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    Microwave popcorn can go bad...

    Popped a bag last week to tes my microwave. Tasted awful. The date on the box was 11/09. Only expired by over a year!
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    Yeah!

    Why put dates on that stuff anyway ;)
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    Not just the microwave stuff.

    Boss picked up a jar of Orville's finest for the hot air popper. Tasted stale. Switched to a bag of the generic store brand, tasted great (well, considering it was plain and had no extra flavoring... it needed salt, but that was to be expected).

    Real food doesn't last forever. And preservatives only get you so far... just ask Joan Rivers.
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    Oil goes rancid when exposed to air. Old microwave popcorn contains oil in the pouch which gradually succumbs the oxygen that seeps in. As any popcorn aficionado can tell you, you buy this stuff to eat, not to warehouse on a shelf. Too, as any p'corn gourmet will aver, air popping is for shit, not popcorn. FAT IS FLAVOR. You want bland? Don't eat!
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3MIV View Post
    Oil goes rancid when exposed to air. Old microwave popcorn contains oil in the pouch which gradually succumbs the oxygen that seeps in. As any popcorn aficionado can tell you, you buy this stuff to eat, not to warehouse on a shelf. Too, as any p'corn gourmet will aver, air popping is for shit, not popcorn. FAT IS FLAVOR. You want bland? Don't eat!
    Well, my doctor has expressly forbidden microwave popcorn until further notice. The air popped is bland, but it is filling and it is fiber.

    So -- be a mensch. Don't tell me what I already know, tell me how I can add flavor to the air popped without driving my sugar levels up & keeping my doctor happy!
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    Get another doctor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3MIV View Post
    Get another doctor.
    The thought has crossed my mind.

    I did NOT care for the cheery way he informed me "Congratulations! You're a diabetic!"

    And he is getting most insistent about another prostate examination. For someone who claims he doesn't like to give them, he sure reaches for the rubber gloves in a hurry. To keep the records complete, you know. Frak the records.
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    Just roll on your side and try and relax.
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    Hello.

    We had this old lady that we kept around.
    She bought some "Fresh" bread "Paid full price!", but decided to keep it a while for whatever unknown reason.
    Finally, she decides to make sandwiches with it, the two of us said we wanted none.
    So, she puts all of the sandwiches in a bag and hands them to the old man.
    He trots off to work, a computer tape librarian.
    Comes time for lunch and he hits the bag, even he has standards!
    Perhaps it was the fresh penicillin? nobody knows.
    He stayed with a friend for the rest of the week!
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    The thought has crossed my mind.

    I did NOT care for the cheery way he informed me "Congratulations! You're a diabetic!"

    And he is getting most insistent about another prostate examination. For someone who claims he doesn't like to give them, he sure reaches for the rubber gloves in a hurry. To keep the records complete, you know. Frak the records.
    I recommend you have a PSA test done every time you have blood drawn. It is a good indicator of impending prostate problems.

    In so far as diabetes is concerned, I sense a great increase in the numbers of Type II diagnoses that I believe are questionable. If the serum glucose levels are border-line and you don't experience hypoglycemia (serious lowering of your serum glucose), I think I would seek another opinion. Type II Diabetes often can be controlled by weight loss, diet and exercise. Too many dox seem to want to start pushing pills when pushing the table is often a better solution. Get another opinion.
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