Posted on 03/07/2010 1:32:40 PM PST by blau993
This may seem like a very strange request, but we do have a wonderfully diverse group of folks in FR, so I am hoping somebody knows the answer to a ver perplexing question.
Our 13 year old Labrador Retriever had a serious bout of pancreatitis a few years back. We almost lost him. As a result, he is permanently on an ultra-lean diet. He is fine with it, with one exception. He doesn't get enough fiber, and when he feels fiber-deprived rolls of toilet paper look very inviting to him.
The solution, said our vet, is to give him more fiber, and the best source of that is canned pumpkin. However, for the past month or so, canned pumpkin has been unobtainable in any of the supermarkets in our area (Annapolis, MD). The managers in the supermarkets say they order it, but it never comes. Does anybody have any idea of why there should be a shortage of pumpkin? I am sure most of it is sold around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we have always been able to get it at other times as well. Very strange? We are presently using canned yams, but it is hard to find them preserved in anything but syrup. The syrup wouldn't be good for him, so we have to wash the yams first, which is a pain.
And when you are finished with my pumpkin question -- what is the story with corn tortillas? Can't find them either.
The corn that should be going into the tortillas is being turned into ethanol which is used to contaminate our gasoline. This is raising the price of basic food for many people around the world. The environmentalists, in league with farmers and politicians, refuse to lower their gaze and absorb the reality of the human cost to another one of their Utopian schemes.
Here you go: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/18/business/fi-pumpkin18
You might try getting a butternut squash, slicing it from top to bottom into two halves, and place them flat side down onto a pan brushed with oil. Bake them at 350 for 20-30 minutes, or until a fork will go through them easily. Once they cool, just scoop a serving of flesh into a plastic bag and freeze it until you need it. My Mom used to freeze them in ice cube trays, for baby food.
Thanks. This sounds like it will work. Buckwheat and Teddy love you!
I agree with everything you say, but I still wonder “why now” and why just the tortillas. We had tacos for dinner tonight, and the shells were made of corn. Why are the flat, uncooked corn tortillas the outlier?
Aw, glad I could help!
In the frozen vegetable section of the grocery store there is frozen squash which is similar to pumpkin.
Due to dietary needs, I make dog snacks for my dogs using whole wheat flour, rolled oats and baby food. Would there be any baby food you could add, like the sweet potatoes but without the syrup
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