<p>Additionally, they are only 60 calories. If you are like me and need some type of bread product, I hope they are a reasonable alternative.</p>
<p>I think that TJ’s Low Calorie bread is better on fiber but Josephs is better on protein.</p>
<p>I took the black-eyed beans out of the freezer and thawed them enough to break out 3/4 cup which I put in one of our new glassware containers. I added 1/4 cup of TJs Chicken Broth - 15 cals per serving, one gram carbs, two grams protein for flavoring. I guess that will be a decent way of putting some flavor in the beans. That will be my alternative for ramping up fiber when I don’t feel like bread.</p>
<p>Thanks sabaray…I will look into those to make chips for family!</p>
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<p>It amuses me when people who have never actually tried something “hate” it. It certainly isn’t for everyone, but “hate” it without any firsthand experience?</p>
<p>I’m a southern boy and first encountered black eye peas in the school cafeteria in the third grade. I never really developed a taste for them (they are a traditional New Years Day dish across the south), but if you are going to eat them, at least try the real down home way of cooking them! They are slow simmered with a pork soup bone.</p>
<p>[Black-Eyed</a> Peas Recipe - Black-Eyed Peas With Ham Hocks or Hog Jowl](<a href=“http://southernfood.about.com/od/blackeyedpeas/r/bl81231b.htm]Black-Eyed”>Black-Eyed Peas With Ham Hocks Recipe (Hoppin' John))</p>
<p>I like black eyed peas in cowboy salsa…yum!</p>
<p>Cowboy Salsa-</p>
<p>1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 cup oil
boil those together then add-
1/2 cup sugar
let cool</p>
<p>combine-
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 green pepper
1 orange pepper
4-6 stalks celery
1 red onion
1 can shoe peg corn
1 can black eyed peas
1 can pinto beans
1 can diced jalepenos </p>
<p>pour marinade over mixture and refrigerate overnight</p>
<p>Would be great with sabaray’s pita chips!!!</p>
<p>Had perhaps one of my worst runs ever this morning, although H reminded me that I said that in Dallas all the time on the really humid days. I was looking forward to a nice flat run around the Rice loop. </p>
<p>81 degrees at 6:30 am with 85% humidity. It truly felt like a swamp. I could hardly breathe. I wore a singlet and noticed that almost all the women only wore sports bras. I will ditch the singlet tomorrow even if it does mean marching through the 60 degree lobby of the Marriott in my running skirt and sports bra. Even my Denver son who expected to cruise here at sea level died out there. He couldn’t believe it! Also- the crushed rock surface, which is great on your legs, felt slow to me like I was slipping back a little on each toe-off (if that makes any sense). My lace was embarrassing. But- done!</p>
<p>I’m working with black-eyed beans, not black-eyed peas. Though I do enjoy a bit of the music from the latter.</p>
<p>Houston is the most god-awful humid hell hole I’ve ever visited. It’s like Lousiana without good food. I can’t imagine trying to run there in the summertime. I know my pasty-white yankee behind would be draggin’.</p>
<p>MOfWC, that sounds like my run in HI! Except it was only 75 degrees. Great job on your run! No way I could run in those conditions in a singlet - I tried and I failed. Nowadays I do not give a rat’s behind what anyone would think of me when I’m running. So what if my midriff is exposed? The dude who run the inaugural marathon probably did it weaing a fig leaf or whatever those ancient athletes wore at that time. 
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<p>I could only run 4 miles last night. I was terribly tired after having only 4 hours of sleep, worrying about whether DH would make his flight or not. He managed to get on that plane 10 minutes before takeoff, and even his bag made it!</p>
<p>Father’s Day meal is now planned - arabrab’s flank steak salad and NM’s cowboy salsa with pita chips. </p>
<p>Never been to Houston or Texas for that matter. I know I couldn’t do much of anything at 6:30 am with that temp and humidity.</p>
<p>BC, I like your quiet joke in Post # 10,188.</p>
<p>Actually Houston has really ggod food and it’s not expensive. My daughter and son in law really miss the Houston restaurants. We had lunch at a Latin American fusion place today where she and I could easily eat vegetarian/fish and the guys could have great meat choices. Pineapple salsa to die for! The humidity is a different story. My rent car thermometer was reading 101 outside temp.</p>
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<p>I just hit 50.</p>
<p>I’ve made pita chips from the Joseph’s flax seed/oat bran pitas. Even better with a little extra virgin olive oil and seasoning of your choice. You do have to keep an eye on them to avoid the “blackened” version.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip, chintzy! Mine always seem to end up moderately blackened no matter what. </p>
<p>As for age: I’ll be 48 in September. Some days I feel closer to 60. An old 60!</p>
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<p>I just hit 62 1/2.</p>
<p>I wasn’t talking about age.</p>
<p>I don’t understand.</p>
<p>I guess I’d better go over to the weight loss for dummies thread. Friday afternoon isn’t the high point of mental acuity for me!</p>