Thank you , Kathrynne, for your kind praise; addition of magnesium; and correction of my carbo total. I forgot to add the value for the date nuggets. I am one of the lucky parkies with decent lactose tolerance so I have no problem with dairy products. Would dried nonfat buttermilk relieve the lactose problem ? Does the absence of fat help the lactose problem ? I find the nonfat much more reproducible in digestive time. Thank you, Margaret, for your comments re 7: 1 carbo:protein. My daily diet includes shredded wheat for breakfast, popcorn for lunch and whatever fruits and veggies are in season plus the potable protein mix. When I add a light dinner around fish, pork, beef or chicken I take a "booster" of 125mg LDopa/25mg carbidopa before eating. I find that this mix reduces my transition pulses from on to off to on by maybe 15-20 minutes from their 30 minute duration. Camilla, I agree with your comment on the use of ginger ale to speed up the stomach dump. I use candied ginger for the same purpose when I am on travel. God bless us all Patrick J Martin 70,10 <[log in to unmask]>