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Example Rotation
Diet |
| Your
health
professional
may
recommend
a
rotation
diet
as
a
means
of
avoiding
problem
foods
and
for
helping
to
avoid
developing
sensitivities
to
new
foods.
One
of
the
goals
of
Special
Foods!TM
is
to
provide
so
many
great
tasting
alternatives
for
new
foods
that
even
when
restricted
to
just
a
few
foods,
it
will
be
possible
to
have
a
seven
day
rotation
diet
that
is
wholly
satisfying
The table below presents an example of a seven day rotation diet that contains primarily unusual foods. Looking through the Special Foods!TM product lists will show how that even on such a diet, every day can include bread, muffins, pastas, breakfast cereals, pancakes, bagels, cookies, nut butters, and all kinds of other treats. The recommended quantities (listed here for adults, see 'the Recommended Daily Quantities' section for similar information for children of various ages) show that diets such as the example below can provide the nutrients and the proper balance of carbohydrates, fats and proteins (do be sure to add extra calcium in a tolerated form) that are essential to good nutrition. Special Foods!™ highly recommends a 7-day rotation diet; we have found it is a great way to help avoid developing new sensitivities to the new foods we offer. |
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Type of Food & Recommended Quantity |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
Day 6 |
Day 7 |
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Complex Carbohydrates As fresh vegetable, about 5 pounds per day As dry flour or seed, at least 7/8 pound (women), at least 1 1/8 pound (men) |
White sweet potato |
Cassava |
Malanga |
True yam Mung |
Lotus, Water chestnut |
Amaranth |
Buckwheat |
|
Green Leafy and Other Vegetables Eat as much as desired, generally 1-2 pounds per day, but do not count as a calorie source. Be sure to leave room for the complex carbohydrates. |
Chinese cabbage, kohlrabi, turnips |
acorn squash, spaghetti squash, chayote |
celery root, parsnip fennel |
alfalfa sprouts, jicama |
fresh water chestnuts, endive, burdock root, dandelion greens |
beet greens, chard |
Asparagus okra |
|
Meats approx 5 oz per day total |
Turkey |
swordfish |
duck |
crab |
venison |
clams |
rabbit |
|
Nuts and Oils Oil: use approximately 4 Tablespoons per day Nuts: Use in moderation, reduce amount of oil slightly if you use nuts |
Canola oil; pinyon nuts |
pumpkin seed oil, pumpkin seeds |
macadamia nut oil, macadamia nuts |
Avocado oil, avocados |
coconut oil, fresh coconut meat |
hazelnut oil, hazel nuts |
apricot oil, Brazil nuts |
|
Fruits Eat as desired, but do not Use in place of foods and quantities listed above. |
Kiwi fruit |
mango |
persimmon |
Papaya |