Recipes for Healthy Living

Food Recommendations For a Healthy Life

MEAT: Dr. Cloud does not consume meat; however, the following are her suggestions. Serve meat that is grass fed, organic or certified kosher. Acceptable choices are beef, lamb, venison, goat, buffalo or elk.

POULTRY: Dr. Cloud will eat poultry on occasion. These are her personal recommendations.  Serve poultry that is certified kosher, organic, grass fed.  Acceptable choices are:  chicken, duck, Cornish game hen and turkey.

FISH: Recommendations include fish that wild, fresh water, or ocean caught. Do make sure it has fins and scales. Acceptable choices are: salmon, tuna, scrod, haddock, pompano, trout, orange roughy, snapper, herring, whitefish, halibut, cod, grouper, mahi mahi, tilapia, and sea bass.

EGGS: Dr. Cloud does not normally consume eggs. If however, you do, she recommends that you choose eggs that are high in omega-3/DHA and have been range fed. Dr. Cloud uses egg substitute.

DAIRY: Dr. Cloud does not usually consume dairy products.  The following represent her recommendation for those who can tolerate dairy products.

Rice, almond and goat’s milk are acceptable choices. Use soymilk sparingly. Soft goat’s milk cheese, goat’s milk hard cheese, homemade kefir from raw or un-homogenized cow’s milk is acceptable. Raw cow’s milk hard cheese; raw goat’s milk, and, plain goat’s milk yogurt are all acceptable choices. Dr. Cloud recommends that you avoid commercial dairy products like milk, cheese and ice cream.

VEGETABLES: All vegetables are acceptable, including corn, sweet potatoes and yams.

Do know organic fresh or frozen are your best choices. Remember to include raw, fermented vegetables, (lacto-fermented only, no vinegar).

FRUITS:  All fruits may be enjoyed.  Do remember organic is best.  Canned fruit in syrup should be avoided.

FATS AND OILS: It is best to choose organic. Consider the following: palm oil, butter (ghee); goat’s milk butter, avocado, extra-virgin coconut oil, extra-virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil, goat’s milk butter, raw cow’s milk butter, expeller-pressed sesame oil, coconut milk/cream/juice.

GRAINS AND STARCHY CARBOHYDRATES: Sprouted, Ezekiel-type bread; sprouted essene bread, fermented whole grain sour-dough bread; whole grain kamut or spelt pasta; quinoa; buckwheat; oats; barley; brown rice; amaranth; millet; spelt; sprouted cereal. 

BEANS AND LEGUMES: (soaked or fermented is best): These are the acceptable choices that are recommended: miso; lentils; white beans; kidney beans; tempeh (fermented soybean); black beans; navy beans; pinto beans; split peas; lima beans; black-eyed peas; red beans; garbanzo beans; broad beans; and, edamame.

NUTS AND SEEDS: Dr. Cloud is a big fan of nuts and seeds, particularly for those of you who are vegetarians. Organic, raw and soaked are always your best choices. 

Best choices are: almonds raw or dry roasted; raw hempseed; raw or dry roasted sunflower seeds; raw hempseed butter, raw or dry roasted pumpkin seed butter; raw pumpkin seeds, raw and ground flaxseeds, raw or roasted almond butter; raw sunflower butter; tahini, sesame butter (raw); raw or dry roasted walnuts; raw hazelnuts; raw or dry roasted macadamia nuts; raw brazil nuts; and, raw or dry roasted pecans.

SWEETNERS: The best choices are organic raw honey, stevia, lakanto, organic maple syrup, brown rice syrup; and, xylitol.

Recipes

This recipe book is in progress, and will be available as a downloadable book in the next few months. In the meantime, please try and enjoy the following recipes:

 Hamburger Helper Home Made Style

Lamb Roast

  Halibut Salsa

Mashed Butternut Squash

Any Fruit Cobbler

Stir Fry Cabbage

Questions? Contact Gail