Lunch - tuna with salad and 1 egg or
smoked mackeral with salad
dinner - either turkey or chicken with veg
and a fistful of brown rice.
Can anyone suggest sauces, gravy, or
different salads to make food taste
better?
Or some nice snacks...
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Stan
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Posted: 03-14-06 11:10am
Why aren't you eating any beef or lamb?
You can actually make your own sauces.
Get a typical bottle and look at the
label. Pretty much all you need are the
spices. If you want to have a "sweet"
taste to them, use some xylitol, it's the
only non-sugar sweetener i'd suggest.
Vary what you use for lettuce, that helps.
Get some spices too, maybe hot ones,
pepper, garlic salt, these simple things
can make the most bland dish taste great.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-14-06 11:28am
Hi stan,
i cant have red meats at the moment as
they can strain a weak digestive system
(im detoxing I think that has soemthing to
do with it).
I guess I can change the kind of salad and
veg I use but the meats will have to just
be tuna or mackeral for lunch and chicken
or turkey for dinner...
I cant imagine ever feeling normal again
right now....My whole life revolves around
this condition, from the moment I wake up
and even during sleep!
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Stan
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Posted: 03-14-06 18:52pm
You'll get better, read my pm. Hmmm, I
can see red meat being a possible strain,
some diets suggest avoiding it at first,
actually. Maybe try different types of
fish? Why don't you try some shellfish
like oysters and such?
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DianaJJ
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Posted: 03-14-06 22:49pm
Hi jenny,
i make many of my old recipes, I just cut
out any starches. Being here in s.
California, there are many mexican style
dishes but I don't use tortillas, rice
etc. The flavors are still the same. I
would recommend buying a good low-carb
cookbook and trying some of the recipes.
Soups are really good if they aren't cream
based or have pasta or rice in them.
For snack, I do eat nut butters (high in
fats and calories) with celery or a small
amount of apple slices. I also eat
yogurt, cottage cheese, low fat cheeses,
and nuts for snacks. I make smoothies
with water, yogurt, a small amount of
berries and whey protein powder in a
blender. You never have to eat the same
thing every day.
Actually, i'm trying to lose weight and
it's difficult for me right now because
i'm alway trying to keep my blood sugar
level stable and I snack constantly. I
don't gain weight either and I can't
believe how much I do eat.
Hope that helps,
dj
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-15-06 04:41am
Hi diana,
thanks for that! I cant wait to b able to
introduce some cheese to my diet. I think
edam and babybel are good cheeses. Cheese
is my favourite food! :d
once im off the candida diet I think
cheese and nuts will be allowed.
Tonight I am going to try this:
1 chicken breast, 1/2 a courgette, 1/2 a
carrott, handful of green beans, fistful
of brown rice and for a sauce I will use
half a can of chopped tomatoes and add 2
cloves of garlic and mixed herbs. Are all
these ingredients ok? I checked the can
of tomatoes and I dont think theres any
added sugar...
I think my soya yoghurts are a culprit tho
- they are flavoured ones...Damn! Diana
what yoghurt do u eat? Also do u eat many
eggs? I am trying to limit to one a day
as my dad has coronary heart disease and
his nutritionist only allows him 1 a day.
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Stan
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Posted: 03-15-06 07:41am
Careful of carrots, they can spike the
sugar pretty quick. Hey, diana, have you
tried using big pieces of lettuce as a
form of tortilla for mexican dishes? It
works well.
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DianaJJ
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Posted: 03-15-06 09:22am
Hi all,
i eat plain non-fat yogurt...No sugar, no
flavorings with just a few berries. At
first it was difficult but after a while
you don't miss the flavoring. Without
eating sugar you are much more sensitive
to the sweet flavor of fruit etc.
Babybel is a really good cheese too. My
daughter has a candida (yeast) problems
and her nutristionist told her as long as
the cheese wasn't aged if was okay so the
fresh type cheeses were fine.
I eat at least 2 or 3 eggs a day. If
you're concerned, have your cholesterol
checked....Studies have shown they don't
influence your blood chemistry as much as
bad fats do and they are a very good
protein food.
My cholesterol is very low and i've been
eating eggs all my life.
Stan, yes I substitute all type of lettuce
leaves in my diet for bread. I use
butter lettuce to make "sandwiches"...Very
good. Just layer on the meat, cheese,
whatever you like on your sandwiches. I
make asian lettuce wraps with chicken
flavored with oriental spices and also use
lettuce with mexican type recipes. You
have to be creative.
