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20 நவம்பர் 2008 16:40 GMT | Post #162483 +0-0 |
Nanna Mercer
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RICE CAKES
As usual, Jacek started it (desperately and hopelessly munching rice cakes...) Post #162348. Derek, true to style, picked it up, “Ah, yes, rice cakes. I was considering using those to insulate our living room ceiling but unfortunately they are usually circular (and burn too easily) and 3 cm-thick styropor sheets turned out to be easier to handle. " Post #162377. "Rice cakes..." Bertha chimed in Post #162430 "Some people say they feel like foam, but I love them." “I want a rice cake,” Nichole wrote in, Post #162431 “they are a lifesaver for those that can't tolerate wheat. Liliana made a sinful suggestion in Post #162432 “Pancakes with blueberry marmalade are heavenly too. “ Causing trouble in Post #162433 where Jacek is going sugar-cold while dreaming of “various flavors of rice cakes“ topped with “marmalade or almond butter on them”. I say they taste okay but, “they are not cookies, no...” There’s no stopping the flow towards the United States Presidential Election, 2008 thread turning into a rice cake and cool whip recipe thread. Nanna, crunching...
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20 நவம்பர் 2008 16:42 GMT | Post #162484—in reply to #162483 +0-0 |
Nanna Mercer
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RE: RICE CAKES
Comparing RICE CAKES:
http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?category_code=57
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20 நவம்பர் 2008 19:23 GMT | Post #162502—in reply to #162483 +0-0 |
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RE: RICE CAKES
Originally written by Nanna Mercer on November 20, 2008 4:40 PM
Derek, true to style, picked it up, “Ah, yes, rice cakes. I was considering using those to insulate our living room ceiling but unfortunately they are usually circular (and burn too easily) and 3 cm-thick styropor sheets turned out to be easier to handle. |
Thank you for this one, I so needed a giggle today!
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 11:36 GMT | Post #162596—in reply to #162483 +0-0 |
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RE: RICE CAKES
I have nothing else to add about rice cakes. I do have plenty to say about government and food. Should we start a new thread about that?
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 11:40 GMT | Post #162597—in reply to #162596 +0-0 |
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Rice cakes and other food
Nichole, If it's 2008 Presidential Election-related, I would say to post in the other thread. Jacek
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 11:40 GMT | Post #162598—in reply to #162596 +0-0 |
Nanna Mercer
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RE: RICE CAKES
Rice cakes are food. Health food, supplements and other related issues... Fire away. Nanna
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 15:23 GMT | Post #162648—in reply to #162483 +0-0 |
Nichole Barlow
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RE: RICE CAKES
What I was saying on the other thread is that yes, you can get good food in the US if you really desire. You have to go to the health food store or a local farm. You also have to pay more.
What do you guys think would happen if farmers could no longer use bovine growth hormones? What if the food industry was not allowed to use msg in their products? Would the cost of food increase or would the food industry have to eat that cost?
Should we be concerned about the safety of our food right now or just the fact that so many do not have food!? The food banks are very low. Please go donate canned goods if you see a canned good drive.
The first change I would make would be to the free lunch program. I would like for children who qualify to get an after-school snack in addition to their breakfast and lunch. They should not suffer because their parents cannot provide them with enough food.
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 15:44 GMT | Post #162649—in reply to #162483 +0-0 |
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RE: RICE CAKES
Nichole - I see you are located in NC - here in my local area (DC metro) it has become easier and more affordable to buy organic food - there has been a slew of new grocery stores opened in the last couple of years, and they are all more user friendly, "green" and affordable - there has been such competition to keep customers happy here even the discount grocery stores are offering cheap(er), but quality food...while I can luckily afford to be a "grocery store snob" (yup, I got labeled after I refused to shop at Foodlion)  ) I know many who can't, and I'm happy to see that even the discount and boxstores are offering better quality and most have organic produce sections...
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 15:53 GMT | Post #162650—in reply to #162648 +0-0 |
Nanna Mercer
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RE: RICE CAKES
Originally written by Nichole Barlow on November 21, 2008 9:23 PM
yes, you can get good food in the US if you really desire. You have to go to the health food store or a local farm. You also have to pay more.
What do you guys think would happen if farmers could no longer use bovine growth hormones? What if the food industry was not allowed to use msg in their products? Would the cost of food increase or would the food industry have to eat that cost? ...
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Organic foodstuff is expensive. It often tastes better though. Years ago, while I lived in the States, I was in a rush home from work, and ran into the supermarket. Got a broccoli, paid, and ran out. That broccoli tasted so good that I went back for more. I had purchased an organic broccoli and didn't know it. That taught me something. Here, the stores are slowly but steadily stocking more and more organic food. The more competition, the cheaper the food, although it is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. But the prices are coming down. I try to eat locally produced foodstuff. I like the idea of eating what is produced in or around the place where you live. This is possible with apples, pears, plums and some plain old vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, and other root vegetables. I love sweet potatoes but they are wildly expensive. After I saw a documentary where cows were transported under the most terrible conditions, I decided that I would only eat meat from animals that have been treated decently and not feed hormones and penicillin. The price difference between a 'factory produced chicken' and an 'organic chicken' is approx. DKK 55.00 to DKK 155.00 for the organic chicken... Nanna
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21 நவம்பர் 2008 16:03 GMT | Post #162651—in reply to #162650 +0-0 |
Nichole Barlow
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RE: RICE CAKES
Yes that sounds about right. I can feed my family with some potatoes (cheap), veggies (usually not too bad), and then $3 for a pound of conventional chicken. A pound of organic chicken would cost me about $10 dollars. If we eat a pound of meat every day, it tends to add up.
Right now the things we are keeping is organic brocolli, the beef without growth hormones (but not organic), cage free eggs, and a few natural household products like dish detergent and laundry detergent. Those items seem not to dent the budget too much, but I would love to buy more organics.
I do see more and more in the regular grocery stores.
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