Post by pretty on Jan 18, 2011 17:04:30 GMT -5
Just wanted to post a quick, easy list of the things I would buy if I was starting the endo diet today, snacks included:
- a box of enriched rice dream rice milk
-a box of wheat free cereal, any kind. I like peanut butter puffins
-a package of rye crackers
-a tube of goat cheese
-a package of nitrate free natural sliced turkey or chicken breast
-a bottle of agave syrup (for sweetening coffee, tea, or smoothies)
-cans of tuna, salmon, or other fish canned in water or olive oil
-as much organic produce as possible, including carrots, celery, apples, and snacky veggies
-some dairy free coffee creamer
-some really good coffee beans (if I'm only having one cup a day, it's gonna be the good stuff)
-rice crackers, chips, corn crackers and chips, or veggie chips.
-organic salsas, hummus, tapenades, spreads - dairy and wheat free.
-there are some interesting new coconut milk yogurts and milks around. I can't handle much coconut, but they are an option for some.
-I stock up on organic frozen fruits such as mango, peach, berries and then make a smoothie each day with:
1. Rice Dream enriched rice milk
2. Assorted frozen organic fruits
3. a spoonful of Nutiva organic hemp seed protein powder (it's a SUPERFOOD!)
4. a squeeze of agave for my sweet tooth
5. 1 whole organic banana
6. Often I add a spoonful of almond butter, peanut butter, or macadamia nut butter (organic)
starches to buy for your kitchen
Polenta (made of corn) lasts forever unopened, can be fried, steamed, or just heated up.
Rice, all kinds.
Corn Tortillas (beware some of them are a blend of WHEAT and corn, so read the label)
Quinoa - this has actually been hard for me to digest so I eat a tiny bit only
Rice noodles, all kinds
Rice flour - we use to thicken sauces, to bread fish or chicken breasts, and to bake too!
Things for dinner you can serve the whole family:
Stuffed Peppers
I made this last night with leftover pork tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms, chopped cilantro, and chevre - I added some cumin seed, 1/2 can organic kidney beans, and chopped serrano pepper - it turned out awesome! a great way to use up leftovers
Leftover meat (chicken, organic red meat, natural sausage)
Shallot and onion and garlic
Assorted chopped Veg
Chevre(goat's cheese)
Green or Red bell peppers
Rice, Quinoa, or other prepared grain
sautee onion, shallot, garlic, assorted chop veg in oil, add cooked chopped meat, mix together, add in cooked rice or grain, then add chopped herbs and cheese and set aside. Veg should be not cooked through as will be baking in oven for 30 min.
Stuff the peppers. I rub a little olive oil over the outside of the peppers so they don't stick together. Top stuffed peppers with crumbled corn chips. bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes until heated through.
Rice Noodle 'Helper'
Rather than use hamburger helper, I make my own using rice macaroni or shells. Boil the shells/macaroni in salted water for 10-12 minutes, rinse, and toss in a small amount of olive oil. brown organic beef or ground turkey with diced onion and minced garlic, salt, pepper, and your seasonings. add a can of chopped organic stewed tomatos or organic tomato sauce, assorted chopped veggies such as mushrooms, peppers, even potatoes or squash, and add the cooked noodles back in. Let simmer for 15 minutes or so, then serve. Your family's portion can be topped with cheeses.... I top mine with crumbled up tortilla chips, chopped olives, or whatever's handy (so I don't feel deprived without the cheese, lol)
This recipe can go Mexican, Italian, or what-have-you. Vary the meats and added veggies to your taste. Honestly this is much healthier for your family than regular hamburger helper, as it doesn't contain the odd preservatives and MSG....
Tacos in corn shells. I use organic ground beef, organic black beans, and lots of lettuce, onions, olives, etc. You can have it all except the cheese/sourcream. (I cheat and have a tiny bit of each. Don't cheat until you're on the diet for a month without cheating.)
Whole roast chicken - use an organic chicken, roast it off, make a gravy from the pan drippings using rice flour to thicken. Serve with roasted potatos, steamed veggies, and salad with oil/vinegar dressing. Then when your family has picked the chicken clean, make a stock from the bones: instant, healthy organic broth for cooking.... you can freeze it for later.
Teriyaki
I use a salmon fillet, grilled with teriyaki sauce, serve with steamed white rice, top with chopped green onions, and a side veg like steamed broccoli or spinach sauteed with garlic.
Thai noodles.
I spent a year in thailand and love experimenting with rice noodle dishes. Just fry soaked rice noodles with ginger, garlic, chilis, and your choice of organic meats..... then mix in shredded cabbage or bean sprouts, chopped green onions, peanuts, fried garlic, etc. I also beat an egg and fry it up separately then add back in at the end. You can buy organic peanut butter and make your own peanut sauce, using agave syrup as the sweetener instead of sugar or cane sugar.
Rice Noodle Spaghetti
When you have a crowd to feed, use organic beef in your sauce, and prepare a separate portion of rice vermicelli or spaghetti for your portion. Skip the french bread for you but give to your family... Lots of salad for you instead....
Wanted to post this for the desperate ladies who have no idea what to eat but want to feel better now.
Warning: things you will want to buy but they aren't good for you:
1. Garden burgers (contain lots of wheat gluten and soy protien=not good)
2. Tofu (soy is full of phytoestrogen and in addition is genetically modified and chemically processed)
3. Soy milk (see above)
4. anything with MSG in it.
5. Watch out for natural or healthy sounding things like Luna Bars, Odwalla bars and clif bars. They usually consist of soy or wheat protien combined with other things. It's the soy and wheat that'll make your tummy hurt.
6. anything processed and packaged.
7. Some foods like organic chicken nuggets would be fine except they are usually breaded and deep fried. yuck.
What I eat daily:
Smoothies
Rice Crackers or corn chips with hummus, goat cheese, veggies
Apples and organic PButter
Organic coffee with agave nector for sweetener, or a rice milk latte! Yummmmmy!
Usually a light dinner with rice, a small serving of chicken or fish, with a lot of steamed veg with lemon juice and salt to season.
Vitamin D
Calcium
Pre-natal vitamin
If I am desperate for protien I buy organic eggs and hard boil a few but I only eat one or two eggs total per week.
I live in Alaska and can my own salmon, but not all of us can do this. however you may have access to organic meats and poultry, goat milk and cheese, even sheeps cheeses, depending on where you live. If I lived down south I'd be joining an organic co-op, grange, or some other cooperative food buying venture to get the freshest, most local organic produce and meats available. Check online for local farmers markets, collectives, co-ops, or community gardens or farms in your area. Trust me, you're not the only one looking for decent food.
Hope this helps those of you looking to start the endo diet or get back on the wagon
- a box of enriched rice dream rice milk
-a box of wheat free cereal, any kind. I like peanut butter puffins
-a package of rye crackers
-a tube of goat cheese
-a package of nitrate free natural sliced turkey or chicken breast
-a bottle of agave syrup (for sweetening coffee, tea, or smoothies)
-cans of tuna, salmon, or other fish canned in water or olive oil
-as much organic produce as possible, including carrots, celery, apples, and snacky veggies
-some dairy free coffee creamer
-some really good coffee beans (if I'm only having one cup a day, it's gonna be the good stuff)
-rice crackers, chips, corn crackers and chips, or veggie chips.
-organic salsas, hummus, tapenades, spreads - dairy and wheat free.
-there are some interesting new coconut milk yogurts and milks around. I can't handle much coconut, but they are an option for some.
-I stock up on organic frozen fruits such as mango, peach, berries and then make a smoothie each day with:
1. Rice Dream enriched rice milk
2. Assorted frozen organic fruits
3. a spoonful of Nutiva organic hemp seed protein powder (it's a SUPERFOOD!)
4. a squeeze of agave for my sweet tooth
5. 1 whole organic banana
6. Often I add a spoonful of almond butter, peanut butter, or macadamia nut butter (organic)
starches to buy for your kitchen
Polenta (made of corn) lasts forever unopened, can be fried, steamed, or just heated up.
Rice, all kinds.
Corn Tortillas (beware some of them are a blend of WHEAT and corn, so read the label)
Quinoa - this has actually been hard for me to digest so I eat a tiny bit only
Rice noodles, all kinds
Rice flour - we use to thicken sauces, to bread fish or chicken breasts, and to bake too!
Things for dinner you can serve the whole family:
Stuffed Peppers
I made this last night with leftover pork tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms, chopped cilantro, and chevre - I added some cumin seed, 1/2 can organic kidney beans, and chopped serrano pepper - it turned out awesome! a great way to use up leftovers
Leftover meat (chicken, organic red meat, natural sausage)
Shallot and onion and garlic
Assorted chopped Veg
Chevre(goat's cheese)
Green or Red bell peppers
Rice, Quinoa, or other prepared grain
sautee onion, shallot, garlic, assorted chop veg in oil, add cooked chopped meat, mix together, add in cooked rice or grain, then add chopped herbs and cheese and set aside. Veg should be not cooked through as will be baking in oven for 30 min.
Stuff the peppers. I rub a little olive oil over the outside of the peppers so they don't stick together. Top stuffed peppers with crumbled corn chips. bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes until heated through.
Rice Noodle 'Helper'
Rather than use hamburger helper, I make my own using rice macaroni or shells. Boil the shells/macaroni in salted water for 10-12 minutes, rinse, and toss in a small amount of olive oil. brown organic beef or ground turkey with diced onion and minced garlic, salt, pepper, and your seasonings. add a can of chopped organic stewed tomatos or organic tomato sauce, assorted chopped veggies such as mushrooms, peppers, even potatoes or squash, and add the cooked noodles back in. Let simmer for 15 minutes or so, then serve. Your family's portion can be topped with cheeses.... I top mine with crumbled up tortilla chips, chopped olives, or whatever's handy (so I don't feel deprived without the cheese, lol)
This recipe can go Mexican, Italian, or what-have-you. Vary the meats and added veggies to your taste. Honestly this is much healthier for your family than regular hamburger helper, as it doesn't contain the odd preservatives and MSG....
Tacos in corn shells. I use organic ground beef, organic black beans, and lots of lettuce, onions, olives, etc. You can have it all except the cheese/sourcream. (I cheat and have a tiny bit of each. Don't cheat until you're on the diet for a month without cheating.)
Whole roast chicken - use an organic chicken, roast it off, make a gravy from the pan drippings using rice flour to thicken. Serve with roasted potatos, steamed veggies, and salad with oil/vinegar dressing. Then when your family has picked the chicken clean, make a stock from the bones: instant, healthy organic broth for cooking.... you can freeze it for later.
Teriyaki
I use a salmon fillet, grilled with teriyaki sauce, serve with steamed white rice, top with chopped green onions, and a side veg like steamed broccoli or spinach sauteed with garlic.
Thai noodles.
I spent a year in thailand and love experimenting with rice noodle dishes. Just fry soaked rice noodles with ginger, garlic, chilis, and your choice of organic meats..... then mix in shredded cabbage or bean sprouts, chopped green onions, peanuts, fried garlic, etc. I also beat an egg and fry it up separately then add back in at the end. You can buy organic peanut butter and make your own peanut sauce, using agave syrup as the sweetener instead of sugar or cane sugar.
Rice Noodle Spaghetti
When you have a crowd to feed, use organic beef in your sauce, and prepare a separate portion of rice vermicelli or spaghetti for your portion. Skip the french bread for you but give to your family... Lots of salad for you instead....
Wanted to post this for the desperate ladies who have no idea what to eat but want to feel better now.
Warning: things you will want to buy but they aren't good for you:
1. Garden burgers (contain lots of wheat gluten and soy protien=not good)
2. Tofu (soy is full of phytoestrogen and in addition is genetically modified and chemically processed)
3. Soy milk (see above)
4. anything with MSG in it.
5. Watch out for natural or healthy sounding things like Luna Bars, Odwalla bars and clif bars. They usually consist of soy or wheat protien combined with other things. It's the soy and wheat that'll make your tummy hurt.
6. anything processed and packaged.
7. Some foods like organic chicken nuggets would be fine except they are usually breaded and deep fried. yuck.
What I eat daily:
Smoothies
Rice Crackers or corn chips with hummus, goat cheese, veggies
Apples and organic PButter
Organic coffee with agave nector for sweetener, or a rice milk latte! Yummmmmy!
Usually a light dinner with rice, a small serving of chicken or fish, with a lot of steamed veg with lemon juice and salt to season.
Vitamin D
Calcium
Pre-natal vitamin
If I am desperate for protien I buy organic eggs and hard boil a few but I only eat one or two eggs total per week.
I live in Alaska and can my own salmon, but not all of us can do this. however you may have access to organic meats and poultry, goat milk and cheese, even sheeps cheeses, depending on where you live. If I lived down south I'd be joining an organic co-op, grange, or some other cooperative food buying venture to get the freshest, most local organic produce and meats available. Check online for local farmers markets, collectives, co-ops, or community gardens or farms in your area. Trust me, you're not the only one looking for decent food.
Hope this helps those of you looking to start the endo diet or get back on the wagon