Sunday, September 6, 2009
Diet Friendly Pasta
I'm have problems finding spaghetti sauce that doesn't contain at least one of my Do Not Eat foods. After figuring out this recipe, I won't miss it.
Cook appropriate pasta for your diet according to package instructions. I used brown rice pasta.
In a saucepan, heat about 1/8- 1/4 c olive oil, a couple of glugs of balsamic vinegar, and a couple minced cloves of garlic. Once garlic is sauteed, add about 2 T of dried basil. Then add a couple of chopped tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Add another glug or two of vinegar for good measure. Add some salt and pepper to taste and throw in a pinch of red pepper flakes.
Toss sauce and pasta together.
Tastes very fresh and is full of flavor.
Cook appropriate pasta for your diet according to package instructions. I used brown rice pasta.
In a saucepan, heat about 1/8- 1/4 c olive oil, a couple of glugs of balsamic vinegar, and a couple minced cloves of garlic. Once garlic is sauteed, add about 2 T of dried basil. Then add a couple of chopped tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Add another glug or two of vinegar for good measure. Add some salt and pepper to taste and throw in a pinch of red pepper flakes.
Toss sauce and pasta together.
Tastes very fresh and is full of flavor.
Whoo-hoo!!!
After 3 years of searching, I'm FINALLY feeling better! Still unsure what the exact problem is, but I went to a functional medicine doctor who put me on a different diet that is actually working. It's very strict, but in two days, many of my symptoms went away. TWO DAYS!!!! I don't have pain anymore, I can breathe, my innards don't feel like they are on fire, and I am not horribly bloated.
Given the fact that the diet is used to determine allergies or intolerances to certain foods, I am assuming that part of my problem is that I am allergic or intolerant to something(s). I am having some more tests run, but am confident that I will get some answers.
Even if I can't add any foods back in to my diet, I am happy. It's really draining to be in pain for 3 years and so it's really motivating to eat in a way that I'm not in pain.
Interestingly, I grabbed a can of lentil soup yesterday and looked on the back for offending ingredients and it said it had less than 1% soybean oil (bad for me) and sugar (also bad for me). I figured- gee- that not that much. I'm sure I'll be fine. I ate it and some of the symptoms came back. I'm going to have to be careful!
Given the fact that the diet is used to determine allergies or intolerances to certain foods, I am assuming that part of my problem is that I am allergic or intolerant to something(s). I am having some more tests run, but am confident that I will get some answers.
Even if I can't add any foods back in to my diet, I am happy. It's really draining to be in pain for 3 years and so it's really motivating to eat in a way that I'm not in pain.
Interestingly, I grabbed a can of lentil soup yesterday and looked on the back for offending ingredients and it said it had less than 1% soybean oil (bad for me) and sugar (also bad for me). I figured- gee- that not that much. I'm sure I'll be fine. I ate it and some of the symptoms came back. I'm going to have to be careful!
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