7

Well, I've been absent awhile because there's not a whole lot of recipes to share when you can only eat 7 things. Yup, I can eat 7 things. That's all my sweet, adorable baby can currently tolerate.
Chicken
Bananas
Eggs
Raw, local honey
Raw cacao powder
Avocados
Grape Juice (Welch's 100% Concord - not technically a food, but I'll take what I can get)
salt & pepper

I used to eat cooked carrots, and then found out, through keeping a food diary, that she's intolerant to those. So now we're actually getting sleep at night! I'm a new person! I can face the world! I'm not a puddle of tears when my husband gets home! It's great!

Now that I have honey and raw cacao powder, I am a HAPPY camper! And I keep finding new ways to make the things I can eat, so that's a definite plus.

When people hear I can only eat these seven things, they usually react with sympathy and pity. As long as I keep a positive attitude (which is definitely not 100% of the time), I'm pretty happy. When I start to focus on what I CAN'T have, then my attitude sours, because I'm focusing on myself and what I can't do, rather than the healthy, delicious foods I CAN have, and being thankful for them. I am truly thankful for each food I can eat. It's unusual that such an intolerant/allergic baby can tolerate eggs, and for that, I am truly thankful.

So when you're with me when I'm eating, don't pity me! I'm enjoying your company and know that this is a very short period in my life. And it is worth it to give my sweet baby the best food I can, so that she will continue to grow and develop.

AND, I'm only 5-6 lbs away from prepregnancy weight! WOOHOO!!!!! Definite pluses to my restrictions ;)

(note on the juice: I wouldn't normally be drinking juice, but since starting SCD  - Specific Carbohydrate Diet -  it is on there and I'm not going to take away a monosaccaride that is easily digested and doesn't give me candida problems or sugar cravings. It is a treat that she and I can both handle, and I drink it as such.)

Most amazing chocolate pudding evah! Also Chocolate Ice Cream.

I've tried lots of dairy free chocolate puddings. This is THE one!! AND it freezes into the most delectable smooth, creamy, fudgy ice cream. I make this in huge batches, like 8-12 aocados at a time.
1 avocado
1/4 cup raw cacao powder or cocoa powder
1/4 cup honey (more or less to taste
2-4 Tbsp water, if needed.

Bigger batch:
6 avocados
1 cup honey
1 cup raw cacao or cocoa powder
1 cup water

Blend in food processor. My blender, powerful though it is, isn't powerful enough to blend this thoroughly. Even the Vitamix had problems and I couldn't get every last morsel out. Food processor is the way to go. Of course, don't NOT make it, if you don't have a FP.

Chill or freeze over night.
Marvel at the amazingness that is in your mouth.