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My recipes here on Yeast Free Living contain all vegetables allowed on the candida diet.  This includes those vegetables which most candida diet guidelines suggest should be eaten in moderation.  Although I have fared pretty well keeping these vegetables in my diet without exacerbating my candidiasis symptoms, I realize that some candida dieters may not be this lucky.   Consuming potatoes, carrots, corn and other high carbohydrate starchy vegetables can sometimes trigger the same candidiasis symptoms that consuming sugar would produce.  This often occurs because vegetables that contain high amounts of starch or carbohydrates contain large amounts of glucose units.  Our bodies quickly convert these glucose units into sugar and they are then absorbed into the bloodstream.  So in a roundabout way we are still feeding the candida when we consume these vegetables.  This is why it is important for many candida dieters, especially in the beginning of the diet, to stick with non-starchy low carbohydrate vegetables.  The following are several vegetables that are ideal for consuming on a yeast free diet, as they contain few carbohydrates can be eaten freely.

Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocado
Bell Peppers
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Green Beans
Greens
Herbs
Radishes
Snow Peas
Spaghetti Squash
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Zucchini

Most candida diet plans that you encounter recommend eliminating regular milk, cow’s milk, due to the high level of lactose, milk sugar, that it contains.  The concern is that lactose will feed the candida thereby hindering your diet efforts to eliminate it.  Milk however is such an important part of our lives providing numerous health benefits with its high levels of calcium and vitamin D.  Many people also just enjoy the taste of cow’s milk.  The question that candida dieters are confronted with is are there any milk alternatives out there that can adequately replace the taste and health benefits of cow’s milk and are of course candida diet friendly?  I am not sure that any milk alternative can replicate the taste of cow’s milk but there are a few pretty good candida diet friendly milk alternatives that will provide similar health benefits to that of cow’s milk.  To reap the full benefits of these milk alternatives be sure to choose varieties that are fortified with vitamins and minerals and are unsweetened.  As always it is a good idea to read labels when exploring new products to ensure that all ingredients are yeast free. 

Unsweetened Soy Milk
This is the milk alternative that I use the most in my candida diet kitchen.  It took me a little time to get used to soy milk but it seems to work out well in the majority of my recipes and I have gotten used to the taste.  It has a smooth and creamy texture similar to that of cow’s milk which makes it an ideal substitution in cooking.  I also enjoy it with my puffed rice cereal.   The two varieties of soy milk that I use are Trader Joe’s Soy Essential and Kikkoman Pearl Organic Soy Milk both of which are unsweetened.   

Unsweetened Almond Milk
I have not used almond milk in my cooking because my children are allergic tree nuts but I have heard great things about it.  I have however tasted almond milk and it is delicious.  I truly believe that if my children were not allergic to tree nuts that I would be using.   The Almond Dream and Almond Breeze varieties both come unsweetened. 

Unsweetened Hemp Milk
Hemp milk is a newer milk alternative that I believe will gain increased popularity over time.  Hemp milk also has a smooth and creamy texture that makes it ideal for cooking.  One of its greatest assets is that it is an alternative tree nut milk alternatives.  I have used hemp milk in a few recipes and in my cereal and I do enjoy it.  Since hemp milk is fairly new it is a little pricey and that is why I continue to stick with the soy milk most of the time.  Hemp Bliss and Living Harvest both make unsweetened varieties of of hemp milk.

I didn’t give up wheat until both of my children were diagnosed with wheat allergies at the end 2009.  I managed to do very well on the candida diet a few years back while still consuming 100% whole wheat pasta and flour in moderation.  I realize that this is not the case for every candida dieter and some may have to give up wheat.  Most of the candida diet guidelines that you will encounter suggest giving up glutinous grains (grains containing gluten).  Gluten is a protein found most notably in wheat, barley and rye.  Gluten is hard for many people to digest and there seems to be an increase in the amount of people who are now allergic or sensitive to gluten and therefore want to avoid it.  Food allergies and sensitivities are closely linked to candida overgrowth so it is no surprise that some candida dieters may benefit by cutting out glutinous grains.

So what kind of grains are acceptable on the yeast free diet.  A quick trip to the baking isle at Whole Foods will help you to uncover a whole new world of non-glutinous grains and grain alternatives.  It may actually be quite daunting at first to navigate through all of these different types of flours.  Many recipes often call for a combination of these flours in order to achieve the best results.  After a while you will be able to cook yeast free and gluten free with ease but it will take some time.  The following is a list of yeast free gluten flours that are okay for the candida diet.    

Amaranth Flour
Arrowroot Starch Flour
Brown Rice Flour
Buckwheat Flour
Chickpea Flour
Corn Flour
Cornmeal
Maize Flour
Millet Flour
Potato Flour
Potato Starch Flour
Quinoa Flour
Sorghum Flour
Soy Flour
Tapioca Flour
Tapioca Starch Flour
Teff Flour

Moderation is defined by Dictionary.com as  the quality of being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme.  I have always had a problem with the concept of moderation in many areas of my life but I find it especially hard to grasp on the candida diet.  Those of you who are familiar with the candida diet have probably become very familiar with the list of approved and prohibited foods and ingredients.  A few of the foods and ingredients that are approved for the candida diet include the following caveat; In Moderation.  To be honest I have pretty much ignored this warning and I do experience an increase in symptoms when I do binge on the foods that are supposed to be eaten in moderation.  I have consumed large amounts of brown rice, brown rice pasta, potatoes and popcorn and then immediately regretted doing so. 

So what does it mean to eat in moderation and why is it so hard to eat in moderation on the candida diet?   Eating in moderation is hard in general but when there are a limited amount of foods that you can eat like on the candida diet, I believe that it is much harder.  In terms of dieting eating in moderation means sticking to serving sizes and not over indulging in any one food.  I have been thinking a lot about the brown rice pasta that I eat.  I realize that it contains a lot of carbohydrates so I must stick to only eating 1 serving size.  Even 2 servings is too much for the candida diet but I often eat just that without even thinking about it.   I believe the problem is that a serving size of this pasta is only 2 ounces.  So what exactly does 2 ounces of brown rice pasta look like? 

This is what 2 ounces of brown rice pasta looks like.  Would anyone find this 2 ounces of pasta filling? This is approximately 50 noodles.  This is certainly not enough pasta for me but it is plenty if you are on a yeast free diet.  So even though brown rice pasta is allowed on the candida diet, moderation is key as this 2 ounces contains 43 grams of candida loving carbohydrates. 

So what is a candida dieter to do?  Shall we omit the foods that we are allowed to eat in moderation if we are unable to stick to serving sizes.  I believe that we can still have these foods but the focus of our meals must be around foods that we can eat liberally, such as lean meats and poultry, fish and low starch vegetables.  If you are preparing a meal thats main ingredient is one of these in moderation foods sticking to serving size will be important, especially in the early weeks of the candida diet.  I will try filling up on the foods that I can eat liberally first and hopefully this will leave less room for those other foods.  This is something that I really struggle and am trying to better with this time around.

Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Tortillas are a very interesting yeast free product.  I realize that you are probably interpreting the word interesting as code for gross but that is not exactly the case.  To be honest these brown rice tortillas did fail miserably at what I intended to use them for.  I thought that I would be able to use them just like regular flour tortillas and make sandwich wraps but they are not at all pliable enough for this task.  They break every time you try to fold them and this makes for a very lousy wrap.  I have also tried using them for tacos but even a slight bend coupled with the weight of the taco fillings sends your taco crumbly down to your plate as you are trying to eat it.  I didn’t think I would find anything to do with these after the wrap and taco failures but then I wondered if I could make Brown Rice Tortilla Chips.  Chips are crunchy so the non pliable thing should not be an issue right?  Brown Rice Tortilla Chips were a great success and I am so happy that I have found something to do with this yeast free product.  It seemed like such a waste otherwise because I knew that these had potential, it just took me a little while to find where they would fit in.  Brown Rice Tortilla Chips are okay for the candida diet, easy to make and oh so tasty.  They really do make a great yeast free snack and are especially good paired with homemade yeast free salsa or homemade yeast free hummus.  The ingredients in Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Tortillas are Brown Rice Flour, Filtered Water, Tapioca Flour, Safflower Oil, Rice Bran, Vegetable Gum (Xanthan, Cellulose) and Sea Salt.  They cost $2.49 at Trader Joe’s.  Just a warning that they do run out of these often which leads me to believe that they are a pretty popular item.  You can buy a few packages at a time and freeze them until you are ready to use.

I have shared on several occasions that socializing has been detrimental to my adherence to the candida diet.  I was faced with another challenge this past Saturday night.  It was friend’s birthday, so we all got together to take her to dinner.  As I walked in the restaurant, fashionably late of course, the wine was already pouring.  I didn’t know if I had the strength to resist but as the waiter came over and asked me if I wanted a glass I politely declined.  This set the stage for the rest of the night and I made it through the birthday celebration alcohol free.  I guess I cheated a bit with my entree as I ate shrimp scampi with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.  The menu for the restaurant was online so I picked out this meal a few days in advance as it seemed the least candida diet offensive.  There was cream in the potatoes and salt but all in all not the complete disaster it could have been, especially since we were at an Italian restaurant.  And yes, I even passed on the bread and appetizers.  I was very proud of myself to sticking to the plan that night, temptation surrounded me and I managed to get through just fine.  Now I know it can be done.  It will still take a little planning but it does not have to be a choice between adherence to the candida diet and socializing.  I can find  a way to mix the two. 

Right now I am functioning on no sleep and without a weekly candida diet menu  and I am exhausted and stressed.  I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping over the last few weeks and it has finally caught up with me.  I was so tired on Sunday that I just skipped the weekly grocery shopping and menu planning.  I have not totally abandoned the candida diet as I have just been winging it with rotisserie chickens from the grocery store, Brown Minute Rice, Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Pasta and frozen vegetables.  I can’t believe that it is already Wednesday.  In order to try to have the remainder of the week go a little more smoothly I decided to stop this morning and create a menu for the rest of the week.  I will have to sneak to the store a little later today.  I figure that it is never too late to plan.

Candida Diet Menu for the Week of April 11, 2010

Sunday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Brown Rice Fussilli Pasta with Sea Salt and Olive Oil
Dinner: Bunless Turkey Burgers, Brown Rice Pilaf and String Beans (I used Brown Minute Rice)

Monday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Brown Rice Fussilli Pasta with Sea Salt and Olive Oil
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken, String Beans, Brown Minute Rice

Tuesday
Breakfast: Two Boiled Eggs with Sea Salt and Black Pepper (Kids have cereal)
Lunch: Potato Soup  
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken, String Beans, Brown Minute Rice

Wednesday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Tuna with Yeast Free Mayonnaise on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Easy Chicken Noodle Soup and Salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Grilled Chicken Salad with Creamy Herb Salad Dressing
Dinner: Baked Chicken, Brown Rice and Beans

Friday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Baked Potato and Salad
Dinner: Ratatouille over Brown Rice

Saturday
Breakfast: 2 Boiled Eggs
Lunch: Applegate Farm’s Oven Roasted Turkey Breast on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Cheeseless Lasagna

Weekly Snacks
Sage Valley Corn Tortillas Chips, 365 Brand Black Olives, Ener-G Wylde Gluten Free Pretzels (For my little one.  Please note that these are not candida diet friendly as they contain yeast), Cape Cod Potato Chips (for the kids), Air Popped Popcorn, Cucumbers, Homemade Salsa, Homemade Hummus and Variety of Fruit (for the kids)

This picture pretty much sums up how my Easter went on the candida diet.   It all seemed like such a fun idea at the time but 3 Peep bunnies in, I knew I was in trouble.  I am not going to bother with the excuses because there are many.  The bottom line is I have not been a consistent candida dieter for the last few weeks and my body is definitely feeling it.  I really feel like crap again and I am a little upset at myself for letting things get so bad again, so quickly.

The kids are on spring break this week so we are heading out of town on Thursday morning to see my grandmother.   I don’t know if this will be a good or a bad idea in terms of candida dieting but I am welcoming the change of scenery for a few days.   Hopefully a little break from the same old stuff will help me to get back on task next week.  I am not giving up, I think I just need to recommit myself.  I am going to do the best I can to stay on the diet while I am away so that I can start to feel better again soon.   I have to find out if there is a crockpot at my Grandmother’s house and if not I will pack mine.  This should help me create yeast free meals easily while we are away.  A quick stop at the grocery store when we reach our destination should do for 3 days.  I can probably even bring some of the stuff with us.    The trip is about 3 hours each way so I will pack some candida diet and allergy friendly snacks for the car since fast food will not be an option.  I know I can do this.  Wish me luck! 

Candida Diet Menu for the Week of April 4, 2010

Sunday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Applegate Farm’s Turkey on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Bunless Turkey Burgers, Brown Rice Pilaf and String Beans 

Monday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Applegate Farm’s Turkey Breast on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Homemade Yeast Free Hamburger Helper

Tuesday
Breakfast: Two Boiled Eggs with Sea Salt and Black Pepper (Kids have cereal)
Lunch: Plain Baked Potato and Salad
Dinner: Ratatouille over Brown Rice 

Wednesday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Tuna with Yeast Free Mayonnaise on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Chicken Vegetable Soup and Salad

Thursday
On the Road/Vacation (will post how we handled it)

Friday
On Vacation (will post how we handled it)

Saturday
On Vacation (will post how we handled it)

Weekly Snacks
Sage Valley Corn Tortillas Chips, 365 Brand Black Olives, Ener-G Wylde Gluten Free Pretzels (For my little one.  Please note that these are not candida diet friendly as they contain yeast), Cape Cod Potato Chips (for the kids), Air Popped Popcorn, Cucumbers, Homemade Salsa, Homemade Hummus and Variety of Fruit (for the kids

For the first time in quite a while I actually got tripped up on the candida diet during the week and it had nothing to do with socializing which has admitelly been my downfall lately.  The cheating incident actually occurred at about 11:30PM last night while I was sitting on my couch all by my lonesome.  I couldn’t sleep because I had so much on my mind last night.  I was thinking mostly about work and money but was also thinking about relationships.  There is one relationship in particular that I have been struggling with and I think that it is really time to remove this person from my life.  This is really hard for me because when have been friends for quite a while and I truly value all of the friendships that I am blessed with.  Over the past year or so this friendship has become toxic and to me it hardly even resembles a friendship at times.  I think I am ready to say my peace tonight and move on but I was having trouble dealing with all of the emotional feelings that this decision stirred up.  To help me deal with my emotional pain I grabbed a box of Thank You Berry Munch Girl Scout Cookies.  I didn’t eat the whole box but I ate enough of them to still be feeling really bad about it today.  

Many people eat for emotional reason, in fact I have done this myself for years.  Whenever something goes wrong I reach for some ”comfort food.”  Comfort food is different for everyone but it is rarely Candida Diet friendly.  When I am down I either overeat, make poor food choices or just stop eating.  None of these habits are healthy and I know I have to find healthier ways to deal with emotional issues as they arise.  I was actually tempted to cheat earlier today but resisted and decided to write instead.  Writing allows me to deal with my feeling on paper and work things out as I go.  It is kind of like a conversation with myself.  Working out is another thing that I do to distract me from food and hence distract myself from the temptation to cheat on the candida diet.   I have to remember to use these healthy and candida diet friendly tools when dealing with my emotions instead of the box of Girl Scout Cookies.

I am really having a hard time writing my candida diet menu for the week right now but I am trying to force myself to so that I can start the week off ready to go.    I had kind of a profound weekend and have really been mulling over my interaction with several people this weekend.  The biggest thing that happened was a reunion of sorts with some friends from middle school.  It was a sureal experience and I am still dealing with a lot of the old memories that the experience stirred up.  Many of those memories were good but many not so good and I am trying to reconcile the two.  I don’t regret that I met with my old friends.  I am actually really happy and had a great time.   We were really good friends once upon a time and it was great to see how everyone has grown and changed.  One of my friends brought some pictures of all of us from 1993.  I was only 13 then and it was so crazy looking at my 13 year old self.  I lost a lot of my photos and such when my family moved out of my childhood apartment in 1999 so it was great to see some pictures of me from this time period.  I scanned them all. 

I have also been trying to socialize more as this is the year that I promised myself I would start dating again.  Dating however has not been going so well.  There is a lot of hanging out, talking and laughing, but I am not clear if I have made it to dating yet.   If I don’t know I guess I haven’t yet.  Well I am just going to try to make it past this pre-dating awkwardness and see what happens.  I guess the point is just to have a good time and not have any expectations. 

So what about me and the candida diet?  I am sure that you have gathered from all of the socializing that I have been doing that I have been a disgrace to the candida diet.  It is true, I have been terrible and I am unsure of what to do about it.  I rock the candida diet during the week but as soon as I go out on the weekend it is over.  I did okay last night as I actually ate before I went out so this helped a bit but I did have a drink.   I went bowling so I thought malt liquor would be most appropriate and had a Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade.  I know this is horrible and I have plenty of symptoms today to remind me of the poor choices I made throughout the weekend.  I am so frustrated with this diet when I am out.  I just feel like it is impossible to adhere to it when out especially if you are just floating around and really have no plan of where you are going to end up eating.  It just sucks!  Well I am ready to again have a good week and just try to plan better on the weekend.  Have a great week! 

Tennille  

Candida Diet Menu for the Week of March 28, 2010

Sunday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Applegate Farm’s Turkey on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Brown Rice Fusilli with Trader Joe’s Marinara Sauce

Monday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Applegate Farm’s Turkey Breast on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Ratatouille over Brown Rice 

Tuesday
Breakfast: Two Boiled Eggs with Sea Salt and Black Pepper (Kids have cereal)
Lunch: Brown Rice Fusilli Pasta with Marinara Sauce and Spinach
Dinner: Crock Pot Lamb Stew

Wednesday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Brown Rice Fusili Pasta with Olive Oil, Sea Salt and Spinach
Dinner: Chicken Vegetable Soup and Salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Puffed Rice Cereal with Unsweetened Milk Alternative
Lunch: Applegate Farms Turkey on Rice Cakes
Dinner: Shepherd’s Pie and Salad

Friday
Breakfast: Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes
Lunch: Baked Potato and Salad
Dinner: Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets and Baked Fries

Saturday
Breakfast: Puffed Rice Cereal with Unsweetened Milk Alternative
Lunch: Potato Soup
Dinner: Chicken Pot Pie

Weekly Snacks
Sage Valley Corn Tortillas Chips, 365 Brand Black Olives, Ener-G Wylde Gluten Free Pretzels (for my little one. please note that this are not candida diet friendly as they contain yeast), Cape Cod Potato Chips (for the kids), Air Popped Popcorn, Cucumbers, Homemade Salsa, Homemade Hummus and Variety of Fruit (for the kids)

It is often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I believe this wholeheartedly.  My morning rarely goes well when I have not had at least a little something to eat.  Although breakfast is characterized as the most important meal of day, breakfast in the traditional American diet usually consist of highly processed, sugar laden and low nutritional value foods.  Since many of us are used to consuming foods and beverages, such as bagels, french toast sticks, Pop-Tarts, doughnuts, muffins, coffee and instant breakfast shakes for breakfast we usually have a very hard time figuring out what to eat for breakfast on the candida diet.  An additional consideration is of course time.  Most of us do not have a lot of time to sit down and eat breakfast.  Many of us eat in our cars on the way to work or when we get to work.  This is why it is important to have breakfast options that are easy to prepare and can be taken with you in a hurry.  The following are some of my favorite candida diet breakfast ideas. 

Eggs- I am so glad the eggs are okay for a candida diet because I can’t get enough of them.  Eggs cook really quick and can be easily stored in a container if you have to take them along with you to work.  You can scramble them, fry them, make omelets and boil them.  If you are scrambling them and like to add milk just use unsweetened soy or another unsweetened milk alternative.  When I fry them I often eat them on rice cakes to make sort of a breakfast sandwich.  If I am cooking an omelet I fill it up with veggies such as tomatoes, onions and spinach.  Boiling them is one of my favorite options because I can do this in advance.  I often boil several eggs and store them in the refrigerator.  I boil about 4 at a time and keep them in the refrigerator no longer than 3 days because of possible contamination if left there too long.  Sometimes I just boil them at night while cooking dinner if I know that I want them for the next morning.      

Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancakes – It is possible to make pancakes that are both gluten and yeast free.  I had to discover how to do this when both of my children were diagnosed with multiple food allergies.  My Gluten Free Yeast Free Pancake recipe covers a lot of different food allergies.  Having pancakes without syrup can take some getting used to.  I just top mine with cinnamon.  Some people can tolerate honey on the candida diet.  I am not one of them but this may be an option for some.  I do not propose that you get up and cook these pancakes daily.  I understand that can be time consuming.  I make a big batch and then freeze these for reheating during the week.  This also makes them easy to grab and go for work.   

Oatmeal – Oatmeal is such a healthy breakfast and its cholesterol lowering properties have given it much praise over the last 20 years or so.  Oatmeal is okay for most on the candida diet but I have read that some people who are sensitive or allergic to wheat and gluten may have trouble with oats because of cross contamination.  There are certified gluten free varieties but I use the regular quick oats.  I eat my oatmeal with a little unsweetened soy milk, a packet of stevia and dash of cinnamon.  This was a hard transition for me considering I used to dump an exorbitant amount of sugar on my oats but after a while I have gotten used to my candida diet friendly bowl of oatmeal.  When I worked in an office I used to keep a container of quick oats on hand to prepare in the microwave at work.  The plain instant variety may be okay too.  This is the type in those convenient little packets, but just be sure as always to read label so that you do not inadvertently consume prohibited candida diet ingredients. 

Cream of Buckwheat -  I loved Cream of Wheat as a kid and although wheat does not tend to exacerbate my candida symptoms, my kids are allergic to wheat.  I found Cream of Buckwheat (nothing to do with wheat) to replace Cream of Wheat because I still wanted my kids to be able to enjoy it.  I eat it with a little bit unsweetened soy milk, a packet of stevia and cinnamon just like my oatmeal.  It is tasty and gives me that Cream of Wheat feel.  Cream of Buckwheat does get clumpy when it is allowed to sit.  If this is something you want to eat at work I suggest buying a box to leave at work and preparing it in the microwave. 

Grits – My family is from the South so grits have always been a part of my diet.  Grits are made from corn so people with a corn sensitivity/allergy should stay away from this one.  The good thing about grits is that they are not typically eaten with sugar.  Most people eat grits with butter and salt.  I enjoy my grits with a little bit of clarified butter and sea salt to keep them candida diet friendly.  Grits like oatmeal and Cream of Buckwheat clump together fast so cooking them and carrying them to work may not be a tasty option.  If you get Quick Grits they will be easy to cook at work in the microwave.  Grits are another questionable food for the wheat sensitive/allergic as I have ready they may be contaminated with wheat.   

Raw Veggies – Eating more raw food is essential to a healthy diet.  More and more research is surfacing that diets high in raw foods are the most healthy.  Cooking greatly diminishes or destroys many of the nutrients found in our foods.  Our bodies need these nutrients to thrive, so why not eat raw foods for your first and most important meal of the day.  Cucumbers, bell peppers, carrots and celery are some of my favorites to indulge in for breakfast.  I often eat them with homemade hummus.  Vegetables are easy to grab and go.  You may need to do some peeling and slicing the night before so that you can grab and go in the morning.    

Yeast Free Cereal – I have not found many yeast free cereals but fortunately I did stumble across Nature’s Path Rice Puffs.  These are made of 100% organic brown rice.  I enjoy them with a little stevia and unsweetened soy milk.  This is an easy one to store at work as I used to just buy a bag for the office and store some unsweetened soy milk in the refrigerator at work.  Rice Puffs are not a gluten free and I confirmed this fact with the company.  This is due to the possibility of cross contamination with wheat products. 

Leftovers - Leftovers are my favorite candida diet breakfast.  When I cook a great meal and have leftovers I am so excited to get up in the morning knowing that I will get to taste it again without have to cook it from scratch.  Just like many of us take leftovers for lunch, why not breakfast.  I got over the whole notion of what is appropriate to eat when a long time ago.  Nothing is off limits for breakfast on the candida diet. 

Rice Cake Sandwiches - I am a big fan of rice cakes sandwiches.  I use Applegate Farms turkey meat which has no preservatives and just throw a couple of slices onto two rice cakes.  If time permits I may add some veggies or mayonnaise but usually the turkey on rice cakes is filling enough.  This can easily be put in a sandwich bag and you can be on your way. 

I am sure there are many other candida breakfast ideas out there.  I would love to hear how you make breakfast work on the candida diet.