Proposed ANTI-swelling diet

[Jeneva]

Ok, my swelling from the FFS is starting to make me spiral downward so I have to do something quickly to break the cycle.  I know this is ultra radical, but the numbers do seem to add up.  I actually enjoy all the of the foods listed below so I don't think I'll burn out.  BTW the slim fast is in there because my work likes to schedule calls at lunch time.  I have found if I don't have something quick and easy I don't get to eat.

I ONLY PLAN TO USE THIS A WEEK.

The bulk of the protein is soy and oat.  Soy is a complete protein and according to wikipedia (I know it isn't 100% accurate) oats are ALMOST as good a protein source as soy.  Because this is a higher protein diet I don't think it will cause a problem for only a week, but if I"m about to cause problems someone please jump in.

This is based on a 2000 calorie diet.  I probably ate more in the past, but I still don't have 100% of my appetite back and I don't want to limit healing by going too low either.  Since 2000 is the RDA I figure it is a safe # to use.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

	Name	Serving	Calories	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Potasium	Total Carb	Diet Fiber	Protein
1	SlimFast	1 shake	190	6	2	10	210	600	25	5	10
2	Oatmeal	1/4 cup	150	2.5	0.5	0	0	130	27	4	5
3	Honey	1 tbsp	64	0	0	0	1	11	17	8	0
4	Soy Milk	1 cup	100	3.5	0.5	0	95	300	11	1	6
5	Cinnamon	2 tsp	13	0.06	0.02	0	0.52	22.4	4.2	2.8	0.2
6	FULL OATS	2 OF 2+3+4+5	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	breakfast	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	mid morn	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	lunch	1	190	6	2	10	210	600	25	5	10
	mid afteroon	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	dinner	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	TOTAL DAILY		2098	40.24	8.08	10	596.08	2973.6	369.8	84.2	74.8
	RDV	day	2000	65	20	300	2400	3500	300	25	50
	compared		98	-24.76	-11.92	-290	-1803.92	-526.4	69.8	59.2	24.8

I welcome all comments and suggestions.  Please remember this is not a long term diet, but only for a week or so in order that I can feel I am doing something to get my swelling under control.

Thank you for any feedback.

[Jeneva]

Ok, so I found that 1 cup of silk is too much.  I've never measured it before.

I cook steel cut oats in a zojirushi rice cooker on the porridge setting.  I use a 1 to 4 ratio (oaks to water).  I went ahead and cooked up 2 cups dry and when I took out breakfast it was way too "wet" with that much silk.

If I drop the silk to 3/4 instead of a full cup it will only change the results a bit.

everything is still on the "correct" side of the number except instead of having 98 cals over it is 2 cals under.

[Jeneva]

Ok, I did a bit more tweaking and added some variations.  All are still low sodium but some aren't as low as just oatmeal.
BTW with the silk and the oatmeal, just pour some to drink and add as needed to the bowl.  That way you don't have to try and tweak the numbers.

Does anyone find this useful?  Anyone want to make suggestions for other similar meal options so there is less boredom?  A big part of this is just a way to keep busy so I don't dwell on the swelling.  Although I will say the second massage got it done pretty nicely.  If you want a copy of the original xslx just shoot me a PM with an email address and you can have it.

*SPECIAL NOTE*
Yogurt is Yoplait brand 6oz because we keep TONS of it on hand at all times.
Toast is based on bread we make using a recipe not store bought
Chicken breast is based on the average weight of our last Freedom Ranger harvest which was closer to 6oz than 4oz each



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

	Name	Serving	Calories	Total Fat	Saturated Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Potasium	Total Carbs	Fiber	Protein
1	SlimFast	1 shake	190	6	2	10	210	600	25	5	10
2	Oatmeal	1/4 cup	150	2.5	0.5	0	0	130	27	4	5
3	Honey	1 tbsp	64	0	0	0	1	11	17	8	0
4	Soy Milk	1 cup	100	3.5	0.5	0	95	300	11	1	6
5	Cinnamon	2 tsp	13	0.06	0.02	0	0.52	22.4	4.2	2.8	0.2
6	FULL OATS	2 OF 2+3+4+5	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
7	Yogurt	2	340	3	2	20	170	460	66	0	10
8	grilled chicken breast	2	360	4.5	1.5	210	0	900	0	0	48
9	toast	2	186	2	0	0	418	82	36	2	8
10	chic sand	8+9	546	6.5	1.5	210	418	982	36	2	56
11	omlet	4	384	28	8	868	392	280	0	0	24
12	omlet w/toast	9+11	570	30	8	868	810	362	36	2	32
	breakfast	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	mid morn	7	340	3	2	20	170	460	66	0	10
	lunch	1	190	6	2	10	210	600	25	5	10
	mid afternoon	6	477	8.56	1.52	0	96.52	593.4	86.2	19.8	16.2
	dinner	12	570	30	8	868	810	362	36	2	32
	TOTAL DAILY		2054	56.12	15.04	898	1383.04	2608.8	299.4	46.6	84.4
	RDV	day	2000	65	20	300	2400	3500	300	25	50
	compared		54	-8.88	-4.96	598	-1016.96	-891.2	-0.6	21.6	34.4