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ok. thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: Tamara Hanson
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:22 AM
To: jennifer hanson
Subject: Re:

Low fat, no red meat, no raw vegetables on an empty stomach and absolutely no cheese In fact I am doing very poorly right now and need to be extremely careful. Spices do not bother me, but I detest cilantro and have to be careful with beans. I usually make rice along with my Mexican food as a nice buffer. I often make enchiladas with a soy cream cheese based sauce that are very good. I can eat chips and salsa if the chips are baked or are Garden of Eatin.
Here is an example of something I can eat:
Chicken Enchiladas with Spinach Cream Sauce

Conlan garnishes these enchiladas with a dollop of low-fat sour cream and fresh chives. He serves them with a side of black beans.


2 poblano chiles
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups vertically sliced onion, divided
2 cups shredded ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
6 cups fresh spinach leaves
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons masa harina or all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro or basil
3 ounces soy cream cheese (about 1/3 cup)
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 (8-inch) corn tortillas or flour tortillas- lowest in fat you can find

Preheat broiler. Place chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 10 minutes or until blackened, turning occasionally. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel chiles; cut in half lengthwise. Discard seeds and membranes; slice into strips to measure 2/3 cup.
Place a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add 1 cup sliced onion; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken and 1/3 cup chiles; spoon chicken mixture into a bowl.

Steam spinach leaves, covered, 5 minutes or until wilted. Place spinach in a colander, pressing with the back of a spoon until barely moist.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Wipe skillet with paper towels, and recoat with cooking spray. Place over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup sliced onion and chopped green onions, and saute 3 minutes. Stir in ground cumin and minced garlic, and saute 30 seconds. Combine masa harina and broth. Add masa mixture, chopped cilantro, cream cheese, and salt to pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until cheese melts, stirring constantly. Place the cheese mixture, 1/3 cup chiles, and spinach ina food processor, and process until smooth. Strain spinach mixture through a colander into a bowl, and discard solids.

Divide the chicken mixture evenly among tortillas, and roll up. Pour 1/2 cup spinach sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange the filled tortillas on top of spinach sauce. Pour the remaining spinach sauce over tortillas. Cover and bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until enchiladas are thoroughly heated.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 enchilada with sauce)

CALORIES 265 (27% from fat); FAT 7.9g (satfat 3.8g, monofat 2.2g, polyfat 1g); PROTEIN 22.1g; CARBOHYDRATE 30g; FIBER 6.8g; CHOLESTEROL 51mg; IRON 4.2mg; SODIUM 723mg; CALCIUM 205mg;
The fat content is the most crucial. I screwed up on that this weekend and am still paying for it very severely, so I don't mean to be a poop, but I can't veer at all and not regret it. Thanks for asking!
----- Original Message -----
From: jennifer hanson
To: Tamara Hanson
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:55 PM


What can you eat in the way of Mexican food?

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So what do you think she decided to make for me?
CHICKEN ALFREDO!
She couldn't have picked a worse thing to make for me. Alfredo sauce is the number one worst food for me and she thought because it had chicken instead of beef I could eat it! I mean how retarded is she? No that example is cruel to mentally challenged people. Then the worst part was she wasn't sorry or sympathetic at all. I had bare noodles with salt and pepper and she didn't feel at all bad! How self-centered! I swear I am never going there ever again! I cried and swore all the way home. I felt so insulted to not care one bit about trying even a little bit to make me comfortable. She even said she had started to try to think of something I could eat and then gave up. I wish I had gone apesh*t on her for once. That might teach her to think of how others feel. I can see if she had 50 people over, or even 20, she might not be able to accomodate me, but when she is having us over special because my husband gave the talk at church she should try to make something I can eat. I mean alfredo sauce!? I have to try not to think about it. But I am never going there again!!!

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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