I felt overwhelmed in the beginning of this diet. Where I got lucky was in cooking. I always enjoyed cooking and getting creative with food and recipes. That made things easier..eventually. At first I didn't think I could do it or be able to figure it all out without starving to death. But like most things it was not as bad as I expected.
Breakfasts: Walmart has a Brown Rice Cereal by Natural Nutrition and Kashi's 7 Grain Puffed is good and follows the regime. Plain oatmeal is good but it tastes like spakle since it can not be doctored up with sweet and tasty stuff. What I do is I infuse the water with cinnamon stick, a bit of crushed nutmeg, cloves and cardamon. I bring the water to a boil then simmer it all for 5 minutes then I just let it steep for a few hours after which I strain it and use the infused water to make my oatmeal. I also add some nut butter to it for extra tasty goodness. It's actually pretty tasty.
Snacks: Smoothies with Kefir, milk and frozen fruit is good. Nuts and fruits (they ones we are allowed to eat) are good snacks as well. Amira makes these roasted green peas - tasty but you need strong teeth for it. Yogourt with toasted nuts and toasted coconut is yummy. I learned to peel my own coconut (actually my husband did the peeling of it- I supervised- my joints are not strong enough to peel yet)and then I shredded it and I toasted it in the oven (yes I did that part). Yogourt/ricotta parfait with homemade nut granola and homemade jam which I made with Stevia (my lyme doc allows for stevia).
Lunches and Dinners: Egg whites with a whole egg is a good quick food fix- add a salad or some veggies or an avacado and it fills me up. Summer was great for grilling. Grilled meats and veggies are great to have for meals and have as leftovers. I would create a pizza using a tortilla and adding the grilled leftover on it. Put it in the oven for 10 minutes or so to warm up and there is my meal. Pasta sauces are great. I made two batches - one meat and one tomato sauce. I made a lot of it and used my food saver to portion it out. I just had to reconstitute it once I was going to use it which is pretty easy to do. Whole wheat pasta - well I am not used to it yet but I'll get there. I made homemade beef and chicken stock and froze it in portion (love my food saver). Stocks are great to have on hand for soups and stews and pot roasts especially now that it's fall and the need for comfort food is there. I have not seen any store bought stocks that do not have yeast in them. Even the organic stuff have stuff in them I am not allowed to have. Ziploc has this product called Zip 'n Steam. It's great for quick meals that can be started from a frozen state. I also have frozen chicken breasts, pork cuts and fish along with lots of frozen veggies on hand for quick meals where I use the Zip 'n Steam or not.
What I have not been able to figure out is how to make carob or lettuce taste like chocolate.
Until next time- stay tick free and toodles for now.
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