105. Food Diary

I’ve been away and done quite well considering, but haven’t been able to stick strictly to my usual diet, as I’ve eaten quite a bit of pasta.

I was also invited out to dinner where I had a rich pudding and white wine. I only had two sips of wine, and my stomach was in a lot of pain. I had to drink water after that. I didn’t tell my hosts I was in pain as they had gone to a lot of trouble – I just said I can’t noramlly drink it because of my acid reflux.

But I didn’t think I’d be affected quite so badly after only two sips. I fear I may have stomach and intestinal ulcers, but plan to cure myself through healthy eating.

I did OK today except for the noodles

Porridge

Apple

Decaf Coffee

Apple and blackberry juice

Green Tea

cottage cheese flax oil and 2x Ryvita

Half Red Pepper

Banana

noodles, chicken and mixed veg

Dandelion tea

104. Wheat Info Part 4

ALTERNATIVE FOODS YOU CAN EAT

BREADS: Rice cakes, ryvita, oatcakes, 100% rye bread, wheat free bread, corn bread, pumpernickel and corn crisp breads, and gluten free breads and crackers.
FLOURS: Corn flour, maize meal, polenta, barley flour, rye flour, rice four, potato flour,
soya flour, buckwheat flour, gram (chickpea) flour, and stamp collection multi-purpose flour.
Potassium bicarbonate: wheat free baking powder.
barley flakes, rye flakes, buckwheat flakes, tapioca flakes, and gluten free muesli.
PASTA: Corn pasta, rice pasta, rye pasta, buckwheat pasta, and rice noodles.
GRAINS: Brown rice is higher in fibre and more nutritious, however white rice is suitable. Quinoa, millet, buckwheat, and tapioca, make good alternative grains.
CONDIMENTS: Apple cider vinegar, tamari soy sauce, miso, gluten free gravy mix, stock
cubes, ketchup and sauces

103. Wheat Info Part 3

COMMON WHEAT FOODS TO AVOID

All wheat flours, wholemeal, granary, and plain white flour.
Baking powder.
Most bread, cakes, and pastries.
Wheat based breakfast cereals, like muesli, bran, bran flakes, bran sticks, wheat germ, weetabix, and shredded wheat.
All pasta.
Cous cous, semolina, and bulgar wheat.
Any convenience foods containing wheat starch (look out for modified starch)

Some sauces contain wheat, such as mustards, malt vinegar, soy sauce, and tomato ketchup, stock and gravy mixes.
Sausages and burgers often contain wheat rusk, as filling agents.
Some drinking chocolate and malted drinks.
Wheat based alcohols, such as whiskey, gin, larger, and beer.
anything in batter, or with a crumble topping.

102. Wheat Info Part 2

Wheat also has high levels of gluten, which is a protein found naturally in wheat and other grains.
Gluten is a sticky glue-like substance, and in our digestive tracts this substance can interfere with the digestion and absorption of nutrients.

Also because gluten is so sticky and difficult to digest, it can encourage the growth of unfriendly bacteria's such as Candida albicans. A lot of people with an intolerance to wheat and gluten can benefit from an anti candida diet that cuts out sugar and yeast as well as wheat and gluten.

101. Wheat Info Part 1

Wheat is generally considered a nutritious food, as it is rich in vitamin C, B vitamins, zinc and iron, as well as having a high fibre content. This is why wheat is the most widely used cereal in the western world, and as a consequence for many individuals (including many who are totally unaware) wheat can actually be causing them problems.

Some symptoms of wheat intolerance are constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, indigestion, lethargy, irritability and depression. Wheat can also aggravate other diseases such as arthritis, eczema, psoriasis, and irritable bowel syndrome. It also seems to have a suppressive action on the liver, so even people who appear to tolerate it well, can slow down the rate at which they eliminate toxins, by eating too much wheat.

100. Addicted To Food

My friend has been diagnosed with an eating disorder – she’s addicted to food. Well millions of people are, but she is currently having CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to combat it.

She even tried those hoodia gordonii tablets that are supposed to be appetite suppressants, and she said they worked, but sadly, as she is addicted, she still continued to eat even when she was full up, so the tablets did not stop her eating – just tell her she was full sooner!

Good Luck with the CBT Dawn!

99. Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake is delicious, and with the absence of wheat, won’t make you skin itch!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of sorghum flour - you can get this from here: www.twinvalleymills.com
1/2 cup of cocoa (eg: Hershey's)
1 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp of salt
1 tsp of baking soda
1/2 - 1 tsp of xanthum gum
1/2 cup of hot water
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg
2 tsp of vanilla

Directions:
Mix together the dry ingredients
Add the wet ingredients
Grease and flour an 8" x 8" cake tin
Bake at 350° for approx 30 minutes
You can decorate with frosting or cut into layers for a layer cake

98. Food Diary

Porridge

Coffee

Apple juice

Half a raw Green Pepper

Green Tea

Cottage cheese flax oil 2 x Ryvita

Beetroot

Salmon and millet pasta with broccoli

Green tea

Cornflakes

97. Coffee With All Milk?

All milk coffee is an extreme luxury and you should try to wean yourself off these, but only if you want to have blood, heart and arteries in tip top condition. Why? To reduce, heart disease and strokes just for starters. You could add a significant number of years to your life if you do this.

If you think it’s too big a change, it’s a lot harder to stop taking sugar in coffee, than it is to change from milk to water. Once you’ve got used to it, you’ll actually taste the fat in milk.

If you must have milk, just put a small amount in, and have skimmed milk, preferably goats’ skimmed milk, or soya milk. Soya milk may make it curdle if the water is boiling hot. Cream is also a luxury, although it is a lot healthier than these ‘fake’ coffee accompanying products such as Coffee mate.

If you were to analyze the fat and sugar content of some high street coffee shop coffees, it would be healthier to eat a big piece of cake! – oh no! you have that TOO?!!

Try and limit these to say, one or two a week, so it doesn’t get out of control. It's a lot easier than you think to get into the healthier habit. Try it for two weeks and see.

96. Food Diary

Porridge

Coffee

Cranberry Juice

Apple

Small potato, small portion of lasagne

Green tea

Smoothie with pear, banana, summer fruits, apple and mango juice

Small potato, small portion of lasagne (again)

plain goats yoghurt

Cornflakes

95. Turkey Helps You Sleep

I often have trouble sleeping, and am trying to improve my sleep through healthy eating.

I’ve found that eating turkey in isloation can actually help you sleep! The way it works is: Turkey contains tryptophan, which helps to make serotonin.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, that sends messages between nerve cells and causes you to feel sleepy.

However, L-tryptophan doesn't act on the brain unless you eat it on an empty stomach with no other protein present, so remember to keep some turkey in the refrigerator for those sleepless nights.

94. Food Diary

Porridge

Apple juice

Coffee

apple

Cold boiled egg

Cottage cheese, flax oil, onion and chives

Green tea

home made lasagne

summer fruits with goats plain bio yoghurt

93. Other Ways To Improve Metabolism

Become active.
There are always ways in which you can become more active. If you have to drive to work, park a little bit further away than usual, so that you walk a bit more.

cardio vascular exercise means getting your heart to pump faster for at least 30 minutes at a time, every day. This can include brisk walking. Don’t think you have to be a marathon runner to include cardio vascular exercise in your daily routine.

Get Enough Sleep
Sleep loss is believed to affect the secretion of cortisol, the hormone that regulates your appetite, and your body will automatically require more energy the more tired it feels, so you will feel more hungry than usual when behind on your sleep.

You are also unable to make rational judgements when you are over-tired and could well end up bingeing. This not only ruins your hard work so far, but can cause guilt which is a form of stress. Stress can lead to no end of health problems. This is why it is essential that you get enough sleep.

Eat good carbs and lean protein
The human body burns some of its own calories when it digests food.This is the TEF – (thermic effect of foods) and it’s what makes protein (which has the highest TEF) and good carbs great for your metabolism. Proteins that build calorie-burning muscle are lean turkey and chicken. Your body’s major fuel source should be whole grains, legumes, fruit and vegetables. These good carbs give you the energy required so that you can get moving and burn more calories.

Drink Water.
Water fills you up, and curbs your appetite. It flushes your system out, and rids the body of bloatedness. You need at least 8 to 10 glasses every day and more if you are active. in Germany researchers found that drinking water may increase metabolic rate. The participants’ metabolic rates increased by 30 percent after drinking just 17 ounces of water. Your metabolism needs water to make the energy-burning process work effectively.

Eat ice cubes!
The energy needed to melt the ice will sustain your metabilic rate when not exercising.

Fidget!
Rock in your chair, tap your foot, or your hand or bob your head. You’ll probably want to wear mp3 earphones whilst doing any of these, or you may be carted off in a white van! But fidgeting really does count as exercise, and will burn calories, maintaining your metabolism!

92. Food Diary

Apple juice

Porridge

Coffee

Apple

Green tea

Cold boiled egg

Cottage cheese, flax oil, garlic, onion and chives 2 x Ryvita

Green tea

Rice and Millet Pasta with home made Bolognaise

Decaf coffee

91. Food Diary

Porridge

Apple juice

Banana

Beetroot

Cottage cheese, flax oil onion and chives

Green tea

Cranberry juice

Half avacado

Chicken, brown rice and broccoli

Cornflakes

90. Grade C Foods

As stated earlier these foods will boost your energy temporarily in the same way a chocolate bar will. You may be surprised at some of the foods in this list.

white pasta, bread, white rice, rice noodles, egg noodles,

green peas, zucchini, cucumbers

tomatoes, prunes, all dried fruit, grapes, figs,

cheese and mil, beef, lamb, veal

89. Food Diary

Not been well today.

Porridge

Banana

Egg and ryvita

decaf coffee

that's all, but I may have cornflakes for supper

88. Food Diary

Porridge
Apple juice

black decaf coffee

Banana

cold boiled egg
cottage cheese and flax oil, garlic on 2 slices Ryvita

green tea

Apple

Beetroot
Baked potato with spinach, prawns and goats cheese

cold porridge

87. Grade B Foods:

Buckwheat, red macrobiotic rice, wild rice, oatcakes

Potatoes, corn, squashes, beetroot, peppers, wild rice, yam, watercress, salad leaves

Peaches, apricots, mangoes, papayas, bananas

Kidney beans, black beans, peas (dried / split), almonds, chicken, game, turkey, venison, nut butters, yoghurt, cottage cheese

86. Food Diary

Apple

Porridge

Banana

Egg mayonnaise

Cottage cheese, flax oil and onion

Green tea

Chicken and Vegetable soup

Goats milk yoghurt with muesli and honey

Cornflakes soya milk