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Ask Umpa / Re: Splenda in place of Xylitol
« on: March 13, 2011, 03:49:09 PM »
Netrition.com is a great online source for a lot of items..I did a group order at work with some co-workers, they have the NOW unblanched almond flour (although I had already ordered it through Amazon)...

There were some lower carb pastas and sauces, and mayo, lots of cool stuff....and LOTS of WaldenFarms, calorie-free, gluten-free and carb-free products. Their shipping, no matter the size of the order, is $4.95 - so we split the shipping, too.

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General Discussion / Re: Am I doing something wrong?
« on: March 11, 2011, 11:11:27 PM »
I'm kinda surprised that no one said anything about not eating until noon....I thought that if you held off eating then your body goes into starvation mode and hangs onto every calorie to protect itself...

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General Discussion / Potassium
« on: March 06, 2011, 05:09:57 AM »
I'm adopting the new FTS lifestyle...I'm cutting out the carbs, excited about building up my stores of ingredients to make things in the bakery book...have tried and liked several of the recipes.... and am finally losing weight.

Used to eat a banana every day for the potassium, haven't had a banana in several weeks - too many carbs....but...I've started to get leg cramps and cramps in my feet...can I get sufficient potassium from any lo-carb foods? or will a supplement take care of it?

The books are awesome, the recipes wonderful and the support here on the forum is so incredibly helpful.  Thank you!

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General Discussion / Re: Local Resources (Eugene Oregon) or affordable internet shipping?
« on: February 22, 2011, 03:22:54 PM »
Once I have the unblanched almond flour in my house, I'm going to experiment with making my own in the Vita-Mix...that way I can see ingredients, and texture, etc......

It would be really cool to be able to buy my almonds in bulk and make my own....

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General Discussion / Re: Local Resources (Eugene Oregon) or affordable internet shipping?
« on: February 21, 2011, 10:54:36 PM »
Thank you for redirecting me to Amazon.....found a 4-pk for $21.40 and no shipping....anxious to try the recipes with the right flour...

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General Discussion / Local Resources (Eugene Oregon) or affordable internet shipping?
« on: February 21, 2011, 04:07:33 PM »
I bought some Bob's Red Mill blanched almond flour the other day....which made me realize that there's a big difference between that and NOW brand UNblanched almond flour. I made the chocolate cake and needed the right ingredient.

So...I've been searching the internet and locally for the NOW brand...nothing locally, and I found it for as cheap as $3.66/10 oz bag online...but then shipping was $20 for 10 bags - that's another $2 per bag which is unacceptable.

I did talk with a local grocery store who researched and are unable to get it...but his voicemail message to me did say "unbleached" instead of "unblanched" so I'll call again to get him looking for the right product.

Looking for a reasonable resource for this product...

Thank you so much for your help...

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General Questions / Re: NOW almond flour
« on: February 20, 2011, 02:11:41 AM »
The store locator showed several locations in our town....hoping that the unblanched almond flour will be available easily...

It paid to go back to your book and do a search...went to the NOW site and used the store locator...and voila! Can't wait to make something using every ingredient you list...that will bring success!    :)

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General Questions / NOW almond flour
« on: February 18, 2011, 11:27:27 PM »
First of all, I know that you say to not substitute any ingredients in your recipes....but I bought lots of items so that I could start making some of your wonderful goodies....then made the chocolate cake using the only almond flour that was available to me. Apparently there is a really big difference between the NOW unblanched almond flour and the Bob's Red Mill finely ground blanched almond flour. Difference between what looks wonderful and what is pretty much inedible.

I will not attempt anything else til I've got the right almond flour...


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