Three Things...Gratitude Thread


Happy Tuesday Morning Friends! :wave:

#1 - Nutrigrain Bars - I eat one before I go to the gym. In fact…I started to type this and had that 😳 moment because I forgot to eat one this morning. Thank goodness for this topic or I would have gone to the gym very hungry this morning. So now, I’m quickly eating an apple one.

#2 - Bananas - This is a safe fruit for me to eat as long as I’m in remission (which is now - thanks be to God). My UC doesn’t allow me to eat most fruits, which is a bummer, but I’ve adapted.

#3 - Apple Sauce - I can eat this in small amounts, but not a whole apple. I eat a no added sugar cup almost every day with my lunch. The individual cup is my max amount.
 
Slo:hug:Do you have a Sprouts out there? Sprouts Brand Original Applesauce has become a daily staple for me. Before discovering it, I never enjoyed applesauce. Honestly, I thought from choldhood memories long ago it tasted terrible and nothing like sweet apples. TMJ makes enjoying even thinly sliced apples a bit of a challenge though every now and then I do enjoy a fresh Fuji apple. Back to my favorite applesauce. I promise you that it tastes like sweet apples. Best of all there is no addef sugar. Come join me for some anytime, my friend. All of you are most welcome.

Dad enjoys all sorts of berries.

Strawberries, fresh pears, and bananas can be tasty too
 
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Apple pie
Mincemeat ❤️❤️ - I prefer homemade with deer meat in it but I will eat store-bought
Fruit Drinks - slushy ones - with or without alcohol
Wine 🍷
Pineapple 🍍
Grapes 🍇
Bananas 🍌

DH and the kids think I’m the only person that loves mincemeat. You are proof that I’m not alone! I usually settle for store bought, but my paternal grandmother made it from scratch. Delicious!
 
DH and the kids think I’m the only person that loves mincemeat. You are proof that I’m not alone! I usually settle for store bought, but my paternal grandmother made it from scratch. Delicious!
I’ve made it from scratch it’s really not that difficult but I’ll only do it if I have deer meat because that’s how I was taught to do it - you do have to process it like canning vegetables once you have it all made up - it’s an all day event - most people hate it because I don’t think they know what it is so they’re you know afraid of it I may be making assumptions but when I asked they’ve never tasted it
it has been since I was a kid one of my most favorite pies I will literally eat the stuff right out of the jar homemade or not I absolutely love it!! 😍
 
Lemon- Lemon bars and lemon filled donuts are some of my favorite treats.

Huckleberry- It’s the flavor that makes me think of the mountains. Huckleberry ice cream, shakes and cordials are my favorites.

Passion fruit- I glove it in everything from drinks and mousse fillings to eating the pulp and mixing in the seeds for some crunch. Chobani used to make a yogurt that had this (fruit & seeds) as the fruit on the bottom.

Honorable mentions to honeydew, blackberries, pears, pineapple, almost overripe plums, and wild blueberries.
 
Fruity Things

I think I may have mentioned, before, that I'm a peach fan! Still am! They're really hard to find here (in any kind of fresh, ripe state), so I particularly appreciate any ripe peach I can find. 🍑 I love the aroma, too.

Frozen bananas. I remember, as a kid, my mum used to freeze them and dip them in chocolate. ...Heavenly days - grabbing one from the freezer and heading out on my bike. 🚲

Lemons. We just had Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday and a thin pancake with a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkling of sugar is delicious! 🍋 🥞
 
This is one of those “too many to limit to 3” categories! Being a type2 diabetic, I am very grateful for fruit, even the small portions that I am allowed. Other than dark chocolate, it is the best sweet taste!
Breakfast every morning: orange, small amounts of blueberries, tiny pieces of mangoes, and an even smaller piece of banana!
Those are my 3+ but honorable mention to fruits of the past: Loved the POG juice at WDW and the fresh pineapple at the Poly.
 
I’ve made it from scratch it’s really not that difficult but I’ll only do it if I have deer meat because that’s how I was taught to do it - you do have to process it like canning vegetables once you have it all made up - it’s an all day event - most people hate it because I don’t think they know what it is so they’re you know afraid of it I may be making assumptions but when I asked they’ve never tasted it
it has been since I was a kid one of my most favorite pies I will literally eat the stuff right out of the jar homemade or not I absolutely love it!! 😍

I have no idea what my grandmother used to make hers. I think I was in 5th grade when her health issues became more critical. There were many things she made that my grandfather was also able to make, but other things just faded away. Her pie crust was legendary and many of the fillings came from things grown in their yard (pumpkins, blueberries, etc.), but mincemeat was something that I don't recall seeing in at the table after my elementary school years.

It is funny how many won't touch foods like mincemeat out of fear vs. experience. I guess it's that way with a number of foods. We are big fan of Kosher deli. My maternal grandparents always got cold cut and salad platters for certain holidays. I know just the actual names of some of these foods can trigger a gag reflex in some people, so I won't spell them out. Still, they are foods that many refuse to eat because they sound gross. One is something I absolutely love and the other is something I've at least tried a number of times and can at least say that my aversion is from experience.
 
Fruits:

1. Apples - I have one every day with lunch!
2. Fresh pineapple - I never get them at the grocery store, so I love when I can get them somewhere we're staying!
3. Bananas - I think they are about the perfect snack - so easy to peel and just eat. No need to do anything fancy with them!
 





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