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
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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