Michelle, the fat activist who blogs as the Fat Nutritionist, has decided to become a registered dietician. She's finished her schooling; now she's raising the money to serve a seven-month unpaid internship required to get certified.

She's already taught me so much about accepting my eating style, and letting go of the disordered eating I developed when I deleted gluten from my diet. I want folks everywhere to be able to communicate with a fat-positive, HAES-aware dietician, so I've dropped some coins in her bucket.

Check out her blog, and maybe you'll feel like donating as well.
http://www.fatnutritionist.com
http://igg.me/p/make-me-a-radical-dietitian/x/7394202

You’re here because you want to make a meal I can eat. I deeply appreciate your willingness to try. However, it's completely optional. I am delighted to bring along food I can eat, so we can concentrate on interacting and neither of us have to worry about my &^%$ digestive tract.

Overview

• Limited fruits
• Limited vegetables
• Very specific dairy
• No onions or garlic
• No US commercial product that contains "natural flavors" or "natural flavoring"
• No gluten
• No artificial sweeteners
• None are anaphylactic allergies, so no ER visits could result (I could have a week or two of cranky guts)

Vegetables

YES

• avocados
• carrots
• chives
• corn
• cooked tomatoes
• cucumbers
• daikon radish
• edamame (boiled young soybeans)
• eggplant
• green beans
• jicama
• lettuce
• mushrooms
• potatoes
• spinach
• summer (thin-skinned) squash
• sunflower or alfalfa sprouts
• sweet bell peppers
• sweet potatoes
• Swiss chard

NO vegetables

• raw tomatoes
• pulses or beans: lentils, garbanzos, kidney, fava, navy, lima, mung, fresh or dried peas, sugar snaps, snow peas
• bean or pea sprouts
• alliums: garlic, leek, onion, shallot, scallion
• artichokes
• brassicas: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, collards, cabbage, turnips, rutabagas, bok choi etc.
• celery
• fennel
• winter squash: pumpkins, kabocha, spaghetti, butternut, acorn etc.

Proteins

see also dairy below

YES

• soybeans
• peanuts
• tempeh
• tofu
• eggs
• beef
• pork
• chicken
• turkey
• fish, squid, octopus
• crustaceans: shrimp, crab, lobster
• shellfish: clams, mussels, oysters, scallops

NO proteins

• pulses or beans
• seitan
• imitation crabmeat
• eel

Dairy: very lactose intolerant!

YES

• cow butter
• goat butter
• hard cow grating cheese
• hard and soft goat cheese

NO whatever the mother

• fluid milk (not even lactose-free)
• yogurt
• sour cream
• cottage cheese
• cream cheese
• ice cream
• pudding

Dairy Substitutes

YES

• soy milk

NO substitutes

• cashew milk
• coconut milk
• hazelnut milk
• macadamia milk
• almond milk
• oat milk

Fruit

YES

• avocados
• blueberries
• cranberries
• kiwis
• citrus: lemons, limes, oranges, clementines, mandarins
• rhubarb

NO fruit

• anything dried
• apples or applesauce
• bananas
• coconut
• dates
• grapefruit
• grapes
• mango
• melon: muskmelon, watermelon, cantaloupe, Persian melon
• pears
• pineapple
• pomegranate
• raspberries, strawberries, blackberries
• stone fruit: apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches

Grains & Starches & Flours

YES

• almond meal
• amaranth
• arrowroot
• buckwheat, kasha
• cornmeal, cornstarch, masa harina, polenta
• millet
• oats or oat flour explicitly labeled "gluten free"
• potato starch
• quinoa
• rice, rice noodles, rice flour
• sorghum
• tapioca
• xanthan gum
• pasta or wraps made of anything in this section

NO grains or starches

• any wheat: bulgar, couscous, durum, einkorn, emmer, farro, semolina, spelt
• rye
• barley
• oats unless explicitly labeled "gluten free"
• coconut flour
• pasta or wraps made from any of those, as well as no pasta made from beans or cauliflower

Sweeteners

YES

• maple syrup
• molasses
• saccharine
• white or brown cane or beet sugar

NO sweeteners

• any sugar alcohol: xylitol, maltitol, erythritol, mannitol, sorbitol, isomalt, lactitol
• aspartame
• stevia
• sucralose (Splenda)
• high-fructose corn syrup
• agave
• honey
• coconut sugar
• date sugar
• fruit juice: apple, pear, grape
• inulin (chicory)

Oils & Fats

Any, including refined coconut oil

Nuts & Seeds

YES

• Brazil nuts
• chestnuts
• peanuts
• pecans
• pepitas aka pumpkin seeds
• sesame seeds
• sunflower seeds
• walnuts
• nut butters made from any in this section

NO nuts & seeds

• almonds
• cashews
• hazelnuts
• macadamia
• pistachios

Spices & flavorings

YES

• allspice
• caraway
• cardamom
• celery seeds
• chives
• cinnamon
• clove
• cumin
• dill seeds
• fresh herbs: cilantro, parsley, dill, thyme, tarragon, rosemary
• garam masala (without turmeric or chile)
• ginger
• lemon juice
• mustard powder (most prepared mustards have turmeric)
• olives
• paprika
• pickles (without garlic or onions)
• salt
• tamari (GF soy sauce)
• vinegars: rice, apple cider, wine, balsamic
• wine, sherry, mirin in small amounts

NO flavors

• hot pepper: chiles, chili powder
• black pepper
• fennel seeds
• chicory (inulin)
• turmeric
• malt vinegar
• shoyu (traditional soy sauce)
• commercial food labeled "natural flavor{s|ing}"

Beverages

YES

• water
• lightly brewed green tea (genmaicha or lung ching)
• decaf black or green tea
• lemonade
• sparkling water
• mint tea
• milk substitute: soy

NO beverages

• coffee
• black or oolong tea
• chai tea
• yerba mate
• caffeinated soda
• diet sodas
• hibiscus
• rose hips
• chicory (inulin)
• apple juice
• orange juice
• nothing alcoholic, including:
  • beer
  • hard cider or perry
  • fluid wine or spirits
• milk substitutes: almond, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia, oat

Treats & Desserts

YES

• 78% - 85% dark chocolate
• fruit salad (I'll pick out what I can eat)
• Italian ice (no milk of any kind)
• commercial GF cookies (Tate's white bag ginger zinger, Pamela’s Pecan Shortbread, MiDel GF ginger)
• Marmalade Sky gluten free Seville orange almond mini loaf cake
• If you’re local, Bloom Bake Shop’s vegan & gluten free scones

NO treats

• gelato
• ice cream/ice milk
• sorbet/sherbet
• milk or white chocolate
• caramel or pralines
• chocolate truffles
• buttercream frosting

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