Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> My wife has suffered from her first, and hopefully only, gastritis for
> about two weeks. It's getting better and almost gone now. So I have
> cooked really bland food. This is typical.
> I cook up a bunch of white rice and put it in the fridge.
> I cut up, butter and salt a broccoli crown in Corningware and nuke it
> until nearly done, ziplock it and put it in the fridge.
> I salt and put a boneless side of chicken breast in a pan and bake it
> at 375F for 50 minutes then let it cool. I cut it into bite sized
> pieces and put it in the fridge.
> When it's time to cook the meal, I put about a half cup of water and
> three tablespoons of margarine in a small pan, add a couple of scoops
> of precooked rice the chicken and broccoli and heat it all up.
> I sometimes substitute big shrimp that I already cooked for the chicken.
> These aren't bad meals, but they lack oomph. No pepper or any other
> seasonings are used. Just salt.
> I haven't eaten this much broccoli in years. I'm thinking of getting
> wild and substituting cauliflower, but then, there'd be no color.
> It's almost over. She just needs to regain some confidence. Apparently,
> gastritis is painful. Knock on wood, I won't find out.
>
> leo
>

Hang in there both of you! I was on a real bland diet for a while. It
has no zing, but when your belly hurts bad enough, you won't care much
about food. Food becomes only a way to stay alive.

And be sure to start her back on regular diet slowly. Give it plenty of
time.

Good luck.