Showing posts with label IC Diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IC Diet. Show all posts

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Zucchini-Pork Nuggets

Zucchini-Pork Nuggets



This will feed about 8.  I cooked about half of them then froze the rest for a

 "quick and easy" meal another time.  This is a gluten free, dairy free and IC 

friendly recipe.



Grind:

1- 8" zucchini

3 stalks celery

2-medium sized mushrooms


Add:

eggs

2 pounds ground pork (or whatever ground meat is handy)


Season with

about 1 tablespoon seasoning salt

1/2 tablespoon garlic granules. 


Mix very well. Drop by small scoopfuls, (1/2 ice cream scoop size), into a pie pan

with cornstarch spread across the bottom. Roll the balls in the cornstarch then 

flatten them lightly. Fry in hot oil until golden brown about 2 1/2 minutes.  These 

would be delicious with any dipping sauce, but they are fine plain.


Enjoy!


cSharron Long and Adams Media, Inc. 2013

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Interstitial Cystitis


I just recently discovered that I have a condition called Interstitial Cystitis. It seems to be associated with foods that I'm allergic to, as well as, foods that are acidic. So, how that bears out is, not only do I have to avoid foods that I'm actually allergic to, but anything else that causes the symptoms. This has made my already rather restricted diet, even more restricted! Many of the foods that I used to give my recipes flavor are now off my menu. This includes things like:

Lemons
Limes
Any citrus
Pineapple
Any tart or tangy fruits
Tomatoes

Processed meats (lunch meat, sausage, bacon, etc.)

Peppers of any kind
Pickles of any kind

Vinegar
Most salad dressings
Most condiments (ketchup, mustard, etc.)
Spices like paprika, pepper
Anything “hot or spicy”

Any tart or tangy dairy, like buttermilk, yogurt or sour cream
Hard, aged cheeses, like aged Cheddar and Parmesan

Chocolate
Tea
Coffee
Soda (pop)


Of the many sites I've read on the Interstitial Cystitis Diet, most agree that avocados, apples (sweet ones), pears and blueberries are safe. Peppermint tea is safe and actually helps with symptoms. I found I can drink nearly flat Diet Dr. Pepper on occasion without symptoms. Sites say Root Beer with a lot of ice is okay. I've not experimented with that yet.

So, in addition to my recipes being gluten free, etc., they will also be friendly for the IC Diet from here on out.

There is going to be a lot of trial and error with this, and some things that might work fine for me might not work at all well for others.