Yes, with all three kids in the same school all day, what is it I do with my time? Well, first of all, I actually have a job. Sure, it's part-time and I can work from home. But that takes up some time. And I'm really making an effort to go to yoga at least three times a week. Of course there's the tons of meal planning, home cooking, kitchen experiments and research (informal) on food. Oh, there's some laundry too. Actually, quite a bit of laundry. I really don't know. But the days seem to go by really quickly!
Now, back to this candida cleanse. It's starting out better than the one last April which ended in complete disaster (a box of chocolates delivered at a time of weakness). One of the tips to successful cleansing is the meal planning. There's none of this running for cheese and crackers or quick sandwich biz. In fact, even Los Gordos (our favorite taqueria is out of the question at the moment). So, I have to plan all my meals and snacks.
For any of you embarking on a candida diet I will list some meal and snack ideas that are working for me in case you find it helpful. Quite frankly I cannot live off meat and vegetables only. I have approval to have 1/2 cup non glutenous grains 5 days a week. Also, coconut milk and coconut oil are my saving graces on this diet. They're nice and fatty and happen to have anti-fungal properties. So, it's actually a good thing. Also, it has a slight sweetness to it. I use it A LOT.
Breakfast Ideas:
1/2 cup amaranth with crispy walnuts, cinnamon and a huge dollop of ghee
1/2 cup brown rice with coconut milk, cinnamon and 2 drops of stevia
2 eggs (organic and pastured) over easy
3 silver dollar size almond flour pancakes with cinnamon and ghee
Right now those three breakfasts are in my rotation. I have those with a cup of green tea containing coconut oil, stevia and lemon. I also start my day with some glutamine powder and Vitamineral Green in 4 oz coconut water. I also take all my vitamins (pro-biotics, cod liver oil, B-stress, etc.)
Snack Ideas:
1/2 cup plain full fat goat yogurt with a couple drops of stevia and home made vanilla extract and crispy walnuts
celery stuffed with almond butter
hard boiled eggs
pumpkin seeds
green tea with coconut milk & stevia (kind of like a latte)
cup of homemade chicken/beef broth
Lunch/Dinner Ideas
1 cup brown rice pasta with pesto and cooked chicken or turkey
Roast Chicken with roasted veggies (turnip, rutabaga, onion, fennel)
Rack of goat/lamb with side of romanesco/broccoli with ghee and sea salt
Curried Lentil Soup with coconut milk
Eggplant stuffed with ground beef (organic/pastured) and veggies
Oxtail soup
Broiled salmon served with sauteed kale/collards, green salad and roasted veggies
It's a lot of veggies! But the fat really saves me on this. For the first week I looked longingly at the fruit I couldn't have. Now I'm okay. But every now and then I look at the candy aisle in a store (which normally doesn't tempt me) and I think, "Oh! A box of Good n' Plenty!" But I keep walking.
Surprisingly cutting out the coffee and baked goods has really taken the edge off my moodiness. Well, actually, that's probably not so surprising. It's just that I like cooking/baking so much!
Well, in phase two of these scene, maybe I can return to low carb baking. There are some wonderful recipes out there for almond flour biscuits and muffins and stuff. It's the sugar I'll have to watch. Maybe I can use honey or maple syrup? I'm not sold on agave nectar (although I did use a lot of it at one time during my "raw foods" phase). Maybe my pallet will have adjusted enough that I won't need as much sweet?
Okay, speaking of all that, I'm off to the dentist. We'll see if a couple of weeks of sugar-freeness has had any effect.
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