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Diet issues

I don't post here very often.  I don't always need a list, or if i do it is short enough not to make it to the blog.  I just got paperwork from the new doc i'm seeing about "food allergies."  So i'm going to list it here.

This is what the reports show that i'm allergic to:

Alfalfa  +1

Amaranth   +1

Beans, navy  +1

Beans, pinto  +1

Cauliflower  +1

Egg   +2

Lentil  +1

Lettuce  +2

Milk, cow's  +1

Mushroom  +1

Pepper, cayenne  +1

Radish  +1

Safflower  +1

Seed, caraway  +1

Tomato  +1

Yeast, baker's  +3

Yeast, brewer's  +2

The copy isn't very clear.  Some of these look like a negative (-) rather than a positive (+).  The scale goes +1, +2, +3, +4, with the higher numbers more sensitivity.  So, almost everything here is very mild.  

Still lettuce is one of my higher responses?  Who is allergic to LETTUCE?

Being that i eat gluten-free & pescatarian, what on earth am i going to eat?  

Well, here is the list of what i didn't react to:

Almond

Apple

Apricot

Asparagus

Avocado

Banana

Barley

Basil

Bay leaf

Bean, green

Bean, kidney

Bean, lima

Bean, mung

Bean, soy

Bean, wax yellow

Beef

Beet

Blackberry

Blueberry

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Buckwheat 

Cabbage

Cantaloupe

Carrot

Catfish

Celery

Cheese

Cherry

Chicken

Cucumber

Cinnamon

Clam

Clove

Cocoa/chocolate

Coconut

Cod

Coffee

Corn

Crab

Cranberry

Cumin

Currant

Date

Duck

Eggplant

Flounder

Garlic

Ginger

Goose

Grape, concord

Grape, white

Grapefruit

Greens, mustard

Haddock

Halibut

Nut, filbert

Horseradish

Herring

Lamb

Lemon

Lime

Lobster

Mackerel

Malt

Melon, honeydew

Milk, goat's

Millet

Mint

Mustard

Brazil nut

Cashew nut

Pecan

Nutmeg

Oat

Olive

Onion

Orange

Oregano

Oyster

Papaya

Paprika

Parsley

Pea

Peach

Peanut

Pear

Pepper, B/W

Pepper, green

Pepper, red

Peppermint

Pimento

Perch

Pineapple

Plum

Pork

Potato, sweet

Potato, white

Pumpkin

Quinoa

Rabbit

Raspberry

Rhubarb

Rice

Rye

Sage

Salmon

Sardine

Scallops

Sea bass

Seed, dill

Rapeseed (canola)

Sesame

Sunflower

Shrimp

Snapper

Sole

Spinach

Squash, yellow

Strawberry

Sugar, cane

Tangerine

Tapioca

Tea

Thyme

Trout

Tuna

Turkey

Turnip

Vanilla

Venison

Walnut, black

Walnut, English

Wheat

White fish

Watermelon

Zucchini

This is a lot of food i CAN eat, however, much of it is not what i would normally have, so it means changing my diet significantly.  Also, there are some things on here i won't eat.  No meat.  I think canola oil is one of the very worst, i won't touch it.  I won't eat soybean in any form, either.  (I do believe organic, fermented soybean is healthy, but yuck!)  I also won't eat the gluten items, even if i'm not showing allergy.  It is very clear by my history that gluten items bother me a lot, even if i'm not showing allergy.  So no wheat, rye, barley.  As tea tends to be high in fluoride, i limit that already.  I don't drink coffee 90% of the time, & never black.

They are recommending a rotation diet, where you do not repeat the same foods 2 days in a row, at minimum.  Here is what they say i can eat:

Day One

Protein:

Beef/veal

Catfish

Haddock

Mackerel

Sardine

Sole

Trout

Vegetables:

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Greens, mustard

Onion

Potato, white

Turnip

Beans/Grains/Legumes:

Bean, mung

Millet

Vanilla

Wheat

Fruits and Nuts (plus beverages derived from these foods):

Almond

Apricot

Brazil nut

Grape, white

Peach

Pineapple

Pumpkin

Raspberry

Strawberry

Condiments:

Pepper, B/W

Garlic

Horseradish

Mustard

Peppermint

Beverages:

Coffee

Goat's milk

Tea

Water

Day Two

Protein:

Cheese (cow)

Chicken

Duck

Flounder

Herring

Salmon

Scallops

Sea bass

Whitefish

Vegetables:

Acorn squash

Carrots

Celery

Parsley

Pimento

Potato, sweet

Squash, yellow

Yellow wax bean

Zucchini

Beans/Grains/Legumes:

Barley

Bean, lima

Pea

Quinoa

Fruits and Nuts (plus beverages derived from these foods):

Blackberry

Cantaloupe

Cashew nut

Coconut

Melon, honeydew

Orange

Tangerine

Walnut, English

Condiments:

Basil

Bay leaf

Ginger

Mint 

Nutmeg

Sage

Sesame

Beverages:

Coffee

Tea

Water

Day Three

Protein:

Cod

Goose

Lamb

Lobster

Oyster

Perch

Shrimp

Tuna

Venison

Vegetables:

Asparagus

Avocado

Eggplant

Rhubarb

Spinach

Beans/Grains/Legumes:

Buckwheat

Rye

Soybean

Fruits and Nuts (plus beverages derived from these foods):

Apple

Banana

Blueberry

Cherry

Nut, filbert

Peanut

Pear

Pecan

Condiments:

Cumin

Lemon

Lime

Olive

Paprika

Rapeseed (canola)

Thyme

Beverages:

Coffee

Soy milk

Tea

Water

Day Four

Protein:

Clams

Crab

Halibut

Pork

Rabbit meat

Snapper

Turkey

Vegetables:

Beat

Cucumber

Green bean

Pepper, red

Tapioca

Yellow squash

Beans/Grains/Legumes:

Corn

Kidney bean

Malt

Oat

Rice

Fruits and Nuts (plus beverages derived from these foods):

Cranberry

Date

Grape, concord

Grapefruit

Papaya

Plum

Sunflower

Watermelon

Condiments:

Cane sugar

Cinnamon

Clove

Cocoa/chocolate

Currant

Oregano

Seed, dill

Beverages:

Coffee

Oat milk

Rice milk

Tea

Water

This 4-day rotation plan has been created for you using the foods that were tested and were non-reactive.  You may eat each food as often on that day as you choose.  If you need to move a food from one day to another (for example, if you like peas and rice together), that is fine, just be careful not to repeat the same food two days in a row.  Remember, do not eat any item to which you are reactive.

What actually got done:

Two loads of whites washed.

One load dried. (These will both go in the "cat free" room until i have household help to fold them.)

All the clothes sorted. I now have 5 loads of clothes & about 7 loads of towels & sheets to do (company & massage stuff i'd not done).

I put away all the canned food that was purchased. Somewhat organized the fruit & veggies.

Cleaned off the table which included sorting papers, throwing out some mail & other trash, moving my knitting & other projects & other odds & ends.

Straightening up my current knitting project around my chair. General clean up in our living room as well. A little straightening in the kitchen, but it ended up not being the focus.

I also set up the massage table & gave an hour & 15 minutes massage (therapeutic trigger point) to someone i know who was in pain.

Then i warmed up the lasagna from earlier this week for our dinner. Later put the massage table away.

Duane put away the clean dishes & put a trash can liner in the trash can.

All in all it doesn't sound or feel like i did much, but it sure seemed to keep me busy. Tomorrow the focus will have to be on finishing up in the kitchen & working with the veggies i bought. Also some cooking. And laundry, of course.

First Round

1. Put a load of whites in the washer

2. put trash bag in trash can

3. put away food that was purchased

4. put away clean dishes

5. general cleaning

(The label "blitz" comes form Organizing Mommy.)