Food allergies

Brave596
Brave596 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm allergic to all nuts and all fish -- what can I eat as a replacement?

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    What you have been, only in a caloric deficit.
  • Brave596
    Brave596 Posts: 8 Member
    I don't understand... explain please.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    What you have been, only in a caloric deficit.

    Exactly as they said.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    Brave596 wrote: »
    I don't understand... explain please.

    What you currently use for your protein, and the rest of your diet, just less.

    Use this website/ap and a food scale to track calories and eat less than you were eating.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    Brave596 wrote: »
    I don't understand... explain please.
    Eat what you like, just less of it. Stay close to the calorie goal MFP gives you.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Brave596 wrote: »
    I don't understand... explain please.

    It means eat what you have always eaten, only less.
  • dhimaan
    dhimaan Posts: 774 Member
    Eat everything but what makes you allergic in a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.
  • Brave596
    Brave596 Posts: 8 Member
    Gotcha and thanks to all. Was hoping to get "eat X as a replacement for nuts or Y as a replacement for fish", but I understand -- eat calorically less of whatever I've been eating.

    Appreciate your guidance...
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Welcome to MFP forums @Brave596.

    Read up on the causes of a leaky gut to see if that may apply. Some think that is why we may have a reaction to certain foods.

    Nuts seem to cause many people issues. While both fish and nuts are typically a great source for protein and fats there are many other sources. Are you OK with cheese and like dairy products?
  • Brave596
    Brave596 Posts: 8 Member
    Yes, I like and eat cheese, milk and dairy products...
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited September 2015
    Do you mean in recipes? When I see nuts, I generally think "raisins" and they frequently make a fine replacement. Sometimes I'll use sesame seeds, wheat germ, oats and/or thyme. Sometimes, I have to just skip the recipe. Depends.

    Fish is easy because I skip all the recipes except tuna. I suspect that sometimes you could sub in chicken, but there are ten million recipes for chicken, so no reason to look at the fishy ones.

    If you're talking nutritionally, you just have to create a diet that doesn't include those things. It can be done. It would probably be easier, variety-wise, to get more low-cal and healthy protein in if you weren't allergic to it, but you are. Play the hand you're dealt. You can do it. :)
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    Welcome to MFP forums @Brave596.

    Read up on the causes of a leaky gut to see if that may apply. Some think that is why we may have a reaction to certain foods.

    Nuts seem to cause many people issues. While both fish and nuts are typically a great source for protein and fats there are many other sources. Are you OK with cheese and like dairy products?

    I'm not very familiar with "leaky gut" ... but an allergic reaction is caused by an overreaction of histamines by the immune system. It can be pretty scary, and often doesn't require the allergen even reaching the stomach. It's not something I would suggest experimenting with on your own (without medical guidance).

    OP, you can get plenty of protein and healthy fats (the 2 big benefits of nuts and fish) from other sources: other meats are a good source of protein, you can get many of the omega's from flax seed and olive oil, as well as avocado and other plant-based foods. A wide variety of fruits and vegetables will be your friend. (I do like the suggestions of seeds, like sesame and maybe even sunflower!)
  • Brave596
    Brave596 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you. Yes, I have allergic reactions to the smell of peanuts or fish or some seeds, like sesame-- my throat closes or hives on my body. It's weird cause I can't eat salmon, crab, lobster or fresh tuna...but I eat canned/pouched tunafish daily.

    I like most vegetables, avocado and olivr oil. I've heard great things about almonds and other nuts so I guess I was looking for a similar, snack alternative...

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