Well the good news is that so far the diet is working... its my "eat like a rabbit or go back to hospital diet"!
I have discovered that foods that are bad for my gallbladder disease are:
Eggs, pork, onion, fowl, milk, coffee, oranges, grapefruit, corn, beans, nuts, in that order.
Trans fats
Hydrogenated, partially-hydrogenated oils
Margarine
Fried Foods
Saturated fats
(even coconut oil until feeling better)
Red meats
Dairy products
Eggs
Coffee, regular or decaf
Chocolate
Ice cream
Black tea
Alcohol, beer, wine, liqueur
Fruit juice
Carbonated water
Tap water
Turnips
Cabbage, cauliflower
Colas and all sodas
Oats (for some people)
Wheat
Barley
Rye
All legumes (beans) as they tend to increase the cholesterol in the bile.
Avoid all artificial sweeteners, sugar, preservatives, refined and bleached foods (like white flour)
Many steamed greens like collard, mustard and kale, also brussel sprouts and broccoli seem to be a problem for some people. Greens (and especially kale and brussel sprouts) are used by the liver to detoxify.
Its a big list - but get the list of good foods.... top of the list is my LEAST favourite food!!! Beetroot!!!!! EEEEWWWWWWWwwww!
Beetroot (YUK!)
Cucumbers
Green beans - are NOT the same as dried
Okra
Sweet potatoes
Avocados - a good way to get needed fats directly from food
Vinegars all types
Garlic and onions help with liver cleansing but not processed types like flakes or powder.
Shallots
Tomatoes - ripe
cold water fish
Lemons (lemon juice in the morning with hot water helps to clean the liver)
Grapes and fresh organic grape juice
apples, berries, papaya, pears
Omega 3 oils like flax or hemp. Use these with fresh lemon juice or vinegar on your salads.
Vegetable juices - Beet and cucumber are especially helpful to gallbladder You can add other green vegetables like tender baby greens, swiss chard, dandelion greens, beet greens, celery, carrots -- avoid the cabbage family)
Avoid all fruit juices except organic grape juice and organic apple (self-juiced is best).
So essentially I have had a lot of soups, and smoothies of fruits and vegetables. I am gutted that I can't even have my favourite things like hummus, and the things that would normally frame a vegan diet. This is going to be very tricky!
I have managed to find a way of hiding beetroot in a shake and not noticing it. My first attempt was HORRIBLE but I gagged it down. Its because I really hate beetroot. My mum always used to cook it and leave it in the fridge in tupperware containers certain in the knowledge would keep the smell in, IT DIDN"T!!!! The smell and TASTE of beetroot would permeate the fridge leaching its way into anything that allowed it - the worst hit was always the milk which would take on a strange beetroot taste and cheese which would carry a beetroot tang.... My whole family except my Mum now loathe beetroot - loathe it with a passion. To this day we all shudder when faced with one! And now its one of the few things I can actually eat.
The good news is I can now eat Nightshades (potatoes/tomatoes etc...) and raw vegetables again having cut them out for almost 2 weeks so this makes life easier. Although I have lost over a stone (15lbs) in 10 days which is incredible. I am soooooo hungry though!!!
Well Hidden Beetroot and Berry Smoothie! Serves 3
1 table spoon of beetroot puree (see below to make)
1 cup of raspberries (frozen will do if out of season for all the berries although fresh is better!)
1 cup strawberries
1 cup blackberries
1/2 cup blue berries
1 peeled and diced apple
1 peeled and diced pear (ripe)
1/2 cup peeled and diced cucumber
1/4 cup aloe vera goop (see picture above)
First things first to made the beetroot puree - peel and grate a whole beetroot - steam it for about 8 minutes until tender then puree into a smooth paste. Store this is a radioactive proof dish in your fridge - do not - repeat DO NOT trust tupperware to do this. If its all you have then wrap your tupperware container when full of the radio active puree in foil then wrap this in a zip lock back and then your family will not be emotionally scarred for generations to come!!
To make the Aloe Vera Goop take one Aloe Vera leaf, remove the rind to get at the jellyfish like flesh inside. I found running a knife just under the skin a bit like skinning a fish works well. Dice and whizz in a food processer. Bottle this juicy goop and use it vour a few days in your smoothies
The rest is simple - chuck in all into a food processor and whiz until pureed. My little one prefers a little juice added to make it to her preferred consistency. I use apple and raspberry copella juice.
Its pretty tasty even if I say so myself........
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