Meats and Fish

HAMBURGER

I have it seldomly and in small portions. A small burger on the grill (NOT FRIED). Once in awhile (maybe everyother week), I will have something with ground beef in it. I always buy the leanest meat I can find and I rinse it before putting it into whatever I'm making. I do whatever I can to get the grease content down to a mimimum. I rarely, if ever, order a burger at a restaurant.



STEAK

I have this maybe once a month. That's about all my stomach can handle. I LOVE steak and mushrooms! We usually by filet mignon. Before eating this I usually take a digestive enzyme, but even this isn't enough for me. My stomach doesn't know how to move or digest this, so I usually end up mixing a Miralax cocktail before I go to bed. It doesn't give me an upset stomach, it just helps break down the meal and get it through my system. If I don't do this, I am up most of the night, usually sitting/sleeping in a chair hoping gravity will get this rock out of my stomach.



CHICKEN

This probably makes up 75% of my meat/fish intake. I almost always bake or boil it. If I have to fry it in a pan, I use extra-virgin coconut oil. It is spendy, but very theraputic on your stomach and is the best oil to fry things in (even over olive oil). Coconut oil can withstand a much higher temperature. Olive oil is great on things at room temp.

FISH

I make orange or white ruffy, haddock, and cod. I also order others in restaurants, such as sea bass, walleye and salmon. Salmon in small portions is okay...it's a little too rich for me. Again, I bake it, usually without breading. I found a breading by Progresso that is for baking; it was pretty good. Fish is not my all time favorite food, but my body feels so much better after having this meal. It is seems to be very theraputic for me. I usually serve it with Quinoa. This is an awesome find! A good friend of mine found this for me when I was trying to get my hemoglobin levels up. I always battle anemia, so this was a nice addition to my diet since it's high in iron. It has replaced rice in our household.

VENISON

My husband is a deer hunter. I used to dread him bringing home a deer because I didn't want to eat it. It has turned out to be a great meat for me. It is very lean and digests better than hamburger. I substitute it every once in awhile in our meals. My kids don't know the difference.

HAM

I don't do. It does not digest well for me and it's too salty.

PORK

I do this seldomly. My family loves porkloins and I will occasionally join them. It's not horrible, but it doesn't seem right in my stomach. It takes a little more effort for my stomach to digest this compared to chicken.

PROCESSED MEATS

Absolutely not! This is one thing I do not do (at all) with the exception of a DaVonni's hot roastbeef hoagie every once in a blue moon.

I really caution you with eating hot dogs. This is by far, hands down, my worst enemy. It takes my stomach much pain and effort to get this through my system. Every once in awhile I crave it when my family is eating them. All it takes is a few bites and I'm awake most of the night.