Monday, May 10, 2010

Foods that are Good

this a a much longer list of everything that is fine to eat. I wrote this to give myself ideas for foods when I first started the diet, because it is very hard to get ideas when all you have in front of you is foods you can't use. Obviously this list isn't exhaustive as i can't list all foods, but it is a good starting point. Please let me know if anyone who reads this has a trigger in this list and I will add a note.


Vegetables
leaf: Lettuce, Cabbage, Watercress, Spinach, Chinese Leaf
Bulb: Leeks, Shallots, Spring Onions, Garlic
Bush Fruit: Tomato (can be a problem for some), Pepper, Courgette, Aubergine, Chilli, Cucumber, Squash, Sweetcorn, pumpkin
flowers: Cauliflower, Broccolli, Artichokes
podded veg: fresh peas (not pods)
stem: asparagus, celery, fennel
roots: Potato, Sweet potato, Carrot, parsnip, beetroot

Fruit
Rosaceae Family: Apple, Pear, Apricot, Cherries, Peach, Green Plum
Berries: Blackberry, Cranberry, Acai, Elderberry, Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Strawberry
Tropical: Melon, Watermelon, Grapes, Mango, Guava, Pomegranite

Seeds, Pulses, Cereals
seeds: pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, pine nuts (which I am ironically allergic to) and so also: tahini
cereals barley, corn, wheat, oats, rye, rice, and so also: porridge, any breakfast cereal without dried fruits or chocolate etc. added, rice cakes
pulses: chickpeas, and so also hummus. I otherwise avoid beans as there are quite a few on the list and bean names seem vary a lot between countries so I'm not sure what is safe (also I don't like beans)

Fresh Meats and Fish
beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, farmed rabbit
poultry: chicken, turkey, duck, goose and guinea fowl(farmed)
fish: catfish, cod, haddock, mackerel, swordfish, trout, tuna (and tinned tuna), salmon
shellfish: Crab, Crayfish, Lobster, Prawn, Shrimp, mussel, oyster, scallop

Dairy and Cheese
milk, cream, ice cream (vanilla, caramel, strawberry, fudge, white chocolate among others)
cheese: marscapone, cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta

Baked Goods
yeast breads over one day old.
Yeast free breads: pitta, naan, chappattis
biscuits (without nuts or chocolate), scones (without fruit), crackers, ryvita, rice cakes, cake (if without other triggers)

Condiments and Flavourings
sugar, caramel, salt, pepper, ginger, ginger syrup, ketchup (in moderation), mayonnaise (in moderation)


to be added to...

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