This is my mini-chronicle of following the Dr. Oz and Dr. Hyman Food Sensitivity Elimination diet. The beginning of this series and the links to the elimination diet can be found in this link: Click Here.
OK, my evil plan was a success and I was able to eat my brother-in-law’s incredible marinara and amazing ratatouille at my Mom’s birthday. Let me rephrase that; In pursuit of the scientific study of my diet, I risked fatigue and potentially worse by adding nightshades back into my diet. And I loved every minute of it and my only reaction was Yum!
So it turns out that Ratatouille is the perfect dish for testing out nightshade sensitivity. This is because the two main ingredients are eggplant and tomatoes, two of the primary members of the nightshades. Other nightshades include red peppers (both hot and sweet), the spices paprika and cayenne, and potatoes. I don’t eat these every day, so I wasn’t expecting trouble.
I’ve never had ratatouille before and I have to say it was absolutely delicious. Of course, my brother-in-law is an amazing chef, so that is a large part of why it was so good. He said that he grilled all the vegetables first to give it that bit of smokiness, but otherwise followed a basic ratatouille recipe.
I found a highly rated recipe from epicurious.com, the bon apetit recipe website, that I will be trying. Epicurious Ratatouille, Click Here. It’s a great way to get those vegetable servings that Karin has been promoting during March nutrition month.
The zucchinis are still in abundance, so here’s another delicious recipe using our favorite summer squash! Thanks to Gini M. for the recipe from her cookbook, “Grain-Free Gourmet” and introducing us to almond flour. Thanks to Jennifer for the zucchini AND thanks to Jasmine for grating the zucchini!! Note that this is not a low calorie food but is gluten and grain free.
