tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post8733485675875682041..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Some of This, Some of That…Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-13044151134516163682016-05-30T13:45:29.835-04:002016-05-30T13:45:29.835-04:00I've been trying to kick yeast as well as suga...I've been trying to kick yeast as well as sugar for a few years. Very hard. Don't know why sugar is added to tomato sauce. Yeast extract seems to be in most broths, and I've had to resort to making my own beef broth (from bones) because I cannot find a single one without the additive. Why yeast? Many women have an overgrowth of yeast, which causes all kinds of problems, the worst of which, in my mind, is extra belly fat. I'll be watching Sugar Coated in the near future. You almost have to scare yourself to stay away from the candy and desserts!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794537583100695976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-33561858078715892952016-05-29T21:54:44.493-04:002016-05-29T21:54:44.493-04:00My DH has been in the food industry 38 years. The...My DH has been in the food industry 38 years. The labels show total sugar, not added sugar.<br />Hope this helps.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03481596027560281057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-90593476637166456962016-05-29T21:33:00.431-04:002016-05-29T21:33:00.431-04:00I'm so glad to see someone else notice the maj...I'm so glad to see someone else notice the major issue with our food. If you ever have time watch the movie Fed-Up. It is a documentary on sugar in foods. The one that annoys me the most is canned tomato products. Why so much sugar in those? :( Anyways, back off of my soap box. Beautiful walking pictures!!BengalPuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951941607596564598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71651695353513852032016-05-29T15:48:44.748-04:002016-05-29T15:48:44.748-04:00Freeze dried have no added sugar. But, the real r...Freeze dried have no added sugar. But, the real reason they put sugar into the dried fruits is . . . WEIGHT! The berries are pricey, the sugar is cheap. They pump up the price by adding the sugar!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11679681435133767705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-32777617471159115032016-05-29T13:10:49.366-04:002016-05-29T13:10:49.366-04:00Six sugars in BBQ sauce!!! that is worse than I f...Six sugars in BBQ sauce!!! that is worse than I figured.... but I feel so much better over all by cutting sugar out of my life. Been 10 -1/2 months..... yes, there are times when I eat some but not often. Once I was off it ..... I did not crave it the way I use to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35753377379661287302016-05-29T12:32:14.152-04:002016-05-29T12:32:14.152-04:00Sadly I learned about reading labels in the 70'...Sadly I learned about reading labels in the 70's-2 ADHD boys-trying to control sugars &<br /> some additive chemicals to help them with their problems. The reality hits and then the ?'s you were posing. The sadness of saying goodbye to almost all the foods(!)advertised to kids. No wonder we have such a problem with obesity. UGH! Not an easy alternative out there really. Luckily we live in an area where many natural fruits and vegetables are readily available all year. Putting soapbox away now. Love the quote and the quilt. Basic really appeals to me. Soothing. CA Bobbie https://www.blogger.com/profile/02865755310382918254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5093564022922044792016-05-29T10:48:18.285-04:002016-05-29T10:48:18.285-04:00What I learned as a former Girl Scout Leader was t...What I learned as a former Girl Scout Leader was to refill a rinsed-clean mustard squeeze bottle with full-strength plain household ammonia for the girls to dab onto their bug bites. Ammonia is a powerful "base" that neutralizes the formic acid that the bug bite leaves that makes it itch.Vic in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552281371631960555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65401948856477154572016-05-29T10:35:58.198-04:002016-05-29T10:35:58.198-04:00Hi Bonnie,
I just bought my 1st vintage singer thi...Hi Bonnie,<br />I just bought my 1st vintage singer this week will send you picks when I get it. Mona does need to do the bali quilt. Sugar when on and ingredient list is added. 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup so 8 = 1/2 cup All fruits natural sugar is called fructose it is slightly harder to digest because of the fiber of the fruit. If you want to cut down or out sugar you need to read all labels not buy proceed food and cook from scratch you can also use stevia it's natural non cancerous has been used in the East for Hundreds of years and you can bake with it. As for Costco's blueberry's I just buy the frozen ones so sweet no sugar. I am also using things like agave syrup. Hop this helps.<br />Thanks for everything you do<br />Patsy <br />Albertapurplepansy132https://www.blogger.com/profile/18319814232928554328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-7019699468100818582016-05-29T09:19:28.307-04:002016-05-29T09:19:28.307-04:00Sugar is what causes inflammation, and that is the...Sugar is what causes inflammation, and that is the root cause of a lot of chronic disease, etc. BUT, the other culprit in the blueberries is the sunflower oil. Those veggie oils are "always already" rancid--they are highly processed and broken into bits that are razor sharp in your veins. People used to use good old saturated fats from healthy animals--until the veggie oil industry very successfully demonized them. No reputable science there. The USDA food guide had to admit this time that dietary cholesterol was not connected to problems with cholesterol in the body--and that's another food area with sketchy science. So, they would not admit the problem veggie fats and the good saturated fat issue at the same time. They will have to eventually. If you eat more good fats, your cravings for sugar will decrease dramatically and you will lose weight. Thanks for this post, Bonnie. Upshot: throw out the blueberries. Buy them organic and frozen out of season?Louisa Enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427700457312270952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-45163070074162560622016-05-29T05:38:53.406-04:002016-05-29T05:38:53.406-04:00If the bugs would really LOVE you, they would bite...If the bugs would really LOVE you, they would bite themselves.<br />They just like your taste... something like we say that we like herring, 8^/ to eat that is.<br /><br />The only solution for avoiding sugar is to freeze or dry blueberries (and other sweet fruit) yourself, when they are abundand and in season. Last year I found sugar (glucose) in minced meat... that's where things go wrong. Sugar is addictive, a highly praised and unavoidable drug. Gluten is a small kid along the sugar line......<br />Hope that your weekend will be like mine: a small holiday in itself!<br /><br />love from a sunny Witmarsum,<br />IreneIrene Onderweegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203549705147874055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-12686734775613767352016-05-29T02:42:20.935-04:002016-05-29T02:42:20.935-04:00You can also buy fresh blueberries when in season ...You can also buy fresh blueberries when in season and dehydrate them or freeze, depending on how you plan to use them later. I eat them frozen right out out the ziplock. The frozen are good for that, cereal or pie!!!chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298142860327051876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83237763924237351712016-05-29T00:59:14.325-04:002016-05-29T00:59:14.325-04:00Please read labels every one. I am a Type 2 Diabe...Please read labels every one. I am a Type 2 Diabetic who so far has controlled this horrible disease with diet alone. A Hersey Bar has 14 grams of Carbohydrate. One slice of bread has the same. If you want something sweet eat a square of chocolate. <br />And the high fructose corn syrup is a tragedy for this country. <br />My brother died at age 66 of Type 1 Diabetes. So sad as he never had a chance for a normal long life. He did try. But even with good medical care he could not handle this horrible problem. And fast food didn't help. A working single man doesn't have time to make really proper meals. <br />Find out what the normal amount of carbs you should eat in a day and stick with that. <br /> Dorothy Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353546725820007288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-61171979213568235672016-05-29T00:12:28.513-04:002016-05-29T00:12:28.513-04:00Bonnie, I've found that to put on Avon's s...Bonnie, I've found that to put on Avon's skin so soft before going out really works to keep those pesky bugs off. You might try it. it's not too expensive and it smells nice and makes your skin soft with use.<br /> Not only the sugars in items, but just look at the food items with SOY in them. My Mom got cancer and us girls were told to avoid ALL SOY! It is in almost everything. Supposedly it's a good preservative and binder for the foods. Yuk! Even the Best Foods (Hellman's) Mayo is full of SOY. They have one product that doesn't have the soy but it sure doesn't taste like the Mayo I'm used to.<br /> We really need to be informed buyers. Don't let the world tell you what is good for you, really do the research and find out for yourself. <br /> Thanks for all the info you give us. I, too, really like the orange binding you put on the "H" quilt. Have a blessed day, Bonnie. Enjoy your Memorial time off. QuiltedDrummer@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17975044717111442712016-05-28T23:52:06.570-04:002016-05-28T23:52:06.570-04:00Several years ago I found Avon's insect repell...Several years ago I found Avon's insect repellant (not the Skin-so-Soft stuff that used to be touted to repel insects) and swear by it. I'd had a horrid time with No-Seeums for years until I tried the insect repellant -- now I can pick my 4 bushes of blueberries without getting bitten even once by anything ... used to be I couldn't even stand in the grass for 10 min without getting bitten by any number of insects. <br />I buy several spray cans of it at the beginning of summer and use it whenever we go to the beach or take walks or work in the yard.<br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-76813463678724059272016-05-28T23:50:38.141-04:002016-05-28T23:50:38.141-04:00Hmm, I know bugs bite some people more than others...Hmm, I know bugs bite some people more than others I wonder if that's because of what we eat? I wonder if you really cut back on foods with added sugar ( in its various forms) if the bugs would be less interested in biting you ?<br /><br />It really gets me that sugar was added to your dried blueberries....just being dried makes them taste sweeter<br /><br />I have diabetes so I really have to be a label reader ...... It's the total carbrohdrates that I have to count and figure out how much of what ever food I can eat at each meal or snack<br /><br />Someone said about yogurt and that one is amazing I buy plain Greek style at either 7 or 9 grams total carbs then I can add a crunchy granola and still have carbs left over that I can use to have some fresh fruit but there are yogurts that if I eat them I'd either have to eat less than a whole carton or I'd be over my total carb limit for my meal....of course any added sugar increases the total carb of a food greatly <br /><br />Thank you for trying to make more people aware of what we are putting into our bodies<br /><br />As to the blueberries you bought I'd eat them (as you don't have health issues) but not buy them again<br />Read ketsup or catsup it is interesting ingredients colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979234789965049533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-69657839487746602462016-05-28T23:44:08.552-04:002016-05-28T23:44:08.552-04:00Love that quilt...sugar thing is cra...I still mak...Love that quilt...sugar thing is cra...I still make everything from scratch for that reason. It takes minutes to whip up salad dressing or bbq sauce from your own ingredients. Great reminder though for people who do not read labels...thankfully it all has to be put on there somewhere. Best bet eat whole foods including butter and sugar but where you control it...say no to processed and overpriced supposedly quick meals and food.Mairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275749204967689063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87106578471815962552016-05-28T23:43:43.208-04:002016-05-28T23:43:43.208-04:00Love that quilt...sugar thing is cra...I still mak...Love that quilt...sugar thing is cra...I still make everything from scratch for that reason. It takes minutes to whip up salad dressing or bbq sauce from your own ingredients. Great reminder though for people who do not read labels...thankfully it all has to be put on there somewhere. Best bet eat whole foods including butter and sugar but where you control it...say no to processed and overpriced supposedly quick meals and food.Mairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275749204967689063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17040268392669330742016-05-28T23:18:11.601-04:002016-05-28T23:18:11.601-04:00I'm also a mosquito/noseeum target. And sugar...I'm also a mosquito/noseeum target. And sugar makes the itching much worse!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924415514224973773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-91208551106325618552016-05-28T22:52:23.314-04:002016-05-28T22:52:23.314-04:00I feel your pain with the sugar. About 15 months ...I feel your pain with the sugar. About 15 months ago I went through a diabetes prevention program. Besides giving up the things you would expect like soda, alcohol, cake, cookies ice cream and candy, I'm also off most starches: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes. I do still eat oatmeal for breakfast some mornings, and very occasionally unsweetened berries. If I have yogurt it is plain Greek, with a tiny squirt of agave. Eating out is not much fun anymore, but I've gotten my blood sugar almost back to normal. Don't ever trust the American Diabetes Association, they are funded by big food and big drug companies. <br /><br />Love the H block quilt, can't wait for the pattern to come out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430935801097563065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-20174463087781627492016-05-28T20:12:30.715-04:002016-05-28T20:12:30.715-04:00No-Seeums are the WORST ... absolutely the WORST. ...No-Seeums are the WORST ... absolutely the WORST. Like you I get open sores after the welts and they stay for WEEKS! The problem seems to be they aren't stopped by repellent and you cannot SEE them (thus the name). Mosquitoes in Northern Michigan are meat eaters this year ... I swear two could grab you by the arms and fly off with you! I do read labels for sugar (I am diabetic). I found it difficult recently to actually find a pizza sauce in the store that didn't contain sugar ... WHO puts sugar on their pizza??? Dried fruits are notorious for their added sugar content ... we are the "Cherry Capital" of the USA here and know our dried cherry and blueberries ... a few go a long way! A short while ago we watched a Netflix program on the "The China Study" about the RIGHT and HEALTHY way to eat to live (not live to eat!!!). We purchased the book (used on Amazon and/or eBay) and it has been a real game changer. Can't recommend it highly enough! You always have the best posts, Bonnie! Thanks for what you do ;-) Happy Memorial Day Weekend ... remember to honor those who gave their tomorrows so we could have our todays. Linda H45th Parallel Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054316704528545846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-68749850630542502822016-05-28T17:18:55.106-04:002016-05-28T17:18:55.106-04:00Yes, Mona needs to make a batik quilt on her new 3...Yes, Mona needs to make a batik quilt on her new 301. Chiggers are the worst for me. All I had to do was step off my grandparents porch, and I was covered in bites. Hubby took the big dog for a hike and swim a few days ago, and, despite monthly bug treatments for the dogs, we still found a tick on him. Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-45734426175896021972016-05-28T16:01:40.042-04:002016-05-28T16:01:40.042-04:00another thing to read the label is yogurt...the su...another thing to read the label is yogurt...the sugar content varies greatly...i try & stick to under 7g of sugar, but its hard to find...you think yogurt would be healthy, but you have to read the label...thanks for the awareness campaign & all the quilt inspirations...you are a treasure...enjoy your mountain time & sadie...shes adorable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-75119095104055399132016-05-28T15:17:56.495-04:002016-05-28T15:17:56.495-04:00Yep, the sugar thing....quite addictive. I like it...Yep, the sugar thing....quite addictive. I like it in pure form of candy and cookies. At least here is California I can get good, organic food year round. I am quite concerned about finding good food when I move back east, inland. Sewing keeps one's hands busy and out of the cookie jar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47141170638467513052016-05-28T15:04:54.756-04:002016-05-28T15:04:54.756-04:00Watch out for sugar in everything, especially thin...Watch out for sugar in everything, especially things you wouldn't think to look for sugar in. I used to eat the Smart Ones meals and the broccoli with alfredo and noodles had a lot in it, and really didn't make you feel full at all. Not worth buying. <br />And yes, the bug bites, I hate bugs that bite.... I itch and itch and it's worst when you go to bed at night. Have a great weekend everyone. <br />Natalie in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074104251813496164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-12325249118957184262016-05-28T14:51:55.362-04:002016-05-28T14:51:55.362-04:00Watch the corn syrup, dangerous stuff. It gets ver...Watch the corn syrup, dangerous stuff. It gets very interesting looking at ingredients on labels. Makes shopping trips much longer. Enjoy your R&R at the cabin, some gentle strolling and stitching. Fabulous!Lindahttp://linda-koshka2quilts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com