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I hear ya. I go for hummus with a few blue corn chips. Would love something more FUN!!
How about guacamole?
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desertwind
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Yeah, I can do guac. I live on Avocado's when taking Mepron - love those Avocados.
Can't do corn chips but can do rice chips with guac.
The healthy fat should satisfy me for a little bit!
Would it not be nice to someday just have one day of eating "bad"??!!!
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- Eating "good" food can be so much better -- and it can be flavorful, delectable, delicious, memorable, enticing, etc.
More spice may be required to do that. Spices need not be way spicy hot, there is the full range. And garden herbs open up a whole new world.
Farmers' Markets are THE place to hang out now. Many feature popular local musical talents, foods cooked on the spot, and the produce is right from the field - to you. For you.
It helps me to remember: wrong food is usually not food at all. The make /model / body that I drive requires ONLY real food. It will not run on other.
Usually, if it's in a package, it's not real food, either - or it MAY have been altered severely. (There are a few exceptions.)
If it contains "natural flavors" that is a chemical reaction concocted in a lab to make us CRAVE the product. Details:
Excitotoxins; MSG; Aspartame; & "Natural" Flavors -
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- Google: Farmers' Markets
Your computer knows where you are. Likely, you will see several links in your area.
If music interests you, it's easy to find the schedules on line and plan to be there when they are on stage.
If your local market does not have music, suggest they do - even asking young performers. It's a fabulous movement that has really taken off in my area.
I can't get out at all now (while good food matters, it does take more than that to get well) but I have fond memories of having attended many of these - timed around the music.
I hope everyone will find their local markets. Better than having to go into a big box store. -
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- Going back to the desire for pizza or a cheesesteak. Take those basic ingredients, the foods that make those flavors and you can create magic.
I've not found a gluten-free pizza crust but others have. Most have corn and my ears steer me clear of corn.
But, TINKYADA makes gluten-free pasta. Better choice that that, though is SPAGHETTI SQUASH.
A jar of organic tomato paste, onions, garlic, chile powder, Italian spices . . . equals great flavor.
For the cheesesteak, it's important to know that most prepared cheesesteaks are just loaded with MSG and trans fats that are heart killers.
There's another way to enjoy this, though.
If you can eat dairy and your ears and stomach concur, get a bit of the very best real cheese you find at the market. (There are also some soy alternatives) but be sure to read the label.
I think it's best once in a while to just the real thing and get back on track. (Except for gluten as that can mess up a brain for up to six months later. Really).
I just can't tolerate cheese at all and know that if I buy it, it's all gone in no time at all and my ears are just gunked up for a week. Not worth it. But - IF you can, just do a little bit once in a while.
Get the best beef you can, grass-fed. Onions, etc. You can find all the flavors you love, just from a different source.
With onions and spices, you also may enjoy this without the cheese. My method is to just pile on the onions.
Also be sure to check the ingredients in any "spice blends" that you have.
If they contain "natural flavors" most likely, they are not really natural nor your friend at all. That term is often MSG in disguise. And it lights up the addiction process in our brains (as seen on brain scans testing this).
Once we get the addictive ingredients out of our lives, real food, herbs and spices will carry us through with great flavor. -
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Would it not be nice to someday just have one day of eating "bad"??!!!
- Indeed! If I eat ONE thing really bad, I pay for days.
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Oh my goodness.. I would never eat packaged junk!
I eat a very clean diet and always have - I think I am needing calories.
I got creative and took a Rice Wrap and made my own little homemade pizza out of it; olive oil, fresh tomatoes, small sprinke of soy "cheese" and fresh basil. Popped it into my toaster oven and it was pretty yummy.
Cravings gone. I think the key,for me anyway, is to ensure adequte healthy calories so I do not get into this space.
I have so many food allergies that I pretty much only eat fresh/natural foods and agree that spices do wonders.
I love Rosemary...
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I order the cheese steak and tell them to hold the bread.
Meat, cheese and veggies are all allowed on the anti-yeast diet.
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Roasted asparagus with olive oil, thyme and sea salt.....yum!
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How about celery with almond butter?
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A big fat grass fed NY strip steak on the grill. And some grilled mushrooms & onions. Or grass fed eye round, slow cooked in the oven. Both kill any cravings I have - just give me a giant pile of protein and I'm happy.
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Okay, now I am drooling.
I agree protein and healthy fats cut the cravings. Guess my body telling me I need more.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
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desertwind, I found I was not a fan of almond butter, but Sunbutter... oh my. My kids and I both like it better than peanut butter (it's sunflower seed butter). I'll put some on a rice cake (Lundenberg's are tastiest) with a little low-sugar raspberry preserves and it feels just like eating pbj.
Apparently cashews can make a great dairy substitute. Haven't tried it myself yet, but have had a zucchini pasta dish with cashew-based "alfredo" and boy is that good.
An alternative to hummus I like is black bean salsa. Can of black beans, mashed with juice of half a lemon, and mixed with about a cup of safe salsa. You could doctor your own with diced tomatoes, spices, and ACV.
I also love, love seafood. I can't digest meat very well but seafood is okay in reasonable quantities, so that's my favorite protein now. Salmon filets with lemon juice, steamed crab legs, seafood stew loaded with stuff, yum.
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sbh93; Thanks for all your food ideas.
Looks there are alot of really great ideas.
Now what we need is a Cookbook specifically for Lyme disease! Anyone up for the task? DW
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I just got one called "Recipes for Repair" based on the "Lyme Inflammation Diet" and look forward to trying the recipes which look great. Anyone else have it/use it?
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tutu...i wondered what chips you ate with the hummus. Good to know.
Looking forward to reading what others have written when able too
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sbh93, I have used the cookbook quite a bit. There are some good recipes in there. I don't have the book here but, we used the vegetable stir fry a lot. We followed it clear up to phase 4.
I am taking care of a 14 yr old with severe gastro symptoms. Really hard to follow strict diet with her, she is always nauseous but has a big appetite at certain times of the day. I now have been letting her appetite guide more. It's hard for me to connect the dots with what works and what increases symptoms
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