Deb, I wasn't clear on the fact that you were looking for recipes that would suit your elimination diet. If we know exactly what you are allowed to eat, I'm sure we can come up with at least a few recipes that will suit your elimination diet. I tried doing an internet search for "University of Wisconsin Elimination Diet" and it seems that they have quite a few different elimination diets. Can you share a link to the appropriate one?
I realize when I began posting to this thread, I had not yet figured out about the Elimination Diet, or asked my doctor about it, and was just replying about the tomatoes and inflammation, as this is one thing I do know a little about.
My doctor recommended that diet, but the best foods list I found was in a different one, and I am on a different computer and everything is saved and bookmarked somewhere else. But I didn't want to ignore this post, I do appreciate every reply.
Basics:
Only meats are chicken, turkey, fish (I have seen lamb but I am not sure, and I don't buy it much anyway, it's too expensive). I will spring for salmon, though.
No eggs or dairy. That includes butter, milk, butter spreads, yogurt, cream cheese, ricotta, etc. - you get it, LOL.
No wheat or anything with gluten, including whole grains. So I can eat brown rice, rice pastas, quinoa, and a bunch of other things I don't like so I didn't retain the names in my brain.
I can eat most fresh or frozen fruits - no citrus, though.
No soy, and that includes edamame, soy milk, soy sauce, soy sprouts, etc.
No beans or legumes, as I am not a vegetarian. Not sure why they make that distinction.
Of course, NO SUGAR. That seems to be the most likely to trigger pain, for me. Processed sugar, not sugar from conversion of complex carbohydrates.
I can eat most vegetables - especially leafy greens - but not the nightshades. No potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. And NO CORN.
No processed foods, especially hot dogs, cold cuts, etc. I can have things like chicken sausages, if made without anything with gluten. I guess they mean fillers?
I can use all the herbs and spices except peppers, but not condiments. I can only use mustard made with apple cider vinegar. And I hate cilantro.
Nothing with thickeners, like gravies.
I didn't even get that gluten causes inflammation. I don't have celiac nor has it ever been suspected, so I didn't think gluten would matter. But, last night I had a dish with farro, feta chick peas, chicken and kale, and this morning had the worst pain in 3 weeks. I suspect gluten is an issue, and it is talked about in every elimination diet article. But I don't really know, and that's why I am doing this.
I just wanted some recipe ideas, if there are things in any recipe that sounds good, but that I can't have, maybe I can substitute something.
I am going to start with collards cooked with smoked turkey, in broth, and add brown rice. I can chop some onions, that's OK. But geez, I need more ideas than plain baked chicken an brown rice every night with something green. I thought maybe following a whole food diet (which is maybe the wrong thing to call it) with fresh foods, would give me some variety.
