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trying to make a one week plan of sugar free diet meal. any suggestions would be gladly taken, but if you think something is bad, please replace it with something. this is so hard for me to do i can barely think straight when it comes to concentration
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Is your goal to be sugar-free or eat a low-glycemic index diet?
My primary suggestion, in general, would be to eliminate processed food as much as possible.
I would stay away from mixes.
Sugar-free packaged products often contain (processed) artificial sugar substitutes (like splenda) which aggravate lyme and are just not healthful.
Stevia can be substituted for sugar as well as agave nectar, although some people have objections to that latter.
Protein shakes can be made from scratch with whey protein powder and whatever other ingredients you deem acceptable & tasty (i.e. plain regular yogurt, bit 'o cream or coconut milk; peanut butter, cocoa powder, frozen berries).
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- I, too, have dropped all mixes - anything in a box or package. It's just straight food for me and that has worked very well now for years.
I see nothing wrong with whole EGGS. The egg got some bad press and much of it was wrong. Eggs are fabulous in their supply of nutrients. If it can make a whole chicken, it's got a lot going for it.
We actually need some external dietary cholesterol every day in order for our adrenals to function. Again, the egg has been seen in a new light lately and it's looking pretty good. I would drop the Jennie-o bacon, though.
Maybe the flavor from sauteed onions can make up for that. Or some good chicken or turkey sausage?
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Be VERY careful of ANY food labels sugar-free as it will often contain artificial sweeteners, all of which are forbidden for lyme patients. Aspartame, especially, is toxic to the brain. Check ALL your labels. Even a touch of that is very bad news. --
You can find gluten-free pasta at Trader Joe's (brown rice PENNE) or in many natural foods stores.
Ditto to 22dreams' suggestion: Stevia (from a plant) is a nice sweetener. Just a touch goes a long way. SweetLeaf is a good brand of liquid drops or as a powder.
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Breakfast- With the eggs, roasted onions and bell peppers are really good, especially if you're making an omelet. It takes just a few minutes to throw them under the broiler.
Snack- Lunch meat rolls are a nice snack. Honey Roasted Turkey wrapped around bell pepper, jicama, etc. You can even spread a topping like hummus or vegan mayonaise inside the lunch meat before you wrap it around the vegetable.
Lunch- Have you thought about making your own granola with nuts, seeds, almonds and gluten free oats? Then you can control the sugar content because all of the granolas in the grocery store are very high sugar. Unsweetened almond milk is good with these things. If you're doing the lower carb gluten free breads, you can make french toast as well with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, egg whites and cinnamon, and the vanilla makes it so tasty that you don't need the syrup.
Dinner- Salmon? Salmon with a salsa type topping, or seasoned (sugar free) tomato sauce? Are you cutting out tomatoes? If so, you can saute it in different oils with seasoning like olive oil or coconut oil for flavor.
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Thank you to everyone. i have trouble making food so this is part of the problem. i am so tired i can not possibly become a chef/cook overnight. making one meal a day usually totally tired me out. I have been like this for a long time but didnt know it was lyme doing this to me. i will be reading this again with my hubsand to try and get it together. right now i feel like i need the premade mixes or else i won't eat, or i will just get fast food, or delivery. it's a slippery slope where i am.
quote:Originally posted by LuluBellesMama: Thank you to everyone. i have trouble making food so this is part of the problem. i am so tired i can not possibly become a chef/cook overnight. making one meal a day usually totally tired me out. I have been like this for a long time but didnt know it was lyme doing this to me. i will be reading this again with my hubsand to try and get it together. right now i feel like i need the premade mixes or else i won't eat, or i will just get fast food, or delivery. it's a slippery slope where i am.
For the time being, until you get back on your feet, how about organic or all natural frozen dinners?! My family says they're DELICIOUS and they've got incredibly healthy ingredients! Much better than throwing together a mix or packaged item with sugar and additives and chemicals.
I looked up ones for you that specifically don't have sugar added. Most of them are allergen free as well! On the websites you can click the link to "find a store near you". * www.theorganicbistro.com
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Watch out for all that sugar free garbage, it all has sucralose (splenda) or other artificial toxic junk in it. Your better off going low carb and low sugar and if your going to have something sweet just eat the sugar, better than all that pollution to the body.
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i understand shredded wheat and cheerios are the only real cereals that are good for you.
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