So after the holidays I am embarking on a food adventure (?) To try to tame my lupus.
My doctor has signed off as long as I get the required vitamins and minerals. Basically it is elimination diet based on Paleo for several months and then hopefully I can add back things and get close to a regular Paleo diet plus some things depending how my body reacts.
This is sort of extreme, but my body is trying to kill me daily it seems so I am willing to try just about anything at this point. I realize it may not work, but I figure I will at least loose some weight since I will not be eating any junk.
I have about 6 weeks or so as I slowly wean myself from grains and other things that might be causing me harm.
I have ordered all the cookbooks on the topic (3) and I'm still trying to come up with ideas to eat for the first few months of the elimination period.
So I'm looking for Paleo recipes (meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, fruits) but we the caveat of NO
Grains
Gluten
Eggs
Night shades (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers)
Dairy
Legumes (including green beans and legumes with pods)
Processed foods
Added sugars
Non nutritional sweeteners
Seeds and nuts and seed/nut oils
Processed vegetable oils
Spices derived from seeds or nightshades
Alcohol
Coffee
Algae
Corn
White Potatoes
After the elimination period eggs, dairy, nightshades, seeds, legumes, nuts, coffee, potatoes, rice, gluten free grains will all be able to be added back. And I am hoping gluten too as I love bread.
I have a list of alternative "flours" for different breads, so we see how that goes.
Note: I will not be able to have chocolate for a while so any chocolate recipe substitutes are welcome.
Understand I'm not doing this lightly it is a huge change, but if it works I am all for it instead of how miserable I have felt the past few years.
So any recipe that meets the requirements is welcome.
My doctor has signed off as long as I get the required vitamins and minerals. Basically it is elimination diet based on Paleo for several months and then hopefully I can add back things and get close to a regular Paleo diet plus some things depending how my body reacts.
This is sort of extreme, but my body is trying to kill me daily it seems so I am willing to try just about anything at this point. I realize it may not work, but I figure I will at least loose some weight since I will not be eating any junk.
I have about 6 weeks or so as I slowly wean myself from grains and other things that might be causing me harm.
I have ordered all the cookbooks on the topic (3) and I'm still trying to come up with ideas to eat for the first few months of the elimination period.
So I'm looking for Paleo recipes (meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, fruits) but we the caveat of NO
Grains
Gluten
Eggs
Night shades (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers)
Dairy
Legumes (including green beans and legumes with pods)
Processed foods
Added sugars
Non nutritional sweeteners
Seeds and nuts and seed/nut oils
Processed vegetable oils
Spices derived from seeds or nightshades
Alcohol
Coffee
Algae
Corn
White Potatoes
After the elimination period eggs, dairy, nightshades, seeds, legumes, nuts, coffee, potatoes, rice, gluten free grains will all be able to be added back. And I am hoping gluten too as I love bread.
I have a list of alternative "flours" for different breads, so we see how that goes.
Note: I will not be able to have chocolate for a while so any chocolate recipe substitutes are welcome.
Understand I'm not doing this lightly it is a huge change, but if it works I am all for it instead of how miserable I have felt the past few years.
So any recipe that meets the requirements is welcome.