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tod
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response 8 of 62:
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Feb 5 19:54 UTC 2007 |
re #3
Tod, what's carne asada? I *think* carne is something with a bit of
spiciness but I don't know what the asada is.
Carne Asada=BBQ steak(usually thin cuts of skirt steak)
I used thin cuts of sirloin tip beef for ours then after it was cooked I cut
it into strips with scissors.
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rcurl
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response 9 of 62:
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Feb 5 20:25 UTC 2007 |
I usually have an afternoon snack of chips and salsa. A problem is that I
want low-fat, baked, chips. For a while there were Tostito baked chips
with 1 gm fat/oz. These disappeared so I'm using Meijer baked torilla
chips with 2 gm fat/oz. If anyone knows of baked chips with 1 gm fat/oz,
I'd appreciate knowing of them.
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tod
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response 10 of 62:
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Feb 5 20:48 UTC 2007 |
re #9
I don't have a quick answer on that but I can recommend alternatives: rice
cakes, unsalted lowfat saltine crackers, thick cucumber slices, and celery
sticks.
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keesan
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response 11 of 62:
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Feb 5 21:59 UTC 2007 |
Rane, you can buy raw frozen corn tortillas and bake them briefly in a toaster
oven. (don't overdo it or they will catch on fire, which happened to Jim).
Or buy the masa harina and make your own tortillas. Or pick your own corn
and scrape it off the cob when it is dry (flour corn not sweet corn) then soak
it overnight in a lye solution (to nixtamalize it and increase vitamin
content) and then boil it an hour and rinse it repeatedly and grind it on a
metate and cook on a griddle. This latter method produces very sweet tasting
tortillas but is rather time consuming. You can also grow the corn. We have
seed for Mexican green cord (dent variety). Corn contains oil.
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rcurl
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response 12 of 62:
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Feb 5 22:21 UTC 2007 |
(Thanks folks...but all I really seek is just lower fat chips. Also, the
ground is currently too hard for planting corn.)
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keesan
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response 13 of 62:
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Feb 5 22:23 UTC 2007 |
It is very very easy to stick a couple of raw corn tortillas in a medium oven
and bake them for a few minutes without adding oil or salt. If you want
smaller pieces use a scissors to cut them up first into triangles (or if you
can find square tortillas cut them into squares).
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edina
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response 14 of 62:
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Feb 5 22:24 UTC 2007 |
I second the first part of what Sindi said. As in the first
sentence in 11.
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rcurl
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response 15 of 62:
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Feb 5 22:36 UTC 2007 |
I'm not sure I would gain much. Tortillas have about 0.8 gm fat/oz, but are
ca 50% water, so drying them will make tht 1.6 gm fat/oz. In fact, that be
why the Meijer tortilla chips are 2 gm fat/oz.
(Data from http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=657)
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keesan
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response 16 of 62:
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Feb 6 00:01 UTC 2007 |
So are you looking for tortilla chips made from defatted corn? If so, why?
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denise
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response 17 of 62:
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Feb 6 00:59 UTC 2007 |
[This is now item 236 in the cooking/food conference as well as item 107 Agora
conference-winter addition, 2007.]
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denise
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response 18 of 62:
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Feb 6 01:03 UTC 2007 |
When I'm in the mood for an easy 'good-for-you' snack, I like easy things like
grapes, or strawberries when I want something a bit on the sweeter side or
some easy veggies with ranch dressing as a dip. [baby carrots, grape tomatoes,
celery, green/red/or-yellow peppers are all good.
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slynne
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response 19 of 62:
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Feb 6 01:57 UTC 2007 |
I like celery with peanut butter. I also like toast as a snack. And
cheese and crackers. Sometimes I skip dinner and just have a snack
instead but then perhaps, it isnt a snack and is actually my dinner!
One time a friend of mine was talking to me about her husband. She said
that before they got married, he would sometimes come home and have
cheese and crackers FOR DINNER! Imagine *that*? I just had to laugh
because it seems like a perfectly good dinner to me especially if one
adds some fruit or a veggie to it.
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gelinas
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response 20 of 62:
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Feb 6 02:23 UTC 2007 |
I miss the baked Tostito chips, too. I've seen some with a "touch of lime,"
but I want them plain.
Since I try (not always successfully) to limit my fat intake, I generally
avoid chips. Cheese and crackers are my preferred between-meal (or instead-of
meal) nosh.
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bru
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response 21 of 62:
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Feb 6 02:45 UTC 2007 |
better scrub those crackers off your list.
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rcurl
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response 22 of 62:
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Feb 6 03:21 UTC 2007 |
Re #16: as I wrote, I am looking for baked "unflavored" chips with 1 gm
fat/oz, or less.
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mcnally
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response 23 of 62:
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Feb 6 04:14 UTC 2007 |
re #20, 21: the cheese, too, for that matter. :-(
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gelinas
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response 24 of 62:
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Feb 6 04:17 UTC 2007 |
As I said, "not always successfully." :(
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keesan
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response 25 of 62:
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Feb 6 04:25 UTC 2007 |
The 'lime' is not a fruit but limestone, which is reacted with the corn to
increase the amount of an amino acid in it.
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glenda
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response 26 of 62:
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Feb 6 17:07 UTC 2007 |
On the corn chips, the touch of lime is the fruit. A current fade is corn
chips with lime juice flavoring. They're ok on occasion, but I generally
prefer my corn chips plain.
We often do corn chips and homemade salsa and/or guacamole. STeve makes a
kick-ass salsa and my guacamole gets rav reviews. We also keep popcorn around
for spur of the moment snacks. I try to keep things like fruit and veggies
around as well. Green grapes are great frozen. We also like to buy cans of
fruit when they are on sale and pop them in the freezer until they are just
barely frozen. As good or better than ice cream.
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rcurl
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response 27 of 62:
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Feb 6 17:19 UTC 2007 |
Re #25: in this case, it really is the fruit lime, but the expression is
"hint of lime". See http://www.neckofwoods.com/wp/archives/date/2004/01/
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keesan
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response 28 of 62:
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Feb 6 18:48 UTC 2007 |
How much vitamin C comes from the 'lime'? Can you taste lime fruit?
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edina
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response 29 of 62:
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Feb 6 19:03 UTC 2007 |
I can. I love those chips. And I don't eat them for servings of
Vitamin C.
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marye622
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response 30 of 62:
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Feb 6 19:14 UTC 2007 |
My favorite snack is gardettos. It's a mix of pretzels and rye chips and
french bread sticks. It's been a favorite of mine for years and i don't think
i'll ever loose interest in it.
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richard
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response 31 of 62:
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Feb 6 21:24 UTC 2007 |
I'm also big on shrimp cocktail, especially if one knows how to make
really good cocktail sauce.
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nharmon
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response 32 of 62:
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Feb 6 21:28 UTC 2007 |
> make really good cocktail sauce.
I do...
1. Take Heinz cocktail sauce bottle.
2. Tip upside down.
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