Psoriasis journey: day 5

Today is Friday, and it was a trying day to stick to the diet. We ate lunch with the hubby for a work function; burger's and fries was the meal with ice cream and cookies for dessert. Pepperidge farm cookies and Breyers ice cream no less. Then Friday night is usually pizza night in our house. And well, we all love pizza. It was a tough day to stay the course, but with some forethought and planning, I succeeded. I started off the day with a new food - millet. The little ones had their fav banana oatmeal for breakfast, so to eat kind of the same thing I made a millet porridge. I was quite surprised at how tasty it was. The texture and consistency is similar to grits, and it cooked up in the same amount of time as the oatmeal. The best part is millet is an alkaline food! Here is a quick recipe for how I made it. 1/4 cup millet 1/2 tbsp kerrygold butter (you can sub an oil of choice for the butter) 3/4 cup waterG Grind the millet in a coffee grinder or food processor until most of the grains are ground up. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add millet to butter and cook about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook about 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally. When its finished cooking, it will have the consistency of grits. Top with your choice of fruit or nuts or other favorite toppings. Today I went with a smidge of butter and a touch of maple syrup. Quite scrummy indeed. And, it was very filling. On a side note, millet about triples in size when cooked. I made 1/2 cup, and it was way too much for a single serving. Here is the menu plan for the whole day: Breakfast - slippery elm bark tea, millet porridge with butter and maple syrup. Morning snack - apple Lunch - cucumber slices and a slice of cheese on toast. Afternoon snack - a bit of leftover porridge (as I cooked up way too much) Dinner - homemade spelt crust calzone , topped with mushrooms, olives, roast chicken, mozzarella and ricotta cheese and a white garlic sauce for dipping. Not as treaty as the quadruple neat calzone my hubby had, but it was still delicious. Evening beverage - chamomile tea. I am quite happy with my meal choices today. I think I averaged close to 70-30 alkaline food ratio which makes me one happy camper. Keeping to the ratio is the hardest part about this diet for me. On another positive note the olive oil worked wonders last night in keeping the itch down and today was much better as well. No constant scratching makes any day better. Cheers to trying a new food today and may the Lord richly bless you.