Bet Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 This is my first week on W30. I have special needs AI and no FODMAPS. I went shopping at Whole Foods this AM and got some great stuff. Here is my menu for the week: Breakfast - Sweet potato pork fritter. I adapted this recipe for my AI protocol: http://paleomg.com/sweet-potato-and-apple-breakfast-patties/ I used 1lb of ground pork (I didn't want to get the sausage because I am sure it had non AI approved spices in it). 1 large Japanese Sweet potato (I excluded the apple, FODMAP) I used AI approved spices, oregano, basil some thyme and cinnamon, salt, pepper. I shredded the sweet potato and mixed it with the pork and spices and made patties. Then I fried them in coconut oil. Let me tell you, nothing can taste better than sweet potato fried in coconut oil! I will warm up one of these each AM for breakfast. I'll add a piece of fruit. Lunches, I bought a 'naked' rotisserie chicken at WF (thanks to a tip from the forums here). I cut up the white meat into 2 containers. I gave the dark meat to my husband, he loves the dark meat and I love the white meat. I also bought a butternut squash and I peeled and cubed that and baked with with some homemade chicken stock until it was tender. I let it get a little carmelized. I added that to the chicken. Bam, Lunch for two days. We had roast lamb last night. I cubed up some of the extra and added the BN Squash and BAM! lunch for another 2 days. The third lunch was a can of wild caught salmon. I am bringing raw bok choy and some cute little purple carrots I found at WF. I baked them with a little EVOO and sea salt, delish. I also have some cut up pineapple and melon, I will take one piece in the am, one at lunch and one at dinner. I also made kale chips and will add those to my lunch for some greens. I also have olives (no pimentos!) and fresh raw coconut that I am going to shred for fats. Dinners - My husband normally makes dinner (I know, I am one lucky girl!) We normally have some type of grilled or roasted meat or fowl and a side dish. Normally a frozen veggie. I bought a bunch of organic frozen veggies at WF, green beans, spinach, etc. I will just have to add a fat (can't have butter...) maybe some EVOO on the veggies. So how did I do? I'm really excited about the breakfast fritters. Is it bad that they tasted so good I want to eat them all now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted July 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 8, 2013 Everything sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArLaLeIE Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Looks awesome, giving me good ideas. I will have to go buy a "naked" chicken, too warm to roast my own right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vian Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Looks awesome but for one thing. You have alot of sweet potato/squashes which are delicious and great, but I think you need some more veggies. Your breakfast seems small, some veggies will help bulk it up, and your first 4 lunches are only meat and butternut squash. Maybe add some green veggies like asparagus, wilted leafy greens, broccoli, etc. Otherwise it looks yummy! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bet Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Hi Vian, I will try to add more greens, but both asparagus and broccoli are FODMAP and I honestly don't do well with any raw greens. I am having green beans and spinach with my dinners. I think I will add some cooked spinach in the AM too. I'm having some hunger pangs, I usually have a mid-morning snack of a banana. But I'm dealing with it by drinking Iced Calm Tea. 15 more minutes till lunch!!!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 i'd personally be hungry on your meals - and by the sounds of it, you are too! make sure you're having enough fat...and bulk up the vegies! i'm not 100% sure on low FODMAP foods, but could you make kind of ratatouille using approved vegies to serve with your meat? it would be easy to make a bulk lot of it to freeze. or Frittata with lots of vegies, including your sweet potato/pumpkin, and meat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bet Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 I did ok. Two of my lunches needed more protein. I am only 5 feet tall and not that active, so I don't need that much food. As it is, I had to force myself to eat all of the meals and wasn't hungry inbetween. I guess if I worked out more, I'd need more food. I am hopefully getting two squash this week from my garden, so I can add those in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almcc Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I have been having baby kale or baby power greens with my breakfast for the last few months. I don't know if they are on the FODMAP list - I haven't gotten to that yet. I "stir fry" them up with sweet potato, homemade sausage, and eggs. When I run out I use spinach. It's yummy. I forgot you are not eating eggs. But I think the greens would be yum with your sweet potato/pork breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bet Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 I did try some kale chips, I still didn't like the taste But I do like bok choy, especially fried up with bacon fat YUM!!!!! I did add some cooked spinich to my weekday breakfast. I just nuked two packages of frozen spinich and I have it in the fridge and warm it up with my fritters in the AM. On the weekend, I like to make a fresh breakfast. I even got my husband to eat it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almcc Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Bok choy in bacon fat. Yum. Anything in bacon fat is yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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