At any rate, 12 years ago it was a devastating thing to learn, and my relatives actually sort of disowned me. I couldn't figure out anything to eat! So I went into a funk for about a year.
These days there is a lot more acceptance. Also food! The rest of my family decided they feel a lot better without wheat in any case, so we just don't have it in the house, ever. That said, people come over here to eat a lot and they don't see anything weird about our diet. We eat about the same things we used to, except more of our food is homemade. Homemade food tastes better too! But some examples are:
-- Tacos and enchiladas. Mexican food is traditionally wheat-free. Doesn't use eggs much either.
-- Spaghetti. Just use Tinkyada brand. All the sauces seem to be gluten-free. I make some quickie meatballs using leftover GF bread, or else use Italian sausage from the store.
-- Garlic bread: Use Udi's or Schar dinner rolls, toast them with butter/margerine and garlic powder.
-- Sandwiches: Use Udi's or Canyon bread.
-- Rice: We do love rice these days! Get the good Asian brands "for export" ... it tastes better.
-- Stir fry: We do lots of Asian-style recipes. Tasty and quick.
-- Pizza: Why not? Just use GF pizza crust.
-- Cake: We do make cake on occasion, usually chocolate. Betty Crocker has GF cake mix now. Most desserts these days have "egg free" versions, because a lot of kids can't have eggs.
-- Soup. Most any soup is good.
-- Phad Thai.
-- Baked chicken, or oven-fried chicken.
-- Baked beans
-- Kraut, potatoes, and sausage
For most meals I aim for a cup or so of something starchy, 2 cups or more of vegies, and 2-6 oz of meat/chicken/fish.
If you can do dairy, that is a lot easier than our version. Dairy has been difficult to do without. But life will feel better to you if you just pick out the foods you REALLY LOVE now, and figure out GF versions of them. I'd be happy to help with ideas if you have examples of something you think you will miss. The one food I had a hard time missing was fried fish and chips, but eventually I learned how to make that. And mine is better! The family doesn't like eating out, even when we find a GF restaurant, because they say it doesn't taste as good when "they make it". I think a lot of it is that restaurants don't use the really GOOD ingredients ... for frying they use something like hydrogenated corn oil, while I would use good coconut oil or high-quality olive oil. For something like pizza, if you use a good Asagio cheese rather than plain ol' cheddar, you'll have a much better pizza (my pizzas these days don't have cheese, but I use carmellized onions).
We also do some foods that we really couldn't get at any price. Like ... I take a goose or turkey, debone it, brine it, stuff it with GF cornbread stuffing, then smoke the whole thing in a water smoker. See, these days we don't see ourselves as "deprived", we see ourselves as "culinarily superior".
Now, here is the thing though: Fast 5 helps digestion. Dropping wheat helped me a lot, but I still didn't digest food well. When I started fasting most of the day, then my digestion healed. I think the "no food" time period gives the gut a chance to do house cleaning.
Also, it means I only have to figure out one meal a day, not 3 of them!
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:45 PM, jfkauthor <susan@susansloate.com> wrote:
and sure would appreciate the group's advice.
I was tested last week for food allergies, and this morning the doctor's office called. I was told I tested positive for celiac disease AND I was also allergic to egg whites.
Whew.
I've had most of the day to think about it now, and am trying to find a good doctor to work with. But I'd also appreciate any suggestions or advice from the group. I know unexpected foods (like ketchup) contain gluten - but do things like frozen yogurt? And if frozen yogurt is gluten-free, is it also free of egg whites? (I'll look up a comprehensive list on the web - I'm sure there's one somewhere.)
Meanwhile, if you have any resources to suggest, or ways I can begin to adjust to this new way of eating, I'd be grateful. Fortunately (!), I just lost my afternoon job, which means I can go back to eating from 3:30 to 8:30 (the best window I've ever found for me). Looking forward to starting that very soon - and of course at the same time figuring out the whole gluten-free, egg-white-free thing.
Thanks in advance for your help - I have some symptoms (like skin itching and eruptions that don't quite heal) that I'd LOVE to see go away - maybe doing this will make that happen!
Susan
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