The haul...

Prep for day 1.  Shopping. 

The haul includes: herb seasoning, arrowroot, maple syrup, quinoa (tri-color and white), a pear, blackberries, pineapple, cabbage, cauliflower, ginger root, cilantro, basil, carrots, garlic, pumpkin seeds, fennel, pine nuts, sweet onion, cherries.

Planned recipes for the above foods: Quinoa with blueberries and blueberry syrup; cabbage soup; cauliflower steaks, and some foods for snacking.

Total Cost: $87.40  (several items are staples that will have more than one time use. I bought a load of quinoa which totaled over $15, maple syrup was $8.99, arrow root flour was $6.99, and seasoning was $4.59). Hopefully, shopping bills will drop after this!

Elimination Diet AKA Hypoallergenic Diet AKA The Barely Any Food is Allowed Diet

The research is done (mostly) and a collection of recipes is on stand-by.  Hopefully appearances are deceiving and there is more to eat in Phase 1 (detox) than I think.  I thought for sure I could just reach into my vegan recipe (even RAW vegan recipe) collection and have a good amount of choices, but I've come to realize that I eat a lot of nightshades.

They're delicious and I will be devastated if they are a trigger food.

Start date: September 1, 2012.