"Ian Field" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "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?
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.

Ah, okay. Somewhat different then our stores here then.