Here are the Basic Ingredients I keep on hand....
Tolerated Fruits: (such as those without small seeds like raspberries or blueberries) Pick a different variety each week to keep things interesting.
- organic gala apples make great sauteed cinnamon apples for a quick side dish
- bananas make a great snack and lunch item and are easily digestible
- peaches
- strawberries (if tolerated)
- oranges
- grapes (pick green grapes if the person has a problem with oscillate and kidney
stones)
- melons
- 100% juice smoothies like Naked Juice (http://www.nakedjuice.com/) or
Bolthouse Farms (http://bolthouse.com/)
- 100% juice and sparkling water can make a great pop treat
Tolerated Vegetables: Look for trends of veggies that make the person you are cooking for have too much gas, diarrhea, or discomfort after eating and avoid those for a while. Also, start with cooked veggies and only start serving them raw when you feel that you can tolerate it.
- carrots (a good veggie to start with)
- fresh or frozen green beans
- broccoli (if tolerated)
- sweet potatoes (for oven fries, or whipped/mashed, even cook on the grill)
- zucchini (cut into thin strips and use as spaghetti noodles or bake into a bread or
casserole)
- spaghetti squash (when tolerated as it can be fibrous)
- onions
- green or red peppers (great for fajitas or chili)
- butternut squash (can also be cooked and mashed or whipped or just roasted and
eaten with butter)
Prepared Foods: There won't be many things you can buy prepared but here are a few I've found to be additive/gums/sugar free....
- Classico Tomato Basil or Roasted Garlic variety spaghetti sauce (read labels very
carefully as many have added sugars)
- LaraBars (some can contain more chunks or fruit or nuts so find the flavors that
work for you http://www.larabar.com/)
- No sugar added apple sauce like Motts Healthy Harvest flavors
- Terra Chips in sweet potato or root veggies or beets varieties
(http://www.terrachips.com/)
- Stretch Island Fruit Leather Strips (watch out as dried fruit is hard to digest
http://www.stretchislandfruit.com/)
- unsweetened apple butter makes a great jam substitute as pectin is not allowed
- brown rice pure protein poweder is great for morning smoothies. I purchase
mine on Amazon.com by Source Naturals
- natural peanut butter
- Kitchen Basics all natural chicken and beef stocks
Pantry Items: I have found a local bulk food store that has help cut down on the cost of some of these items.
- honey (I buy at least a quart at a time...it never goes bad)
- coconut flour (I buy it on amazon.com - Let's Do Organic brand in packs of 6 and
freeze the extra)
- blanched almond flour (don't use almond meal as the outer covering is hard to
digest....I also buy this on amazon.com and freeze extra.)
- sesame oil
- olive oil and or coconut oil
- lots of spices like garlic, thyme, basil, dried onion, smoked Spanish paprika,
pepper to grind, garlic, liquid smoke....whatever else you enjoy
Dairy: I use lots of cheeses and milks to make my yogurts and pack lunches
- organic milk for making yogurt
- half and half (or heavy cream without carrageenan gum if you can find it) for
making creme fraiche which is a great substitute for cream or sour cream
- cheddar cheese blocks
- colby or cheddar cheese sticks for lunches and snacks
- yogurt cheese (I have found a local Amish yogurt cheese that is a great
substitute for mozzarella...if not use provolone)
Meats: I use a local meat market to provide me with lower cost hormone free natural meats and lunch meats.
- low fat hamburger
- eggs will be used a lot in this diet from just eating them to any baked foods
- turkey sausage
- bacon (once a week and cooked well allowance)
- chuck roast
- natural turkey breasts
- steaks or pork chops....we just don't eat that a whole lot
- check for natural hot dogs or chicken sausages....I have found a couple brands
Apple Gate Farms at Meijer (www.applegatefarms.com) and Aidells at Kroger
(http://www.aidells.com/products)
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