Elimination Diet

Guacamole Recipe – Elimination Diet Friendly

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This guacamole recipe is elimination diet friendly, and makes a great addition to other recipes to help increase flavour.  It also makes a great dip for rice crackers and rice cakes. I adapted it from a recipe I found in “Paleo takes 5 or fewer” by Cindy Sexton.

Ingredients:

  • 5 Ripe avocados
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 lime
  • 2 cilantro sticks with leaves – fresh

Directions:

  1. Empty avocado shell contents into a bowl, while discarding the pit.
  2. Cut the lime into quarters and squeeze juice into bowl with avocados.
  3. Mince clove (s) of garlic into the same bowl.
  4. Combine ingredients well until mixture is smooth.
  5. Cut cilantro into small pieces and add to mixture.
  6. Mix well. Let sit in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

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Double – Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipe – Elimination Diet Friendly

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Double stuffed sweet potatoeThis recipe is great for those trying to mix it up with the elimination diet, or those just wanting to try something different. This recipe was adapted from a recipe I found in the cook book “Paleo takes 5 or fewer” by Cindy Sexton, but modified to be elimination diet – friendly. Let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

  • 6 Large Sweet Potatoes
  • ½ Large Red Onion cut into small pieces
  • Approximately 100g of finely cut mushrooms (if your elimination diet is able to have this)
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 3 green onions finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Parsley
  • 1 tsp Basil
  • 1 tsp Oregano

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Cut sweet potatoes in half length – wise and place face down on a baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil.
  3. Take some olive oil and lightly brush the flesh side of the potatoes. Sprinkle some sea salt on eat potato and puncture the flesh side of the potatoes in multiple places along the surface (i.e. stab the potato with a knife in multiple places – just a small depth).
  4. Bake in oven for 35-45 minutes.
  5. Add the red onion and mushrooms to a frying pan, starting it on low heat and gradually increasing to medium heat. Cook for approximately 10 minutes or until softened. Mince the garlic and add to the mixture, stirring for another 3-5 minutes, then remove from heat.
  6. Once the potatoes are baked, gently scoop the insides of the potato and add it to a bowl with the red onion mixture. Combine the ingredients, and add the green onion, parsley, oregano, and basil. Mix well.
  7. Add the final mixture to the sweet potatoes skins and place back on the baking sheet. Broil for 5 minutes on low. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

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Dairy-Free Mushroom Soup Recipe

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This recipe is great for those who are doing an elimination diet where you are allowed to use mushrooms. The soup can be used as strictly a soup or as a sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of cubed mushrooms
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic (~1-2 cloves of garlic)
  • 2-3 tbsp of parsley
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • black pepper and salt to taste
  • 1 cup of coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup – 1 cup water

Directions:

  1. On medium heat, lightly fry mushrooms in oil, stirring continuously.
  2. Cook mushrooms until the liquid is released from them.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and enough liquid to achieve desired consistency.
  4. Heat liquid until it reaches adequate temperature.
  5. Optional – blend to a puree with a hand blender if desired. Be careful to not blend at high speeds due to hot liquid potentially splashing.
  6. Now it is ready to eat or add to another dish as a sauce. Enjoy!

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Sauce-less/Salt and Pepper Chicken Recipe

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Having completed the elimination diet previously and restricted my diet from certain substances for my own health concerns, I found it challenging to find any sauces that fit my needs. I have also found that many of the sauces contain excess sugar and added preservatives, making them less than ideal for a healthy diet. Finally, my husband did something so simple to our chicken that we now use all the time! Simple, easy and delicious! Rather than using a sauce, we do more of a rub for the chicken that works out great! The ingredients below are rough estimates as it depends on your preference, health concerns and dietary restrictions. Most of the ingredients we do to taste.

Ingredients

  • Chicken (thighs, drum sticks, or breasts)
  • Approximately 1 cup of olive oil
  • Approximately 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
  • Approximately 1 – 2 teaspoons of salt
  • Approximately 1 – 2 teaspoons of pepper

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix together olive oil and garlic powder in bowl.
  3. Coat both sides of the chicken with the olive oil mixture.
  4. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over all of the pieces of chicken.
  5. Place chicken on a baking pan with parchment paper or on a non – stick sheet.
  6. Place chicken in oven for 1 hour, then remove, let cool, and serve.

Like I said, simple but so good and void of excess sugar and “contaminants” to your diet!

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