| No matter what type of diet you are trying to | | | | to find a yeast free variety at your local health |
| follow most diets require you to give up or | | | | food store or Whole Foods. I have found it much |
| severely limit the foods that you love the most. | | | | easier to create my own taco seasoning mix |
| The candida diet is no exception. The candida diet | | | | using yeast free spices from my pantry. A blend |
| is the cornerstone of treatment for a condition | | | | of chili powder, cayenne pepper, sea salt, black |
| known as candidiasis. Candidiasis is an overgrowth | | | | pepper, onion powder does the job just as well as |
| of typically benign yeast, candida albicans, in the | | | | any store bought variety. |
| digestive tract. This condition often occurs due to | | | | The second step is to make or find gluten free |
| a variety of external factors but the main causes | | | | yeast free tortillas. There are a variety of gluten |
| tend to be overuse of antibiotics, birth control, | | | | free tortillas on the market. These are usually |
| steroids and diets high in sugary and processed | | | | available at your local health food store, Whole |
| foods. These external factors cause an imbalance | | | | Foods or Trader Joe's. The most common type |
| in the digestive system and the candida diet helps | | | | that is both yeast free and gluten free are the |
| to restore this balance. The candida diet eliminates | | | | brown rice tortillas. However, in my experience |
| sugar and yeast laden foods, glutinous grains, fruit, | | | | these do not seem to work so well for tacos, as |
| cheese and processed foods that are thought to | | | | the crumble very easily under the weight of the |
| exacerbate candidiasis. There are many other | | | | taco filling. There are other gluten free options but |
| foods that are also omitted on the diet. So is it | | | | these usually contain yeast or some other |
| possible to still enjoy your favorite foods when | | | | ingredient off limit to candida dieters. I have found |
| there are so many limitations on this diet? With a | | | | it easiest and tastiest to make my own. There |
| little creativity you certainly can. | | | | are some great recipes online for gluten free |
| Tacos are one of my favorite foods that | | | | tortillas. Do a search and make sure to substitute |
| traditionally made do not work for the candida | | | | yeast free ingredients for any problematic ones. |
| diet. From the taco shell to the shredded cheese | | | | The third step would be to prepare yeast free |
| topping many traditional taco ingredients are just | | | | gluten free taco fixings. This is the easiest and |
| plain offensive to the candida diet. So how do we | | | | most fun part. Once you have seasoned meat |
| make a tasty taco that is yeast free and hence | | | | and a taco shell you get to pile on the toppings. |
| okay for this diet? | | | | Although things like cheese and sour cream are |
| The first step is to make or find yeast free | | | | off limits you can still compile a great taco. Some |
| gluten free taco seasoning. There are many taco | | | | of my favorite yeast free taco fixings are |
| seasoning packets in the store but the majority | | | | tomatoes, avocado, lettuce, homemade salsa, |
| of them have ingredients that are not allowed on | | | | plain unsweetened yogurt and organic canned |
| the diet, such as monosodium glutamate (MSG), | | | | beans. |
| yeast extract, citric acid and sugar. If you do | | | | For more information on living yeast free by |
| want to use a store bought taco seasoning | | | | following the candida diet visit Yeast Free Living. |
| packet read the label carefully. You may be able | | | | |