Please help me find more ways to eat.....prunes :(

Justamum

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I love prunes but if you need a.... ahem..... quick result, try eating a whole bar of Sainsbury's No sugar chocolate in one sitting, but beware the results are quite explosive.....so maybe half a bar would be better........... and yes I did learn that lesson all by myself :rotfl:

If it contains sorbitol that would be the reason. You get that in quite a few diabetic sweets, and they do warn that it 'makes you go'!

fozziebeartoo

If you can find the recipe for Cranks prune cake, it is gorgeous!! Cannot find my copy of the cookbook or I would post it for you!

marmiterulesok

I soak prunes in cold tea for a few days (in a plastic container in the fridge) and eat them with some natural yogurt.The tea plumps them up and form a nice 'syrup'.

lostinrates

I love prunes and love some of the ideas above.

That said, i am a little odd, i would choose prunes d 'agen over chocolate any day of the week. They are probably a bit unhealthy, but the mixing with apple puree, and perhaps almonds, and vanilla, or the calvados or brandy if alcohol is ok would be the winner for me!

kitschkitty

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I love prunes but if you need a.... ahem..... quick result, try eating a whole bar of Sainsbury's No sugar chocolate in one sitting, but beware the results are quite explosive.....so maybe half a bar would be better........... and yes I did learn that lesson all by myself :rotfl:

What is it with Sainsbury's sugar free products? Last year I was happy to discover they sell s.f. marshmallows - but they gave me the same result - & with a terrible stomach ache.

No other sugar free foods I've eaten have ever done the same.

Justamum

kitschkitty wrote: »

What is it with Sainsbury's sugar free products? Last year I was happy to discover they sell s.f. marshmallows - but they gave me the same result - & with a terrible stomach ache.

No other sugar free foods I've eaten have ever done the same.

Check the ingredients. If it contains sorbitol that will be the reason. Some people are obviously more sensitive to it than others.

DundeeDoll

Justamum wrote: »

Check the ingredients. If it contains sorbitol that will be the reason. Some people are obviously more sensitive to it than others.

And i would also say different things get different people going. For me brown rice and brown bread needed, for OH cashew nuts. Good luck :j

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

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Horace

I remember when I had my gallbladder removed that my belly was swollen for quite a while. Cannot remember if I had difficulty in going though but I probably did.

I would eat slightly burnt toast, veggies, very lean meat, skimmed milk. Drink plenty of water as that can get you moving as will a bit of gentle exercise e.g. walking so you could walk to the shops and back (just to window shop as you won't be able to lift anything heavy for a while).

Dried apricots are fab - they have nice ones in Aldi that don't need pre-soaking, they are soft and juicy.