Mediterranean cuisine
#354229 - 01/08/10 07:30 AM
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jhuggs
Reged: 03/18/09
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Loc: Erie, PA
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We are having dinner out at a new Mediterranean restaurant tonight...I have no clue what to order and what would be safe...any suggestions? 
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well you could just have some water or tea? just say you don't feel good.
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Here is a link to an article from YourTotalHealth:
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/can-mediterranean-diet-make-you-happy.html?nlcid=hr'01-08-2010'
Order something from the menu that you know you can safely, such as a white fish. Then go from there. There is nothing wrong with asking your server what all is in a certain dish or how the food is prepared. If he/she doesn't know the answer, the server will find out from the chef.
There is nothing wrong with asking for your fish to be steamed or cooked in a pan with only a little oil spray, or that your veggies be steamed. You can also ask that any sauces or dressings be brought to you on the side. You will not be the first person to have asked for accommodation around your personal dietary needs. Any good restaurant will gladly accommodate you.
Mediterranean cuisine is absolutely delicious!
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Honey! I'm going here to eat!!!! No water or tea only for me!! 
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I love it, Windchimes, and think it is a very healthy way to eat. I even enjoy the occasional glass of wine. If I could choose any way to eat, Mediterranean would be it.
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Well, Gerikat...
I find Mediterranian one of my favorites, and I also very much enjoy REAL Mexican food... not the US versions like Taco Bell offers!
I happen to have close friends that are from southern Mexico and they do NOT eat all of that greasy fried stuff cooked with lard. I'm also very fortunate to have a local 'Mom & Pop' restaurant in the nearest town that is a reasonably priced Mexican restaurant that cooks 'old style'. They are happy to accommodate me any time with baked chips as opposed to fried chips, and no lard in my food. They will also serve me black beans with no lard or pinto beans with no lard, plain beans on the side. The meats are slow cooked and shredded, and the fat is all skimmed off and removed before it is put on the grill quicky for browning and heating (no oil nor lard). It's great! They KNOW what I like and what I can eat, and I've been eat there for more than 4 years. They give me a warm flour or white corn tortilla to go with my meal.
Thanks for posting! 
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You go EAT and ENJOY! Review your personal safe foods list, and I doubt you will have any problem with Mediterranian foods. It's the sauces that sometimes can offend an IBS gut, however if you take some IS before you leave for dinner, and eat the white crusty bread they serve, you probably will have little or no serious problem.
Sometimes a few 'toots' here and there are worth the pleasure of eating with friends and/or family while enjoying the food too!
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LOL! I hope I don't have any "toots" as this is my first date w/this guy!!!! HA!! We even get to sit on pillows here! I'm so excited!
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JHuggs, OMG, then most definitely don't "toot".  Unless of course, it's silent. tee hee hee Enjoy yourself and that delish food!
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guess I was thinking of when my boyfriend went to pizza hut and I just sat there. He wasn't being rude or mean on his way out of town before he dropped me off he wanted pizza. I'm not going to stop him.
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What is your point in this post? 
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Windchimes
#354292 - 01/08/10 03:12 PM
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Janey
Reged: 10/25/03
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Loc: Maryland
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I wish you would soften your tone especially with aperson. There is no need for you to be rude to her.
Try to appreciate each one of us for our differences please and remember that we are here to support each other not to be critical.
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Janey
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I think you have me confused with Toady. I am not having brain surgery.
I am not trying to pass judgement here and I am not trying to act "holier than thou". I definitely don't want to get into an argument with you.
I think you have a lot of good ideas and information to offer here but I do think sometimes your posts come off a little harsh and judgemental especially with aperson.
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While I will stay out of that harsh and judgemental topic completly..I guess I'm saying that even though others are going to eat out,u can also go along and just not eat. I find It is much safer to eat things only I cook knowing every ingredient in them. I guess I just don't trust others when it comes to food they give me.
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I was wondering what good things you found to eat, given I really love both Mediterranian and genuine Mexican food too. I hope everything went well and that you had a great evening on this first date.
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I agree
#354359 - 01/09/10 07:41 PM
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A nice cooked piece of fish would be best. Real Mediterranean food isn't unhealthy; it is the American version that is! (like everything else!)
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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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Windchimes, I think aperson was responding again to an earlier post, where she indicated that if you did not know what to eat, you could just skip it or get water or tea.
I know you were simply asking a question, not meaning any harm. Hope I answered it.  Yeah, I'm cool! Just kiddin!
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Oh Thank you for asking...it went very well! The owner's of the restaurant were in Damascus so it was a very limited menu. I had couscous with chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots...very good! We also had flower tea - tea made from "handpicked" wild flowers from Syria...the overall experience was so neat! We sat upstairs on pillows...loved it!! And my tummy behaved wonderfully!! 
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My stomach behaved!!! LOL!! no "toots"!!
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Glad to hear you had a good dinner and no gut problems. 
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Well see! You did just fine and made wise choices. What you ate was very IBS safe including those root veggies. I'm sure you were relieved to have no 'toots' either... Just goes to show that we DO have choices, and I'm glad to hear that you had a wonderful evening.
My best to you with this guy in the future too!
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