fat-free

[rm]

So, I can't eat fat. Bad things happen. So what fat-free foods do you all recommend?

I'll take recipes and store-product ideas. And yes, tuna and turkey are my life. Woe.

ETA: You are all awesome. I'm actually getting excited about this, even if I would unprefer to be my own science experiment.

Comments

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Higher-grade red meat (good tenderloin steak vs. hamburger) is more tolerable when I crave iron; I have heard that buffalo or beefalo is also very low-fat. Pork loin too.

Eggs are low-fat; egg white is almost no-fat.

Experiment with high-fiber stuff as well. IBS-type conditions sometimes don't deal well with a lot of fibrous matter, but they shouldn't bother the gallbladder much at all. I'm no good at higher-fiber leafy vegetables, but can handle higher-fiber grains; not sure what the difference is.

Low-fat cheeses can be tolerable, but you may find dairy a bit tricky after having a limited diet for a while. The lactose enzyme is one of the most sensitive, and goes out of whack easily. If there's any non-cow-milk cheese you like, try that. Cottage cheese and the Alpine Lace stuff are low-fat; I think Alpine Lace has less lactose (in general, the harder it is, the less lactose is left in it).

[rm.livejournal.com]

Don't eggs have lots of fat because of the cholesterol? Egg whites have been my friends. Angelfood cake is keeping me sane.

I had some ground sirloin early in this, and that was somewhat tolerable (before my symptoms got much worse for a while) and I'm intending to tro it again soon. Buffalo is also easy to find here and on my list.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Most high-cholestorol foods are, but eggs aren't apparently: One egg has 5g of fat, and it's all in the yolk. It's comparable to lean meats.