👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY
3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

GOBBLE MEAL KIT
HONEY HARISSA SHRIMP, BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER COUCOUS AND SALAD

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MEAL 1
@farmfresh (local farm) Bantam/Duck Eggs (yolk only)
@chosenfoods Avocado Oil Spray
@good_culture 2% Cottage Cheese
@misfitsmarket Organic Tomatillo 🌿
@simpletruth Spicy Guacamole 🌿
@simpletruthorganic Garlic Hummus 🌿

🔥 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟡
🌿 OXALATE SCORE: 8️⃣
🤒 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👌🏼
✳️  CALORIES:  320

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MEAL 2
Cooking for Sandy shared meal – GOBBLE MEAL KIT

@sandbar Xlrg Shrimp
@gobbleinc Red Harissa Sauce 🌿, Honey 🌿, Garlic Confit 🌿, Cauliflower Broccoli Crumbles 🌿, Golden Raisins 🌿, Almonds 💥, Mandarin 🌿
@krogerco Living Lettuce 🌿, Asparagus 🌿
@misfitsmarket Organic Pea Shoots 🌿
@wild_about_sprouts Clover and Broccoli Sprouts 🌿
@loreto Spanish Stuffed Olives 🌿
@tuscangarden @aldiusa Asian Sesame Dressing 🌿
@gelspice Imitation Bacon Bits 🌿

Harissa Paste and Garlic Confit are not in any listing I can find so I broke them down as follows:

HARISSA PASTE = 1tbsp = 🟠 / 🌿5️⃣
Red Bell Pepper 🔥0️⃣ /🌿4️⃣
Red Chili Pepper 🔥2️⃣ /🌿*️⃣
Garlic 🔥1️⃣ /🌿1️⃣
EVOO 🔥0️⃣ /🌿0️⃣
Cider Vinegar 🔥1️⃣ /🌿0️⃣
Salt 🔥0️⃣ /🌿0️⃣

GARLIC CONFIT – 1tbsp – 🟡 / 🌿2️⃣
Garlic 🔥1️⃣ /🌿1️⃣
Sea Salt 🔥0️⃣ /🌿0️⃣
EVOO 🔥0️⃣ /🌿0️⃣
Red Chili Pepper 🔥2️⃣ /🌿*️⃣
Thyme 🔥0️⃣ /🌿*️⃣

🔥 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟠
🌿 OXALATE SCORE: 4️⃣3️⃣
🤒 REACTIVITY SCALE: 🤧
✳️ CALORIES: 459

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MEAL 3
@clovervalley Roast Beef in Gravy 🌿
@krogerco Long Grain White Rice 🌿
@foodclub French Style Green Beans 💥

🔥 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟡
🌿 OXALATE SCORE: 1️⃣8️⃣
🤒 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👌🏼
✳️ CALORIES: 451

I’m starting to hurt – which usually means either a storm is coming or I’ve just don’t too much… Clear weather radar so I think I’m just getting sore. Simple simple dinner…

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SNACK / DESSERT
@krogerco Nectarine 🌿
@greekgodsyogurt Honey Yogurt 🌿

🔥 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟡
🌿 OXALATE SCORE: 5️⃣
🤒 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👌🏼
✳️ CALORIES: 199

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DAILY TOTALS
🔥 TOTAL HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟠
🌿 TOTAL OXALATE SCORE : 7️⃣4️⃣
🤒 REACTIVITY SCALE: 🤧
✳️ CALORIES: 1429

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🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻‍🍳

🎯 Tracking – Calorie Command in ℹ️ @iTrackBites

🍽️ GOAL – 3 to 4 salad plate meals (no regular big plates, no OMAD [one meal a day] ) – smaller meals to reduce the amount of histamine triggers consumed at one time and limit reactivity during the reintroduction trial phases.

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12 Weeks of trying something completely different to help heal and reduce the effects of 6 months of Mast Cell disorder flare ups.

📆 WEEK 4-6 – REINTRODUCTION PHASE 4
OXALATE REDUCTION – 75mg-200mg / day or less
MAST CELL HISTAMINE LIST – continue Lvl 0️⃣ and 1️⃣ foods reintroduction + add up to 1 additional Lvl 2️⃣ food / meal. Score reactivity individually and note any changes in apps.

If minor reaction, retest in another meal to confirm.
If major reaction, note and remove for 4 weeks.

🔥 = Histamine level
🌿 = contains oxalates
💥 = contains HIGH oxalates

🚦 HISTAMINE SCALE
🟢 – contains some Lvl 0️⃣ histamine foods
🟡 – contains some Lvl 1️⃣ histamine foods
🟠 – contains some Lvl 2️⃣ histamine foods
🔴 – contains some Lvl 3️⃣ histamine foods

🐡 REACTIVITY SCALE
👌🏼 – no reaction
🤧 – itchy eyes, sniffles, glassy mouth (hayfever type)
🔥 – above + hands/feet burning, gut issues, eye/inner ear swelling, muscle spasms esp back / neck
🚨 – above + BP / heart rate / breathing issues, sudden onset headache, muscle weakness

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If you aren’t familiar with my situation, basically I live with several autoimmune issues… an “inflammatory overstimulation response” brought on by my basic blood cells thinking they are Spartan Warriors and attacking everything in sight.

📚 RESOURCES 📚
MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME
https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/en/symptoms.html

🍓 FOOD INTOLERANCE APP (look for the strawberry)
I just discovered this app and it is more than worth the $6.99 – it is a more updated version of the German SIGHI PDF list. It contains more information than you can shake a stick at.
https://www.baliza.de/en/apps/histamine.html

🌿 OXALATE APP I AM USING
The best option I have found is from the same developers as the Histamine app. It is an Apple only app but it looks like it is going to be very helpful. The basic color system (low/med/high) rating is free but if you want actual numbers, it is also $6.99.

🚦OXIPUR (IOS only)
https://www.baliza.de/en/apps/oxipur.html

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WHAT IS HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE?
https://www.healthline.com/health/histamine-intolerance

WHAT IS POTS?
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots

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MY TOP 3 WORST INFLAMMATION TRIGGERS
These are not the same for everyone and in 90% of people they don’t trigger a reaction – but if you are constantly dealing with being bloated, headaches, muscle or joint pain or digestive distress – they may be worth considering as potential inflammation triggers.

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
https://www.eatthis.com/artificial-sweeteners-side-effects

WHY “NATURAL FLAVORS” ARE A NO NO FOR ME
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/natural-flavors#TOC_TITLE_HDR_7

CARRAGEENAN (Another big no no)
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/carrageenan