Now my naturopath has put me on a hypoallergenic detox diet.
Yeah, hypoallergenic means that even the things I wasn't allergic to, that some people are allergic to... I have to avoid all of those foods too. So there is very little left that I can eat. Right now I'm mostly filling up on the prescription detox shakes the doctor is having me take (right now I'm on five of them a day... so there isn't much room for other food anyway!)
But anyway, I am having to be extra creative right now, since in addition to all my other allergies listed, I must avoid ALL the gluten grains (including rye and oats), ALL dairy (including the yummy goat cheese and yogurt I was enjoying previously), all nightshades (that's the plant family that includes all tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and eggplant), corn, berries, citrus fruits, sugar (and cane juice and turbinado or "raw" sugar... all sugar cane products! Thank God I can still have honey, maple syrup, beet sugar and the like!) garlic, and more. Oh, and also no beef or red meat. The only meats I can have are wild-caught fish and organic free-range chicken and turkey.
In addition to posting recipes (which will be marked "Detox Diet" to seperate them from my regular allergy recipes!) I will also post reviews of hypoallergenic foods. Today I'll do a little of both.
Here are some of my favorite edible discoveries from this detox diet journey.
KIND bars are sooo yummy! They are allowed on my diet, they are very wholesome, and are a perfect blend of chewy and crunchy. There are two flavors I can have in my diet: Almond & Apricot, and KIND Plus Mango Macadamia. These are my favorite snacks right now. The Stretch Island Fruit Co All-Natural Fruit Strips are also excellent for when I'm craving something sweet. I buy the Mango Sunrise (my fave!), Autumn Apple, and Abundant Apricot. And I LOVE that Annie's Natural Balsamic Vinaigrette! I don't use it just as a salad dressing. It also makes an excellent marinade or cooking sauce for chicken or fish!
I wish I'd remembered to take another picture after these were done cooking. But they were sooo yummy I forgot until after hubby and I had eaten them all! All I did was baste the organic chicken drumsticks with the Annie's Balsamic Vinaigrette, then sprinkled them with Thyme, Oregano, Rosemary, Parsley, and Celery Salt. I baked them at 400 until they tested done. (sorry, I was doing a bunch of other stuff around the house and didn't note down how long it took them to cook... the time will vary anyway depending on the size of the chicken legs. I had mine with baked yam and leftover basmati rice... hubby enjoyed his with leftover rice pasta with goat cheese sauce! Man that goat cheese sauce was good. I'm really looking forward to being able to have it again. But anyway, we both enjoyed this chicken, and I will definitely make it again!