[Week 2 Day 8] First Recipe!
I can't believe I survived my first week of the "Elimination Diet." As I have stated in my previous posts, this diet change is really hard. It's so challenging to figure out what dishes to make without using tomatoes, parsley, or citrus fruits. However, today I was able to make something pretty decent. I call it..."Yellow-brown rice with black beans and lettuce," haha! I guess until I can perfect the dish, I shall give it a creatively clever name. :]
Here were my ingredients:
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/4 tsp Cumin
1/4 tsp Onion powder
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/8 tsp Black pepper powder
1/8 tsp Oregano
1 can of black beans
2 cups of brown rice
1/2 head of lettuce
Nutritional Yeast
My simple directions:
1. Cook the brown rice.
2. Drain the black beans.
3. When the rice is just about halfway cooked, add the black beans & the seasoning.
4. Chop up the lettuce.
5. When the rice and black beans are cooked, mix it with the lettuce and sprinkle with nutritional yeast.
6. Enjoy!
The measurements for the ingredients are probably not accurate, but it really depends on what your taste is. I did not add salt to this dish, which is why it tastes kinda "bland." I'm pretty sure that after getting used to no salt, my taste buds would adjust and soon begin to enjoy good food without "flavor enhancers." We'll see!
Here were my ingredients:
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/4 tsp Cumin
1/4 tsp Onion powder
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/8 tsp Black pepper powder
1/8 tsp Oregano
1 can of black beans
2 cups of brown rice
1/2 head of lettuce
Nutritional Yeast
My simple directions:
1. Cook the brown rice.
2. Drain the black beans.
3. When the rice is just about halfway cooked, add the black beans & the seasoning.
4. Chop up the lettuce.
5. When the rice and black beans are cooked, mix it with the lettuce and sprinkle with nutritional yeast.
6. Enjoy!
The measurements for the ingredients are probably not accurate, but it really depends on what your taste is. I did not add salt to this dish, which is why it tastes kinda "bland." I'm pretty sure that after getting used to no salt, my taste buds would adjust and soon begin to enjoy good food without "flavor enhancers." We'll see!
I'm horrible at consistently reading posts, but I've read the last few and just want to make sure I didn't miss something. Is there a particular reason why you started this particular diet?
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats on 8 days thus far!
I'm so sorry it's taken me more than 2 years to reply (my bad).
DeleteI'm not currently on that diet now, but the main reason I've been doing it was for health reasons. I was diagnosed to JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) when I was about 7 or 8 and have been on countless medications since then. It's now 20 years with the disease and my mom has been very concerned about the way my organs have been trying to filter the medications in my body. She has been searching alternative & holistic approaches to treating the disease and she found Dr. Fuhrman, a medical doctor who advocates for a nutrarian diet (plant-based diet--no oils, salt, sugar, processed foods). I've done a few weeks of trying it out and have definitely seen some good results (e.g. less pain in the joints, more mobility, less bloating and cramping during the menstrual period, and definitely some weight loss). However, I couldn't maintain such a drastic change in my diet, so I've gone back to my regular diet. I will say that I've learned a lot from it, especially in discovering that my body reacts (tends to become inflamed) when I eat pork, so I try to avoid them. I'm more conscientious when I eat now and I try to incorporate lots of fruits and veggies in my diet whenever I can.
I hope this answers your question, and again, I apologize for taking so long to respond. :]