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As a general rule, chasing perfection is asking for trouble. Find a middle road. I also prefer national nutritional guidelines over “documentaries”. As omnivores with weak teeth and big brains we do better cooking our foods.
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I suggest building up slowly to minimum 1200 calories a day. This is easily accomplished with one cup of juice or soda, a bag of chips, a handful of hikers mix or a big cookie. I think your metabolism is fine but your appetite might be out of whack. Add some exercise to your day, maybe a long walk before supper to help…
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Try also falafel.
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I have a big love for hummus and I love it more when I make it myself not skimping on olive oil.
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Try the Almond milk for extra protein. I also find it easier to hit my protein goals by including it in every meal; like adding an egg to breakfast. You may also supplement with a protein powder to hit your target.
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Coriander (cilantro) -- ick Black salted licorice -- yum Mayo -- greasy Vegemite -- acquired. Okra -- slimy Blue cheese -- stinky Anchovies --disguised leeches Oysters -- slimy bread/butter pickles -- yeah! Curries -- all of them!
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The emphasis on home cooking is not to tie you to the kitchen but to control the ingredients due to your life threatening allergies. The ready made food industry is not geared to satisfy your preferences. Restaurants can try and keep their ingredients separate to cater to individual preferences, but they will never be…
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I have a compromised stomach and I find a shot glass of Kefir helps along my digestion very nicely.
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I love to cook and I’ve had multiple failures as well. It’s learning from the failures. If you tried to reheat beans and ended up with rabbit turds, you cooked the beans too long. Cut the time next time.
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Now I count three people in your household who can cook. You have a fiancée who is ready to give up because of your many restrictions (I can’t imagine why), and two children. On a rotating schedule and a reheat day it should not be too much of a burden on anyone. Stock your freezer and cupboards with foods you can eat and…
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I like it straight from the spoon. Call me nuts but I like watermelon and cottage cheese. Fill a crepe and spread a little jam, too. Instant Hungarian Polachinta.
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How can you be fussy and bored at the same time? Eating a limited menu is boring. Enough with the salad already. Salad does not equal healthy. I am pretty sure your solid favourites can be put together at home allergen free. It will be boring but at least it will safe.
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When do we judge anyone based on whether you like them or not? This is why we have legislation, criminal codes and judges. I think individual feels get far too much weight these days. When it comes to food, we have national food guides. It turns out all the foods are good for us in context.
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When I talked about a balanced diet I was chiefly wondering out loud where you get your variety in proteins. Because if bored with chicken, then, variety. You’ve brushed by any suggestions to try tofu. Or ham outside Thanksgiving. As you have brushed off with my suggestion to try pasta (eggless of course). Variety does not…
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I raised two children on my own. My priorities were my health, my children, and everything else. Clean but not tidy. Organized but with scheduled “down time”. Your described lifestyle is very stressful and if you have liver, kidney, and allergy problems, your body has said “enough”. Ignore its signals at your peril.…
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Drink as in....water?
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Whatever formula you go with, it’s a minimum. If you regularly go over it won’t hurt you.
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Warm. Lemony. Filling. https://pin.it/5n6beigra3arp3
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From what I can tell you are waiting for the grocery store to get your memo so you don’t waste twenty minutes wandering the aisles looking for decent replacements to your favourite foods. You haven’t been terribly clear clarifying between what you can’t eat and won’t eat, what you can’t do and what you won’t do. I think…
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Since you aren’t allergic to pork, you can try ham as an alternative to chicken. Since you mentioned you are getting bored of chicken.
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When I suggested bagged salad I was referring to all veggies; skip the toppings. With all your allergies you just won’t be able to trust prepared foods. Which leaves home cooking or starving. You can save time by prepping your chicken all at once or just get the pre-roasted chicken. Alternatives to potatoes, and yes I know…
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The priorities are your physical and mental health, the health and well being of your daughter, then everything else. If you are breast feeding, don’t do any funny fasts or diets. Eat as well as your budget will allow with plenty of protein, fruits and vegetables. This will also help with your energy levels and your mood.…
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I suggest you start preparing more food at home. Stock your freezer with foods you can eat, and keep a bagged salad ready. Bacon is made from pork. No BLT for you. Finding proteins you can eat with these restrictions is going to be difficult. There’s dairy and the vegetable proteins such as tofu and seitan. This is my very…
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All foods are good to eat. They are even better if you combine many different foods to get a variety. Some foods are naturally low in saturated fat. They are good to eat as long as you eat other things as well. For instance, Becel margarine is low in saturated fat. But you would not sit down and eat a bowl of it for…
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Any food can be made low calorie by eating less of it. Fat has twice the calories per gram so anything with higher fat will be a very small quantity. Take nuts for example. Weigh out a 100 calories. By comparison weigh out 100 calories of air popped popcorn. High protein are all the meats, and eggs. There is tofu and…
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A lovely vegetarian recipe, with plenty of delicious carbs.
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Scrambled tofu for breakfast. Baked tofu chips for snacks. Stir fry tofu for lunch. Tofu casserole for dinner. Can you see the trouble with this? If you are eating vegetarian as a lifestyle choice, eat all the vegetables. If you are trying to lose weight, watch your portion sizes.
