Yesterday I had an Endoscope done and found out that I have to follow a diet for Acid Reflux. (He also took some biopsies so I should find out about that in about a week.)
There's going to be quite a few changes to my diet. The biggest ones are No Onions, and No Tomatoes. That is going to be so hard. I love a good tomato sauce, and I cook almost everything with onion. Some things I've read have said that people with Acid Reflux, can eat onions in small amounts as long as they are cooked. I guess if they happen to be in something I don't have to freak out. : )
Here's a link to the diet: Acid Reflux Diet
The highlights of the diet are, NO: Caffeinated drinks, carbonated drinks, greasy or fatty foods, spicy food, citrus fruits and juices,tomatoes or anything tomato based, onions, peppermint, chocolate, alcohol, nicotine.
I'm having a hard time getting in the swing of things with this diet so far because we simply have too much good cheese in the house. : ) I don't eat a lot of fat, but I do eat some things that are higher in fat because I don't like all the junk they put in low-fat foods as fillers. I just eat less of the higher fat food. But I guess that will have to change. I do wish they would be more specific in the diet and say how much fat I should have at each serving. I guess I will be doing more research.
The first recipe I'm making with all my new requirements is a nice comforting soup.
This is an extremely easy soup to make. You don't have to give it an Asian flavor, I just wanted it, you could switch up the seasoning and vegetables to your taste. Just use what ever vegetables you have on hand. Leftovers in the fridge, or you can use frozen veggies like I did.
Asian Vegetable Soup
Combine all the above ingredients in a slow cooker (or you could cook it on the stove). I cooked mine in the slow cooker on high for about 2 hours. I thought it would take longer, but the veggies were starting to look over cooked. You could cook it on low for about 4 hours probably.)
Serve with rice or noodles of choice. I had some left over brown rice so I just poured some of the soup over the rice. This would also be good with grilled chicken, or grilled tofu added.
These new restrictions are going to be hard, but if it helps, I'll give it a try. I am hoping that some day I'll be able to eat onions and tomatoes again, at least in small amounts.
There's going to be quite a few changes to my diet. The biggest ones are No Onions, and No Tomatoes. That is going to be so hard. I love a good tomato sauce, and I cook almost everything with onion. Some things I've read have said that people with Acid Reflux, can eat onions in small amounts as long as they are cooked. I guess if they happen to be in something I don't have to freak out. : )
Here's a link to the diet: Acid Reflux Diet
The highlights of the diet are, NO: Caffeinated drinks, carbonated drinks, greasy or fatty foods, spicy food, citrus fruits and juices,tomatoes or anything tomato based, onions, peppermint, chocolate, alcohol, nicotine.
I'm having a hard time getting in the swing of things with this diet so far because we simply have too much good cheese in the house. : ) I don't eat a lot of fat, but I do eat some things that are higher in fat because I don't like all the junk they put in low-fat foods as fillers. I just eat less of the higher fat food. But I guess that will have to change. I do wish they would be more specific in the diet and say how much fat I should have at each serving. I guess I will be doing more research.
The first recipe I'm making with all my new requirements is a nice comforting soup.
This is an extremely easy soup to make. You don't have to give it an Asian flavor, I just wanted it, you could switch up the seasoning and vegetables to your taste. Just use what ever vegetables you have on hand. Leftovers in the fridge, or you can use frozen veggies like I did.
Asian Vegetable Soup
- 1 12 oz Bag Kroger Brand Frozen Asian Vegetables (or vegetables of choice, I had a bag of these in the freezer. They do have onions, but not a lot, hopefully it won't be enough to bother me.)
- about 3 cups Vegetable Stock (I used Kitchen Basics Unsalted Vegetable Stock, I just poured in enough to cover the veggies, it took about 3/4 of the box.)
- 1 teaspoon of Molasses
- 2 teaspoons Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Combine all the above ingredients in a slow cooker (or you could cook it on the stove). I cooked mine in the slow cooker on high for about 2 hours. I thought it would take longer, but the veggies were starting to look over cooked. You could cook it on low for about 4 hours probably.)
Serve with rice or noodles of choice. I had some left over brown rice so I just poured some of the soup over the rice. This would also be good with grilled chicken, or grilled tofu added.
These new restrictions are going to be hard, but if it helps, I'll give it a try. I am hoping that some day I'll be able to eat onions and tomatoes again, at least in small amounts.
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