"Ian Field" > wrote in message
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> "Todd" > wrote in message
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>> On 09/30/2014 08:56 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>>> Are there any recipes about for food that's cheaper than ready meals,
>>> but can still be done in the microwave?
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>>> Probably not practical to boil the froth out of red beans in a
>>> microwave, but that general direction of food preparation.
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>>> The BBC website has a recipe section - but last time I looked there, no
>>> diabetic recipes.
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>>> Maybe if enough people asked, they'd do something about it.
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>> Hi Ian,
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>> The following would help in answering your question
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>> What kind of Diabetes do you have?
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>> How have you decided to deal with it?
>> --- High carb (red beans) and drugs, or
>> --- low carb and drug free
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> The cost of food is a big issue while we endure austerity so the Tories
> can line the offshore bank accounts of their fatcat chums.
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> Its T2 controlled by Metformin, sort of a fine balance with the threat of
> insulin never too far away!
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> Red beans were just an example of the basics from the local Asian food
> market - the beans would have to be boiled until all the froth had been
> scooped off, not really practical in a microwave.

I don't know what country you're in, but do you have canned beans there?
They are really not that much more expensive than dried. Can you get fresh
beans? I can't here. Since you have an Asian store, can you get bean
sprouts?