Elimination Diet: Days 35-38

This early Fall time of year has been great for going through the elimination diet. We have been so blessed with fresh, organic greens, apples, pears, squash, sweet potatoes and just so much more that has nourished our bodies during this time. We are truly feeling healthy, strong and fortified as the weather is beginning to cool down and the cold and flu season is upon us.

In this final week of what became a 40 day plan, we had salmon two ways. On day 35 we prepared a citrus-garlic salmon with a side of spaghetti squash, broccoli and mushrooms. We were excited to try the salmon a new way and it was a really great meal!

For dessert that night, I made a raw apple pie. It was inspired by the raw apple pie we had at R. Thomas Deluxe Grill in Atlanta back in early September. Wow! This was so delicious! It was really easy to prepare with dates for sweetness, a little hint of cinnamon and Granny Smith apples for a little bit of tartness. I topped it with home made cashew cream...what a great dessert with organic, wholesome ingredients!




For dinner on Day 36 we baked basil balsalmic salmon. Oh my goodness, this was fabulous! We have had salmon several different ways over the last couple of weeks, and they have all been so good! To keep the meal light, we had a big salad.


For Day 37, we had a special dessert after dinner. Perhaps a little too much desserting this week, but at least they both consisted of fruit and nuts and had no refined sugar or flour. I made a pear tart with fresh raspberries. It was really yummy, but I'm ready for something warm now that the weather is chilling out!


Day 38 started off great with honey-sweetened cinnamon apples and raisins over quinoa with a side of sauteed collard greens. Seeing this picture makes me want to have this meal all over again!


We are in the phase of adding/testing corn. We had corn for dinner on day 37 as well, but I completely forgot to take a picture. On this particular night, we tried corn meal on okra, probably not the most healthy way to add in corn, but it tasted so good and we are in the south!



We tried to counterbalance the okra with a mixture of fresh veggies: spaghetti squash, onions, carrots, zuchini, and mushrooms.



We plan to have corn one more time on day 39. I think we will keep it simple on day 40 and following that day, we will begin to add in chocolate, yeast and gluten-free flours. All in moderation of course! Mom and I both feel that this has been a good time of cleansing our systems and resetting our taste preferences. Things like green smoothies, fresh fruits and veggies and even lentils and kraut have become foods we crave. Detoxing the body is a great thing to do...we are so bombarded with toxic pollution in the air we breath, the water we drink, and the personal care products we use (of which we have done a major overhaul in our own lives). It is good to make lasting lifestyle changes that will protect us from some of these things.