ideas for very restricted diet -low residue

nanokitten

Hi, I'm a ovo lacto vegitarian on a low residue diet (similar to a low fibre diet).
Also DM is on gluten free diet so we strugle to eat anything nice togther.

basically low res means: no seeds pips or peel, no tough fruit or veg, nothing wholegrain, no pulses, no onions celery mushrooms etc.

I can have white rice, pasta (but DM cant) etc, root veg: spuds, carrots, sweet potatos etc (peeled), squashes, pumpkins and corgettes (peeled). Tomatoes, peppers, cucumber (peeled and pipped) apples, pears, plums, peaches (peeled) tinned fruit.
techically I can have garlic, herbs and spices (although I try to avoid woody or bitty things).

we are desperate for ideas for nice meals and for injecting flavour into things as not being able to use onions is really difficult for creating flavour.

any ideas???

JayJay14

Four years ago when I had surgery for the removal of my bowel I was given a set of leaflets telling me I neeeded to follow a low residue diet. The thought of no onions or mushrooms filled me with dread. However I got over the problem by chopping them very small. The deal with mushrooms etc is that they tend to swell up in the gut so can cause blockages. Can you get away with that? it would add to the flavours if nothing wlse. There is always mushroom ketchup and chinese sauces such as hoi sin.

I don't know the nature of your problem but I found that though I followed the rules at first I rapidly fell off the wagon and now eat anything I fell like and seem to be non the worst for it. If you want to chat more confidentially please feel free to pm me anytime.

kunekune

Ideas:

egg curry made with spices, coconut milk and (peeled) thinly chopped courgette served on white rice (start off the curry by frying the courgettes, a bit like you'd fry onions, they should mop up the flavour quite well), bread made with an alternative kind of flour (I'm assuming the problem with pulses is because of the skin, and that a flour such as chickpea flour would be ok)

tian: cooked rice mixed with various vegetables including courgettes, squash, tomatoes, bound with an egg and topped with cheese and then baked (I'd include aubergine, which may be ok if peeled)

Do you eat potatoes? Any grains such as quinoa or barley (probably not barley I suspect).

kunekune

BUMP.

This is not a crank diet, there are good reasons why nanokitten would be on this seemingly weird very list of foods. Can anyone else help?

The other idea I had was that if you could manage a plate of vegetables in cheese sauce, you could use a pack of boursin as your sauce instead of a cheese sauce using flour.

Plum_Pie

If you enjoy cheese, ricotta also makes a good white sauce substitute. It melts well, tastes very creamy and is great with chopped fresh herbs in it (flat leaf parsley, basil). It's also very low in fat and high in protein.

One nice thing to do is make a pastry-free quiche. Sweat 1 bag spinach, shred it and mix it with 1/2 normal tub ricotta and whatever seasoning you like, plus 1 beaten egg. Sprinkle parmesan or a little strong cheddar on top. Put it in a shallow dish and bake in a medium oven it until firm.

You can also make mini versions using the same mix, dolloping it into a fairy cake tray and baking for less time - great as hot canape/starter.

pigpen

What about gluten free pasta etc? If gluten is the only thing DM cannnot have and you can have pasta it should be fine.. I think the change in flavour and texture is an acquired taste and you need to keep at it.

Gers

Have a look at this and then go to one of the recipe sites and put your favoured ingredients into it.

http://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/page.asp?id=306500

minisecret

I was wondering whether you could have onion powder? I love onion and garlic powder, as they reduce on the fat from frying in oil, plus it's easy to season accurately. It's pretty strong and so goes relatively far.

I hope I read your post correctly, apologies if not.