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My LLMD Doc recently told me that I have a wheat and yeast sensitivity-aka no more four or ne of that amazingly tasty treats! I am so used to going into the pantry and grabbing, chips or prezels, bread, muffins, health food bars.
What do I eat now? I know what I can eat for meals, but what do you all snack on? I am nautious all the time so I need to often to advoid vommiting. If you have any suggestions please let me know-for example my doc said i could eat popcorn and nuts-but that gets old real quick! Thanks!!!!
-Lindsay
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Lindsay, I keep a bag of raw almonds in the bedroom so that I have something to nibble on when I'm reading. Almonds are high in magnesium, which our Lymie bodies desperately need. Almonds also seem to settle my stomach, but that may be just me.
Can you eat fruit? Do you like salsa? You can put that on many things to jazz them up. I like cottage cheese with hot salsa.
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Rye crisps, corn chips, nuts, sunflower seeds, dark chocolate, apple slices, pop corn, are things that I tend to eat for snacks. Left overs in general are a good snack. I tend to do left over dinner for breakfast avoiding the wheat and sugar stuff.
After many months of a very low wheat diet, most wheat items just don't taste good any more.
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Nuts (raw almonds in particular, cashews in moderation), hard boiled eggs by the dozen (my ultimate favorite snack!!) cucumbers, broccoli, celery with low fat dressing, and carrots when I need a sugar fix.
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Atkins nutrition bars. Granny Smith apples [which is the only fruit OK on the anti-yeast diet], pecans... to add to what has already been listed.
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Almonds are my favorite but I cant stop once I start eating the. Every Oct. I order 25# of fresh organic almonds and they are gone so fast I cant believe it. Regular almonds dont have the same effect on me cuz they arent as good
Organic almond butter is #2. I spread it on romain lettuce, bok choy, celery or whatever is available. When I still feel shakey I grab a rice cake and slather it on real heavy.
Grab a few walnuts.
If you are wheat sensative like me then rye, oatmeal and most of the other grains are suspect too. I only eat rice cakes and keep that to a minimum.
Avacadoes, cut them in half, sprinkle a tiny bit of sea salt and eat with a spoon. Wonderful and good for you. Ive been known to eat a couple of them when I have the raging hungers. You could mix it with a bit of salsa if thats more to your liking or even lemon juice and garlic. I like the easy way just a spoon to clean up
Happy eating
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Oh dear I was afraid someone would ask me this and the selfish side of me wont tell. The past 2 years they would only let me have 25# and I had to order the very first day they were available after harvest. They have more customers than they have nut.
Im grateful I found them a few years ago. So sorry
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Ah phooey, I wanted to know about the almonds also.
Karatelady, if you Google ~buy organic almonds~ you'll find many places that sell.
The last place that I ordered almonds from was ShopNatural.com.
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Rice cakes, popcorn, corn chips and salsa, roasted almonds, a new varietal apple called honeycrisp. I also nibble on celery, but it's hard for me to think of that as a snack
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I love nuts of all kinds. Luckily, I'm closed to the Jeppi Nut Company in Baltimore (they're cheap and great), but you can order from them online at Jeppi Nuts.
I also love apples with soynut butter (allergic to peanuts), cheese cubes, popcorn, celery with cheese or soynut butter, baby carrots with dip (or plain).
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Crikey... all this talk of food has made me so hungry I'm going to have to go and get something nice to eat....!!!!
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another thing-- when I need a different flavor than my usual snacks, I have either wasabi coated peas or rice crackers with wasabi.
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I'm on a really strict anti yeast diet. No grains, fruit, sugar, flour, chips...
My main snack food is nuts. Mostly almonds with some cashews, brazil nuts & walnuts for variety. Mostly raw with a little roasted mixed in.
I used to get nuts at Trader Joe's but the last few times I got almonds & organic almonds there they were dry and yicky (and expensive). Now I buy all my nuts from www.ohnuts.com. Super fresh, great price and fast shipping. They don't specify organic but they do taste great.
I eat lots of small meals during the day, mostly salads. I add various toppings, nuts, egg, leftover meat, sardines, goat cheese or feta cheese, beans, avocado...
When I travel I bring nuts, boiled eggs (always organic) little tomatoes, celery sticks and slices of other vegetables like peppers, bok choy, cucumber etc.
Crunchy vegetables make good snacks and. I usually eat them plain but sometimes dip them in hummus or use them like crackers for cheese.
I've been on this diet over a year and have really gotten used to it. The low carb craze has helped since restaurants have more grain free options these days.
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I agree that it is so helpful that resturants have "carb consciencious" menu's! I feel like I have learned so much about healthy living and even though I LOVE bread and butter or crackers and butter-I don't seem to be having the cravings I used to.
I think the hardest thing about all this diet stuff is that I am a VERY picky eater! I don't like sushi, or seafood, or milk products, or tomatoes-haha I just started to eat peppers and onions and garlic.
What do you all eat for meals? I eat a lot of little meals throughout the day. A lot of salad and steak and chicken-but I am so bord. I used to LOVE food and in the past month I have completely lost my appetite. I am naucious all the time but I fight not to throw up.
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I eat a lot of soup. It is filling and I can get organic chicken or beef and add lots of veggies. I splurge sometimes and add potatoes or pasta. You can eat a small bowl often and my stomach seems to prefer warm foods. Maybe we should start a recipe swap.
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i would love to get some good soup reciepes-haha but um i am a horrbile cook so my soups usually come out of a cambell's can-lol I am 21 what do u expect..but i would love to try and learn how to make soup! I love to cook, but i am pretty terrible at it. Feel free to send me any good reciepes though!
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Smiles, That's funny. At 21, the last thing I was thinking about was learning how to cook. At 49, it makes more sense. I'll see what recipes I can dig up.
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I Love soups too.. I like anything I can throw into a pot is good.
My favotite snack is easy .One can of progresso black beans,Don't drain.The ingredients are black beans & salt. Sprinkle some chesse on top and nuke. I scoop them up with corn chips.
My other one is when I crave carbs I saute a can of artichoke hearts in garlic & olive oil.Don't over cook ,just till garlic turns slightly brown.Yum.I try not to eat the whole can because they are high on the veggie carb meter.
When I am pms I Love an occational Russell stover's Net carb Pecan delights-Made with splenda.Zero sugarCarb per serving 0.9. I know splenda isn't the greatest but when I am pms gotta have a little chocolate.
Someone posted this fab antifugal recipe: Melt 3-4 TBS xtra virgin coconut oil *2tbs chocolate suger free powder *Two packets stevia. pour in a lined loaf pan .Frezzer 5-10 minets.You can add chopped almonds.Yummie!
take care dana
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Dana, the black bean thing sounds good; in fact, I have a can of progresso black beans downstairs now!
I used to cook all the time, but, with work, that's just too exhausting now.
So I usually make a pot of something and eat small meals throughout the week. Like Chronic, I do better with warm foods; to get veggies instead of having salad, I'll saute swiss chard or baby bok choy in a bit of olive oil and garlic.
As far as pots, this week, I made a big pot of curry. The week before, it was lentil soup, and before that, chicken soup with wild rice.
Whatever doesn't get eaten, I freeze. I used to make my own stock, but not any more. Thankfully, there are some excellent commercial ones available -- either chicken or vegetarian.
Okay, well, so I'm hungry now...
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Some differences keep striking me on this board, mainly those about food. Seriously, after not understanding yoghurt without sugar, you now seem to be used to having sugar blended in with your cacao (coco?)... How DO you people cook, I start to wonder I wouldn't know how to teach you any of my recipes, everything seems to be all different Posts: 185 | From the Netherlands | Registered: Mar 2005
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Hi Dafge Yes it is very different.Alot of us chronic lymies who have to take abx and keep our disease under control have had to change gears in the food department.
Once you have had a constant struggle with mr. Yeast, IE: multisystemic yeast infection,thrush,bowl problems,upper gi yeast infection,you would know it,s not worth it to have sugar,carbs ect..
If I don't keep my yeast problems under control then I can't take my abx and meds I will relapse with out them.
We are trying to get as creative as possible here to make our anti-yeast diets work. Once you get a combination of food ,although limited as they are,I can honestly say most of the time I don't feel deprived.
Although I would pay big bucks to have pizza and beer again. But in the end my meds are more important.
Take Care dana
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Dana, My favorite pizza place has just begun offering whole grain crusts...which has made it possible for me to periodically (VERY periodically) have this.
The pizza maker does this special pizza -- white with several kinds of cheese, spinach, arthchoke hearts, onions, tomatoes. It's not the drippy greasy cheesy pizza I used to buy in NY, but it's pretty good (in a healthy sort of way).
This trend may not be widespread, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
Andie
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Thanks Andie That sounds delcious!!!.But the last time I had a pizza I got an upper GI yeast infection.Not so sure it was the white flour but the tons of yeast they put in the dough to make it.
When I get to have more time off from my ABX I might be tempted to try a flat bread pizza with the white veggie stuff,that sounds tempting.
I wonder if you I could make a qauzzie pizza out of no yeast bread,with some of those ingredients. I know the no yeast bread would be high in carbs.Have you ever tryed them?
Take Care dana
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Yikes, Dana! I hadn't thought of the yeast in the dough issue..but you've definitely got a good point.
I also like your idea about non-yeast flatbread as a pizza base. Seems like that could work! (this is a thread that always makes me hungry...)
Andie
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"When these six grains and legumes are sprouted and combined, an amazing thing happesn...a compelete protein is created tath closely aparallels the protein found inmilk and eggs. Tehe protein quality is so high that it is 84.3% as efficient as the highest recogtnized source of protein, containing all 9 essential amino acids. there are 18 amino acids present in Ezekial bread.
Really don't know how it would fare in the anti-Candida diet. It does contain some yeast but nothing like 'regular' bread. It's more like a flatbread. Pretty bland out of the bag but good lightly toasted. I tear pieces off and add it to soups.
Also, it's a complete protein.
Comes as bread and sprouted buns.
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Ezekial bread I love it but unfortunately I cant eat it or any other bread without problems.
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