Special Needs Diets
Sometimes simply removing the best known culprits from our diets is not enough to repair the damage done to us from years of poor nutrition. We may have to further restrict certain foods from our diets to allow our bodies to heal. Please share!
Nightshade Restricted
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Butternut Salad
This recipe just has it all. It is nightshade free**, paleo, primal, vegan, gluten-free... suitable for all.
Don't feel like the hassle of cooking a squash?? Did you know you can buy it bagged and cubed?? Yup!! Look for it in the fresh produce section.
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, cubed and cooked OR 1 - 12oz bag of cubed squash
- red bell peppers, chopped**
-cilantro or parsley (fresh or in the tube)
- scallions (green onions), sliced
- olive oil
- lime juice
**If you are avoiding nightshades, substitute chopped celery or grated carrots
Method
Steam the squash until tender (7-10 minutes) or cook in microwave. Let the squash cool.
Mix with red bell peppers, scallions and toss with olive oil and lime juice.
This is a perfect summertime dish, or a great thing to take if you are invited to a party and are wanting to bring a dish that you can eat without "weirding out" your friends. They will love it too!!
Don't feel like the hassle of cooking a squash?? Did you know you can buy it bagged and cubed?? Yup!! Look for it in the fresh produce section.
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, cubed and cooked OR 1 - 12oz bag of cubed squash
- red bell peppers, chopped**
-cilantro or parsley (fresh or in the tube)
- scallions (green onions), sliced
- olive oil
- lime juice
**If you are avoiding nightshades, substitute chopped celery or grated carrots
Method
Steam the squash until tender (7-10 minutes) or cook in microwave. Let the squash cool.
Mix with red bell peppers, scallions and toss with olive oil and lime juice.
This is a perfect summertime dish, or a great thing to take if you are invited to a party and are wanting to bring a dish that you can eat without "weirding out" your friends. They will love it too!!
Breakfast Sausage Seasoning
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbs sage
2 Tbs thyme
1 Tbs black pepper
1 1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp each cloves, nutmeg, allspice
Nightshade-Free Tandoori
1 1/2 Tbs cumin
2 Tbs coriander
1 tsp each granulated garlic, ginger, cloves, mace, fenugreek, cinnamon, black pepper, and cardamom
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Poultry Salt
2 Tbs sage
1 1/2 Tbs thyme
1 Tbs marjoram
2 tsp rosemary
2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
Nightshade-Free Garam Masala
1 Tbs cumin
1 1/2 tsp each coriander, cardamom, and black pepper
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Nightshade-Free Curry
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp each cumin, coriander, cilantro, and ginger
1/2 tsp each ground mustard and cardamom
1/4 tsp each black pepper, cinnamon, and clove
Baharat Spice
2 Tbs black pepper
2 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs each coriander, mint, clove, nutmeg, and cardamom
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Potato (or Faux-tato) Seasoning
2 Tbs each marjoram, oregano, rosemary, basil, and parsley
1 Tbs each granulated onion, thyme, and sea salt
2 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbs sage
2 Tbs thyme
1 Tbs black pepper
1 1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp each cloves, nutmeg, allspice
Nightshade-Free Tandoori
1 1/2 Tbs cumin
2 Tbs coriander
1 tsp each granulated garlic, ginger, cloves, mace, fenugreek, cinnamon, black pepper, and cardamom
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Poultry Salt
2 Tbs sage
1 1/2 Tbs thyme
1 Tbs marjoram
2 tsp rosemary
2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
Nightshade-Free Garam Masala
1 Tbs cumin
1 1/2 tsp each coriander, cardamom, and black pepper
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Nightshade-Free Curry
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp each cumin, coriander, cilantro, and ginger
1/2 tsp each ground mustard and cardamom
1/4 tsp each black pepper, cinnamon, and clove
Baharat Spice
2 Tbs black pepper
2 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs each coriander, mint, clove, nutmeg, and cardamom
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Potato (or Faux-tato) Seasoning
2 Tbs each marjoram, oregano, rosemary, basil, and parsley
1 Tbs each granulated onion, thyme, and sea salt
2 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp black pepper