At Least My Oldest Parakeet, Ike, Didn’t Die…

@LadyGrace I think he was just not eating

@cherokeepatti yeah but that's not normal I don't understand that.

@cherokeepatti I made some homemade chili this morning very early. I wasn't getting enough vitamins, myself. Not enough vegetables. I am not one that likes vegetables at all and I wish I did. But that is a big issue with me. So being that I dislike vegetables, I made my chili a little bit different. It turned out really good. I don't like beans so I left those out but I did add green peppers, onions, broccoli, of course lean ground hamburger, and cauliflower. I don't get broccoli and cauliflower in my diet so I added that along with vegetable juice and boy really turned out great. I'm also using that for my diet. I made a huge pot of it that will last me quite a long time. I did put some chili powder in there as well. And a little garlic.

@LadyGrace I like veggies but have to be so careful with broccoli and cauliflower because they will bloat me up. I can’t imagine what that combo would do. I have some green powdered veggie drink that I need to start taking, that will help plus it helps to alkalize

@cherokeepatti 🤣😂🤣 well I ate some and it didn't bother my stomach one bit and, it did not even give me gas. Hahaha my poor body needs those vegetables. When I lived at home my mom was very strict about eating vegetables. Too strict. I would eat everything she made except for maybe like spinach or peas which I hated, but no matter what, I had to sit there and stuff them down and it didn't matter if I wanted to throw up or not, I still had to eat them and that went on for years her forcing me to eat vegetables and I swore the day I left that house that I would never eat another vegetable. I do eat them but I'm not crazy about green beans and I cannot eat corn, but I will never eat peas again and I do like the organic baby spinach leaves that I sometimes cook with eggs and those are delicious but from the can, no way. Sometimes although rare, I will drink V8 juice with low sodium, but not that crazy about it really and I would rather eat fresh vegetables. I do love corn but I can't have it because of my colon. I really wish I liked that green drink you talked about. I just can't bring myself to drink that stuff it tastes nasty to me.

@LadyGrace I was Ok with broccoli and cauliflower up until a year ago. It hurts to eat them now. I can have 3 bites of broccoli and don’t even want to think about cauliflower now. I like cooked baby spinach, peas, sweet potatoes, zucchini and butternut squash. Need to start eating okra, it’s supposed to be very good for digestion. I found two bottles of dry okra powder today at the discount store and am going to use some of that on my food

@cherokeepatti yes I imagine that broccoli and cauliflower are not that good for me to eat but I've got to have some kind of vegetables. I don't know I'm going to have to look into that more because I'm not sure they're so good for your digestive system but at least they didn't bother me.

I didn't know you could get okra in powdered form. Yes I do like organic baby spinach leaves but you can't eat too much spinach or it does give you kidney stones. I love sweet potatoes and zucchini but I've got to find a low-cal recipe for those. I don't think I've ever had butternut squash, but I have had eggplant at a restaurant and I do love that but not sure how to fix it at home. I'm going to have to look that up. I sure wish I liked that green drink you have. I don't have any discount stores here where I can buy powdered stuff like that okra. I do like bean sprouts in a salad.

@LadyGrace I looked on Amazon and can buy okra powder by the pound. They use it to season food in India. It has a number of health benefits. They say it can help
Prevent spina bifida in developing babies

@cherokeepatti I did buy some burdock root capsules today. It has 102 minerals in it and I read where chronic diseases come on us because we lack the minerals in our diet. I know that's not the only reason but I do believe that. I think we get something maybe like 10 haha and miss out on all the rest so I thought I would try that.

@cherokeepatti I appreciate that information. I will try that. Yes I am certain it is very beneficial. I did have some okra at the Chinese restaurant one time. It wasn't bad at all. Sort of tasted like corn to me.

@cherokeepatti Reishi mushrooms are good for us, too. And Shataki.

@LadyGrace I have a tea blend with Reishi in it, used to get it at the big Viet Nam store in OKC for $1.99 a box and people would buy a dozen or more boxes if they found it stocked. I hadn’t seen it in several years and found it at another Asian store in south OKC and got a box.