When you're ready to take the plunge, there are some basic items you'll need:
Fruit--anything that ends in "berry", i.e. strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry
Granny Smith apples
Produce--any vegetable except: all kinds potatoes, corn, winter squash, peas
No beans (at least for a week or two)
No grains (at least for a week or two) with the exception of occasional servings of brown rice
All meats are fine--of course, a full daily diet of bacon doesn't make the best sense. A good variety is important.
Fish--just not breaded, of course
Eggs--good.
No flour--you can use almond flour, coconut flour, or brown rice flour. You'll be amazed at how versatile these flours are.
No sugar--period. Use stevia or agave nectar
No breads--unless you make them with the above-named flours
Almond milk, real sour cream, real cream cheese, real butter are all fine. No cheese except feta.
Nuts--almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, cashews.
If you've not read labels in the past, now is a good time to start. You'll be amazed what all gets crammed
into a "natural" can of something. Simple rule--if you can't pronounce, don't eat it.
Hope this helps! Make it a fun trip with lots of discoveries...your happy little body will thank you for it.
Today's easy to fix and good to eat recipe: Spaghetti with meat sauce and green beans. To fix: use brown rice pasta (can find at vitacost.com and several international/health food/whole foods stores). Prepare according to directions on the package. Fry up 1 lb hamburger or ground chuck. Season with one medium onion, two cloves garlic, and sea salt to taste. While it's cooking combine 1 T. oregano and 1 T. basil with one can of tomato sauce. Let it cook on low until the herbs have flavored the sauce. Put the spaghetti, hamburger and sauce together. For the green beans, dice 1/2 onion, sea salt to taste, pepper, 1 T. bacon grease and one can of green beans. Cook at a hard boil for 5 minutes and then simmer for 10 more minutes. Enjoy!
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