I Tried a Dairy Free Panna Cotta!

This weekend I decided to try a new recipe for panna cotta.  I still plan on trying one that will be equivalent to homemade yogurt in terms of nutritional value but the recipe that I tried was perfect for using the almond milk that I had on hand as well as for finishing the amaretto and Kahlua I still had on hand.

I often find the need to adjust recipes based on the likes and dislikes of whoever I am feeding at the time.  When I am cooking and portioning meals, I keep the nutritional value of the meal in mind.  By keeping portions in mind when you are cooking you actually tackle a whole host of considerations.  To name a few, portioning meals/snacks helps you -

1. Maintain your food budget.
2. Keep your food portions in line with your nutritional goals.
3. Resist less healthful and more costly food choices.

The recipe I tried was the Toasted Almond Dream Panna Cotta from Garlic and Zest located at https://www.garlicandzest.com/toasted-almond-dream-panna-cotta/ 

I would recommend making sure that you take at least 15-20 minutes for step 2.  In my second batch of this recipe, I added the sugar in step 2 because I really wanted to ensure that the sugar was dissolved without adding additional time to the recipe.  Heating the almond milk on low and stirring occasionally to ensure that the gelatin and the sugar are both truly dissolved.  I topped my panna cottas with fresh berries that I quartered and chilled so that they created their own sweetly fresh sauce.  

Something to note is that this really was a nice dairy free creamy option for a dessert of snack.  I am looking forward to trying it with yogurt and coconut milk. 

Time for More

I have been away for much too long.  As I enter the home stretch of finishing my doctorate degree, I am looking forward to jumping into whatever the future holds.  During my absence I had my own experience with mortality, my father died, my sister died, a relationship ended, my furbaby died and life just continued in ways that were desired as well as undesired.

I am determined to get myself physically and mentally triathlon ready again.  Some great events include looking towards purchasing a new home, the retirement countdown, and the many wonderful people that are in my life that I call friends.

An unexpected upside of all the loss has been an opportunity to be open to new things.  Life will not look the way that I had thought but perhaps it will be better.

~Rosa

What's Planned for 2015

I’ll leave the magic bullet, ultra secret solutions to others because one thing I know with certainty is that there is not "1", there is no "magic", and it's really about each person finding a balance of strategies that work for them.  This year Nutrition for Better Health will focus on some great things.  

1.     Successful Lifestyle Management

2.     Eating Healthful Indulgent Meals Within a Budget

3.     Current Events and Legislative Activities Related To Nutrition

4.     Feeding Your Soul

5.     Tri Life – Triathlon Living

 Successful Lifestyle Management

It’s been a long road getting here but I am enjoying life in Santa Fe.  Finding a balance between competing demands in an ongoing endeavor.  Life- work, family, education, self – is full and while I live in an area of laid back life philosophy, I struggle to find that ideal balance that will allow success in so many areas of life to be accomplished.  Successful lifestyle management is about working on those priorities.  Living in a foodie’s dream city, I have to add the ability to indulge in great food while working within my budget. 

Eating Healthful Indulgent Meals within a Budget

A recently planned romantic weekend went amazingly well but my frugal minded guy was not impressed with the $86 tap that accompanied a meal of shared appetizer, entree, and dessert.  While I live in a foodie’s paradise, the price tag is often steep.  Meals should nourish our bodies and feed our souls.  I have received many ideas for recipes during my meals away from home but being mindful of our budget forces my household to be creative when cooking at home.  Nutrition for Better Health will be presenting many ideas for date nights, celebrations, and seasonal meal ideas to appeal to most.

Legislative Activities

While this is often a cyclical area of nutrition, Nutrition for Better Health seeks to inform consumers on legislation beyond the Farm Bill related to nutrition.  This is also an area where responses and information to current events may be found.

Feeding Your Soul

Because emotional eating is difficult to conquer and our food choices are reflective of much more than making food choices based on nutrient needs, Nutrition for Better Health accepts that there will be days and nights where a few pieces of high quality chocolate and a glass of wine may feed us more than an unlimited buffet. 

Tri Life- Triathlon Living

Triathlons have reentered my life and it’s a great way to get into great physical shape when combined with healthful eating.  Tri life encompasses more than swim, bike, run.  Tri life is about comprehensive fitness.  Perhaps the Retro Rio Grande Triathlon conflicts with my doctoral coursework schedule but the Santa Fe Century works out well with the schedule.  There are so many ways to get in that cardio and scheduled events may add motivation.   

Check in weekly for postings and feel free to send suggestions and questions.  I’m looking forward to an informative year. 

Love of Food

Temptation to eat away from home abounds in many of our lives.  Lent has inspired a friend of mine to remove “fast food” from their family routine.  As for myself, I simply love food.  This love doesn’t pair well with my mission to resume triathlon training or to return to a great level of physical health.  I could return to an effective routine of cooking to my heart’s content and then treating all those around me to the excess calories.  Unfortunately that solution is in conflict with my professional role.  What kind of dietitian would consciously derail the health goals of others?  We’ll save that discussion for another day.

 

Unlike other habits, eating is not a habit that we should remove from our lives.  I am becoming less and less of a fan of products that provide zero calorie savory or sweet through a creative combination of chemical mixtures not found in nature and with unknown effects on our health.  I want real food.  I want wonderfully presented food.  I am no fan of bacon but show me the real butter.  So my solution has been to combine my love of food with my love of planning meals, experimenting with recipes and cooking techniques and the knowledge of feeding a healthy body.  Science has increasingly demonstrated how little we really know about nutrition but many things are increasingly clear – eat more raw foods (unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds), nature didn’t provide us with a calorie free sweetener that taste good, how much we eat of different foods may be more important than any specific food we consume (more details at a later date but just know that adding acai to a crappy diet ≠the magic bullet to health).

So my plan-I have been selecting 3-4 meals to prepare each week.  The meals planned become a balance of food sources, cost considerations but all are planned with the intent to promote variety for feeding the body as well as great taste to feed the soul.

The process:

1)      Be realistic about your schedule-don’t attempt a meal that takes over an hour to prepare if your cooking limit is at 20-30 minutes.  The crock pot/slow cooker, assigning a cooking day each week or dividing cooking tasks among your household members are all great strategies for managing the time associated with food preparation.

2)      Shop at home-take a look at items in your pantry, freezer, refrigerator to start planning your meals based on what items you already have on hand and might need to use quickly.  The pears and Coq au Vin are the direct result of the need to use of some pears and chicken that I have on hand.  What makes each special is the long desire to try poached pears and the soul nourishing concept of some Coq au Vin on a bed of fresh whipped garlic potatoes.

3)      Make a Plan-meal plans can be as simple as a list of the meals you plan to prepare for the week or as detailed as a daily plan for all meals, snacks and food preparation tasks.  I sometimes jot down a note to portion out my meals for lunches or quick dinners on non-cooking nights.  A plan might help you avoid planning chicken for dinner and then coming home to a 10 pound container of chicken that is frozen solid. 

This week Coq au Vin, Salmon Patties, Manicotti, Cheesecake Pancakes, Poached Pears and Homemade Pizza are on the menu.  Who’s coming to dinner?

Are Kitchens for Cooking?

Are Kitchens for Cooking?

 

I now call Santa Fe home.  One of the many benefits of being raised with a parent in the military is the transient concept of home.  I now call Santa Fe home- at least for the last two weeks.  The change of location and new job has been inspiring me to reengage in my life routine.  My love of great ingredients can be fed here.  While I do miss my garden and fresh herbs, I do have access to some great ingredients.  Just this weekend on my journey to the farmers market, I was able to buy some organic produce such as Asian greens, tomatoes and fingerling potatoes all ready to grace my table.  This brings me to my number two priority with this search for a place to call home.

 

My number one priority was a pet friendly home.  The number two priority was finding a place with a kitchen that would welcome some actual cooking.  Until I build my dream house, I will fantasize about the kitchen I left behind in my home in Las Cruces as it was perfectly suited to my style of cooking and entertaining.  The home I rented in Silver City was at best an exercise in frustration when it came to cooking.  So my new place, while an adjustment in space, had a great feel to it due to the feature of a kitchen island that lent some reasonable counter space that allowed viewing of the living space during food preparation. 

 

This brings me back to cooking.  Now we can’t always have access to an ideal space for cooking and most of us are called upon at one time or another to just make the space work.  With this in mind, finding inspiration or motivation is key.  Motivation for eating healthfully is just as important (sometimes more important) than extensive knowledge.  Starting with great ingredients from your local food system can lead to some amazing food discoveries.

Tug of War

I once read that a woman's dream wasn't to find the perfect man but to eat whatever she wanted without getting fat.  While I'm not one to scoff the value of great kisses, cuddling, companionship or spirited debates, I can relate to the battle of enjoying food while trying to manage your weight.   While today was a tug of war between my health goals and the tempting foods readily available, I feel that the win was largely in my favor.  I took my dog on a hike and we were joined by a friend.  I prepared a wonderful dinner of carrot ginger soup (heavy on the ginger please) with a fresh green salad.  This day even included a soak at the local hot springs.  I'm brushing aside the losses but keeping my motivators in mind and all in all - I'm on a great path.

Long Time No Blog

Best Body Plan:  Day 1 Food Preparation

It's a great day to live like you mean it.  I had a nice quiet afternoon once I got home from many days of being away from home.  I have taken a nap and feel refreshed for tackling another week but more importantly for taking the best care of this one and only body I have been gifted with in this world. 

What you see pictured represents a head start on a couple of meals and smart use of a heating oven.   One pan is filled with carrots and ginger for roasting before being used in my very favorite carrot ginger soup.  She second dish holds lean turkey Italian sausage, onions and bell peppers for roasting otherwise known as an example of a lazy day casserole which I have modified greatly in order to fit it into my weight loss goal.

Roasting brings out a delicious richness in vegetables that might otherwise present themselves unimpressively.  Onions, carrots, peppers are great examples of how depth in flavor can be added by the simple method of roasting vegetables with a light sprinkle of olive oil and salt in a 450 degree oven for 30-45 minutes.  I don't always roast my carrots before making carrot ginger soup but in light of the cut backs with unhealthful eating, I find the extra step worth the rich flavor I will be able to enjoy once the soup is prepared.  Healthful eating does not have to be boring or lack flavor.

Following the death of dear family member, I have been punishing by body with emotional eating and a lack of physical activity.  I am not inactive but it's a far cry from triathlon training at this point.  So here I am...once again.

I plan to post most days in order to engage in some self-monitoring which is a highly successful tool for modifying behaviors.  I will also be posting meal ideas, nutrition information and motivation tips.





Scale 1:  Me 0 otherwise known at 158.8.

Food Doesn't Equal Love

We're full swing into the holiday season and the opportunity for making unhealthful food choices abound.  Cakes, Pies, Oh My...Oh My. 

Tonight, several friends and I will be making homemade tamales.  This will be my second time making tamales and it's going to be a great evening and we will all be rewarded with tamales to take home to either freeze or enjoy.  I'm intending to spread the wealth - in other words - I plan to share these by incorporating them into the Christmas Crafting day that will take place this weekend.  Now, for me, not overindulging in tamales is easy since I'm not a fan of pork and it's just not my favorite food.  But the simple act of cooking for people, baking and delivery large boxes of food stuffs can be viewed as an economical way to demonstrate the "we think of you and appreicate you" sentiment during the holidays.  The downside is that these extra treats and goodies may not actually be supporting those we love with their own health goals. 

If our friends has a weekness for cupcakes, why not just include one(1)- I repeat- 1 cupcake among a basket of other equally valued non-food gifts.  Let's continue to support each other in our healthful eating during the holidays.  With that said, I have one client that has the goal of not indulging through the holiday season except for her main meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  There are so many ways we can set goals and stick to healthful eating at this time of year but it definitely takes some planning ahead.  In fact, this weekend's Christmas crafting even was specifically planned to make some non-food gifts and to work on some holiday projects.  It's a great way to enjoy company without food being the core of our social world.

I hope everyone is enjoying their family and holidays.

Beef Bourginon

Oh how romantic the sound of this dish.  I have looked at several recipes but the sheer beauty of the one I found on the ladyinfrance’s site was by far the most difficult to ignore.  As you may know, bacon isn’t really my friend (SHOCKING!) but I have included it in some recipes although I cannot imagine using a cup of rendered bacon for any recipe.  As per my usual, I will make my own modifications in the interest of health and my own personal preferences. 

 

I have lean beef perfect for roasting in the crock pot, baby portabella mushrooms, carrots, thyme and bay leaves from my garden.  Real butter and bacon will still have a role but in much smaller quantities than featured in the original recipe.  My favorite part will be the aroma that is bound to welcome me home tomorrow evening.  Oh the joy of a slow cooker, I will get the initial browning of the meat and flour dredging started in the morning and then throw everything except the mushrooms into the slow cooker before I head off to work so that, after a day of work, I will have a wonderful meal awaiting.  The mushrooms get to be added last and if I’m lucky enough to have a house guest, they can add the final touch of the mushrooms for the last stages of cooking.  While pasta is a traditional accompaniment to this stew, I'm going to serve it with some homemade crusty bread.

 

If this recipe is as successful as I anticipate, it will be a favorite winter inspiration.  After all, what could go wrong with beef, red wine and portabella mushrooms?

Healthful but NOT Boring

This week's healthy cooking night will include Stuffed Squash and Molten Chocolate Cake. The stuffed squash features acorn squash, roasted acorn squash seeds, lean turkey seasoned with bounty from the garden such as sage and cayenne. A splattering of goat cheese is bound to combine with the filling to fill the kitchen with a most heavenly scent. It's not a quick recipe but that was the tradeoff for not purchasing pre-seasoned turkey sausage. The turkey sausage requires the lean turkey meat and seasonings to marry for 8-24 hours. The squash and seeds will take about an hour of oven time so the cost savings and wholesomeness is paid in the form of time.

I love how my kitchen has returned back to basics in terms of eliminating most processed and convenience food ingredients. The garden herbs definitely save me a great deal of shopping around as well as money. The chocolate cake will be a well-deserved completion of the meal. I kept the entree jam packed with vegetables in order to save the carbohydrate to come in the form of a great dessert. The basic combination of baking chocolate, powdered sugar, eggs (better than organic since they are supplied by my personal urban farm connections), flour and butter yield a special end to the meal. Since the dessert involves a few minutes of assembly and less than 20 minutes of baking it's something that can be done while the guests enjoy the entree portion of the meal. To make a simple dessert truly noteworthy, there will be some fresh whipped cream which will be made all the more decadent by the addition of either Kahlua or amaretto. I'll definitely be posting any recipes that receive the thumbs up from the group.

Healthful eating doesn't have to be boring or expensive.

Have you had your polydimethylsiloxane today?

Chemicals, n: Noxious substances from which modern foods are made. ~Author Unknown



This should not = HORROR SHOW 

 

So Proposition 37 – a piece of state legislation (apparently our congressmen at the Federal level do not find this a profitable cause) in California was defeated after food companies spending reportedly almost $50 million to defeat this piece of legislation.  Proposition 37 represents a movement in truth in labeling where food companies would have to disclose if their product contains genetically modified foods (GMOs).  For those wondering why this would even be a debate, food companies potentially profit from a poorly informed customer.  As if bacon wasn’t horrible enough, imagine a strip, or 10, of bacon made not from slaughtering a pig but genetically grown from the stem cell of swine.  There are people to argue both sides of the debate and creators of this product are arguing it’s “green” friendliness for vegans or those against slaughter houses.  I have one word for everyone to remember – margarine.  Margarine represents a manmade product that was once believed to lead to the cure to our leading killer – heart disease.  Consumers now know what scientist soon discovered and that is that margarine was not the glamorous product it was originally thought to be and it’s now joined the clearance aisle of grocery stores. 

In an age where,

“Sports drinks” are not considered neither a food nor a drug or beverage,

Wheat is the Anti-Christ,

Supplements are seen as a replacement for food,

Protein is a powder,

Going on a hike is considered insane but practicing tire lifting is considered useful,

Marijuana legalization has a higher priority than food legislation,

It has become more and more difficult to distinguish between advertising and information. 

I now make my own yogurt, homemade bread for the family, sometimes homemade pasta because it’s become the best way for me to know that I’m getting real food at a reasonable price rather than a chemist’s concoction.

 

In the words of a previous student, now colleague:

I trust a cow more than a chemist.  Kallie Waldrip

Positive Feedback

Not only did I do great with my 11 cups of water mission but today’s happy happy moment was a weight that was 5 pounds lighter (and this was after breakfast) than when I started my most recent healthful eating plan.  This was just the motivation I needed for my run training plan.  I will probably not pay to exercise as I do with triathlons but I have a friend that is more than willing to join me in a mock triathlon.  If all goes well, I will have a good sized group formed for a weekly health night (scale optional).  All the home cooking has been wonderful. 

 

Yesterday, I experimended with homemade chili powder (recipe below).

 

Homemade Chili Powder

3 dried Cayenne Peppers

3 cloves Garlic (can substitute an equal amount dry garlic powder)

2 tablespoons dried Oregano

2 teaspoons Cumin Seed

I added all the ingredients to a mini-food processor and blended until smooth.  The oregano and cayenne peppers came from my garden so it's the best in terms of being green friendly.

 

 

11 Cups

The Basics

1) Most people need 6-12 cups of water per day.

2) ½ cup of additional water for every 15-30 minutes of physical activity.

3) Feeling thirst is a sign that the body has started the process of dehydration.

11 Cups

…of water that is. I was playing around with the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) site for professionals and that’s the result for how much water I would need. The site adjusts for gender, weight and physical activity for providing a recommendation based on the DRI for key nutrients which include the ever beneficial water. There are many calculations for estimating how much fluid you should have each day and one is not necessarily better than another. It would be counterproductive to argue that there is no consensus as to the amount of water to drink each day as the most important factor is that the science supports that WATER IS NECESSARY. Individuals who do not stay hydrated are prone to health problems and dehydration can also complicate chronic and acute conditions. So slurp, guzzle,

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interractiveDRI/

The link is for those wanting to get into the details of various nutritional requirements.

The Basics

1)Most people need 6-12 cups of water per day.

2)½ cup of additional water for every 15-30 minutes of physical activity.

3)Feeling thirst is a sign that the body has started the process of dehydration.

No More Twinkies: Unions and the Death of Hostess

No More Twinkies: Unions and the Death of Hostess

Pretty Organization Inspiration

Motivation is the single ingredient for which no amount of knowledge can compensate.  Occasionally (definitely not often enough) I review my top priorities.  I usually have things in mind but keeping healthy is always on my list.  So despite being up past midnight at the Twilight premier with some friends.   So in the vain of practice what you preach, I will be having some quality time on the treadmill this evening. 

 

Each year I think, I need to keep better track of my expenses, mileage, and paper work.  I have missed out on some reimbursements/discounts and other fun things because of a lack of organization.  I know what I should do, but I haven’t been doing it consistently.  I bought this book because it was colorful, fun and it in no way pretended that I was going to get completely organized in 7 days or even in 31 days.  Don’t get me wrong, in a month we can all create some great habits to get us started but lasting change is an ongoing process. 

 Organize Now! is a book by Jennifer Ford Berry-Check out her chapters on Organizing Yourself (focusing on priorities which include getting healthy as a top priority). 

I had a client come in telling me that they already knew everything that they were supposed to do to lose weight.  My question then becomes “If you have the knowledge, then what do you feel is stopping you from doing the things you know will help you meet your goal?”  I had to apply that to myself, and one of my reasons it that it’s overwhelming, tedious and boring.  This brings me back to the book of inspiration.  I respond to things visually and I need things to look pretty in order for it to keep my attention.  Reading running magazines get me motivated to run and by the same token, organizing books give me motivation to organize.  I am proud that I already completed several of the tasks assigned by the book.  For instance, I already turned a rarely used closet into a small office which will be the designated detention center for all paperwork entering my home.  I’m also making home homemade file boxes covered in beautiful fabric to keep things from getting dull.  If I have to look at it each month, it might as well look great in my home.  With the extra time I can save by being organized, I’ll go running.

A Little Inspiration

When I was a young college student, I turned my parent’s travel trailer into an apartment.  It was parked in their huge back yard.  It was a large Coachman trailer that I’m sure they no longer produce.  It wasn’t one of the new lines of lightweight trailers or RVs that dominate the market nowadays.  It would sleep 8-10 but for those couple of years, it was all mine.  I had one area set up as a bed full time.  It was perfectly situated for feeling the heater at night during the winter.  At times, I would use my appointed childhood bed which was the top bunk at the rear of the trailer and that location was my favorite reading spot in the summer since it got a lot of the air conditioning from the ceiling mounted air conditioner.  I had an area (what was intended to be the large dining/entertaining area) as my study area.  It was surrounded by windows and had a surface that was perfect for storing my books when they weren’t in use.  It was my own little sanctuary.  Now, 20 years later, I remember the beauty of the structure in my life during those years.  My niece is about to graduate from high school and I hope that she finds an equally welcome sanctuary in which for her to start her adult life. 

 

Each day, I’m looking for a bit of inspiration.  I have found myself delaying some goals due to the unexpectedness and daily responsibilities in life.  I came across this photo of a space entitled “pretty light” and its simplicity, light and structure reminded me of what I think of as my first place.  I am going to set up my front living space as my Inspiration Space.  It already plays home to my piano, a lovely large desk, my art easel and supplies so a wall mount for my violin will be a welcome addition.  There are, of course, items that are less than inspiring such as the baskets of laundry needing to be folded and the bankers boxes that I refuse to stuff back in a closet in honor of project organization.  In those first days of adulthood, there sure was a lot less paper in my life. 

In honor of resurrecting those long lost care free days, my mission (I have no real choice but to accept it) is to go through each of the bankers boxes over the next few days and sort everything into appropriate piles and files.

Photo Repinned from Interior by Emma Stefan

Healthy Eating CAN BE Luxurious

Last night I prepared a new creation, an adaptation of a gratin.  Homemade gnocchi and blanched broccoli topped with a mixture of caramelized onion, sautéed bacon (1 strip total) and béchamel popped into the oven to make a beautiful golden topping.  The recipe did take over an hour to prepare (thanks to being true to caramelized onion creations) but it was worth it.  If you’re an experienced cook, caramelized onions aren’t at all scary and really don’t take a lot of attention as long as you’re not straying too far from the kitchen.

The final product was a great combination of soft potato dumplings, great for you broccoli with a creamy and crispy topping.  I used a single strip of diced bacon (our unhealthful fat contribution) combined with olive oil to caramelize the onions.  When the onions were complete (yes a whole hour later of low simmering to create the wonderfully complex flavor of the caramelized onion), the onions created the base for the béchamel sauce (which sounds so much better than a white sauce).  I used skim milk for the sauce which means it stayed true to healthful cooking night.  A light sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and bread crumbs completed the dish and would form the crispy crust.  This would have been a great dish to make ahead and just pop in the oven before serving.   And the added bonus is that it's another recipe for me to use up the 10 pound bag of potatoes I bought.

 I’ll definitely take pictures next time.  I’m definitely repeating the recipe more family and friends soon.

 

Dieting Today-What my skin might be telling me.

For those of you whom don’t know, I have had a skin condition (psoriasis) with which I have battled for many years.  I have been spoiled for the last six years with medication that did a wonderful job of controlling outbreaks.  It was yeah to swimsuits, sundresses and all manner of skin exposure.  Unfortunately this last year, it has been “Hello to covering up” even when it’s hot hot hot.  As a result, I have returned to some diet changes that might help and I was happy to find some studies (although limited) that focused on dietary management of psoriasis.  I will not take Slippery Elm until I learn what it actually might do to me but as for the rest, the recommendations were for a very healthful diet which I’m up for sticking to.  I was on dietary sabbatical during this weekend’s Halloween party but other than that, things are going well.  I’m getting creative in the kitchen and the challenge of eating out was actually quite fun for me as it makes it easier for me to advise clients.  Bottom line is that it is a practical way in which to translate science into practice.  I even revived an old favorite of steamed artichokes which was my dinner last night along with baked salmon which is full of those omega 3 fatty acids that are great all around health boosters.  I have included the full text article below which I’m using for a little independent study.  I fully embrace some aspects but others carry some suspicion.  What I will never doubt is the use of food as medicine.  If you think diet has no effect, try tackling your usual workout after some taquitos versus following a healthful meal.

 

http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/9/3/297.pdf

 

So this weekend, it was more of my super green smoothies which I have been using for a couple of weeks and fit well within the plan.  I had some organic eggs with lean turkey sausage and mushrooms for one lunch.  Whole grain breads are in so I even bought a new cereal to try which provides a whopping six grams of fiber per portion.  I’m not sure what my decision will be on Halloween when we are making homemade pizzas.  Will I or won’t I skip the red sauce?  Tomatoes are a no food on the plan.

I’ll keep everyone posted on what meals I’m trying.