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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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
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>>> 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?
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>> Generally I go in there mostly for spices, they're a *LOT* cheaper than
>> "name brand" little jars, usually I only notice odd items of food that I
>> think would work out a huge saving if I knew how to prepare it.
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>> Maybe as much as 1/4 of their stock is dried beans & pulses etc. A lot of
>> the (presumably vegetables of some sort) I don't even know what they're
>> called.
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> Ah, okay. Somewhat different then our stores here then.

They have no shortage of variety, and it looks like decent sustenance for a
fair bit less than any of the supermarkets - unfortunately; I haven't a clue
what most of it is or how to prepare it.

The next scheduled blood test since my table top oven broke looms - probably
some bad news coming my way!