an inexpensive ingredient to bulk up your meals similar to how you use noodles. Meatloaf and shepherd's pie can be made low carb. Ditto chili, so that's a good start, really.
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We had a strangely behaving fox in our last neighborhood. I finally called the police (non emergency #) when a neighbor told me a family down the street had literally pet it (!) because it was too friendly. Gah! The police came out but said it was normal for it to be out in suburbia (was roaming sidewalks several days in a row, and then sitting in my backyard in a subdivision). Its coat was in bad shape. Maybe mange, I don't know.
The next day, it literally dropped dead in my yard. So I called a few numbers, and the various agencies told me I could keep the dead fox in my freezer if I wanted it tested, but otherwise, they couldn't do anything. I thought maybe they'd be interested in testing for tracking purposes. Notsomuch. Dh buried it. Thankfully he grew up in the country like I did I guess?
Yes, it is important to teach for sure. The fox may have been dehydrated (it was hot) and disoriented, and not rabid, but really, why would you allow your family to PET a fox???? :huh: That goes to the point people really do need to be educated.
My horse was quarantined at one point for a short period of time because a neighbor was bitten by a rabid racoon. My mom's best friend's daughter was bitten by a raccoon in pregnancy, and had to have the rabies series completed during her pregnancy. That was in the same area we lived in as well. We had the occasional bat in our barn, racoons by the creek, foxes on our property, you name it, so my parents always made sure we were aware of signs of rabies.
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We have bdays around the holidays too and it makes it challenging for sure. We try to do a big purge in Oct/November most years in preparation.
Our goodwill definitely has toys. We just had a new one open and there were lots of toys there.
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Do you think you have an oral sensory issue? That sounds extreme enough that I might consult with an OT for help. I say that gently as someone who worked as a therapist in early intervention with lots of kids with sensory related feeding issues, although that's not my area of expertise. It must make it very challenging to change your way of eating, and if you are that limited, I'd see if there was a way I could get a consult maybe, since in your case it is limiting your options of what you can do for your health.
Can you do smoothies? You can do protein powder (I like Jarrow unsweetened/plain), unsweetened almond milk, a little stevia, some low sugar berries and leafy greens if you can tolerate that. If you have a good blender it can be very smooth. I'd leave out greens, etc. to start because unless your blender is good, it may leave some texture behind that is an issue for you. But with a good blender you could get some greens in if they are an issue when eaten whole.
Blended soups? Mashed cauli pureed in food processor or with an immersion blender?
A lot of what you mentioned isn't even very IR friendly IMO, like couscous; quinoa can be, but also spikes plenty of people's blood sugar. Oatmeal is pretty tough on many people's blood sugar too.
Do you like salsa? Salsa and chicken breast cooked in the crockpot and shredded? Curries? Coconut milk curries can be made lower glycemic and that could go over your protein. Peanut sauce can be made LC. There are definitely sauce options, depending on your palate and what you can tolerate.
Do you tolerate salad or leafy greens?
Do you think you could manage an almond flour or coconut flour based quick bread or muffin?
edited to add: Do you like eggs in any way? Can you do scrambled?
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I have PCOS, am insulin resistant to a degree, and was a veg for about 8 years in my younger days. I personally had to change my WOE. As a PP said, some people will be too IR to really do well with beans, whole grains, etc. I ate that way for years and years, but it just doesn't work for me. I don't get regular periods unless I eat lower carb, since addressing the insulin end of things helps hormone levels in PCOS. I've never been overweight, have a normal BMI and always have, but am definitely on the IR end of things. For me, whole grains like quinoa, etc. don't work well, as much as I'd like them to. Many people will say those are fine for diabetics or those who are IR, but it really depends on how IR you are, and how YOUR body responds. For me, whole grains and beans are a no go or must be in very, very small portions.
I would think about coconut and coconut milk, avocado, nut butters, I guess tofu even though I avoid soy. Black soy beans are lower in carbs than other beans, but again, it depends on how you feel about soy. I avoid it for the most part. Eggs if you could move to vegetarian vs. vegan, but I understand that isn't really an option as of now.
We use a lot of cabbage, shredded cole slaw mix, etc. as a base where some people would use grains. Cauliflower "rice" as well. Spaghetti squash. How about nut based sauces? I think cashews are sometimes used to make "cheese" sauces by vegans, but it has been years since I've looked at that. Even cashews can be a carbier nut as compared to almonds though. Just thinking about whether you could do a nut based sauce over spaghetti squash, for example.
I personally can't manage my health by being vegetarian, even though I was committed to it for years. I found out my issues while trying to conceive my first born, and at that point realized I had to try.
edited to add: if you are going to eat grains, stretch them much more with veggies (mix in cauli rice for example?) and see how your body responds, test your sugars at several points to make sure you don't miss a spike.
Peanut sauce on spaghetti squash or zoodles? I use a tiny bit of stevia in mine, no sugar.
I'm sorry things are difficult right now. I understand. My PCOS and IR diagnoses (coupled with infertility) were shocking to me at the time. I was young, "healthy," etc. and didn't expect it at all. We're here for you.
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Scalloped turnips with carmelized onions
sausage with "stuffing" ingredients minus the bread. Celery, onions, herbs.
green beans
sweet potatoes, minus the marshmellows
I make homemade cranberry sauce with erythritol and stevia and fresh cranberries. Very easy.
roasted delicata squash
brussles sprouts with or without bacon
mashed cauli
boursin cheese stuffed mushrooms
cheese platter with crudite (crackers for the non LCers)
I'd do stuffing for the guests and 2-3 non LC desserts. If a guest asks what they can bring, suggest a dessert. I'd even consider buying a traditional dessert or two. You can even do make ahead mashed potatoes with some recipes and freeze. I did that last year for Christmas to ease things for myself a bit and they turned out quite well. Mashed cauli could be made the day before and reheated.
for recipes, the alldayidreamaboutfood website has a ton of great recipes. They mostly use eyrthritol and stevia as sweeteners, almond and coconut flours as the flours. Her recipes come out consistently well for me. Her boston cream cake, lemon cream cake, ginger bundt cake, etc are all regular holiday things here. She's an ex pastry chef, so she really knows what she's doing :) For coconut flour I use the same brand she does because coconut flours vary in how much liquid they soak up. As a result, I get better results using the same brand, and there's less guess work that way. For almond flour, Honeyville Grain is preferred by most people. Crustless cheesecake (or a nut based crust) is easy and turns out much like the traditional variety. Google Beachgirl's cheesecake and some great recipes should come up on lowcarbfriends. That one comes out consistently well for me.
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We love magnatiles. All three of my kids play with them, and they range from 4 yo to 10 yo. They've picked up on some cool geometric principles from using them, which is nice too.
I held off for a long time but they've been well worth it. We've had ours for years and added a 2nd set of 100 not long after the first. We often say if we had to get it down to just a small # of toy categories, magnatiles would be included. Lego, Playmobil, Magnatiles, and DD's AG dolls, and I think we'd be good. And books of course. They spend a lot of time with those items.
We also sometimes take them when we travel out of state to see family. Magnatiles, a few playmobil people, and a few matchbox cars, and they entertain themselves for a week.
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If you like turnips, you can also make a scalloped turnip dish. We do that for Easter some years. Carmelized onions, good cheese. Boiling the turnips in a little cream first takes the bite out of them.
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We like it, but I often mash with some cream cheese in there, a little garlic, plenty of sea salt. I usually use frozen for convenience, but you have to really blot or squeeze the water out or it will be thin.. If you have a vitamix you can make cauli rice in the blender, or use a food processor. For cauli rice I generally buy fresh cauliflower. Cauli rice is more kid appealing here when I mix with salsa, etc. vs on its own.
Second Ebola Case in Dallas
in The Chat Board
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I thought I heard this on GMA this morning but now they have it up in print.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-nurse-nina-pham-fair-condition-trip-dallas/story?id=26266763
Vinson did not directly call federal health officials for permission to board a passenger flight Monday, instead talking to a team of Texas health officials who relayed her symptoms to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, her uncle told ABC News.
"They called Amber back and told her, ‘The CDC is OK with it. You can travel,†Lawrence Vinson said today.
I wonder what she was told by the CDC about calling them vs. calling into the team in Texas. This is assuming the uncle's report is accurate.
edited to add: Why would the CDC want to hear it through another party and not speak with her directly? Anytime you layer in more people, the message is more likely to be distorted IME. I wonder if this was how the plan for her communication was set up, or whether there was no real plan about who to call if an issue arose (other than the CDC required "self monitoring" from her), or whether she deviated from a plan that was set up. Did they just tell her to call if she had a temp but didn't specify who she should call?