My gut microbiome must be FUCKED UP, the way it feels like someone punched me in my left rib after consuming completely normal foods. I’m pretty sure I have gastritis 😊❤️ As someone who was practically born with IBS, my threshold for stomach pain and discomfort is HIGH, but this has been something else entirely. Now I’m stood here doing one of my least favorite activities, which is cooking. Trynna make some gut healthy-ish food. With as little fat and quick carbs as possible (while still being enjoyable). If anyone has any tips or recipes, they’re very welcome <3 I’m currently marinating some tofu. I have also chopped some cabbage that I’m going to sautee and cubed some beets which I’m going to put in a roast veggie dip. The veggie dip is my attempt at a satifying snack for today’s episode of Perfect Crown, which is the only thing that’s keeping me going right now🥹🥹

🔗THE RECIPE I USED IS IN THE LINK This ended up being a banger, both for my sensitive stomach (caused no pain afterwards), and for my tastebuds. Although, the seasoning was on the lighter side to what I prefer, and I didn’t have time to marinate the tofu thoroughly because I was starving—it still ended up being a 12/10 will make again (the second batch of tofu is actually already marinating in the fridge). Also just wanna add, I’m usually no proponent of lowcarb meals like this, but I think it was okay now that my stomach needed relatively gentle meals. Probably would cook some barley on the side or something next time cuz it’s not very filling. Had to eat 200 g (7 oz) tofu and 700 g (1.5 lbs) cabbage to feel full😭😭 Either way, I based it on the recipe linked in this post. I kept the cabbage mostly unseasoned like in the original recipe aka just salt and pepper, as to not further upset my stomach. Next time I’m making this I will probably season it similarly to some Korean banchan dishes. I also had to reverse engineer the white people adjusted marinade for the tofu by putting in four times the suggested ingredient amounts, and 8x the suggested chili amount (it still didn’t taste very spicy and my stomach didn’t get upset). I also replaced the liquid smoke (not a widely available ingredient in Norway) with half a tsp sesame oil for every two spoons of soy sauce.

🔗THE RECIPE I USED IS IN THE LINK Can’t believe I’ve never made apple sauce before? Tasted a bit now and can’t wait to put it on my overnight oats tomorrow!! It’s one of the best ways to enjoy apples without getting bloated as quickly (esp if you have IBS), and it’s full of fiber and the blueberries provide so many good nutrients that can help fight inflammation in our bodies. The latter part is really helpful for me now considering my gastritis symptoms are most likely due to inflammation in the stomach lining. Not having an apple cutter that also pits the apples made this quite a tedious task tho, so get one of those if making this. Other than that it cooks itself. I also didn’t make any big amendments to this recipe. I just cooked it a bit longer, used honey instead of maple syrup (cuz that’s what we had) and cinnamon sticks instead of powder (idk why but in my mind it leaves a nicer taste) and smashed it with a fork while cooking to get a chunkier texture.

And that’s tofu. Second day in a row I’m having it. Today, I just found some napa cabbage in the fridge so I’m just eating it with that. Like I’m just obsessed with the texture of it, and with a soy sauce/sesame oil marinade!! Ahh, it’s so satisfying!!!🥹I haven’t cooked tofu myself for maybe 8 years, and I have no idea why??? Cuz I’ve always liked it. Maybe it’s because I never used to have any East Asian pantry staples (except soy sauce) for making satisfying marinades? I wonder how long this food fixation will last?? Because the aftermath is the worst!!! You have consumed a certain food for specific meal(s) for weeks or maybe even months, and suddenly you got the ick. NOW, you have no idea what to eat so you just kind of end up skipping an entire meal for weeks bc you can’t think of ANYTHING that sounds good AND doesn’t require too much preparation and planning.