Nothing left to eliminate from diet

[Anonymous]

I am 54 and have few health issues:
Gerd
Prediabetic
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Recurring kidney stones

So no sugary foods, no salty foods, no spicy foods, every other food seem to contradict each of the different issues I have.

What are some great staples that are very healthy that comes to mind?

TIA!

[Anonymous]

Lentils?

[Anonymous]

When I have patients like that, I usually have a shared decision making discussion on which problem we will address through diet and which we will help with medication. A lot depends on how high your cholesterol is versus how close to true diabetes your prediabetes is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I have patients like that, I usually have a shared decision making discussion on which problem we will address through diet and which we will help with medication. A lot depends on how high your cholesterol is versus how close to true diabetes your prediabetes is.

That sounds like a great approach.
My LDL is 101
Prediabetes is also borderline.
I find my Gerd issue and sugar cravings to be most problematic in terms of what to eat.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t a clean Mediterranean diet (perhaps without tomatoes if they trigger gerd) your solution? Isn’t it the all around best diet for everyone?

[Anonymous]

Chicken, fish, lentils, and vegetables cooked in olive oil with herbs and low-salt seasonings.

[Anonymous]

I have terrible GERD and find that eliminating snacking really helps. Just 3 meals a day, and let my stomach rest in between. No night time eating. At first it was hard because I wanted to snack, especially when socializing, but now I feel so much better, I can do it easily.

[Anonymous]

It seems to me that you can still eat a lot of nutritious and delicious foods. Roasted chicken or fish and roasted veggies over quinoa or couscous and a salad. Soups in winter. In grilling season, grilled veggies and proteins. Stir fry chicken and veggies. Turkey burgers and turkey meatballs with small serving of protein pasta (or green lentil pasta which my kids recently ate and didn't notice anything different).

You can also do shakes and smoothie bowls for breakfast and snack. Fruit, spinach, protein powder (unsweetened), chia seeds, blend and enjoy.

Oatmeal with a dash of cinnamon and maple syrup with berries for breakfast. Or egg whites and sauteed peppers.

There are still so many thing you can eat OP.

[Anonymous]

Some very good ideas here will keep these lists..

Mediterranean is also 80% good for me.. then kidney stones issues eliminate some stuff.

Thank you !

[Anonymous]

polenta

[Anonymous]

I am similar and I get headaches from too many legumes and nuts - so I have to limit them too.

The gerd and kidney stone issues contradict each other a bit. I drink flavored seltzer, but I pour it out into a glass with the can about 4-6 inches above the glass to get rid of a lot of the carbonation. I put in a sliced lemon into water only at meals when the acid gets diluted by the meal.

Steel cut oatmeal also helps a sour stomach and helps in other things too I add in walnuts and blueberries.

As others have suggested, following the Mediterranean diet as a guide is helpful too. Pick the things you like and work with the other issues- obviously limit the dark green leafy veggies.

I try to avoid added sweeteners of all kinds in most things. I do indulge in dessert once a week.

I buy farmers market eggs and not industrial produced eggs.

We try to eat vegetarian several days a week.

I found it helpful to sit down and write out all the things I can eat, the things I can eat a little, and the things I can’t eat. Then, I went through a cookbook (I suggest America’s Test Kitchen’s ‘The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook’) and see what recipes work. You can look at the lists to see what you can substitute or decrease the amount 8n a particular recipe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am similar and I get headaches from too many legumes and nuts - so I have to limit them too.

The gerd and kidney stone issues contradict each other a bit. I drink flavored seltzer, but I pour it out into a glass with the can about 4-6 inches above the glass to get rid of a lot of the carbonation. I put in a sliced lemon into water only at meals when the acid gets diluted by the meal.

Steel cut oatmeal also helps a sour stomach and helps in other things too I add in walnuts and blueberries.

As others have suggested, following the Mediterranean diet as a guide is helpful too. Pick the things you like and work with the other issues- obviously limit the dark green leafy veggies.

I try to avoid added sweeteners of all kinds in most things. I do indulge in dessert once a week.

I buy farmers market eggs and not industrial produced eggs.

We try to eat vegetarian several days a week.

I found it helpful to sit down and write out all the things I can eat, the things I can eat a little, and the things I can’t eat. Then, I went through a cookbook (I suggest America’s Test Kitchen’s ‘The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook’) and see what recipes work. You can look at the lists to see what you can substitute or decrease the amount 8n a particular recipe.

Thank you this is very helpful.
Its true some of these issues contradict the foods that I can eat.
Will make a detqiled list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems to me that you can still eat a lot of nutritious and delicious foods. Roasted chicken or fish and roasted veggies over quinoa or couscous and a salad. Soups in winter. In grilling season, grilled veggies and proteins. Stir fry chicken and veggies. Turkey burgers and turkey meatballs with small serving of protein pasta (or green lentil pasta which my kids recently ate and didn't notice anything different).

You can also do shakes and smoothie bowls for breakfast and snack. Fruit, spinach, protein powder (unsweetened), chia seeds, blend and enjoy.

Oatmeal with a dash of cinnamon and maple syrup with berries for breakfast. Or egg whites and sauteed peppers.

There are still so many thing you can eat OP.

For a prediabetic? No way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicken, fish, lentils, and vegetables cooked in olive oil with herbs and low-salt seasonings.

This plus -

cottage cheese
oatmeal
fresh fruit (berries especially)
greek yogurt

If you are tired of water, or like PP have to limit water with lemon, I like to add a splash of 100% unsweetened cranberry juice. It adds a bit of flavor that I need, and helps the kidneys.

[Anonymous]

LDL of 101 doesn’t sound like much if a problem. Focus on other concerns.