Our days were busy last week with a lot of trips to the hospital for appointments as well as errands, cooking and some fun squeezed in between. Needless to say, there was a lot going on and by the end of the week I got behind on my posts so am back to pick up where I left off. Last Wednesday was actually the 20th and last day of Miss E's Low Iodine Diet because on Thursday she had to fast before her RAI scans.
For the last LID dinner I made a pot of Vegetable Soup since we still had plenty of fresh produce.
To go along with the soup I made Beer Bread which is really easy. I only made a couple little adjustments to my recipe so that it met the LID requirements. We also had some more guacamole which tasted really good on the bread. I am starting to think guacamole tastes pretty good on everything.
As for dessert, we decided to have the LID Angel Food Cake one more time since her restricted diet would be over the next afternoon and she would be free to eat whatever her heart desired.
This was a very easy, light meal which was perfect for the night before the scans.
Thursday morning she fasted as required and we went back to the hospital once again. The scans were in the middle of the morning and took around 2 hours. After she was finished and it was confirmed that she could resume a regular diet, we headed straight to Starbucks for Grande Vanilla Latte's just as we had planned. Such a treat after not being able have anything made with regular water, milk products, etc. Our post scan agenda also included a little shopping trip as well however it was cut short when she received an unexpected call from the hospital. They needed her to return for more images because the areas of concern from the scans a year ago showed up again. She told them about the Latte she had had and they said it would still work because it was a different type of scan that takes 3D images and would still be able to detect the RAI if done right away. We skipped lunch and headed back for her new 4:30 appointment. It took about 40 minutes and once the doctor was satisfied with the images we were able to proceed to our next special activity which was a Girls Dinner Out and needless to say we had a great time. The next couple days were spent checking things off her very organized to~do list of appointments, lunch dates, family dinner, more shopping, etc. As for the results of the scans, we have not heard back yet so do not know what they might indicate or what the next steps are. Maybe no news is good news. In the meantime, Miss E, Papa Bear and I went out for breakfast early this morning to one of our favorite restaurants and then she packed up and headed home. Tomorrow we will all be back to our normal schedules, trying to be patient while we wait for results of the scans.
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by Jennifer Stull
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium head of cabbage, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 - 2 potatoes, **PEELED** and diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon **NON IODIZED** salt
- **DISTILLED**water
Instructions
1. Place first 10 ingredients in a large pot.
2. Add enough DISTILLED water to the pot to cover the vegetables completely.
3. Over high heat bring the water to a boil. Once the water boils turn down the heat, cover the pot and simmer at least an hour or until the vegetables are tender.
2. Add enough DISTILLED water to the pot to cover the vegetables completely.
3. Over high heat bring the water to a boil. Once the water boils turn down the heat, cover the pot and simmer at least an hour or until the vegetables are tender.
by Jennifer Stull
Ingredients
- 1 - 12 ounce Beer
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- Dash of **NON IODIZED** salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
1. Grease 5 x 9 inch loaf pan. Set aside
2. Mix all 5 ingredients above and put in prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in conventional oven at 350 degrees or convection oven at 325 degrees for approximately 1 hour.
2. Mix all 5 ingredients above and put in prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in conventional oven at 350 degrees or convection oven at 325 degrees for approximately 1 hour.
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