Designed for people with bowel diseases, such as Crohn's (my constant companion) this diet is based on the molecular structure of food - basically, you eat foods that are easy for your system to break down and digest.
Desired result: no more bleeding tummy.
So, what do you eat? Or more like, what can't you eat?
NO:
- Any kind of grain. I'm talking no oats, no wheat, no rice, no, no, no.
- Any kind of sugar. Say goodbye to the good stuff and even the bad. No cane sugar. No agave nectar. No maple syrup. No artificial sweeteners.
- Fresh dairy. No milk, no fresh cheeses. No sour cream, cottage cheese or cream cheese. Boo.
- No starches. Potatoes (big-time boo!) and many legumes (pretty much all the good ones).
- No Soy
- Anything fun that you would want to eat.
YES:
- Fruits and vegetables (minus a few like corn)
- Meat (but not anything with added stuff, so it has to be the most expensive damn meat in the universe.)
- Home-made yogurt
- Honey
- Coconut things (milk, cream, flour, pulp)
- Brick cheeses (included my favorite, gruyere, thank god)
- Eggs
- Nuts. All nuts need to be raw and tediously soaked overnight, dried for 24 hours before use. You can't buy any store nuts because they are all roasted and the process uses starches.
- Vodka and dry wines
Obviously you can see why I've been avoiding this diet for a long time. It's like what you would eat if you had Celiac disease and diabetes on a paleo diet.
I have to keep reminding myself of the desired result. No more hurty tummy. No more hurty tummy. No more hurty tummy...
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