About Sardines!

**COUNTRYBUMPKIN** · 08-07-2008, 12:27 PM

One of the things that i have incorporated in my healthy diet is eating a can of sardines from either Moroccan, Portuguese or the Mediterranean waters, several times a week. These little babies are loaded with nucleotides which are building blocks , from which your body creates RNA and DNA. Nucleotides help to neutralize toxins, increase skin elasticity, increase the bodies ability to repair and heal, enhance the effects of antioxidants, improve the response and efficiency of the immune system and increse cellular metabolism and the production of cellular energy. They are also very compact and make a great survival food. And because they are such small little fish, the problem of mercury and other contaminant's is not a problem.

One of my recipes that dh and I enjoy is as follows.........

Sardine and apple salad
2 cans sardines
1 cup red apple, unpeeled and diced
1 T lemonjuice
1/2 cup celery chopped
1/3 cup

Drain the sardines and cut into bite size chunks. Sprinkle apple cubes with lemon juice. Toss with celery, sour cream and sardines until well coated. Serve on pumperknickle slices.

**Durgan** · 08-14-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by COUNTRYBUMPKIN

One of the things that i have incorporated in my healthy diet is eating a can of sardines from either Moroccan, Portuguese or the Mediterranean waters, several times a week. These little babies are loaded with nucleotides which are building blocks , from which your body creates RNA and DNA. Nucleotides help to neutralize toxins, increase skin elasticity, increase the bodies ability to repair and heal, enhance the effects of antioxidants, improve the response and efficiency of the immune system and increse cellular metabolism and the production of cellular energy. They are also very compact and make a great survival food. And because they are such small little fish, the problem of mercury and other contaminant's is not a problem.

One of my recipes that dh and I enjoy is as follows.........

Sardine and apple salad
2 cans sardines
1 cup red apple, unpeeled and diced
1 T lemonjuice
1/2 cup celery chopped
1/3 cup

Drain the sardines and cut into bite size chunks. Sprinkle apple cubes with lemon juice. Toss with celery, sour cream and sardines until well coated. Serve on pumperknickle slices.

You have stated almost all. Truly sardines are the ideal emergency survival food. When camping I always take a few cans. I eat them as is with an onion and a piece of dry bread. It is amazing how long one can function by eating one can of sardines. If one is too stressed to cook a meal, a can of sardines will suffice. They are really low price, and most people never eat them.

I consider soy beans and sardines a basic food. I eat a bowl of blended, cooked soy beans for breakfast , along with rolled oats. This is my standard breakfast. And sardines complete the routine.

In 2007 I went to Western Canada and traveled 25 days, with my dog, sleeping in my Van. Soy beans, oats, and sardines , and any fresh stuff I could find along the way was my diet. I felt like a million dollars all the time. I never visited one commercial food establishment. When stopping for the day, a can of sardines would be my main meal. Even the dog eats sardines and oats. Sometimes, potatoes, corn and various fruits supplemented the diet.

Actually I entered Michigan at SSMarie and travelled all across the Upper Peninsula. Beautiful country.

Eat of live-not live to eat.

**stinkbug** · 08-14-2008, 06:04 PM

Sorry, but

**Durgan** · 08-15-2008, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by stinkbug

Sorry, but

I eat to live-NOT live to eat.

If taste, appearance were the main criteria, I would be in a donut shop every day drooling over the goodies behind the counter.

A person once told me that he would like his food in pill form, so he didn't have to take the time to eat at the table. Sardines approach that type of substantial food, since the nutritional pill hasn't been invented yet.

It would be interesting if one were lost in the bush for some time with only sardines in the pack. I suggest these would be viewed in a completely different light. Barfing would be far from one's thoughts.

The best condiment possible is HUNGER. Gnawing, frantic hunger is even better.

**Darlene** · 08-15-2008, 08:07 PM

I guess I live to eat because I enjoy many different foods and would be sad without them. Some are better for me than others but I do eat a wide variety & in what I consider moderation.
What is a normal diet for you Durgan? Did you start it because of a health crisis? Happy your happy with your food choices.

Ps Hubby and kids love sardines, I never could find a place for them in my tastebuds. Ya, I know I must be deficient,lol.

**nvmommyx6** · 08-15-2008, 08:11 PM

OK, while I'll admit at first read on this I was kinda "bleck" but Your right about it's better than nuttin!
I was born and raised in the woods of alaska and although I did not mind, most people I have talked to urped at the things I ate as a kid!

The old saying, "you cant squeeze blood from a turnip"...well "ya cant squeeze food from nothing!" I'd eat em, hell, if I were hungry I could eat anything!
Mommy

**stinkbug** · 08-15-2008, 10:53 PM

So, I'm supposed to gag down something just because it's good for me??? No. I feed my body plenty of good, healthy food. I don't hang out at the donut shop.....I just don't care for sardines.
Wow...lighten up.

**Durgan** · 08-16-2008, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Darlene

I guess I live to eat because I enjoy many different foods and would be sad without them. Some are better for me than others but I do eat a wide variety & in what I consider moderation.
What is a normal diet for you Durgan? Did you start it because of a health crisis? Happy your happy with your food choices.

Ps Hubby and kids love sardines, I never could find a place for them in my tastebuds. Ya, I know I must be deficient,lol.

I eat any and all, and not for health reasons. Breakfast is mandatory a bowl of rolled oats cooked in the microwave for three minutes, with whole milk and recently, stevia for sweetener, since I want to reduce my sugar consumption, since I have a sweet tooth, and know it. A bowl of soy bans, previously cooked, and blended to a smooth texture, and kept in jars in the refrigerator for about 7 days for each batch. This has been my standard home breakfast for years.

Later in the morning I will have a glass or more of my blended juice, which is a mixture of whatever fruit and vegetables are available. This is prepared in quantities of about four days and kept in liter jars in the refrigerator.

My second and last meal of the day is typically a baked potato, a variety of dried beans cooked and kept in the refrigerator for about three days in as sealed container, any vegetables that are current, cucumbers sliced in vinegar, sliced tomatoes if available, raw pepper, radishes. This may vary a bit depending upon availability. Drink may be a glass of milk, or "juice". Seldom eat bread.

Desert if taken is usually some bowl of fruit, blueberries, currants, raspberries, whatever is available with milk and stevia for sweetener.

That is typical, but I do like and enjoy social gathering food, turkey, stew, roast beef, steak, but when going to such a function, I only eat my normal breakfast, and "juice. The next day I will cut down on my consumption of the second meal to offset the quantity eaten at the function.

I do not drink, coffee, which I like, except on rare occasions, tea or chocolate (cocoa). Never take soft drinks. Will drink some wine and beer if present, but don't seek it out.

I sleep about 6 hours a night, and may drop off for a power nap now and then for about an hour. I am never tired and have unbounded energy, since I don't have the ups and downs of sugar induced moods.

I walk with the dog 5 km every morning, year in an year out, and do any garden work as required. I use to jog, but at 72 consider it a recipe for a heart attack.

That has been my regime, for many years, and long before I retired about 7 years ago. My weight has been constant at 190 for years plus 4 lbs, but I could balloon if some effort was not taken to observe my food intake. I am in far better condition than my sons, and I attribute this to observing and taking some care with my food intake. Both are now starting to listen, since they are about 50, and have arrived at the conclusion that they must take some action, with food intake.

I am not a nut about this, only prudent. In no way would I be described as a health food nut. I eat to live-NOT live to eat.

**Darlene** · 08-16-2008, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the info Durgan! Hubby too starts off with a hot breakfast everyday, he loves cornmeal mush (no sugar just hot sauce & salsa) lol. Also has a glass of milk, juice & a cup of coffee black. He's a letter carrier & this keeps him fueled up.

Oh, I'm with you on that jogging thing. Ever since the guy (can't remember his name) who was a running guru dropped dead of a heart attack and so many people who do run end up with all kinds of joint problems I decided it's not for me. Only running I do know is if I'm being chased by a wild maniac.

Walking is where it's at.

Ps~ That pooch of yours is so cute, bet she's a love.

**Michelle** · 08-16-2008, 11:14 AM

My mom likes sardines and would buy them occasionally when I was growing up. I used to eat a couple when she'd open a can. I remember not minding the taste if I could get past what they looked like. I mostly ate them because my brother wouldn't try them.

I did the same with liver & onions (which there's no way I could eat now).