You’ve had it with inflammation!  You have followed the recommendations and took a food sensitivity test.  The results are in and you discover that nearly every food that you enjoy eating regularly is yellow or red-lined on the test results.  This means that the food that sits in your refrigerator, freezer and in the cupboard is now ‘out’.  You panic.  How are you going to manage cooking different meals.  Life is challenging enough.   Take a deep breath, there is promise, by following these few steps.

1.  KNOW that you are one step closer to ‘owning’ your health.  By even looking at the test results you’ll see that these are foods that are special to you because you are an individual.   Information is power. 

2.  FOLLOW the recommendations.  All moderate to extreme foods need to be omitted, for a minimum of 3 months. 

3.  THINK OF WHAT YOU CAN EAT, rather than what you can’t.  No chicken? How about Turkey.  No beef? Consider bison, buffalo, lamb, pork.  NO potatoes? Substitute sweet potatoes, yams or another root vegetable.  There are options.

4.  BUY nutritionally dense foods and organic when possible.  Fruits, vegetables, protein and grains. 

5.  KEEP IT SIMPLE.  It’s overwhelming to think that bread, soy, wheat, dairy, corn and eggs could be out.  Often vegetables, a protein and a grain of some sort can provide essential nutrition and meet the demands of all of the family members.

6.  BALANCE your meals.  Be sure that there is protein, vegetables (plural) and a grain with each meal.

7. TRY new foods.  Consider trying buffalo, quinoa or millet, or just one new food a week.

8.  UNDERSTAND that once healing occurs, many of these food sensitivities may be reduced. 

The most difficult part of accepting food sensitivities is changing habits. Trust me,  I know:

• My daughter, Lainey has food sensitivities to: wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, bakers yeast, garbanzo beans and tomatoes.
• My husband has food sensitivities to: dairy, eggs, bakers yeast and corn, sweet potatoes
• My son has food sensitivities to wheat.
• I have food sensitivities to dairy, rice, chicken and almonds. 

Here are a few sample meals:

• Chicken, quinoa (with onions, kales, garlic and olive oil) zucchini and a fruit.
• Make your own fish tacos: Corn and flour tortillas, cheese, black beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, guacamole,peppers and onions
• Beef burgers (no buns), salad (olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing), millet.
• Baked yams, topped with organic lentil soup.

BELIEVE in your self and you’ll do great.

P.S. I’ll be adding recipes to the site on an ongoing basis. 

Be well,

Lynn