OS Daily Moday 1st October 2012

elona · 1 October 2012 at 12:52PM

Molly

DH now fed so quite happy and making him a quick cup of tea.

Have you thought of making beef tea? Ask local butcher for beef bones to make stock ( might be tactful to buy something else at the time). Some butchers sell them very cheaply or give them away. Red meat does not have to be expensive to give you the benefit of iron. Something like brisket gives a lovely rich gravy when slow cooked and can be stretched out with mash, onions and carrots etc.

Hug to uolypool and hope your eye gets better.

Judi and nmlc

Am :mad: on your behalf. If nothing you do is enough I would be tempted to do nothing and draw a line under what you feel is reasonable. Maybe DH is sulking because Judi is letting grey grow out because it reminds him HE is getting older ( was going to say more mature but does not sound the case).

hilstep

Hope new water tablets work and you get better soon.

Miffed because the package DH collected from sorting office and paid over a pound for was not something anybody actually wanted so a waste of time and money.

Going to nip to shop later for the juice drink dd in hospital likes as I want to encourage her fluid uptake. Still no firm diagnosis as to what is causing the blood clots in her kidneys but am telling myself that no news is good news.

hugs to all.

LameWolf · 1 October 2012 at 1:20PM

Elona you sound very clued up on sources of nutrients - any idea what a vegetarian who hates green leafy stuff can do for extra iron? Or anyone else, if you've any thoughts, all ideas gratefully received.:o

ETA to clarify, this isn't a request for medical advice, but a request for food ideas.;) It's surprising, but people often don't appreciate that vegetarians can dislike certain vegetables (I loathe brassicas and beetroot - ugh!) just the same as meat-eaters can dislike some types of meat products.:D

nlj1520 · 1 October 2012 at 1:20PM

Afternoon, had a weekend at OH's and had a lovely day out to Snowshill Manor on Saturday, watched some excelent RUgby and got a load of paper rubbish burnt.
Meeting with the co-ordinator in charge of my son's care this morning (all fine) and then food shopping, physio/gym, just had some lunch (salad) and about to start work.
Evening meal will be stir fry (eat loads of these as they are infinitely variable).
Have unearthed some spiced coasters in my rubbish room and want to have a go at making my own. In the smell I recognise cinamon, nutmeg and cloves. anyone have any suggestions for addding anything else? Looked online but don't want to copy other people's 'recipes' direct. Thanks.

Julie67 · 1 October 2012 at 1:25PM

Afternoon all,

Had a busy morning as I had a dentist appointment to check on the tooth they removed this week. No car at the moment for me so set off on the 45 mins walk there and 45 mins back. Luckily the rain held off but I am exhausted. A couple of buses passed me and I was tempted but managed not to give in, just kept thinking about weigh in:D
Tea tonight will be pork chops, going to have a quick look on the Internet to see if I can find a marinade to make them a bit more exciting. Will serve them with rice and veg.
Have also promised hubby a cherry cake so will do that in a sec. If I can just get my legs moving. I am ok when I am actually walking, it's when I stop that the trouble starts.
Sunshine and showers here today but no washing to do as it was all done at the weekend.
I do need to wash DS bedding but that can wait a day or two.
Need to catch up with Downton tonight as hubby had the golf on last night. It was very exciting, well done Europe. Anyway enough waffle will pop back later J x

Molly41 · 1 October 2012 at 1:25PM

Elona thanks for the suggestions. Im not a big fan of meat and am eating it atm for medicinal purposes only. I couldnt eat offal but will think about beef tea.
Lamewolf - pumpkin seeds are high in iron so you could sprinkle those over and thyme but there may be health implications so go steady and check out your drugs.

x

Essex-girl_2 · 1 October 2012 at 2:26PM

Good Afternoon Everyone

NMLC & Judi - husbands can be completely useless at times:( (((hugs)))

Had a funny day today, woke with no energy or motivation at all - maybe its the weather. Have just pottered around doing not very much at all. Hate days like this. Oh well there is always tomorrow.

Pork loin chops for dinner with potatoes, mushrooms and corn on the cob.

x

elona · 1 October 2012 at 2:39PM

LameWolf

I did a quick google and top iron rich non meat foods seem to be dried herbs especially thyme and parsley.

Cocoa powder and dark chocolate.

Clams, oysters, mussels.

Roasted pumpkin seeds.

Sesame butter (tahini)

Sun dried tomatoes.

Sunflower seeds.

Dried apricots.

It is an American site that I used but there is also a British one giving the top ten iron rich foods.

When one of dds seemed aenaemic I forced little sachets of Spatone water down her and that seemed to help.

AF were doing good offers on seeds, nuts and dried fruit recently so might be worth a look.

Going to move my lazy butt to local supermarket for drinks for dd before making pies for tonight.

Hug to all

Islandmaid · 1 October 2012 at 2:54PM

Hi all

Long time no write... But I have been reading

Hope your all well - whats the goss????

Well, I,ve been slacking, but with Christmas looming thought I,d better get my bum into gear....

I have been 'saving' my nect@r points, and have about £30 worth, so that will buy a couple of bottles of Xmas spririts

I,ve also been chucking odd bits of change into the Xmas tin, so I hope that will add up to a nice joint of meat.

I cannot beleive were the time has gone, the last time I really posted was at the start of the summer hols, well, I survived that, just..... OH nearly gave up on us and was going to leave DD was in full biatch mode in August, luckily I think OH threatening to go shook her up, and although far from perfect, there have been some positive changes, so all the heartache of that time was worth it (i hope).

I,ve had a day off work today, so have cleared all the washing/ironing, have used up leftover lamb to make shaperd,s pie and cooked a 3 for £10 chicken and made chicken and veg pie, plus have loads for a curry this week, 3 out of 5 weekday meals sorted, will have gammon steak and cauli chesse another night and a 'fridge clear out' meal for the other.

Work has been manic, all being interviewed for our jobs at the moment, not fun for anyone, and has really shown some people in their true colours - hey ho find out the damage next week.....

Love to all, hope life is as good as it can be

Take care xx

redruby · 1 October 2012 at 3:14PM

When I was pregnant with dd, I had to up my iron, they gave me a long list of things to try, including watercress, spinach, dried apricots and my favourite one Very dark chocolate

hilstep2000 · 1 October 2012 at 4:00PM

Judi I have been wanting to stop dying my hair for ages, but OH and hairdresser won't let me! (I get it done for nothing, so I shouldn't complain!) It would be nice to see how it looks grey though!

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