Just sharing a bit of fun with a wee story on my solution for having
no milk on hand today....
One of my younger Marines came into the office area here that was long
ago designated as Miss Jeanine's Kitchen, to ask if there was
possibility of my having milk to spare for his little bag of Fruit
Loops breakfast cereal.
No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
sweet crunchies, it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
....ProudPreparedPicky

"JeanineAlyse" <> wrote in>

Just sharing a bit of fun with a wee story on my solution for having
> no milk on hand today....
> One of my younger Marines came into the office area here that was long
> ago designated as Miss Jeanine's Kitchen, to ask if there was
> possibility of my having milk to spare for his little bag of Fruit
> Loops breakfast cereal.
> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
> sweet crunchies, it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
> ...ProudPreparedPicky

And God bless you, Jeanine, for taking care of our young Marines. I send
pralines to our troops and make quilts for Wounded Warriors but getting to
hand yogurt to a fellow needing something for his Fruit Loops sounds like
lots more fun. Polly

On 26/07/2011 4:42 PM, JeanineAlyse wrote:

> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
> sweet crunchies,


The only part that doesn't work for me is the Greek style yogurt. I
would prefer a thinner style of yogurt, but that is what my wife uses.
She never had much use for yogurt until about a year ago when she
discovered the Greek style stuff. She also was not a cereal eater until
about a month ago when she started having Shredded Wheat with fruit and
Greek Style yogurt.









it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
> ...ProudPreparedPicky

On 7/26/2011 5:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 26/07/2011 4:42 PM, JeanineAlyse wrote:
>
>> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
>> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
>> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
>> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
>> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
>> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
>> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
>> sweet crunchies,
>
>
> The only part that doesn't work for me is the Greek style yogurt. I
> would prefer a thinner style of yogurt, but that is what my wife uses.
> She never had much use for yogurt until about a year ago when she
> discovered the Greek style stuff. She also was not a cereal eater until
> about a month ago when she started having Shredded Wheat with fruit and
> Greek Style yogurt.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
>> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
>> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
>> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
>> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
>> ...ProudPreparedPicky
>
A little while ago I was restricted to no solids for a few days. I found
an acceptable breakfast was a half cup of All-Bran cereal, a container
of ordinary yoghurt and a ripe banana blended until smooth. In my case I
used non-fat yoghurt.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

On 7/26/2011 4:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> The only part that doesn't work for me is the Greek style yogurt. I
> would prefer a thinner style of yogurt, but that is what my wife uses.
> She never had much use for yogurt until about a year ago when she
> discovered the Greek style stuff. She also was not a cereal eater until
> about a month ago when she started having Shredded Wheat with fruit and
> Greek Style yogurt.


Becca loves the Greek style yogurt and with the high protein content, it
is a good choice for us. But the thick consistency turns me off... so
we keep both kinds in the house. Yogurt with sliced strawberries is a
favorite summer treat for me.

George L

On 7/26/2011 4:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 26/07/2011 4:42 PM, JeanineAlyse wrote:
>
>> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
>> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
>> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
>> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
>> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
>> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
>> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
>> sweet crunchies,
>
>
> The only part that doesn't work for me is the Greek style yogurt. I
> would prefer a thinner style of yogurt, but that is what my wife uses.
> She never had much use for yogurt until about a year ago when she
> discovered the Greek style stuff. She also was not a cereal eater until
> about a month ago when she started having Shredded Wheat with fruit and
> Greek Style yogurt.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
>> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
>> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
>> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
>> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
>> ...ProudPreparedPicky
>

I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
and milk disagrees with me.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Jul 27, 9:28*am, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> On 7/26/2011 4:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 26/07/2011 4:42 PM, JeanineAlyse wrote:
>
> >> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
> >> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
> >> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
> >> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
> >> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
> >> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
> >> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
> >> sweet crunchies,
>
> > The only part that doesn't work for me is the Greek style yogurt. I
> > would prefer a thinner style of yogurt, but that is what my wife uses.
> > She never had much use for yogurt until about a year ago when she
> > discovered the Greek style stuff. She also was not a cereal eater until
> > about a month ago when she started having Shredded Wheat with fruit and
> > Greek Style yogurt.
>
> > it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
> >> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
> >> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
> >> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
> >> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
> >> ...ProudPreparedPicky
>
> I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
> 0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
> some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
> one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
> and milk disagrees with me.

My problem with yogurt is that the plain full-fat kind doesn't come in
anything smaller than quarts. I don't finish a quart before it goes
bad, and to make my own, I need milk, which also comes in quarts.
Reduced-fat yogurt gives me the runs, same as whole milk. And to think
I was allergic to cream as a child! I end up eating more sour cream
than yogurt.

Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can
get.

On 7/27/2011 9:28 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:

> I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
> 0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
> some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
> one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
> and milk disagrees with me.

Ditto on all counts (this time of the year it's nectarines), though
I prefer the texture of the Chiobani. Still, I buy Kirkland from
Costco, it's quite similar to Fage in its thick consistency.

I buy sliced almonds online and put a bunch in my yogurt with
whatever else. I like that crunch.

nancy

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:53:13 -0400, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

> Still, I buy Kirkland from
> Costco, it's quite similar to Fage in its thick consistency.

I haven't tried any brand other than Fage. I don't eat much yogurt,
and I can afford it so there's no reason. I've looked at the Trader
Joe's brand, but I've seen so many complaints here about anything that
isn't Fage - I haven't bothered.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

JeanineAlyse wrote:
> Just sharing a bit of fun with a wee story on my solution for having
> no milk on hand today....
> One of my younger Marines came into the office area here that was long
> ago designated as Miss Jeanine's Kitchen, to ask if there was
> possibility of my having milk to spare for his little bag of Fruit
> Loops breakfast cereal.
> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
> sweet crunchies, it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
> ...ProudPreparedPicky

I hate to say it but that story alarms me. Have the standard for Marines
gone down?

On Jul 27, 9:25*am, Goomba > wrote:
> I hate to say it but that story alarms me. Have the standard for Marines
> gone down?- Hide quoted text -
Have the standard for...gone down? Has you ever had a youngster
appetite for sweet cereal, while also being of heart for others while
an alarmist?
....PickySpits

JeanineAlyse wrote:
> On Jul 27, 9:25 am, Goomba > wrote:
>> I hate to say it but that story alarms me. Have the standard for Marines
>> gone down?- Hide quoted text -
> Have the standard for...gone down? Has you ever had a youngster
> appetite for sweet cereal, while also being of heart for others while
> an alarmist?
> ...PickySpits

I'm not sure what the above means, but Marines are renowned for their
ability to "overcome, adapt, improvise" right? Any Marine who was
befuddled by having to use a fork when their was no spoon available is,
IMO, worrisome. Thick yogurt mixed with fruit loops shouldn't have been
any problem to eat.

I find wooden tongue blades (tongue depressors) very handy eating
utensils when in a pinch.

On 26/07/2011 5:39 PM, James Silverton wrote:

>>
> A little while ago I was restricted to no solids for a few days. I found
> an acceptable breakfast was a half cup of All-Bran cereal, a container
> of ordinary yoghurt and a ripe banana blended until smooth. In my case I
> used non-fat yoghurt.
>


Back in November when I was subjected to emergency heart surgery the
last thing that I was thinking about in ICU was food. My first meal was
semi solids. I had been eating yogurt occasionally for years. I could
never handle it straight, but it was nice with fruit or a little bit of
honey. I never liked the commercial fruit stuff..... until then. They
gave me some Sillouette <sp> low fat artificially sweetened yogurt
with bits of fruit in it. It really hit the spot for me.

I have been eating yogurt almost every day since. I am supposed to have
a serving of dairy with every meal now. I don't like milk and I am
lactose intolerant, so yogurt is the way to go for me. I usually get the
low fat, sugar free vanilla and put fruit in it. Occasionally I have the
low fat plain with fruit.

A few years ago when I was in sweeten I was eating cereal with kefir on
it. The kefir over there is quite tasty.

In article m>,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
> 0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
> some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
> one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
> and milk disagrees with me.

More beans in your diet will help. They've got tons of calcium in them.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On 27/07/2011 9:28 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>>
>
> I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
> 0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
> some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
> one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
> and milk disagrees with me.
>

You should try kefir.... fermented milk. The bacteria and yeasts that
turn milk into kefir are supposed to eat all the lactose. I am lactose
intolerant and stopped drinking milk years ago because it disagreed with
me so much. I have no problems at all with kefir.

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> I hate to say it but that story alarms me. Have the standard for Marines
> gone down?

Why are you alarmed? Because the kid was unsure about stirring dry
cereal into a cup of yogurt? Because he didn't have a spoon on him?
C'mon, tell!! LOL!
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller July 19, 2011 - Pickled Boiled Dirt Chunks

On 7/27/2011 7:28 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>>
>>> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
>>> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
>>> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
>>> yogurt in hand.



Every breakfast smorgasbord in Scandinavia has two or three big pitchers
of thin-textured yogurt, plain and flavored, for use on cold cereal.
It's not half bad.

gloria p

On 7/27/2011 3:24 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 27/07/2011 9:28 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>>>
>>
>> I have also become a huge fan of Greek yogurt. My favorite is Fage brand
>> 0% fat. I eat it almost every day with diced fresh fruit like a peach or
>> some mango, strawberries, blueberries or a combo of some or all. It's
>> one of the few ways I can get extra calcium as I can't take supplements
>> and milk disagrees with me.
>>
>
> You should try kefir.... fermented milk. The bacteria and yeasts that
> turn milk into kefir are supposed to eat all the lactose. I am lactose
> intolerant and stopped drinking milk years ago because it disagreed with
> me so much. I have no problems at all with kefir.

I have tried it and I just don't like it. I think I like the Fage so
much because it's so like sour cream and I was raised on fruit and sour
cream as were most of the progeny of Russian grandparents. <g>

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Jul 27, 9:45*am, Jerry Avins > wrote:

> My problem with yogurt is that the plain full-fat kind doesn't come in
> anything smaller than quarts. I don't finish a quart before it goes
> bad, and to make my own, I need milk, which also comes in quarts.

Most Greek-style yogurts (I buy Fage) come in sizes down to one
cup. IIRC I can also get Dannon plain in the "new" 6-oz size. It
must
be your grocery store.

Milk also comes in pints. Every convenience store has it. Even my
regular grocery store has milk in pints.

Sorry about wherever it is that you shop.

Cindy Hamilton

Goomba wrote:

>> Just sharing a bit of fun with a wee story on my solution for having
>> no milk on hand today....
>> One of my younger Marines came into the office area here that was long
>> ago designated as Miss Jeanine's Kitchen, to ask if there was
>> possibility of my having milk to spare for his little bag of Fruit
>> Loops breakfast cereal.
>> No, no milk about, but just try this, as I handed him a single-serve
>> container of Greek yogurt and told him to stir his ceral into it. He
>> looked at me like I was crazy, but did politely leave my area with
>> yogurt in hand. I few minutes later he came back in to ask if I had a
>> spoon to eat with, which we are out of at the moment, but no problem,
>> I handed him a fork. When his wrinkled brow indicated to me that he
>> now thought I was perfectly nuts, I just said, "Son, it's yogurt with
>> sweet crunchies, it ought to fork just fine. And what's left at the
>> bottom of the cup will taste good straight off your finger!"
>> Some time later as I walked through his area to pick up prints, the
>> youngster commented that his "Loopy yogurt" really was good. God
>> Bless them, how I do love and respect all my Marines!
>> ...ProudPreparedPicky
>
> I hate to say it but that story alarms me. Have the standard for Marines
> gone down?

Just substitute "five-year-old boy" for "Marine" in that story, and your
feelings of alarm will go right away.

Bob

Goomba wrote:

> Marines are renowned for their ability to "overcome, adapt, improvise"
> right?

In a word, no. That's a myth. They like to CLAIM that they "improvise,
adapt, overcome," but they're no better than any other service at it.
Moreover, that mantra is the province of SENIOR Marines. Junior Marines'
Number One priority is, "Follow orders without thinking."

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> Goomba wrote:
>
>> Marines are renowned for their ability to "overcome, adapt, improvise"
>> right?
>
> In a word, no. That's a myth. They like to CLAIM that they "improvise,
> adapt, overcome," but they're no better than any other service at it.
> Moreover, that mantra is the province of SENIOR Marines. Junior Marines'
> Number One priority is, "Follow orders without thinking."


What I have noticed about a lot of young military men is that they came from
a house where mom took care of everything. Then they went into the military
where they military took care of everything. And by that I mean cooking
their meals, providing toilet paper, and often doing the laundry. So when
they are first on their own they don't know where to buy things much less
what to do with them.

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:36:35 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:

> And by that I mean cooking their meals, providing toilet paper, and
> often doing the laundry.

Laundry? The only time the Air Force did any laundry was the linen at
basic training. Afterwards we did our own laundry or paid for it to be
done at a Laundromat. Heck, we even had to hem the pants of our
fatigues ourselves.

--

-Jeff B.


"Excuse me.
I don't mean to impose,
but I am the Ocean."

~ The Salton Sea

"Yeff" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:36:35 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> And by that I mean cooking their meals, providing toilet paper, and
>> often doing the laundry.
>
> Laundry? The only time the Air Force did any laundry was the linen at
> basic training. Afterwards we did our own laundry or paid for it to be
> done at a Laundromat. Heck, we even had to hem the pants of our
> fatigues ourselves.

Well when my husband was on the ship he said someone did his laundry for
him. I don't know the particulars.

Julie wrote:

>>> And by that I mean cooking their meals, providing toilet paper, and
>>> often doing the laundry.
>>
>> Laundry? The only time the Air Force did any laundry was the linen at
>> basic training. Afterwards we did our own laundry or paid for it to be
>> done at a Laundromat. Heck, we even had to hem the pants of our
>> fatigues ourselves.
>
> Well when my husband was on the ship he said someone did his laundry for
> him. I don't know the particulars.

It's true: The ship's laundry washes the crew's uniforms. It may or may not
wash civilian clothes, depending on the ship's policy. It's a MUCH more
efficient use of the fresh water system to have one giant laundry service,
and fresh water is a precious resource on a ship at sea.

Bob

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:26:16 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Goomba wrote:
>
>> Marines are renowned for their ability to "overcome, adapt, improvise"
>> right?
>
> In a word, no. That's a myth. They like to CLAIM that they "improvise,
> adapt, overcome," but they're no better than any other service at it.
> Moreover, that mantra is the province of SENIOR Marines. Junior Marines'
> Number One priority is, "Follow orders without thinking."
>
> Bob

now, now bob. the marines are keeping us free from...somebody.

your pal,
blake