What I'm eating: May - Sep

My diet has been stabilized for awhile now. This is what I would eat on a typical day.

Breakfast:
Boiled Egg
+ Unsweetened Almond Milk
+ Banana
+ Naan/Ciabatta bread/(some type of carb)

Lunch:
Steamed Veggies w/ Avocado and rice
or Soup Broth w/ naan bread/rice
or Noodle Soup w/ eggs and veggies
or Fried rice w/ zucchini and imitation crab
or Handmade frozen dumplings

Dinner:
Congee / porridge / almond milk
+ baked sweet potato
or baked salmon/fish
or green smoothie

Snacks:
dark chocolate covered pretzels
nuts (walnuts, pine nuts)
greek yogurt

Drinks:
Dandelion Root Tea
Ginger and Honey Tea

I use to write out my grocery list on my phone and cross this list off as I went about the week. But nowadays, my memory function has returned quite a bit and I can manage to keep track of what is in my fridge, what I need to buy rather than planning everything in advance.

Eating out was a very big deal for me for a long time. The thought of putting something in my stomach prepared by someone else was very daunting. The thought of sitting through a session in the restaurant trying to carry a conversation was daunting. The thought of having to go to the bathroom while I am eating was very daunting. The thought of trying to explain why I have to eat pills to help with my condition was daunting. The thought of trying to explain why I don't want to try or share any food with you was also daunting. Nowadays things are manageable and I do occasionally enjoy eating out once a while. I try to limit the amount of times I eat out to under 3 times a week.

The good news is there are still tons of healthy options to choose when eating out. My preferred choices for when I do:

Viet: Vermicelli bowl/pho
Chinese: Steamed veggie/fish, dimsum, hot pot
Japanese: maki, grilled fish, udon, egg omlette
Korean: kalguksoo, bimbimbap
Perisan: eggplant stew
Polish: Hunter's stew, perogies
Pub food: Turkey avocado sandwich no fries no salads

Again, everyone chooses to deal with their disease differently. I have seen people with chron's or UC going for fish and chips and fried mars bars or burgers and hot dogs. I would definitely not recommend them during a flare up. But even through out remission it's still wise to limit the amount of fried food, sweets, spicy dishes and alcohol or avoid them completely.