Grocery list

Goose is not doing the wellness diet with me, but he is wanting to follow his Blood Type's list of foods.  Since we are two different blood types, I thought well this will SUCK for us eating...do I make him one meal while I eat another?  I then laughed and said, "don't be silly, you won't make TWO dinners at night...PSH!"  So I thought the best thing to do was to write down every single "allowed" and "neutral" food (which is still allowed, it just won't hurt you nor will it benefit you) on both our lists.  I then cross referenced them to see what foods we would have in common.  Turns out, more than I thought.

I thought, wouldn't it be nice if I could shop for us off of what we DO have in common instead?  Well yes, but that's a lot of memorization, and I don't do well on test day.  I'd get to the grocery store and forget everything I memorized!


*idea bulb*




What if I wrote out a permanent grocery list of the foods we share?  Great plan, but I always leave my written out list on the kitchen counter when I go.  What if I had it printed off, and laminated or a clear sleeve so it's preserved?  YES! Keep going!  What if I could mark on it with my dry erase markers what I know I need and then when I'm at the store I don't stray! BRILL!  Wait. What if I forget it though?  Oh, hang it up on your key rack.  You can't forget it then.  Sub conscience, you are SO SMART.

So I used my handy dandy spreadsheet, listed everything by category, and wrote down our common foods, even the ones we don't like or even know.  I even went so far as to bold the foods that were on BOTH our "allowed" list.  That way, I know when I am shopping I can think, "Hey girl, kale is great for both of you, grab some anyway.  OOOH, there's the broccoli! Get that too!  Hey ginger, come home with me, you'll like it!"  (that was not my suave attempt to bring home a red-head)

On the back of it I listed the separate foods that he can have and I can't, and vice-versa.   For instance, I should be having red meat and he doesn't digest it well so he shouldn't have it at all.  He can have grains if he so wanted, but I should never have them.   Of course the red meat poses a problem because Goose is a mans man, and enjoys steaks and and deer and so on.  Our compromise, is that I will eat that when he's at work so he's not sad about it.  We both thrive on seafood.  This is an adjustment for me who has been burnt out on seafood for a while.  I'll deal with it...I have found I LOVE smoked fish, and well Goose is a grill master, and he has perfected the art of smoking meats.  So either way we all win.

I know this will make my life easier, as well as shopping AND sharing with people who just don't quite understand this change.  No it doesn't mean that I am going to be living off of buffalo, kale, sweet potatoes, and pineapples all my life.  It means that this is what I have to choose from and my choices are really vast compared to SOME diets.  I'm lookin' at you HCG.  I have the ability to make lots of yummy recipes and never get bored of what is on my list.  Yes, I'm going to miss cheese and oranges and pig most of all.  However, even knowing since October what was in store for me, I started eliminating those items and I noticed when I brought them in the change I felt in my body.  I KNOW this is the path I am supposed to take for my wellness.

Here's our list:

Meats	Seafood		Dairy	Oils/Fats
chicken	carp	cusp	egg (chick/duck)	black currant seed
cornish hen	cod	drum	farmer cheese	flax seed
grouse	monkfish	halfmoon	ghee	EVOO
guinea hen	perch	mahi mahi	feta	walnut
ostrich	sea bass	mullet	mozzarella	borge seed
squab	pickerel	pike	goat cheese	evening primrose
turkey	chub	porgy	almond milk	safflower
	red snapper	sailfish		sesame
	salmon	scrod		soy
	sardine	shark		cocoa butter
	snail	sturgeon	Beans/Legumes: eat sparingly
	trout	sucker
	whitefish	sunfish	adzuki	mung
	whiting	swordfish	black eyed peas	northern
	tilapia	trout	black	peas
	tuna	weakfish	cannellini	white
	yellowtail	bass	jimaca	tempah
			miso
Nuts and Seeds	Vegetables
flax	artichoke	beet greens	pumpkin	rappini
pumpkin seed	broccoli (ni)	carrot	spinach	swiss chard
walnut	celery	chickory	turnip	arugula
almond (AB)	collard	dandelion	asparagus	bamboo
butternut	escarole	fennel	bok choy	brussels sprout
hazelnut	garlic	ginger	caraway	celeriac
hickory	horseradish	kale	chervil	cilantro
macadamia	kohlrabi	lettuce (all)	coriander	fid. fern
pecan	abalone mush	enoki mush	kelp	lettuce
pine	maitake mush	oyster mush	scallion	shallot
sesame	portobello mush	straw mush	seaweed	squash
tahini	tree mush	green olive	water chestnut	watercress
	radish	rutabaga	zucchini
	daikon	endive
	okra	onion
	parsley	parsnip
Fruits			Juices	Condiments
apricot	blackberry	pomegranate	aloe	mustard
blueberry	boysenberry	prickly pear	apricot	soy sauce
cherry	cranberry	quince	black cherry	apple butter
grapefruit	fig	raisin	carrot	jams/jellies (list)
lemon	lime	raspberry	cranberry	salad dressing
pineapple	plum	sago palm	pineapple	ACV
prune	apple	starfruit	grapefruit
apricot	breadfruit	strawberry	lemon
currant	date	watermelon	lime
gooseberry	elderberry	youngberry	prune
grapes	guava	melons	spinach
kiwi	kumquat		apple
loganberry	mulberry		apple cider
peach	nectarine		grape
pear	persimmon		guava
			nectarine
			pear
			vegetable (from list)
Spices/Sugar/Seasoning				Misc Beverages
molasses	bay	curry	saffron	green tea
garlic	bergamot	dill	sage	red wine
ginger	brown rice syrup	dulse	salt
horseradish	caraway	garlic	savory
mustard	cardamom	honey	spearmint
parsley	carob	kelp	brown/white sugar
tamari (or braggs)	chervil	lecithin	tapioca
turmeric	chive	marjoram	tarragon
agar	chocolate	nutmeg	thyme
allspice	cinnamon	mustard	vanilla
almond extract	clove	oregano	yeast
anise	coriander	paprika	cayenne
arrowroot	cream of tartar	peppermint	stevia
basil	cumin	rosemary	miso
Bri			Lucas
beef	chili powder		mackerel	cucumber
buffalo	gelatin		pollack	taro
heart	club soda		goat milk	asian pear
lamb	seltzer water		paneer	cantaloupe
liver			ricotta	blackberry juice
veal			s. cream	coffee
venison			yogurt	white wine
scallop			avocado
garbanzo/hummus			sunflower butter/oil
sweet potato			beechnut
tomato			chestnut
banana			alfalfa
mango			leek