trying to do wheat-free diet. Its proving difficult. What foods are completely forbidden? And any suggestions for meals.help!
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trying to do wheat-free diet. Its proving difficult. What foods are completely forbidden? And any suggestions for meals.help!
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But I've found it easy to adapt to eating gluten free by simply exploring the wonderful variety of foods that are naturally gluten free. We have come up with simple solutions as corn tortilla wraps instead of sandwiches in boxed lunches. There are excellent brown rice pastas available and many times rice or riced potatoes can serve in place of pasta as a vehicle for your fave sauce.
Check at any major grocery or natural foods store for wheat free soy sauce and tamari sauce.
Good luck!
A lot depends on why you are doing this. If it's for an allergy elimination/food sensitivity test of limited duration (minimum 21 days), followed by a challenge (eating the eliminated food), you will find out if this is temporary or long term. If you are doing this with the guidance of an experienced counselor, you will have support on what your next step should be.
No single item in our diet is irreplaceable! This focus on wheat to the extent that most Americans do is a rather modern one. When you can't have wheat, or gluten, it is an opportunity to discover all the other wonderful grains.
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Take this opportunity to expand your diet into a lot of fresh vegetables and protein. You don't really need a lot of grains to feel full anyway! For those days you just want pasta, try some of the gluten-free pastas that are out there: Trader Joe's brown rice pasta and Tinkyada are both good. Keep in mind that you'll want to have a lot of wheat-free snacks available. If you're used to eating a lot of wheat during the day, your body will take a week or so to adjust to the lower levels of gluten in your system. Gluten and especially wheat take longer for the body to process, so you feel full longer after you eat them. Eating a number of small wheat-free snacks throughout the day will help keep you from crashing. Think carrot sticks, fruit, nuts, granola, yogurt, etc.
Here are a few resources:
http://www.switcheroo.com/Flournw.html
kinnikinnick.com
http://www.bobsredmill.com/
http://www.celiac.com/ (for gluten-free diet)