Oats I think is too high in fiber content for me to digest appropriately
Diet help...
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I think a crock pot could be a really good tool for you. You can make all kinds of extremely nutrient dense broths (chicken, vegetable, tomato, etc) from it and then use those homemade liquids in addition to all kinds of purées or use the broth instead of water when cooking rice/rice noodles, etc. The leftover vegetables/chicken used from those broths should be very easy for you to process. I’d recommend a “food mill” over a blender.
Edit: I’d wager you could probably tolerate a homemade beef broth, as long as the fat was skimmed off the top.
Edit: I’d wager you could probably tolerate a homemade beef broth, as long as the fat was skimmed off the top.
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I too drink fruit smoothies during fasting days for breakfast, or an apple with peanut butter - both hold me over until lunch when I have a salad.
Never considered peanuts, but that is a great idea I will have to try! Typically, if available for fruit, I put in blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, banana, pineapple, mango, and grapes with honey. Plus orange juice and cranberry juice.
Fasting has brought many new learning opportunities to appreciate combinations of taste and God’s amazing blessing to experience all His creations.
Have such more an appreciation now having to remove/reduce dairy and olive oil from my diet. Sometimes I will only eat one meal a day like @Starlight, regardless I never feel weak or lethargic.
Just an opinion: if done correctly during the week fasting feels healthier as part of a lifestyle.
Adding on to other's suggestions...
I don't think I've seen anyone mention potatoes yet, both the regular kind (I like red, gold, and purple), or sweet potatoes. Steamed, baked, or boiled, and can be mashed or blended. Peel beforehand and steam if the skins are an issue.
What about garbanzo beans? The shells pop off pretty easily after cooking, and they blend well in a blender too. Seasoned with a little bit of garlic.
Or gluten free pastas? There's brown rice, lentil, quinoa, or bean varieties. Can be overcooked to softness.
What about hemp protein powder to add to smoothies?
I don't know if this is helpful, but there's a company that makes feeding tube blends ( don't think a feeding tube is required, if I remember correctly), that are based entire on whole foods. Maybe some of their recipes would work?
www.realfoodblends.com
I don't think I've seen anyone mention potatoes yet, both the regular kind (I like red, gold, and purple), or sweet potatoes. Steamed, baked, or boiled, and can be mashed or blended. Peel beforehand and steam if the skins are an issue.
What about garbanzo beans? The shells pop off pretty easily after cooking, and they blend well in a blender too. Seasoned with a little bit of garlic.
Or gluten free pastas? There's brown rice, lentil, quinoa, or bean varieties. Can be overcooked to softness.
What about hemp protein powder to add to smoothies?
I don't know if this is helpful, but there's a company that makes feeding tube blends ( don't think a feeding tube is required, if I remember correctly), that are based entire on whole foods. Maybe some of their recipes would work?
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I'm sorry I haven't cooked yet since typing this. This is twice in the last two weeks I've failed to be a female mentor/encourager to a male member here. Forgive me for my ineptitude. I hope the young man who messaged me and you @The Resilient can also forgive me. I pray that other members here can continue helping you both.
I don't take it personal. Thank you very much for at least praying for me. That's always appreciated. The power of prayer is just as strong.
I'm sorry for your struggles and wish I could help. In a bout of cancer I had to eat very lean meats without any hormones, salt, etc added. I'm not sure if this would help but I found that I could eat bison meat. I used to have a manual baby food grinder, for my child, and could grind my own meat in small amounts. Perhaps that is something you could try. +prayers+
Gonna take a crack at that soon !!!
You say "basically GERD", indicating that it's not GERD but something similar. You don't happen to be referring to EoE, do you?
No. I have GERD-like symptoms brought on by severe gluten and mild diary allergy, which was brought on by leaky gut. I'm in the process of healing the leaky gut. I've heard it can take years.
Gotcha. Sorry to hear. I'm glad you've found a workable solution!