Well - I Did It

[conniebky]

I did my weekend cooking like you all said.

I made a huge thing of chicken n rice soup with Brown rice. Now, I have a question about brown rice. I like those boil in bags, but Uncle Ben's said whole grain rice instead of brown rice. Whole grain - I don't even like the sound of that, so I got the store brand brown rice.

What does that mean - whole grain rice? Is that safe?

And I also made a big thing of pimento cheese and got gluten-free crackers for it and I made some hamburger patties to cook at work in the microwave, although that looks REALLY gross until you 'clean it up'.

Also, after we went to Red Lobster the other night, we went across the road to McDonalds for ice cream. I couldn't remember - can we eat McDonald's ice cream? I asked for an ingredient list but they looked at me like this: so I had a coffee. BTW, McDonald's has really GOOD coffee! Can we eat their ice cream?

[psawyer]

Rice is a grain, but it is one that celiacs can eat. A few of us are intolerant to rice, but that is a small minority.

White rice is white because the outer layer of bran has been ground off. The bran contains important nutrients, as well as being a source of fiber.

Whole grain rice is rice with the bran still on it, and because of the color it is also called brown rice. They are the same thing.

[kareng]

Connie,

Did you go to the grocery today?

[conniebky]

  On 7/26/2010 at 1:16 AM, kareng said:

Connie,

Did you go to the grocery today?

I didn't know that's what is the difference between white and brown rice. I like the brown rice better, ti has more flavor.

I didn't Karen, I tried to all day, but the very thought of it...... I couldn't.

But, as Scarlet O'Hara says, "tomorrow is a new day"....I will try again tomorrow. I need napkins and Tide, but I just couldn't get up the nerve today. Plus it's 98 here and has been for like a week and the heat falls down into the mountains and stays there, it's just disgusting how hot it gets here.

I promise I will try tomorrow.

[kareng]

  On 7/26/2010 at 1:27 AM, conniebky said:

I didn't know that's what is the difference between white and brown rice. I like the brown rice better, ti has more flavor.

I didn't Karen, I tried to all day, but the very thought of it...... I couldn't.

But, as Scarlet O'Hara says, "tomorrow is a new day"....I will try again tomorrow. I need napkins and Tide, but I just couldn't get up the nerve today. Plus it's 98 here and has been for like a week and the heat falls down into the mountains and stays there, it's just disgusting how hot it gets here.

I promise I will try tomorrow.

Ok. Remember the part about don't think just go quickly. After work tomorrow, stop at the store and go in. Just do it quick. I can't fly there and put a collar and leash on you, drag you into the store, every time you need Tide or TP (and we all need a lot of TP on this forum).