"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 10/24/2016 09:33 AM, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 10/23/2016 12:27 PM, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote:
>>>> Give them a bag of dried apricots - a fast acting effective
>>>> laxative.........................................
>>>
>>> Especially if they are bright yellow (means they are sprayed
>>> with sulfides).
>>>
>>> Stone fruit is a pretty good choice to avoid them
>>> getting diabetes.
>>>
>>> They probably won't eat them anyway.
>>
>> They're pretty tasty - I always end up eating enough to give me the
>> shits.
>>
>> Kids would probably be reluctant till they've tasted a
>> few...........................
>>
>> In my first flat - I run out of money the first week I moved in and had
>> no food.
>>
>> Then I noticed the derelict pub next door had a plum tree orchard.
>>
>> All said and done - eating all those plums ended up serving no useful
>> purpose............................
>
> Stone fruits are all about seed dispersal. Plants "bribe"
> animals into sowing their seeds for them. And make sure
> their seeds don't "linger" around too long in animal's digestive
> system and get digested themselves.
>
> Are you in the UK? Has the food situation been resolved?
> The low carb nuts (walnuts, pecans, macadamia, etc) are
> all diabetic friendly. Maybe almonds are, but there is
> an allergy in the family.
>
> Do you have any source of fresh sea food? That is good
> for you on so may levels, not just diabetes.

I'd much rather eat fish than meat - but its more effort to keep and not
cheap.

Right now; chestnuts are in season - probably not such a good thing, but its
only from Autumn to Christmas.

Last year; the chestnuts from one supermarket contained the occasional
rooting nut - any found were promptly planted along the tree line behind the
flats.