Lately, my students have been on a Keto craze. They want to research it, cook it, lose weight on it, and determine whether or not it is the best diet they have ever heard of.
One of my students wrote about its effects on epilepsy, and I was quite impressed. She also cooked some Keto meals and took photographs of them. They look relatively simple.
When I try to look up information on the Low-Fodmap Diet, I feel like there are so many contradictory pieces of information. My gastroenterologist told me to avoid carrots, oatmeal, beans, onion, garlic, wheat products, and other vegetables, and the Low-Fodmap Diet sometimes seems to contradict these instructions.
So today I ate a can of tinned tuna in water and mixed it with a fresh whole avocado. I took it to my school cafeteria and sprinkled some balsamic on it. No added salt, nothing. And, surprisingly, it stayed down. Another day I had mixed tuna with boiled egg and vinegar and some chopped culantro/parsley/green onion. Also felt pretty good. So maybe I should give Keto a try.
According to Heathline, an avocado is 77% fat, 4% protein, and 19% carbs. It also says that over 60% of its fats are monounsaturated, which (I guess) is a good thing. I often hear about "healthy fat," and I guess this is supposed to be one of them.
A can of tinned tuna, according to VeryWellFit, is rich in fiber and vitamin C. (That can't be bad, right?) Except that VeryWellFit also says later on in the article that there is "very little fiber." 1% as a matter of fact. So there's that. The issue with eating tinned tuna on a regular basis is that I worry about the sodium and the mercury.
Natasha's Kitchen has an even better-looking Tuna Avocado Salad, even though it includes onions and cucumber, which for me are a no-no. I could maybe handle the cucumber if the onions were left out...
Balsamic vinegar was a very simple addition, but if you want to make it fancier, you can try this balsamic vinegar recipe that is mixed with dijon mustard and olive oil from The Fodmap Formula.
I haven't decided whether to go full-on Keto or not, but I've decided to create a menu of the meals that HAVEN'T made me feel like crap. The ones that don't leave me feeling bloated, blocked-up and battling inflammation. I hope that in doing so, it helps others. So the tuna and avocado combo is going ON THE LIST of meals that don't make me feel bad. And it just so happens that it is also keto-friendly. Feel free to comment how I can make this meal even more stomach-friendly on a small amount of money.
(After all, we can't all afford shrimp and salmon filets, people.)
One of my students wrote about its effects on epilepsy, and I was quite impressed. She also cooked some Keto meals and took photographs of them. They look relatively simple.
When I try to look up information on the Low-Fodmap Diet, I feel like there are so many contradictory pieces of information. My gastroenterologist told me to avoid carrots, oatmeal, beans, onion, garlic, wheat products, and other vegetables, and the Low-Fodmap Diet sometimes seems to contradict these instructions.
So today I ate a can of tinned tuna in water and mixed it with a fresh whole avocado. I took it to my school cafeteria and sprinkled some balsamic on it. No added salt, nothing. And, surprisingly, it stayed down. Another day I had mixed tuna with boiled egg and vinegar and some chopped culantro/parsley/green onion. Also felt pretty good. So maybe I should give Keto a try.
According to Heathline, an avocado is 77% fat, 4% protein, and 19% carbs. It also says that over 60% of its fats are monounsaturated, which (I guess) is a good thing. I often hear about "healthy fat," and I guess this is supposed to be one of them.
A can of tinned tuna, according to VeryWellFit, is rich in fiber and vitamin C. (That can't be bad, right?) Except that VeryWellFit also says later on in the article that there is "very little fiber." 1% as a matter of fact. So there's that. The issue with eating tinned tuna on a regular basis is that I worry about the sodium and the mercury.
Natasha's Kitchen has an even better-looking Tuna Avocado Salad, even though it includes onions and cucumber, which for me are a no-no. I could maybe handle the cucumber if the onions were left out...
Balsamic vinegar was a very simple addition, but if you want to make it fancier, you can try this balsamic vinegar recipe that is mixed with dijon mustard and olive oil from The Fodmap Formula.
I haven't decided whether to go full-on Keto or not, but I've decided to create a menu of the meals that HAVEN'T made me feel like crap. The ones that don't leave me feeling bloated, blocked-up and battling inflammation. I hope that in doing so, it helps others. So the tuna and avocado combo is going ON THE LIST of meals that don't make me feel bad. And it just so happens that it is also keto-friendly. Feel free to comment how I can make this meal even more stomach-friendly on a small amount of money.
(After all, we can't all afford shrimp and salmon filets, people.)
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