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Fruit and withdrawal
Sometimes during withdrawal, people become concerned about cravings, headaches, fatigue, etc. These withdrawal symptoms can be alleviated with an extra serving of fruit. This is not a habit we want to carry into recovery, but it’s useful during the 4-7 days of withdrawal.
Joan
Protein Powder
In the inbox today were questions about protein powder. How often should we use it? What’s a serving size? What’s safe? Protein powder is on the food plan because people like to use it in smoothies (see Smoothies are My New Best Friend in the download, “Recipes from the Cooking Classes.”) They also substitute it for one egg in the muffin recipe. The serving size is one or two scoops according to directions on the container. It’s no different from any other processed food in that we have to read the list of ingredients to look for refined carbohydrates. In the beginning, use it as needed to maintain your food plan and ENJOY your food.
As you progress in years of recovery, you can cut back as your horizons expand to other breakfast and snack ideas. Yes, it’s a highly processed food, but really, it’s also very convenient. Don’t sweat it if you use it often. If you’re worried about whether it’s affecting you negatively, fortunately on our food plan we have the great way to find out. We eliminate any food for a few weeks and then add it back in to evaluate its effects. Aren’t we lucky to be able to say for each of us as individuals, how a particular food affects us?
Joan
How Old is Too Old?
A new friend today asked me if I thought she should put her 90-year old super-obese mother on the food plan. I explained that it might be nice for her mother to have a few days on earth free from the disease. Imagine how much she would enjoy the mental clairity, release from fatigue, and emotional stability - not to mention that fantastic sense of well-being that eludes people who are using refined foods. However, it takes tremendous courage for an adult child to hold on for the four days of withdrawal while fighting an older parent’s cravings. I hold both of them in my prayers.
Joan Ifland