We had our first meeting this morning and discussed many different things. We plan on meeting each week to plan out meal ideas for that week and to create a grocery list.
We started by making a list of foods that I like AND could eat. It's a small(ish) list so that if something disagrees with my stomach, we'll be able to identify it. This list will contain ALL of the ingredients for my meals this week.
Here is my list for this week...
- Corn
- Broccoli
- Lettuce
- Spinich
- Avocado
- Carrots (uncut)
- Potatoes
- Turnips (not the biggest fan but also not afraid to eat it)
- Grapes
- Cous Cous (never tried before)
- Peas (not the biggest fan but also not afraid to eat it)
- Eggs
- Brown Rice
- Chicken & Turkey Breasts (not cold cuts)
- Fresh Parmesan Cheese
- Steel Cut Oats (never even heard of before)
- Olive Oil
- Peanut Butter (creamy & crunchy)
- Bananas
- Plain Greek Yogurt (or vanilla)
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Honey
- Mixed Nuts (for a small snack when needed)
- Silk Original Unsweetened Almond Milk
He went to the grocery store with us to make sure that we bought the right kind and amount of each item and also to show us where to find some of the things we'd never purchased before (such as Steel Cut Oats). In addition, we'll be going back at 5pm to learn how to cook some of these items.
I honestly don't know what I'd do without him. I'd probably quickly revert to my old diet and get sicker and sicker simply because I didn't know what to do. But I'm not going to let that happen.
So the first thing I did when I got home was to create a small lunch. Since most things were not yet cooked and I wasn't sure how to cook them, so I used some of the ingredients that were all ready to go...
- 1 cup Yoplait Light & Fit Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- Small handful of Blueberries
- Small handful of strawberries cut up
Here was the result...
AND...
It was DELICIOUS! Surprisingly, I liked the blueberries the best, but it was all really yummy and filling.... not to mention nutritionally good for me! Can't beat that!
I'm not yet sure what dinner will bring, but looking over the list of ingredients that I can use, I'm feeling excited and hopeful. Just because my diet is restrictive, doesn't mean that I'll be stuck eating a bunch of things that I don't like.
This might actually be fun! :-)
Jill
Yumm! Can't wait to see what's for dinner!
ReplyDeleteDad is super proud of you! And happy that you can eat (healthy) yummy foods!
ReplyDeleteYou could have an omlette.
ReplyDeleteUse a little bit of olive oil to brown off some cooked potato.
Throw in some chopped chicken or turkey.
Pour over a couple of beaten eggs and cook until the eggs are set. You could top it off with a little grated parmesan and put it under the grill until the cheese melts.
Lesley, that sounds delicious! Too bad I'm not allowed to use my grill here at the apartment. But I'm definitely going to save that recipe because we won't be here forever!
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