"Permacopia II" by D. Hunter Beyer says: Amaranth can work in all areas of Hawaii; Oats do well in all but coastal areas, wet or dry; Quinoa and Rye want elevations of 3000' and above, in dry areas; There are more grains listed as well. If you haven't seen the Permacopia books, you're missing out on a great resource on growing all kine plants in Hawaii. You can request them from the library, buy them on Amazon, or get them in Hilo at Basically Books (probably other places, too). Volume I, covers native Hawaiian and canoe plants (I call it Local Plants); Vol II has tons of imported plants (Haoli Plants); Vol III is the Weed Book (%##&& Haoli plants)

I'll tell you what, I definately have a wheat and cheese monkey on MY back, lol! They both have opiate like substances in them apparently, but I'll bet peaches do too! ;) I was reading long ago about the possibly inflammatory properties of wheat gluten, and I went on a wheat free diet for months and months, (along with many other strategies) trying to lessen my severe menstrual cramps and migranes. Did not do a thing! I do have my problem foods, but thankfully it is not gluten. Salt, red meat, artificial sweeteners, alcohol and tea and refined flour and sugar are the things that bother my system. Like I said, I balance carbs with protein and fats to avoid the blood sugar spikes that go along with eating "unopposed" carbs. A sugar binge can trigger a migrane for me. But a sugar binge also piles on the pounds so I try not to do it for so many reasons. But along the way I picked up the idea of eating a balance of whole grains and not overdoing the carbs. Luckily I actually do not like refined white flour or heavily spiced and salted products and really sugary stuff, so I have no trouble staying away from it. Really good bread and cheese is harder for me to moderate myself on. One thing that is troubling to me is the COST of some of these wheat alternatives. I wanted to get some brown rice spinach linguine at the health food store, but it was $3.50 for 12 ounces and the whole wheat Barilla was $1.30 for the same amount. I'm unemployed right now and can no longer afford these types of products. I stick to oatmeal, cornmeal and brown rice for my carb alternatives. Occasionally some quinoa or barley. Pasture raised chicken by me is $3.50 per lb. and the regular old store bought stuff ins $2.00 and below. Needless to say we can't afford that either! And fish is a rare luxury.

I checked the label, but it really didn't say how often. I was concerned that squishing off more would leave ... holes? ... where existing scale or eggs could breathe. GROSS. Your advice is timely. At this point, I've not seen this anywhere else. (I"d have freaked.) I spent the evening, however, looking at other plants and trees that had even been in the same area, then the ones much farther away. I have an extensive (127) Japanese collection, 17 red crape myrtles, a big red maple collection, then over 200 hosta, heuchera, and other stuff. IOW, I have a lot to protect. I spend the spring taking care of those weird flying bugs that actually look like white foam on a hosta. I spray them and they fly away! Now I've got to look for these specks! I only started gardening in 2002. I have never seen anything like this. Slugs. Ants. Serious aphids. Even termites in a raised bed. Oh, rabbits, those damned deer, and just plain vandalism. But these, ahem, ah, STINKERS? They're a first. Well, pics and posting here helps me document!

I find that yogurt is great if I have a few bites after a meal, but NOT to sub. that with fiber-rich foods. I like yogurt for hot summer, and soup for cold winter. Excerpt from below link: "Drawing on health data from more than a 100,000 participants in three long-running studies — the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986 to 2010), Nurses’ Health Study (1980 to 2010), and Nurses’ Health Study II (1991 to 2009) — the researchers found that a daily serving of yogurt was linked to an 18 percent lower risk of type 2 diabetes. " Yogurt may reduce type 2 diabetes risk – Harvard Gazette Yogurt also reduces the risk of colon rectal cancer. Husband's grandmother died of colon cancer and his Mom had breast cancer & masectomy at 40, but his colonoscopy after 60-year old was perfect: zero polyps thanks to his marathon running, plus he eats yogurt daily for breakfast. Higher Yogurt Consumption Is Associated With Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - PubMed (nih.gov) My note: Yoplait and DanActive both contain a HUGE amount of sugar, but I have good results with probiotics pills: Culturelle and Fem-Dophilus from the below chart. Both are patented & developed by doctors and CANNOT BE FOUND in fermented foods. Click on below link to see what probiotics are in fermented foods: Instead of buttermilk, I use plain yogurt and sour cream to tenderize chicken breast. Instead of baking it in the oven, I sauté on a saucepan with olive oil. Yogurt makes chicken breast very tender in below geniuskitchen recipe. CHICKEN BREAST WITH SOUR CREAM 1⁄2 cup sour cream or 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt 1⁄4 cup lemon juice & 1⁄2 teas. Worcestershire sauce 1⁄2 teas. celery seed & 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika 2 -3 cloves fresh minced garlic 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and black pepper 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs or crushed cornflakes In a very large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients; mix well. Pound chicken breasts thin & dry with a paper towel. Place the breasts in the mixture; turn to coat evenly, (make sure that each piece is completely coated with sour cream mixture).Refrigerate overnight. Remove the chicken from the marinade; coat each piece with the dry bread crumbs, that have been mixed with 1 tsp seasoning salt. Bake, uncovered in a PREHEATED 400 degree oven, for 20 minutes. Turn off oven, let rest for 10 min. to finish cooking.