Lydia is cute and a call for recipes
My little girl is determined to grow up and it is breaking my heart.
She started pulling herself up this week. I tried to make her stop. I cradled her and whispered, "You are supposed to be my baby. Why can't you be content to stay in one place?" And she responded by wriggling out of my arms and trying to climb the stairs. I need this to slow way down. 
Look who has a little bit of a double chin! Yay! She really likes to have it nibbled on, just so you know. --In case you bump into Lydia sometime in a dark alley, try nibbling on her chins. She thinks it is the best thing ever.
Sweet baby.
Speaking of double chins, my new diet is probably going to shrink mine a bit. I mentioned I'm not supposed to eat dairy/wheat/sugar anymore, but it gets even more complicated than that.
Here is a list of food I can eat. Please excuse the grease spot. And the list does have dairy/sugar listed, but I can't eat them even 25% of the time.
How jealous are you right now?
It's actually not so bad. I mean, I'm not starving. Apparently, when you take away dairy/wheat/sugar your body says, "WHAT'S THE POINT IN GOING ON??????!!!!!" and shuts down your appetite. Or something. At any rate, I think in about 3 months I should be back in my skinny jeans. And three months after that, I'll probably be in your skinny jeans. And if I have to eat this way for 3 years, I'll fit into the jeans I wore to kindergarten.
Just kidding. We weren't allowed to wear jeans growing up. My mom thought it was a form of cross-dressing.
Soooo, I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out meals that would work under this new diet. And I've come up with a few, but I don't really want to eat the same dinner every night. So, I'm turning to you, gentle readers. Do you have a recipe that makes quinoa taste like creme brulee?? Or ideas on the best way to serve sea vegetables? Or what a sea vegetable even is? On second thought, don't tell me. I don't want to know.
Any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
So, I just did a quick search for Lyme disease recipes, and this link has 8 recipes you can download for free, they may have some ideas, http://www.recipesforrepair.com/ - better get those skinny jeans ready:)
I like to make sweet potato fries, cut them like fries coat in a little grapeseed oil and season with paprika, cinnamon and sea salt. You can do stir fry, make vegetable fried rice. Fruit smoothies. I have an ice cream recipe with coconut milk, haven't tried it yet. My family likes mashed cauliflower. Gluten free spaghetti, make bread from rice flour. Good luck it is tough.
Your attitude cracks me up - I almost snorted coffee! I am a sucker for potatoe chips any minute of the day, so I make Kale chips for snacking and my kids love them too...the recipes are a dime a dozen online. So if you like chips this could be yummy.
Here are some non-recipe ideas I got from reading your list:
Fruit salad
Oatmeal with raisins
Baked potato fries or chips (SO GOOD)
Roasted veggies
Spaghetti squash with pasta sauce
I've never tried quinoa, but I'd attempt to incorporate that on a daily basis.
Good luck, this is a challenge!
Oh man, that's rough. I'm a horrible cook in general, much less with a set of limited ingredients. I hope you get some good suggestions!!
I gave you a little feature over on my blog, just scroll down a bit to see -- http://explanationrequired.blogspot.com/2012/02/food-glorious-food.html
I have a friend going through what you are, and she has to go through a high alkaline diet. She recommends this book http://www.recipesforrepair.com/ .
I am on a 15-day detox right now, or maybe 30 days if I can survive it. I can eat only fruits and vegetables. Nothing else. I am on day 6 right now, and I'm actually loving it. I drink a vegetable juice in the morning that went from "I think I can choke this down without hurling it back up" to "I really crave this stuff now!"
When you are limited like this, you get creative. And it helps that my son is a chef and has given me some substitution ideas.
No dairy:
I would suggest rice milk or coconut milk to substitute for dairy.
I am drinking a fruit smoothie right now made with coconut milk that is fabulous.
I start with whatever fresh fruit I have in the house and always include frozen bananas to make it thicker and more like ice cream. I also have bags of frozen fruit for variety. And since it requires some sort of liquid to be able to blend it all, I go with nothing added coconut milk.
For desert-type things, I make an apple thing that I like. Take a big apple and chop it up into bite-sized pieces. Place in microwavable bowl and add some raisins (I dehydrate my own raisins so there is no sugar added like so many of the store bought) cinnamon (and when I could eat them, I added a small scoop of pecans.) Microwave this until the apple bits are cooked through. I pretend it is a glorious baked apple. When I make it for others, I throw in brown sugar and butter, and I once used sugar-free maple syrup for a friend.
No sugar:
I have found that eating fruits has pretty much tamed my sugar cravings. I'm on a kick of grapes and fresh strawberries right now. I'm buying fruits in bulk when it is on sale and dehydrating a lot of it so I can have something sweet in my oatmeal (when I get to eat that again) I carry a little baggie of dehydrated fruit with me so I don't make a fool of myself in a grocery store candy aisle.
No wheat:
There are so many products that contain no wheat these days. You can find breads, pancake mixes, cereals, etc. A place like Whole Foods is filled with acceptable things.
I have a good quinoa salad recipe with various chopped vegetables and a homemade dressing. The trick with quinoa is to rinse the little seeds a lot. There is a bitter coating on it that you need to get washed off.
I don't know if you have a health food store in your area, but you can find so much of what is on your list there.
You can do this!
Peggy
My cousin totally cured himself of cancer using this alkaline diet. I find it fascinating. At least, he refused chemo or radiation and went on the strict diet, and he still went into remission.
I eat quinoa like a cereal quite often, I usually sweeten it with honey, but I think stevia would work just fine.
It's also good as a salad with onions, peppers, tomatoes, avocado etc. and a vinaigrette dressing.
Thank you so much for the ideas, everyone. I have doubled my meal ideas!
And it looks like I definitely need that Lyme disease cookbook. Who knew there was such a thing!?
The good news is you can still have coconut oil! It cures everything, don't you know?! ;) And quail eggs!
I think you should write to the Food Network, send them this list and challenge them to use the ingredients on an episode of Chopped or Iron Chef during which you can be a judge. Honestly "Iron Chef - Lyme Disease!" will clearly be a ratings winner!
Who knew citrus was high alkaline? So citric acid isn't acid after all...
Your list didn't mention anything about not eating baby chins, can't you just stick with that?? Looks like to me it's just oooozing with sweetness!
I've enjoyed your blog for the great design ideas and mommy moments. Thanks for sharing! I'm a mom of 6 and have been on a similar diet for 2 months. Keeping weight on is now my biggest concern because you can eat a ton and feel completely satisfied and you're still losing weight. So you're not kidding about skinny jeans! I had to come up with a plan that would work for me and also keep my family fed and happy. This is what I do . . .
Monday - pasta & salad
(quinoa pasta, brown rice pasta or spaghetti squash as your pasta base with sauce of your choice)
Tuesday - meat of choice & salad
Wednesday - breakfast for dinner
(there are great wheat free pancake/waffle recipes online and then you serve lots of vegetables and fruit on the side)
Thursday - soup & salad
(lots of good soups that fit into the diet)
Friday - Mexican fiesta
(you can put out a smorgasobrd of greens, tomatoes, beans, meat, fresh salsa, avocado/guacamole, lime, etc.)
Saturday & Sunday vary menu to keep things from getting too boring.
A few more tips . . .
Use a rie cooker to make a pot of brown rice or quinoa each morning. Eat it with cinnamon, ground flax seed, chopped nuts and almond milk for a delicious breakfast. Use the rest during the day on your salads.
Eat a big salad for lunch.
Drizzle lemon/lime juice and a pinch of sea salt on top to give it some extra flavor.
Keep nuts, seeds and chopped vegetables on hand for snacks.
I eat eggs so I usually eat an omelet midmorning with spinach, avocado, onions, peppers or any other vegetables to go with it. Yum!
p.s. Here is a site for good nutritious family friendly recipes that you can adjust to fit your diet.
www.trainermomma.com/recipes/
Just found this and thought of this post! Thought that I would pass it along to you.
http://www.goinghometoroost.com/2012/forgotten-ingredients/eat-your-sea-vegetables/
You should also be able to find alot of meals that fit that profile under paleo - maybe not with all the fruit/grains but otherwise yes. Well Fed and Marksdailyapple.com have a ton.
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