something new! please!!!

[lorka]

guys, i'm getting bored with my food. i eat the same two meals daily, but my first meal of the day i always change up. i didn't (for a long time), but then I got candida and now I'm rotating new things because more things were cut out.

do what you can with THESE restrictions. PLEASE!!!!!!!! and things that can be made the day before OR under about 20 minutes.

- no gluten (clearly!)
- no dairy/casein
- nothing grain heavy or nut/seed heavy (my other meals are)
- no pre-made ingredients
- nothing spicy
- nothing legume heavy - my stomach has looked like it's pregnant to the point that i'm in huge pain - i want to avoid anything super gassy
- no nightshades (potato, tomato, peppers)
- i'm a vegan
- i'm allergic to rice, buckwheat/rhubarb/sorrel, onion/garlic/leeks/chives, chocolate/cocoa/cola.

good thing i cook all the meals for the family, or i would go crazy with the inability to cook with only these!
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[cruelshoes]

I am short on time, but here are a few ideas I will throw into the mix.

- a quinoa pilaf made from quinoa, cooked in vegetable stock and whatever chopped veggies you can tolerate.

- Waldorf salad - chopped apples and grapes, dressing is vegan mayo and a little lemon juice and sweetener of your choice. It is supposed to have walnuts, but you could leave them out or add only a few.

- I looked up sweet potatoes, and I don't think they are a nightshade. How about baked or roasted sweet potatoes? You couls have them sweet or savory.

I will think more on this when I am at work. It's more fun than working anyway.
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[ostrich]

Have you tried poking around on the Food Network site? Their recipe search is pretty cool. You can narrow it down by what foods you want/don't want.
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[lorka]

Yes, I've looked at recipe sites. It was more just anything you guys might have in mind.

Thanks for the ieas, but I can't have too much quinoa in the morning because as I mentioned, it can't be grain heavy. And as for the others, I can't have sugars, including fruit. Thanks though.

Sweet potatoes are a nightshade, I believe.
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[aklap]

What are nightshades and in which foods are they found?

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=62
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[forinajoy]

Hey Lorka,
How about a vegetable stir-fry for breakfast ?...Ina eats that often for breakfast, I add fish to hers for protein, but maybe you could add tofu (unless it is too heavy)....you can change up the seasonings and still keep them gentle and mild and different depending on the vegetables and seasonings....I often just use fresh ginger root....or dill....vegetables on their own are very flavorful and often don't need seasoning...you may already have thought of stir-fry, but I thought I would mention it....Also, think "cream" of vegetable soups, basically vegetable soups run through the blender with or without anything added to make them "creamy"...and these are so easy to digest....Ina eats very basic...no additives most of the time, but she does like her spices and NEEDS her protein I sure wish you good luck
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[lorka]

Thanks forina,
Those are two things I've been doing a lot - soups/stews and stir fries... You have my line of thinking! I am hoping that I am going to get something really random and creative out of this post!
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[nancw]

Sweet Potatoes are not nightshades - they are in the marigold family. I've incorporated them into my diet with great success. Bake'em, freeze'em, have them on hand for whenever.
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[lorka]

Thanks, I wasn't sure. But I can't eat them everyday (like I was becasue I was so bored!) But so good to know.
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[aklap]

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=69

[forinajoy]

I remembered something else that Ina (really all of us) loves to eat that should fit into what you are looking for.....

Lettuce wraps.....leaf lettuce that has large enough leaves to wrap food up, tortilla style....you could wrap up avacado (Ina's fave when made like guacamole, but avacado plain is not spicy), or any variety of veggies, like grated carrot, bamboo shoots, slivered cucumbers, bean sprouts.....etc....the seasonings could be a variety of things that fit your taste and restrictions

I hope this helps, I may think of something else as I am preparing things for little Miss Ina to eat... as she is always hungry....she had lettuce wraps with guacamole for lunch
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[lorka]

forina,
i do that, too, but with nori lettuce bothers my stomach for some reason, but nori is great. since i can't have garlic, guacamole is simply not good without it (it's one of the few things that really, really needs it, even though i am so used to not having garlic anymore). maybe i'll try to make a new avocado type of spread! thanks.
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