275Appendix C
Seven-Day Stone Age DietSuggested menus and recipes
Many people, I know from experience, would like to try the Stone Age
diet but find it daunting. It is something of a revolution. I have joked
with patients on many occasions that they must change their shopping
habits, never mind eating habits!
Here are some suggestions for those of you who want to know
how to go about it. My nurse Marion Whiting went to the trouble
of working out a seven-day menu plan, complete with recipes where
relevant (week 2, just cook it all over again!).
This is not a strict regime, merely a guide. You can vary it as you
wish, once you have grasped the idea. Variety is the keynote. Make sure
you don’t eat the same few foods over and over. This risks developing
new allergies. It is safer to eat new foods.
Vegetarian dishes are included.
DRINKS
Keep your fluid intake up in whatever way you like. Herb teas are an
acquired taste. Try them very weak to start with. Hot water on its own
can seem delicious after a few days. We jokingly call this “white tea”
(black tea – without the milk; white tea – without the tea either!). It is
odd how comforting a warm drink is.
Dilute fruit juices with carbonated spring water and make filtered
water ice-cubes; add a slice of apple, a sprig of mint and you have a
delicious drink.
SOUPS
Soup daily will fill the gap. Soups can be made in advance and frozen in
portions if necessary. They make a good first course for lunch and the
evening meal, and are handy to have ready prepared to eat after a busy
day before you start to cook for the evening or bathe the baby! Prepare
recipes beforehand.