I'm shooting for a mostly GAPS/AIP diet if you know what that is (basically no sugar or starch and low-inflammation foods). Not being totally strict about it. 80/20 or 90/10 is the lifestyle. I'm mainly gravitating toward easy-to-digest, rustic soups and stews, as long as they are not cooked for more than 3 hours (a little longer for cooking beef meat is okay). No long-cooked stocks. 3 hours for broth max. Longer cooking times form histamine and glutamate in the food, which I'm sensitive to. I need a lot of protein and fat and minimal carb. Proteins: Chicken, beef, sausage, fish, slow-cooked pork shoulder. Not feeling shrimp right now. Fats: Butter, ghee, olive oil, avocado oil everywhere. Animal fats are good. I'm loving low-starch beans. Great northern, navy beans, pinto, kidney beans, lentils. Canned is fine. Soaked and/or sprouted is best. I love onions and garlic and salt. I love spicy stuff like curries and other "ethnic" spices, but I need to keep hot spice to a minimum re: intestinal contractions causing uterine contractions. There's not really a cultural world spice tradition that I don't like. Good soup/stew veg ingredient ideas: - carrots - celery - onion & garlic - cabbage - well-peeled turnips (get the coarse fibers off please) - Bok choy - Napa cabbage - turnip greens - squash (summer and winter) - Green beans - peas - arugula - leeks - snow peas/snap peas My favorite snacks right now are - bubbies pickles, obviously (spicy and regular) - raw hakeuri turnips - red/orange/yellow bell peppers - blueberries - strawberries - pumpkin seed butter - good culture organic cottage cheese (not low fat, must be organic) My dietary restrictions are not terribly compatible with most restaurant food, and I hardly ever eat out. If you have an idea for take out, run it by me and maybe I'd be willing to splurge on something if it was the right thing. The "No" stuff: - No grains, not even rice and corn - No starchy veg - potato, sweet potato, parsnips - No sugar - No seed oils (veg oil, canola, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, etc) - No high oxalate veg (kale, spinach, chard, beets, etc) - Low nightshades (potato, tomato, eggplant, peppers, goji, etc). Sub potato in soups for well-peeled turnip. A little peppers in a soup is okay. A little tomato in a broth for acid is okay. Trying to lower inflammation. - Limit raw veg to condiments/small sides. Not doing salads. Pickled stuff is great. - Limit nuts. No almonds. Cashews, Brazil, coconut, pumpkin and sunflower seeds okay. Walnuts okay if they're soaked and dried. - Keep fermented foods to a minimum. A little sour cream is okay. I have histamine issues. Histamine is present in fermented and aged foods, including leftovers.

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