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Going through a yeast free diet cleanse can be tough but it is important to embrace the process or you will struggle.  It is summertime so enjoy the fresh vegetables from the garden and really taste your food.  Enjoy the diet and all the natural foods you are eating.

As you progress through the diet you will start to notice your taste buds becoming more acute to certain tastes as you begin to filter out alot of the seasonings and sugar that would typically mask the natural flavors.  You will be surprised how acutely you will begin to taste the subtle flavors in your food and realize how over-seasoned most things really are.

To help keep you going I have below one of my favorite veggie juice recipes that is both refreshing and satisfying…I know you will love it.

Revive Alive

This refreshing blend of cleansing beet, sweet carrot, and succulent cucumber makes this one of our favorites.

Candida Diet Cleanse

It is day 3 of the Candida Diet cleanse and I thought I would share a couple Candida Diet recipes that I have already used to get my yeast free diet off to a delicious start.  Getting a good list of Candida Diet recipes lined up prior to starting the diet will make a big difference in how long you can go and whether you will be able to successfully complete the cleanse.

Salmon is a delicious change of pace and is one of my favorite Candida Diet recipes.  Serve with green beans and squash or your vegetable of choice for a healthy yeast free meal that will leave you satisfied.

Baked Salmon

• • Salmon pieces (whatever quantity desired…roughly ½ pound per serving)
  • 2 tbsp light tasting olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp basil
  • 1/8 tsp parsley
  • 1/8 tsp paprika

Bake at 375 for 9-14 minutes until it flakes and changes color.

Another of my favorite Candida Diet recipes both on and off the diet is stuffed bell peppers.  The bell pepper and onion provide just the right balance to the meat and tomato.  I have already enjoyed this meal for dinner and again with leftovers for lunch!

Stuffed Bell Peppers

• • 6 medium green peppers
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ c chopped onion
  • 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, undrained
  • 3 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Place in large pot, cover with water and boil about three minutes until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse in cold water, set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion, drain. Add beans, tomato and seasonings.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 5 min. Spoon into peppers and place on an ungreased baking dish. Cover and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 min.

The Candida Diet can be tough to accomplish when you are used to eating lots of sweets and snacks.  What helps me is to find yeast free alternatives to my favorite snacking foods that I can eat when the cravings hit.  While it definitely isn’t the same it does help to curb the cravings and get over the hump.  Some alternatives I use are below:

-  Carob covered almonds instead of chocolate.

-  Vanilla rice milk instead of dairy milk.

-  Hummus instead of bean or sour cream dip.

-  Plain popcorn instead of an alternative snack.

Candida Diet Recipes

Candida Diet recipes make a world of difference in how you feel on the yeast free diet.  Because I failed miserably on my first attempt at the diet and I nearly starved before quitting I put together a resource that I now use every time I do the yeast free cleanse.  The Yeast Diet Cookbook & Meal Planning Guide is my collection of over 165 recipes for breakfast lunch and dinner that are yeast free and delicious.  You can read more about it here and for the first 3 people to comment on this blog post I will send a copy of the e-book to you at no charge to help with your yeast free cleanse.

Blessings and health!

~ Whitney

Okay yeast fighters – one week left before our group cleanse begins on July 6th.  If you are just now reading this it isn’t too late to start preparing for the 3 week yeast free diet we are tackling as a group.

In the last article we talked about using up your food stores that you can’t eat on the yeast free diet, like sugary sweets and processed foods.  Continue using up those things this week and plan to finish off your fruit and dairy this week as well.  We also discussed ordering your supplements and I listed what supplements I will be using.  If you missed it you can find that post here:  http://www.theyeastdiet.com/blog/?p=51

This week I want to focus on meal planning for the 3 weeks since that is really the key to a successful yeast free diet.  I have below my three weeks worth of meals so you can see how I have each meal planned.  This doesn’t account for leftovers so you may not need to cook every meal but I would rather over-prepare (I am such a planner ).

3 Week Meal Plan

Don’t get overwhelmed with the planning process – have a little fun with it and use it as a time to really invest in your health.  Get some ideas of the meals you would like to prepare and take your list with you to the grocery store this week.  Having the meals planned will make shopping a thousand times easier (trust me).

If you want to see my full 3 week menu plan or use it as a cheat sheet for your own click on the link below to download (and save) the PDF of the meals I will be using for the upcoming cleanse.  3 Week Meal Plan