Going out to eat can be such a pain, not only for me, but for everyone involved.  I am so happy and fortunate to be surrounded by people who love and support me with my illness, so they don’t think of it as a burden but a challenge and who doesn’t like a good challenge. I find that Diners usually have something that I can eat so going to a diner is usually a comfortable feeling.  Not to forget that when you get to the Diner you have to talk to the person who has the authority to make sure your meal will be prepared as you requested.

You can name all the things that makes you ill when you eat it, such as, dairy, butter, sauce with butter, hot pepper sauces, black pepper, fried or breaded foods, red meats etc..

Now that’s out of the way – Let’s eat…My grand-daughters always enjoy going to the diner with me and the rest of family…

Look at the menu and select your meal and request that it is prepared without any of the ingredients that will affect you.  I find that the chefs are always happy to help.

There is always fish, turkey, chicken, steamed vegetables so go ahead and eat, but stay away from any processed meats even if it is turkey.

Broiled flounder prepared with garlic, onion, salt, lemon juice, herbs if you like – that is all you need, the fish has its’ own flavor and will be tasty.  Add steamed vegetables or brown rice, or sweet potato, a salad.  You can also have baked or broiled chicken, baked or broiled turkey prepared with salt, onion, garlic, herbs.

Thousand Island, balsamic vinaigrette or raspberry are salad dressings that does not affect me in a bad way.

Fresh fruits or fruits in its’ own juices can serve as desserts.  You can have beverages without caffeine, no carbonated beverages, or diet beverages.

This does not mean that we cannot eat anywhere else, as we will discuss later.

I can be reached:  Angella – ulcerativecolitisliving@gmail.com