Harry's Elimination Diet - Day 5

We made it! Five days was the goal and five days it's been. We're going to keep going; I'm not sure for how long yet. It depends on Harry's willingness to eat such a restricted diet my ability to keep the kitchen stocked with these foods and keep cooking special meals for Harry. It would be excellent if we could make it through two or three weeks.

I remembered that I should have been peeling Harry's carrots. I don't usually because there are many nutrients on the skin, but there is also mold. Because I'm trying to take as much mold out of Harry's diet as is humanly possible, the carrots should (and will) be peeled. I forgot that Harry had a track meet after school today and didn't pack any extra food to get him through the day. He made it fine and didn't eat the whole refrigerator when he got home - although he got pretty close! Good kid that he is, he didn't eat the Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips I packed yesterday for him to eat at his track dinner (he wasn't sure if he was allowed them or if I'd sent them for the team), and good kids that his teammates are, there were some left. He enjoyed them as a treat during dinner.

I wish I had more to report about how Harry's feeling on the diet, but he's out so early each morning and home so late each evening, that I barely get to speak to him, let alone observe him much. His energy seems good, even with already having had two track meets this week, another evening out, and the late nights to get schoolwork done (1:00 a.m. last night). He reports feeling well. I'm still hearing some throat clearing and seeing some evidence of "brain fog", but I think these symptoms are happening less often. His mood and appetite are excellent!

Food for the day:
Breakfast: the usual smoothie except now I'm using hemp oil instead of flax oil. Hemp oil is an excellent source of Omega 3's and my kids always have a wicked smile when I use it. Carrot cupcake (see yesterday's blog).
Lunch: apple, carrots, almond butter on quinoa bread (no one will ever accuse me of being a gourmet chef, when I find something that works, I tend to stick with it)
Dinner: sauteed chicken breasts (yes, again - and again 1 1/3 lbs!), brown rice pasta with sesame oil, quinoa with onion, parseley and (oops!) tomato paste (I should have left that out), roasted cauliflower and broccoli, Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips.