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Posted 11/17/2006 5:12 AM (GMT 0)
The best I can figure to do is eat every 2 hours, which means I need at least 250 calories per meal. But I can't seem to pack that much food in me at one sitting even, I mean I don't hit the calorie marek until I've got like 4oz of chicken, a slice of potato bread and some soy cheese, and all that chicken is way too much for me to eat. I can't double up on the bread, I'm diabetic.

I'm afraid that if I stick to this alkaline diet thing I'm gonna starve to death, I'm underweight as it is, I can't eat bananas (causes some of the worst heartburn imaginable), and suffer from depression and couldnt cook my way out of a paper bag. I'm finding the boost drinks I've been using to gain calories still seem to set off my reflux, and that leaves me with bupkis... confused
Posted 11/17/2006 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
Closetfire,
You can buy tofu, and use it for your protein. Can you eat that? Very high in protein, just like meat but easily digested.

The bread you're eating isn't giving you any nutrition and it's acid in the stomach.
The drinks you are using are probably all acidic, that's why you have a problem with them.

Can you eat sweet potatoes? You can microwave them and put a little bit of salt on top, not too much though. That will keep your weight on and they are alkaline, much better than the slice of bread.

What about Quinoa grains - basically easy to cook. Just put 1 cup of grains into 2 cups of water (uncovered on low heat) and in 15 minutes it's cooked. You can add a little salt and then use it for small meals. You can top it with tofu or avocado or chicken. It's also very filling and will give you lots of protein.

You have to take a multiple vitamin, any will do. Also, take calcium citrate with magnesium capsules (not constipating and quickly absorbed in systme) every day. You need calcium for your bones since you aren't taking in much calcium, although if you can eat tofu it will give you calcium.

I don't know where you live so can't recommend certain stores to you. If you have a health food store near you, they will have the quinoa grains.

If you leave the salt out of the quinoa, you can use that also for your dessert. Top a little bit of it with some type of melon (watermelon is the most alkaline but now out of season) or one of the dried fruits (figs, dates) if you can eat them.

You definitely need to eat many mini meals a day since you need to keep your weight up.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need more advice.
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