WHEN I USED TO EAT PROCESSED FOODS BECAUSE THEY WERE EASY AND TASTED GOOD, EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY WERE UNHEALTHY:
NOW I’VE GOT CELIAC AND I’M ALL:
I feel like I’ve made progress in so many areas of my life in the past two weeks. I’ve come to terms with my major and accepted that I need to push through and finish my four year degree before I go off and do what I really want to do. I’ve let my parents know that while they’ll always be my parents and I’ll always love and respect them, I’m a adult and I deserve to be treated and act as one. I’ve gotten my medications straightened out. I’ve gotten into the “log off, shut down” mindset to the point where I’ve learned to turn off the computer and go out and enjoy life with minimal anxiety. And finally, I’ve started and stuck to eating clean and working out.
The eating clean has been easier than working out but the weather has been a little nicer so working out will come. As far as eating is concerned, all things glutenous are of course out of my diet as they have been for a year now. The changes I’ve made include not eating gluten free substitutes such as bread, pasta, and pizza and sticking to things that are naturally gluten free like rice and potatoes. Those are still kept to a minimum but I think you have to allow yourself something or you’ll go crazy. I’ve also cut out dairy with the exception of the milk in my morning coffee and the occasional latte because I just can’t handle soy milk. My meat intake is kept to about three or four times a week and then only chicken and fish, this is mostly because I’ve never been a fan of red meat and meat every day is just too heavy for me. As far as working out goes, I’ve done yoga a couple times but most of my workouts consist of just taking walks! In two weeks I’m down 6 pounds and I cannot tell you how much healthier I feel both physically and mentally!
One small rant… those of you eating gluten free for weight loss, why? I hope you realize how little sense that makes considering how caloric all of the available gluten free substitutes are! If you want to loose weight what you’re looking for is a CARB free diet, not a GLUTEN free diet. All I can say is good luck with that plan of action!
Low-GI, gluten-free and alkaline dish – good post-exercise food that is tasty and filling!
Ingredients: 4 green peppers, 2 cups of cooked millet, 4 baby red peppers, 1 small onion, 1 red chili, ½ teaspoon of ground cumin, 1-2 tablespoons of fresh coriander, ½ large butternut squash, 1 garlic clove, 2 teaspoons coconut oil, 1 tablespoon avocado oil, juice from ½ fresh lemon for stuffing and squash puree.
Stuffed peppers are easier to make than they look. Wash millet using a sieve. Cook millet by melting 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a saucepan. Add 1 cup of millet to 2 cups of boiling water. Bring to the boil and lower to simmer at a low heat. Cook until millet seeds are fluffy, increased in volume and all water has dispersed. Core the peppers. Slice in half the peppers that have a pointy base. Those with a firm base can be left whole. Steam the peppers until tender. Chop the butternut squash and steam until well done. Blend squash with a tablespoon of avocado oil, a dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice and chopped garlic clove. Blend until squash is pureed. While this cools a little – melt a teaspoon of coconut oil in a frying pan and add onion and chili – cook until onion is translucent. Then switch off heat and add red pepper and ground cumin. In a bowl add 2 cups of cooked millet, onion mix and fresh coriander – combine well. Stuff peppers with millet mix. Spoon squash puree into a piping bag and pipe puree on top of stuffed peppers. Serve up.
1 cup serving of cooked millet contains 6 g of protein. Millet is also gluten free, which is an important consideration for those who are gluten sensitive. Millet remains alkaline after cooking – perfect as part of a low-acidic diet. Millet is low GI - eating foods with a low GI value tend to provide a feeling of fullness for longer and therefore assist those trying to eat less or lose weight. Easy on the Stomach: Millet is light, tasty, and really easy to digest – it is not sticky or heavy like most other grains. Millet is high in magnesium content. Butternut squash has more potassium content than a banana! Butternut squash is really satisfying (high in fibre) and will keep the stomach full for a longer time. A perfect low GI food and cholesterol-free. Green peppers are fat-free and low in carbohydrates. They make a great addition to any diet plan. Adding chopped green pepper to salads or eating them alone are a great way to help get your daily intake of vitamin C and other necessary vitamins and minerals.
COUSCOUS IS NOT GLUTEN FREE, IT’S PRETTY MUCH JUST WHEAT
so yeah if you’re a fad gluten free dieter posting all your recipes etc please stop posting all the ones with couscous…
That horribly awkward moment, when you’re sitting at your grandfather’s funeral, and realize you can’t take communion because the Body of Christ contains gluten. Does this mean I’m going straight to hell?
Me every weekend. Try being a theology major who can’t take communion. There are churches that offer gluten free communion but my priest actually told me that was wrong so I’m out of luck…
When you have one food option in the house and everyone else has a thousand but they still choose to eat your one thing. Going to bed hungry…
I went to a greasy diner with my family for breakfast after church. I’m much better about not pouting when I know I won’t really able to eat somewhere but today my parents grew a conscience and decided they felt bad that I was sitting there watching them eat so they told the waitress I’d have the “fresh fruit bowl” on the menu. The “FRESH fruit bowl” arrived at the table and it was a bowl full of CANNED peaches in all their sugary syrupy glory. I sent it back immediately because (1) I wasn’t about to pay $4.50 for an 88 cent can of fruit (2) I don’t eat canned fruit because why would I when I can have the fresher healthier option and (3) I had no idea if canned fruit was gluten free and I didn’t have my phone on me. Anyways, I was annoyed with how the waitress reacted to my questions and her subsequent attempt to serve me “fresh fruit.”
Also, I apologize in advance if this blog gets boring as far a gluten free options are concerned but I’ve decided to eat only naturally gluten free in order to eat cleaner. That means no more gluten free substitutes like bread and cookies because I don’t know if you’ve noticed but the gluten free options are much higher in calories and much smaller in serving size (this is what bothers me so much when it comes to people who are gluten free for weight loss… all I have to say is good luck with that) If anyone has some naturally gluten free recipes for me to try I’d appreciate it! Love
of my life right now. I want desperately to run away, travel the world, and live life. And then I’m reminded that even that would be hard for me because of celiac. While I’m on the topic, I AM SO SICK OF THE “GLUTEN FREE” TAG BEING CONTAMINATED WITH GLUTEN FREE FAD DIETERS AND VEGAN RECIPES THAT AREN’T GLUTEN FREE AT ALL!!! Why can’t you just stop torturing me? I don’t care if you’re having a hard time on “Day 5” of your gluten free diet! Trying being on year two of celiac! Also, quit getting me all excited about delicious looking stuffed french toast etc. only to have me scroll to the bottom to find out they’re not gluten free! but they’re vegan! so it’s okay right?! GAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!
End Rant (Sorry I’m just really over tired and frustrated and midterms and boys and ya you get the point)
