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Although some people have a reaction soon after ingesting a particular food for the first time, most food allergies often develop slowly. The reason for this is that if you consume the same foods daily, your body eventually develops an intolerance to them. Then, rather than nourishing the body, these foods provoke harmful reactions.
DESCRIPTION
Once you have identified and avoided an allergenic food for 60 to 90 days, you can usually reintroduce it without any adverse reactions, as long as you maintain a rotation diet. The basic principle behind the rotation diet is that each type of food is to be consumed only on one out of every four days. For example, if you eat beans on Monday, you wouldn't eat beans again on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. If you eat salmon on Friday, you would wait at least until Tuesday before consuming any other fish. Rotating foods in this way will not only make you feel better, it will also help to stabilize your weight.
BASIC INFORMATION
Although you may feel that this list of foods does not offer much variety, there are numerous fruits and vegetables available, in addition to a variety of fish. After two weeks on this cleansing diet, you can once again begin to eat a greater variety of different foods, but on a rotating basis - eating each type of food on no more than one out of four days. Use the sample menus below as a guide to help you put together daily menus rotating among different foods. Of course, if you are sensitive to any of the foods listed, substitute a food that agrees with you. Once you start following this program, you should start seeing an increase in your energy level in a week or less.
NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY
If planned carefully, allergy diets are generally adequate in all nutrients. The exception would be the milk-free diet, which is inadequate in calcium and will likely require supplementation. The elimination diets can be deficient in calories, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals; therefore, long-term use is not advised and monitoring of nutritional sufficiency is essential.
NOTE: These diets should only be utilized under the guidance of a "nutritionally trained" health care provider familiar with treating food allergies.
ROTATING FOODS - Sample Menu
DAY ONE BREAKFAST SUGGESTED BREAKFAST
Glass of distilled water
Papaya juice with vitamin C
Fresh papaya or peach
Oatmeal or oat bran cereal
with 1 tbsp raw honey
Skim milk
Rosehip tea
LUNCH - NOON MEAL SUGGESTED LUNCH
Tomato stuffed with tuna salad
or Tuna burger on wheat-free bread
with onion, alfalfa sprouts, and eggless mayonnaise
Fresh lemonade
DINNER - EVENING MEAL SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER MEAL
Broiled whitefish
or Salmon with dill
Coleslaw or
Sprout salad
with tomato, onion, celery, and eggless mayonnaise
Steamed asparagus
Herbal tea or lemonade
Substitutions: Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, or Sauerkraut can be substituted for asparagus.SNACK SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER
Celery sticks
Pecans
Fresh papaya or peach
DAY TWO BREAKFAST SUGGESTED BREAKFAST
Glass of distilled water
Apple juice with vitamin C
Fresh apple
Cream of wheat cereal with pure maple syrup and soy milk
Herbal tea
LUNCH - NOON MEAL SUGGESTED LUNCH
Home-cooked sliced turkey
or Chicken on whole wheat bread
with lettuce and mustard
Potato soup and wheat crackers
(make soup with soymilk)
Herbal tea or apple juice
Substitutions: Soy burger or Eggless egg salad with eggless mayonnaise for turkey or chicken; Tofu soup for potato soup.DINNER - EVENING MEAL SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER MEAL
Baked skinless turkey
or Chicken with lemon juice, garlic and onion powder
Baked potato with 2 tsp sesame oil, chopped chives, and a dash of onion powder
Tossed salad
with radishes, zucchini, yellow squash, kale, and soy oil dressing
Herbal tea
Substitutions: Cornish game hens for turkey or chicken; Vinaigrette dressing for soy oil dressing.SNACK SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER
Apple
Walnuts
Substitutions: Baked apple with pure maple syrup; wheat crackers; sugar-free applesauce topped with walnuts.DAY THREE BREAKFAST SUGGESTED BREAKFAST
Glass of distilled water
Cranberry juice with vitamin C
Sliced banana with almond milk
Cream of rice or puffed rice cereal
Rosehip tea
LUNCH - NOON MEAL SUGGESTED LUNCH
1/2 Avocado filled with cooked brown rice and fresh peas, water chestnuts, and a dash of herbal seasoning and lemon juice, topped with slivered almonds
Split pea soup with rice crackers
(make soup with rice milk) Herbal tea
DINNER - EVENING MEAL SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER MEAL
Stir-fried vegetables with broccoli, green peppers, leeks, pea pods, sweet red peppers, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, and grated fresh ginger, served over cooked brown rice
Rice cakes with almond butter
Coffee substitute (from a health food store) or herbal teaSNACK SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER
Raw almonds
Rice crackers with almond butter
Sliced bananas
DAY FOUR BREAKFAST SUGGESTED BREAKFAST
Glass of distilled water
Grape juice with vitamin C
2 Poached or soft-boiled eggs or Corn cereal
Rye toast with sugar-free grape jam
Rosehip tea
LUNCH - NOON MEAL SUGGESTED LUNCH
Egg salad with chopped cucumber, green onions, black olives, and low-fat cottage cheese, topped with raisins
RyKrisp crackers with sugar-free grape jelly or jam
Lentil soup or Cool lentil salad
Herbal tea
DINNER - EVENING MEAL SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER MEAL
Spinach mushroom quiche
Fresh spinach salad with hard-boiled eggs, artichoke, shredded raw beets, raisins, and olive oil and lemon dressing
Iced herbal tea flavored with grapejuiceSNACK SUGGESTED SUPPER/DINNER
RyKrisp crakers with sugar-free grape jam or sesame butter and sesame seeds
Fresh grapes
Raisins
Hard-boiled eggs
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