AIP Journey

AutoImmune Protocol Recipes tried and tested

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Also tried a stirfry making my own lemon/ginger/vinegar “sauce” to replace the Soy sauce that I can’t have. It was complete garbage. Don’t bother, have it on its own if you’re going to do it!!

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Success!

So the past week I’ve been struggling with the lack of energy and feeling hungry whilst trying to deal with this diet. It got to a point where I was shaking because of the lack of energy in my system. But hallelujah for Lamb & Leek Burgers!! They are highly highly recommended! They’re tasty, healthy, relatively quick and easy to make. *I didn’t make the lemon cream*

I’m not sure about everyone else but I’m not so keen on eating heart and gizzard so this recipe was a life saver.

So, I had mine with loads of salad and fried off extra leek to put in the salad. I also used half the recipe and made two thick burgers. I’ll post photos of the end result below!

To make the burgers;

Use half of the oil and fry off the leek until it’s soft (3-5 minutes)

Take the leek out and sit them in a bowl to cool

Open the mince and add the garlic powder and salt (and the leek once cooled) and mix with your hands.

Then use the mixture to roll the burgers. **my advice would be to not make them too thick as they have to cook through and the outsides get slightly burnt (didn’t bother me)**

Use the other half of the oil to cook the burgers. Mine took about 10 -12 minutes but that was because they were so thick. For thinner burgers maybe 3-4 minutes each side.

Here’s my finished result:

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Tried to make sweet potato crisps today. I’ve never been too sure about sweet potato but it’s something I can have so I’m keen to explore all avenues.

They were okay! I’m never sure about sweet food that’s supposed to be savoury but they didn’t make me feel ill so it’s a good start. My sister loved them though!

To make:

Thinly slice a sweet potato (or if you have a mechanical slicer, use that)

Place the slices in a bowl and pour over some olive oil.

Ensure both sides of the sweet potato slice are coated in oil and add salt to taste.

Lay each slice onto greaseproof paper covered baking trays and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.

If you do try these, let me know how you get on!!

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This is something my senior bought for me to help me gets to grip with the diet and food ideas. I am so so so grateful!

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a long term, recurrent, and painful disease in which there is inflammation (redness, tenderness and swelling) in

After being diagnosed around 14 with a rare, autoimmune skin disease, I struggled with this condition on and off. It’s been 9 years now and I’m still none the wiser of how to actually handle it.

According to others, stress, hormones and diet play a huge role in flare ups. I’ve attached a link to explain the condition rather than rabbit on about it!

From doing my own research, talking to others with this condition, many have had amazing success with the AIP diet (AutoImmune Protocol) which (after 10 weeks of constant pain) I’ve decided to try.

This diet is tricky, it’s very restrictive but has great results. It’s going to take my head getting around what I can and can’t eat. Hopefully this blog will help others learn about the diet and get a good insight into flavoursome foods!