Nut+Free

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**Define the diet?**
====This diet is a diet where you are not allowed/don't want to eat nuts. This can be because of allergies, religion, or other issues. Things you are not allowed to eat are peanuts, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, cashew nuts, chest nuts, coconuts, hazel nuts, pecans, and candle nuts. No nuts means all of the nuts listed, and any nut products. Nut products in include peanut butter, pesto sauce, most types of chocolates, most brownies, and some sort of cakes. ==== [|Source.]

**Why do people follow this diet?**
People may follow this diet for many reasons. Religious reasons meaning that because of the religion you follow you're not allowed nuts. Other reasons are allergies or you hate nuts and everything to do with them. Maybe they think that nuts contain more bad things such as calories and carbs then good things such as protein. The most common allergy is peanuts, and if you eat to many nuts you start to get allergic to other nuts as well. Micah and I are both allergic to nuts and allergic reactions can range from swelling of the tongue to the whole throat closing down meaning that you are unable to breath.


 * What foods can/can't be eaten?**

Nuts you are not allowed to eat are peanuts, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, cashew nuts, chest nuts, coconuts, hazel nuts, pecans, and candle nuts

 * What are the benefits of the the diet?**

Most nuts contain lots of fat and protein, and nuts are a common item to eat. To much protein can lead to to much fat building up, and with the extra fat from the nuts you will gain weight quickly.

What are the disadvantages and how do you overcome them?
The disadvantages of this diet is the fact that you are missing out on a source of protein but that can easily be over came if you have other food with protein such as fish!

Recipe for the sweet dish- Ingredients (serves 4)
 * 1 punnet fresh blueberries, 200g frozen
 * 200g dark chocolate
 * 300ml thickened cream

Method Notes Recipe for the savoury dish- The dish would be home made and the recipe would be… Ingredients: Baguette bread Home made pesto Mozzarella cheese Tomato slices Method:
 * 1)  Scatter fresh blueberries, or some thawed frozen blueberries, over the base of 4 small-sized serving glasses and set aside.
 * 2)  Melt chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (making sure the bowl does not touch the water). Remove and cool to room temperature.
 * 3)  Beat cream in a bowl to soft peaks, then fold into the melted chocolate.
 * 4)  Spoon the mousse among serving glasses over the blueberries, and serve immediately.
 * You can replace the blueberries with strawberries, raspberries, or a berry mix. [[image:16392.jpg width="327" height="217" align="right" link="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/16392/chocolate+and+blueberry+mousse"]]
 * 1)  Slice the tomatoes
 * 2)  Warm up the bread in a pre heated oven
 * 3)  While the bread is warming up warm up the pesto (in a microwave)
 * 4)  Slice the cheese
 * 5)  Take out the bread and melt the cheese for around 7 minutes (if you like the bread crispy)
 * 6)  Put the pesto on the cheesy bread and then the tomatoes
 * 7)  Decorate the plate with any extra ingredients
 * 8)  EAT!!!

Here are some videos of meals we made, that you can make which will be great for a nut free diet! Savory meal: media type="youtube" key="4kjecHx76Sg" height="315" width="420"

Sweet meal: media type="youtube" key="cCBtaJ6tGeE" height="315" width="420"