Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes (low histamine, paleo, vegetarian)

One love I have is fried green tomatoes.  Thanks to The Low Histamine Chef's blog, I learned green tomatoes aren't high histamine like their red counterparts.  Even though I am not 100% Paleo at this point, I still use it to guide most recipes I make.  So I decided to try making fried green tomatoes the same way I've fried fish.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Green Tomatoes

Coconut Oil

Coconut Flour

1 pastured egg

salt and pepper to taste

Fresh Basil (optional)

Heat coconut oil in a pan on medium to medium high heat.  When a drop of water sizzles slightly it's ready for frying the tomatoes.  Slice the tomatoes about 1/8th inch thick.  Dredge in egg, then coconut flour, then fry on one side.  When they are golden brown on that side, flip and cook on the remaining side.  Don't overcook or they will get mushy. 

Salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fresh chopped basil on top.

Summary of a long journey

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2004. Since then, until this year, my health had been in a constant state of decline. A little over 1 year ago I adopted a Paleo diet. While I lost weight and felt a little better in some ways, overall my health did not really improve that much even though I was eating a very nutrient dense diet and if anything my migraine frequency increased. I recently was diagnosed with histamine intolerance and by avoiding many, but not all high histamine foods with an emphasis on nutrient dense, whole foods, my headaches and migraines have decreased for the first time in over two years. I also have more energy and less overall pain. Since there are external factors that cause mast cells to release histamine in the body such as stress and being too hot or cold, I am doing my best to mitigate those factors as well. A few months ago I added white rice to my diet, and soon I plan to add some properly prepared legumes (soaked).

 This is a highly summarized post of where I am now. I don't want to dwell on the negative, but I have suffered an extreme amount of pain and fatigue. I feel I'm now working my way back to a healthier place, so I've decided to write about my progress and diet.