Getting Started

I'm kinda having a hard time starting. I'm feeling quite challenged to get protein that isn't from animals. I eat mostly cottage cheese (a controversially alkaline food), although tonight we ate some turkey sausage. There's so much food in our house that is non-diet friendly and lot that is diet-friendly but not alkaline diet friendly. We've decided we are going to give a lot of it away, rather than just toss it. I've been enjoying figs, an excellent alkaline food! I think Kira might like them too, a great bonus! I found a cereal at Publix that is made from sprouted grains (sprouting the grains makes them alkaline), so I'm hoping it's alkaline. (I wish I knew how I could test food to determine the pH of its ash.) It tastes a bit like cardboard, but I added cinnamon (which is great for moderating the effects of carbs on your insulin) and stevia and I actually enjoy it!  Today I made an alkaline dish (I think) that tasted pretty good, Carlos said it's ok, Kira gobbled it up:

Sweet Potato Apple Yummy
1 lb of sweet potatoes, chopped up into bite sized pieces
2 small Red Delicious apples (recipe called for Granny Smith), chopped up into bite sized pieces
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 1/2 T butter
1/2 t. salt
3/4 T light (colored) agave nectar

Mix all together in microwave safe bowl (I think mine was 2 qt). Microwave 5 minutes. Mix. Microwave another 3-5 minutes until sweet potatoes are soft.

I calculated the Nutrition Info to be approximately:

serving size 3 oz (8-9 servings total)
75 kcal
1 g protein
16.5 g carb
     2.25 g fiber
1.8 g fat

Poor Carlos really suffered yesterday. He has been pretty good about drinking water with baking soda and trying to stay alkaline for about a week now. Sunday we celebrated mine and my aunt's birthday with family. We had roast beef, mashed potatoes, candied carrots, cake, ice cream (all yummy and acidic). He reacted very badly. If I hadn't been fine he would have thought he had food poisoning. He's better today, but it took at least 24 hours for him to feel better. This is the guy that can eat food that's been in the frig for 2 months with no problem....