On finding square one

One of my coworkers, a fitness buff who studies diet and is freakish about protein (diced bits of raw beef in a tupperware for munching on over the course of the day), is on the case, and he's already had some great ideas.

He had me write down what I ate yesterday: a few canned coffees, corn and bean salad with quail eggs and sesame dressing, about a pound of the beef and potato sweet curry--the beef was a bad cut in big chunks that were leathery tough, and it was GLORIOUS--fried peas and peanuts, a few fried things on sticks--porkcicles, tofucicles, wonton-wrapped quail eggs, fish and tofu, calamari, and I think there was a fermented fish one--green mango/horseshoe crab salad, fried chicken, a splurge of wine, some chocolate-coated almonds in yogurt.

He opens a page on digestion. First line: "Avoid fat, spice, and sugar. Foods that commonly trigger digestive sensitivities include coffee (got it) spicy food (got it) tofu (got it) acidic foods such as tomatoes or citruses (got it) dairy (got it) soy (got it) peanuts (got it) and fried or processed foods (got it)."

Maybe here's a place to start.