Yes LMo, I agree. The beef I eat is only black angus (no fillers, etc) and the chicken is only Perdue.. also no additives to speak of.. (now, my allergy to weeds hehehe (marigolds?) )

I have to eat more beef because I am so anemic (was a 8.6 or so?)

I am allergic to the hormones and the antibiotics they give the regular animals. sigh. It isn't just a theory. Free range is really good, if you can be assured of it. In the USA, for instance, there are only 3 chicken plants... Perdue, Tyson and all the rest... which means anything that isn't Perdue or Tyson is contaminated with whatever else the farms allow on those farms... Tyson adds some stuff .. but I find it interesting that the the Southerland or sumerland or whomever it is... still is processed at the 3rd place? I think I have this right, I spoke to the buyer at the restaurant for info to verify what I already knew. I don't eat "fast" food at all (maybe a milkshake on a really down day after T, but not lately.) I rarely eat anything that is fried. I don't eat much bread... I DO have garlic, olive oil, salad, once a day. I don't eat spinach, peanuts nor black tea hardly ever (for 3 years none at all, but recently I found the "peanut free" can of nuts I had for hurricane had the option of being soaked in PEANUT oil! grrrrrr And this last week I drank iced tea for the change. (phoeey on the iron, ya know?) Usually I have broccoli or green beans along with a salad. My main meat is usually grilled only.

I don't know where else to cut my calories fat grams etc.. If I add anything for breakfast (plain oatmenl, lowfat breakfast bar) I gain. I also realized after seeing the dietician who pushed me to add juice with meat meal for added protein absorption, that juice has too much sugar (even 100% juice) my body can't handle it... I gained weight.. which I lost prior to the hurricane but now... I don't drink hardly any soda as my body doesn't do the sugar, nor the carbonation...

it all makes for very boring eating, as I can't taste or smell (well I might get a hint of very very sweet or serano pepper hot maybe) I think the nerves in my mouth are going south also, as I need really strong textures to sense them too now. But with the TMD I can't push chomping.

OK I rant. I don't think anyone asked for all this information. I wish I could just fast for 2 weeks....