But first! What CAN we eat?? Last night I threw some wild rice in my illegible Japanese rice cooker and got out some vegetables. We bought elk sausage at the farmers market and slapped that on the grill, (not entirely impressed - such lean meat needs to be in a vat of something. It was pretty dry.) Then...
We made Veggie Kabobs:
Slice zucchini
Cut onion into quarters
Take the stumps off the mushrooms
AND if you weren't over-prepared for stirfry, (having already sliced the green peppers), cut large chunks to fit on the skewer.
The Sauce:
3 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbs Sesame Oil
1 tsp Mrs. Dash seasoning (your choice which)
1/2 tsp pepper
Stir and plop as many vegetables as possible into the bowl, slurping up the spices as much as possible. If you want to use fresh herbs, sprinkle them on at the end after a little olive oil brush. Otherwise, they'll just burn. Stab relentlessly with skewer.
GRILL! 15-20 min
Really good and easy! The rice needed something - Ody choked it down. With no butter, cheese, cream and what have you, we were limited. Again, boil/steam your low fat meats. We can't afford to eat elk everyday, but now we know.
In the morning, we had our shakes:
1 1/2 cups Rice milk
1/4 cup walnuts
sprinkle of bee pollen (if it's around...)
1/2 banana
1 scoop of a shake, (whey powder, ClearDetox or omit this)
(blend)
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
1/4 cup finely chopped beats
1 tbs cod liver oil, (lemon or orange flavor works except it's technically "citrus")
1 tbs Honey
Once you start going with smoothies, you pretty much start assembling your options into one area and toss them in as necessary each morning.
Note on Optional Powders
I'm doing the ClearDetox in my shakes, but I don't suggest following in my footsteps if you're on anticonvulsants. I haven't had a big seizure in years and the little guys are just annoying. Best to ask a doc if you're not sure. Seizure meds are poison to the body and by upregulating the way your body gets rid of poisons, you could lower your blood levels.
The Whey Powder is one way you can get protein in the morning and keep from tanking out on energy during the day. Nuts are good for that too.
*Powders and formulas are expensive and largely unnecessary. I'm doing something special for a few weeks, but I won't always add something that's been manufactured for me to shakes. Fresh, organic produce is spendy enough anyway!
