Elimination Diet (Day 2 of 5)

Made it through today, but I'm sick of broth and green tea.  I feel good, so that's a plus.

I like my breakfast and lunch, but I need to pick up some good salmon.  The salmon I'm eating has been in the freezer for a while so it's a bit dry :-p

Elimination Diet (Dr. Oz Show)

Ok, so I'm trying out this "Elimination Diet" I saw on the Dr. Oz Show.  I think it aired on 11/13/13.  The purpose of this diet is to find any hidden food allergies.  Let's see what I find.

Here's the link to the diet if you want to try it:

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/elimination-diet-printable-one-sheet

First, you eat a simple diet (shown at the link above and listed below) for a week and then start to introduce foods into your diet and see how it makes you feel.  If you have brain fog, fatigue, gas, rashes, etc, it may mean you are allergic to that food.

Breakfast (7-9 am):  1 cup green tea, 1 cup hot rice cereal, 1 T. almonds, 1 T. pumpkin seeds, 1 cup strawberries.  I used no sugar or sweeteners.

Morning Snack (10-11 am):  1 cup low sodium vegetable broth, 1 apple, & 1 oz. almonds

I used chicken broth before I realized it was supposed to be vegetable.  I also had no low sodium broth so I used half regular and half no sodium broth.

Lunch (12-1 pm):  4-6 oz chicken breast, 2 cups lightly sauteed green vegetables (with 1 T. olive oil), 1/2 cup brown rice (I had broccoli & brussels sprouts for my green vegetables.. Mmm)

Afternoon Snack (2-3 pm):  1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth, 1 oz. almonds, 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup green tea (I got too busy and skipped this snack)

Dinner (5-7 pm):  4-6 oz. salmon, 2 cups lightly sauteed green vegetables (with 1 T. olive oil), 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth