Diet list... move along, nothing interesting here

[icarus]

Okay, worked up a list of all those recommended foods. New diet items:

Taking Viactiv calcium supplements, vitamin D, and flaxseed oil (a friend has now recommended Udo's oil). Walking home with pack.

Dairy
Milk (cal, vit D)
Eggs (cal, zinc)
Cheese (cal, fats)
Unsweetened Yogurt (hoorah Raita! Cal, vit K)

Fruits & Veggies
Leafy greens (other than spinach - cal, beta-c)
Sprouts (alfalfa - vit D)
Sweet potatoes (vit D)
Yams (vit D)
Potatoes (vit C)
Apples (vit C)
Fresh fruit (vit C)
Bananas (vit C)
Carrots (vit C)
Tomatoes (vit C)
Red/Green peppers (vit C)
Pineapple (vit C)
Peas (vit C)
Citrus (vit C)
Cantaloupe (vit C)
Strawberries (vit C)

Breads & Grains
Corn tortillas (cal)
Oatmeal (cal)
Whole grains (vit D)
Cereal (vit D)
Brown rice
Beans (isoflavones & fiber, various vits)
Legumes (isoflavones & fiber, various vits)
Lentils (isoflavones & fiber, various vits)
Peanut butter (fats, isoflavones, various vits)

Health Food
Tofu (cal!)
Horsetail tea
Red Clover tea

Snacks
Dates (cal)
Prunes (cal)
Seeds (fats)
Sunflower seeds (fats)
Pumpkin seeds (fats)
Nuts (fats, boron, manganese)
Almonds (fats, boron, manganese)
Peanuts (fats, boron, manganese)

Spices/Sweeteners
Blackstrap molasses (cal, vit K)
Olive oil (LDL fats: use a small bottle in 1-3 months)
Canola oil
Honey

Reduce: meat and soft drinks, which are calcium killers.

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's wonderful! Madhur Jaffrey's Real Indian Cooking is the Indian cookbook I use.

I look forward to trying this out.

Icarus

[ursula]

Madhur Jaffrey: movie star and universal cookbook author.

Hard to beat that resume ;)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Is she a movie star, too? Her cookbook is so down-to-earth!

Icarus

[ursula]

Yeah, she is:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415528/

*And* she introduced Merchant and Ivory.