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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2017, 08:59:58 PM »
This thread was running my ginger craving crazy, so I stopped by Dollar General ...they've "upscaled" the snaps (and the price: $1.30 for a bag). As expected, the ginger spiciness was cut back and they're just average or B-grade now. ...I ate the whole bag just to be sure.

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2017, 08:25:36 AM »
>I ate the whole bag just to be sure
LOL. Good boy.

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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2017, 01:34:13 PM »
>Good boy

I'm below my target weight, so I didn't worry about the carbs.  One thing these snaps got right is they baked them until they were very dark and rock-hard. I don't like soft cookies.  BUT, eating a whole bag of rocks wasn't the best idea for digestion. My stomach growled and churned all night.

Will that stop me from eating another bag next time I have a craving?  No. Addictions don't care about your indigestion, hhh.

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2017, 02:10:35 PM »
Lovely stuff, i include it in my juice every morning (all organic) :

Apple.
Pear.
15g Ginger root.
15g Turmeric root (same family as Ginger).
2 sticks of celery (or 1 if the flavour is too strong)
Half a lime.
Lemon equal in size to the half lime.
200g Carrots.
Slice of water melon, including the rind (full of good stuff too)
A beetroot (peeled).

It's really tasty but 2 sticks of celery can spoil what's otherwise a lovely, sweet drink.





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« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2017, 02:48:42 PM »
Yeah, ginger is listed as "promising" for nausea & vomiting on the snake oil chart.  It's a good thing you put it in your juice, hhh.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-supplements/

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« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2017, 05:32:18 PM »
>> for nausea

Ginger ale was the best thing I ever found for settling morning sickness.

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2017, 08:45:48 PM »
Just for the record I always preferred Mary Ann over Ginger.   ;D


I picked up a brown bag of off brand ginger snaps at the store.  Will try soon.

Also bought Zevia ginger ale and their root beer which says it has some ginger in it.  Ginger is seems good for masking the taste of Stevia sweetener.

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2017, 04:18:56 PM »
Love this stuff:

http://www.natural-brew.com/products/outrageous_ginger_ale.aspx

Bottle lasts maybe 2 minutes if I'm not paying attn.

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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2017, 02:02:44 PM »
I, too, love ginger root.  And pickled ginger. 

It's one of the few "spicy" items I love.  (As well as Wasabi.) 

I'm gonna try that ginger beer recipe.

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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2017, 02:12:42 PM »
>I've done a nice combo of fresh ginger and lots of lime juice in the blender and then through a sieve. In the fridge and you have a nice fresh drink.


I'd like this recipe!

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2017, 10:11:35 AM »
Good you liked it Heather. Simple, yet good :)

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Re: Let's talk ginger.
« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2017, 03:33:24 PM »
Yeah, ginger is listed as "promising" for nausea & vomiting on the snake oil chart.  It's a good thing you put it in your juice, hhh.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-supplements/

lol :)

It's a proven antioxidant and antiinflammatory :P
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« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2017, 03:46:52 PM »
>antioxidant

But, IIRC, antioxidants aren't proven to be beneficial.

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« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2017, 04:49:14 PM »
>antioxidant

But, IIRC, antioxidants aren't proven to be beneficial.

Because not enough research has been done, to quote Harvard school of public health :

"Free radicals contribute to chronic diseases from cancer to heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease to vision loss. This doesn’t automatically mean that substances with antioxidant properties will fix the problem, especially not when they are taken out of their natural context. The studies so far are inconclusive, but generally don’t provide strong evidence that antioxidant supplements have a substantial impact on disease. But keep in mind that most of the trials conducted up to now have had fundamental limitations due to their relatively short duration and having been conducted in persons with existing disease. That a benefit of beta-carotene on cognitive function was seen in the Physicians’ Health Follow-up Study only after 18 years of follow-up is sobering, since no other trial has continued for so long. At the same time, abundant evidence suggests that eating whole fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—all rich in networks of antioxidants and their helper molecules—provides protection against many of these scourges of aging."
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« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2017, 08:30:39 PM »
Right. Like I said, unproven. hhh