mixing acacia- finally got it right!
#320901 - 12/17/07 04:32 PM
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I decided to mix my acacia like I was making a sauce or gravy, make a slurry and mix in the rest of the liquid and it worked in hot or cold beverages. Take your acacia and add enough liquid just to make a thick paste and stir it up. That is about 1-2T of liquid. Then add the rest of the liquid and it actually doesn't clump. This always works for me for gravies and it works great for acacia. Pouring in slowly is needed with gravy but doesn't seem to be necessary for acacia.
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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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Thanks, Minnie. I will try your suggestion. I'm a small person, too, so your advice makes sense. Do you also take another fiber supplement? I used to use Equalactin, and am planning on trying it again.
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Interesting - I will have to try that! I have no problem mixing it with water, but for some reason when I mix it with soy milk it just clumps right up. I always have these chewy clumps in the bottom of my glass. 
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Make sure that you mix the little bit of liquid really well so it is smooth then add the rest. I used to put half a tablespoon in each of two bowls of cereal and stirred and stuff but it was always clumpy before. Now a big tablespoon has no clumps at all in one bowl of cereal.
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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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