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izemmom

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While shopping for foods for my daughter recently I found a great variety of high fat, pretty decent protein foods in the freezer section. There are frozen meatballs which we just pop into the toaster oven for her, breatfast entrees (sausage scramblers), mexican-ish meals and snacks...we always avoided these things for ourselves (well, mostly) so it was fun to explore and see what's there. I'd suggest planning to spend an hour roaming your grocery store. Open the freezers you never open, go down new aisles and check labels. SOme of the convience foods can make great snacks and additions to "sensible" meals. Good Luck!
 
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fr3ak

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Get yourself a domesticated Girlfriend, thats what my guy did LOL
 
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fr3ak

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Get yourself a domesticated Girlfriend, thats what my guy did LOL
 
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fr3ak

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Get yourself a domesticated Girlfriend, thats what my guy did LOL
 

lightNlife

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My recent favorite in terms of high calorie food is a Monte Cristo Sandwich. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://livingwellwithcf.blogspot.com/2006/12/calorie-count-of-monte-cristo.html">My blog has a link</a> to the recipe that I use. It's packed with the stuff CFers need. If you're really feeling adventurous, add an avocado!

If you'd like to read some stuff about foods in general and nutrition with CF, you might like to check out these brief texts.


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/114182">Coping With Food Intolerances</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/111511">Vitamin Supplements and CF</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116305">Is it Worth it To Buy Organic?</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116182">Why Eggs Are Good for Health</a>

Happy new year and happy eating!

-Lauren
 

lightNlife

New member
My recent favorite in terms of high calorie food is a Monte Cristo Sandwich. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://livingwellwithcf.blogspot.com/2006/12/calorie-count-of-monte-cristo.html">My blog has a link</a> to the recipe that I use. It's packed with the stuff CFers need. If you're really feeling adventurous, add an avocado!

If you'd like to read some stuff about foods in general and nutrition with CF, you might like to check out these brief texts.


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/114182">Coping With Food Intolerances</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/111511">Vitamin Supplements and CF</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116305">Is it Worth it To Buy Organic?</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116182">Why Eggs Are Good for Health</a>

Happy new year and happy eating!

-Lauren
 

lightNlife

New member
My recent favorite in terms of high calorie food is a Monte Cristo Sandwich. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://livingwellwithcf.blogspot.com/2006/12/calorie-count-of-monte-cristo.html">My blog has a link</a> to the recipe that I use. It's packed with the stuff CFers need. If you're really feeling adventurous, add an avocado!

If you'd like to read some stuff about foods in general and nutrition with CF, you might like to check out these brief texts.


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/114182">Coping With Food Intolerances</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/111511">Vitamin Supplements and CF</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116305">Is it Worth it To Buy Organic?</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/116182">Why Eggs Are Good for Health</a>

Happy new year and happy eating!

-Lauren
 

lightNlife

New member
Me again; I found this back in the archives and thought it would be appropriate for the situation.

Getting enough calories is exhausting sometimes. People often tell me "I wish I could eat like you! You never gain a pound!" Spare me. I would gladly swap places with that person in order to gain a pound. People without CF don't understand how frustrating it is to eat and eat and eat some more, choke down a disgusting supplemental food (don't even get me started on Scandishakes!) and still only weigh 99 pounds soaking wet.

I'm fortunate to actually have a fairly ravenous appetite. Back in high school I could pack away two Double-Doubles, fries and a shake from In-N-Out and call that an afternoon snack. I joke that my four basic food groups are 1) sugars 2) fats 3) salts and 4) artificial flavorings. These days I'm eating healthier stuff, but still in huge quantities. My doc wants to see me gain about 4 more pounds by my next appointment--padding for the winter months I presume--but I'll be darned if I have to get there using foods that I hate. I prefer to meet that goal in a manner of my choosing.

To that end, I've created a great mega-calorie shake. I call it "Rocket Fuel". According to my calculations, it's got a whopping 1000 calories. I usually make one when I get home from work. If any of you CFers out there would like to give it a try, please let me know what you think by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page. Here's the recipe:

"Rocket Fuel"

1 1/2 c. vanilla ice cream
1/2 c. whole milk
1/2 c. Dole pine/orange/banana juice
1/4 c. malted milk
1 Tbls. Twinlab "MCT Fuel" orange flavor
10 strawberries
1 medium banana

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until it is uniform in color and consistency. Enjoy!

I'll probably put some of my other "Signature" recipes on this site in the future. For the most part, Carnation Instant Breakfast is the only nutritional supplement that I can stand to ingest on a regular basis. My philosophy is, it doesn't matter how nutritional/calorie-laden it is, if you can't make yourself like it enough to eat it, you'll never gain any weight from it.
 

lightNlife

New member
Me again; I found this back in the archives and thought it would be appropriate for the situation.

Getting enough calories is exhausting sometimes. People often tell me "I wish I could eat like you! You never gain a pound!" Spare me. I would gladly swap places with that person in order to gain a pound. People without CF don't understand how frustrating it is to eat and eat and eat some more, choke down a disgusting supplemental food (don't even get me started on Scandishakes!) and still only weigh 99 pounds soaking wet.

I'm fortunate to actually have a fairly ravenous appetite. Back in high school I could pack away two Double-Doubles, fries and a shake from In-N-Out and call that an afternoon snack. I joke that my four basic food groups are 1) sugars 2) fats 3) salts and 4) artificial flavorings. These days I'm eating healthier stuff, but still in huge quantities. My doc wants to see me gain about 4 more pounds by my next appointment--padding for the winter months I presume--but I'll be darned if I have to get there using foods that I hate. I prefer to meet that goal in a manner of my choosing.

To that end, I've created a great mega-calorie shake. I call it "Rocket Fuel". According to my calculations, it's got a whopping 1000 calories. I usually make one when I get home from work. If any of you CFers out there would like to give it a try, please let me know what you think by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page. Here's the recipe:

"Rocket Fuel"

1 1/2 c. vanilla ice cream
1/2 c. whole milk
1/2 c. Dole pine/orange/banana juice
1/4 c. malted milk
1 Tbls. Twinlab "MCT Fuel" orange flavor
10 strawberries
1 medium banana

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until it is uniform in color and consistency. Enjoy!

I'll probably put some of my other "Signature" recipes on this site in the future. For the most part, Carnation Instant Breakfast is the only nutritional supplement that I can stand to ingest on a regular basis. My philosophy is, it doesn't matter how nutritional/calorie-laden it is, if you can't make yourself like it enough to eat it, you'll never gain any weight from it.
 

lightNlife

New member
Me again; I found this back in the archives and thought it would be appropriate for the situation.

Getting enough calories is exhausting sometimes. People often tell me "I wish I could eat like you! You never gain a pound!" Spare me. I would gladly swap places with that person in order to gain a pound. People without CF don't understand how frustrating it is to eat and eat and eat some more, choke down a disgusting supplemental food (don't even get me started on Scandishakes!) and still only weigh 99 pounds soaking wet.

I'm fortunate to actually have a fairly ravenous appetite. Back in high school I could pack away two Double-Doubles, fries and a shake from In-N-Out and call that an afternoon snack. I joke that my four basic food groups are 1) sugars 2) fats 3) salts and 4) artificial flavorings. These days I'm eating healthier stuff, but still in huge quantities. My doc wants to see me gain about 4 more pounds by my next appointment--padding for the winter months I presume--but I'll be darned if I have to get there using foods that I hate. I prefer to meet that goal in a manner of my choosing.

To that end, I've created a great mega-calorie shake. I call it "Rocket Fuel". According to my calculations, it's got a whopping 1000 calories. I usually make one when I get home from work. If any of you CFers out there would like to give it a try, please let me know what you think by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page. Here's the recipe:

"Rocket Fuel"

1 1/2 c. vanilla ice cream
1/2 c. whole milk
1/2 c. Dole pine/orange/banana juice
1/4 c. malted milk
1 Tbls. Twinlab "MCT Fuel" orange flavor
10 strawberries
1 medium banana

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until it is uniform in color and consistency. Enjoy!

I'll probably put some of my other "Signature" recipes on this site in the future. For the most part, Carnation Instant Breakfast is the only nutritional supplement that I can stand to ingest on a regular basis. My philosophy is, it doesn't matter how nutritional/calorie-laden it is, if you can't make yourself like it enough to eat it, you'll never gain any weight from it.
 

JRPandTJP

New member
I worry so much about the nutrition aspect of CF. When we were looking at how to add calories to our son's diet we decided that the food must be high quality for the body to use it (Lauren mentions organic and it is something to seriously look at). There is plenty of science backing this up but it makes common sense not to put toxins in our body when we have a choice.

Convenience foods are loaded with processed ingredients like corn syrup, additives, toxins, preservatives and many other things you can't even pronounce. Why would you wish to give your body more challenges when it comes to digestion? These substances create a pro-inflammatory environment, which offsets the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut, cause other systems to become inflammed (the gut is physiologically and energically connected to the lungs and sinuses), and taxes the immune system as it must work harder to detoxify itself from these substances. With a little planning these things can be avoided and you'll save alot of money on food.

Supplemental drinks are loaded with crap and will do a number on your blood sugar all day long. Focusing on "long-burning" foods (like nut butters, varied protein sources egg, soy, hemp, beans and healthy oils) and eating small high calorie meals throughout the day will help stabalize blood sugar and maintain weight easier.

Also, working to balance the flora of the gut will aid in digestion allowing the body to absorb and use nutrients more effectively. Probiotics are a must in my opinion for any CFer.
 

JRPandTJP

New member
I worry so much about the nutrition aspect of CF. When we were looking at how to add calories to our son's diet we decided that the food must be high quality for the body to use it (Lauren mentions organic and it is something to seriously look at). There is plenty of science backing this up but it makes common sense not to put toxins in our body when we have a choice.

Convenience foods are loaded with processed ingredients like corn syrup, additives, toxins, preservatives and many other things you can't even pronounce. Why would you wish to give your body more challenges when it comes to digestion? These substances create a pro-inflammatory environment, which offsets the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut, cause other systems to become inflammed (the gut is physiologically and energically connected to the lungs and sinuses), and taxes the immune system as it must work harder to detoxify itself from these substances. With a little planning these things can be avoided and you'll save alot of money on food.

Supplemental drinks are loaded with crap and will do a number on your blood sugar all day long. Focusing on "long-burning" foods (like nut butters, varied protein sources egg, soy, hemp, beans and healthy oils) and eating small high calorie meals throughout the day will help stabalize blood sugar and maintain weight easier.

Also, working to balance the flora of the gut will aid in digestion allowing the body to absorb and use nutrients more effectively. Probiotics are a must in my opinion for any CFer.
 

JRPandTJP

New member
I worry so much about the nutrition aspect of CF. When we were looking at how to add calories to our son's diet we decided that the food must be high quality for the body to use it (Lauren mentions organic and it is something to seriously look at). There is plenty of science backing this up but it makes common sense not to put toxins in our body when we have a choice.

Convenience foods are loaded with processed ingredients like corn syrup, additives, toxins, preservatives and many other things you can't even pronounce. Why would you wish to give your body more challenges when it comes to digestion? These substances create a pro-inflammatory environment, which offsets the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut, cause other systems to become inflammed (the gut is physiologically and energically connected to the lungs and sinuses), and taxes the immune system as it must work harder to detoxify itself from these substances. With a little planning these things can be avoided and you'll save alot of money on food.

Supplemental drinks are loaded with crap and will do a number on your blood sugar all day long. Focusing on "long-burning" foods (like nut butters, varied protein sources egg, soy, hemp, beans and healthy oils) and eating small high calorie meals throughout the day will help stabalize blood sugar and maintain weight easier.

Also, working to balance the flora of the gut will aid in digestion allowing the body to absorb and use nutrients more effectively. Probiotics are a must in my opinion for any CFer.
 

EnergyGal

New member
Hi Jody

Where did you buy the Papadini pasta? I am very curious and would like to try this. Just found this website
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
">http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
</a>


You are a GREAT MOM
 

EnergyGal

New member
Hi Jody

Where did you buy the Papadini pasta? I am very curious and would like to try this. Just found this website
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
">http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
</a>


You are a GREAT MOM
 

EnergyGal

New member
Hi Jody

Where did you buy the Papadini pasta? I am very curious and would like to try this. Just found this website
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
">http://www.adriennes.com/pasta.htm
</a>


You are a GREAT MOM
 

JRPandTJP

New member
We have a large health food store nearby that carries their line. I will have to let you know if I find an online store or something.

Thanks for the compliment (that's me blushing)...I'm about to check out your blog.
 
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