Good morning, everybody! I have been up since 5am today and am therefore in a terrible mood, so I thought I’d do some blogging to cheer me up a bit. I’m in a bit of a hurry though (I’m shadowing a physician today for 9 hours!), so I just wanted to post a quick recipe that I used to make some breakfast for myself today.
As a college student with a tiny kitchen that I share with 4 other people, I have neither time nor money for extravagant cooking of any sort. I’m also on a very strict diet for my skin, hormones, and fatigue, which includes: no dairy, (almost) no sugar, low glycemic load foods only, no gluten, no chocolate (going to try to bring the chocolate back in soon though!), and very very few grains.
Last week, my skin was completely clear and I decided that perhaps I could put dairy back in my diet and see what would happen. I decided to try yogurt, since it’s fermented and there is less lactose in it, so it’s probably great for my skin, right? WRONG. I had Greek Yogurt 3 days in a row, and then bam: breakout. Milk is full of hormones, and not just the added ones. Cows that are pregnant are producing hormones like crazy, and there is no need for us to consume those. If you don’t believe me, check these out:
American Academy of Dermatology Association: http://www.aad.org/dw/monthly/2012/acne/diet-and-acne#page2
Huffington Post (Dr. Hyman): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/do-milk-and-sugar-cause-a_b_822163.html
An excerpt from the second link:
“Here’s a short list of the 60-some hormones in your average glass of milk–even the organic, raw, and bovine growth hormone free milk:
- 20α-dihydropregnenolone
- progesterone (from pregnenolone)
- 5α-pregnanedione
- 5α-pregnan-3β-ol-20-one, 20α- and 20β-dihydroprogesterone (from progesterone)
- 5α-androstene-3β17β-diol
- 5α-androstanedione
- 5α-androstan-3β-ol-17-one
- androstenedione
- testosterone
- dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate acyl ester
- insulin like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2)
- insulin”
So, with all these things excluded from my diet, and still being a broke college student, sometimes its hard to eat well and feel full. However, I’ve started to get my better at it by planning my meals ahead of time and buying filling foods. (By the way, I spend about $360 a month on groceries for TWO people).
Here is a recipe I came up with because breakfast is always the hardest meal of the day for me. It’s quick, easy, and low glycemic.
You’ll need:
Oil of your choice
Asparagus
Onion
Mushrooms
Sweet Potato
Egg
Marinara Sauce
Garlic Powder, Basil, Pepper, Salt (to taste)
hint: Microwave the sweet potato before you put it on the frying pan so it’s partially cooked and you save yourself some time!
clearly minimalist 