GrainFree/SugarFree Support? - Page 5

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by crunchy_mama

cristeen- PLEASE give a recipe for lentil salad! I have boatloads of lentils and am always looking for good new recipes!

I just cooked up about 1 1/2 c of green lentils (I overcooked them a bit, but they were still good) with a few bay leaves and a couple cloves of garlic (sliced). Drained and chilled. Added diced carrot, red onion, fresh tomatoes, parsley... I think that was it. And whipped up a basic oil and vinegar (heavy on the vinegar). It needs plenty of salt and plenty of vinegar (use a wine vinegar) to taste right - and I made sure to add plenty of oil also, so that it was more satisfying (it doesn't really affect the taste though). I did chop up some kalamata olives and stir them into a bowl, and that was really yummy, also. As would some feta cheese, if I had any.

Originally Posted by Aubergine68

Dh and I are trying to figure out our anniversary dinner out this Sat. I am willing to compromise a bit on my diet, but don't want to throw it out the window totally....
I think something Asian would be best for me but he wants Italian

Italian doesn't have to mean pasta. Most Italian places will have meat main dishes - and ask for it without any pasta on the side. I would be sure to check out the menu beforehand though, since there are some Italian places that ONLY serve pasta. : You're still liable to wind up with breadcrumbs in your dish, but that's better than a plate of pasta.

I whipped up a grain free cake the other day, and I've been eating on that. With a base of cream cheese, butter, eggs and almonds, I have no trouble eating as much of it as I want. I even used it to make a PB&J sandwich yesterday for lunch. I used honey in it, but cut it down to just enough to counter the slight bitterness of the almonds, rather than the full amount the recipe called for.

Then we have a potluck today, and we're having guests on Sunday for dinner... still trying to decide what to serve them. I can't settle on an appetizer - I'm thinking jalapeno poppers (homemade, wrapped in bacon), or BLT bites (plum tomatoes stuffed with bacon and arugula)... but DH is NO help when it comes to decisions like this. Then corn on the cob and some other veggie dish (they're bringing the meat) for dinner, and we're having chocolate fondue for dessert... yes, it'll have sugar in it, but I'm providing the dippers, so I'll be able to avoid the grains.

Oh, and I'm debating the merits of turning the super-ripe peaches I have sitting here into a batch of ice cream.

[karlin]

Doing well today. I don't like the way dairy makes me feel, but my digestion likes it. I'm getting sick of my stomach issues lately. I was fine for my first 4 months. I don't know how to solve it, but I really just want to be 99% paleo again.

[bluets]

i'm mostly grain free - have been since last October, 99% gluten-free for well over 2 years now. we do rice usually once per week or so. i also restrict potatoes and sweet squashes. my tastebuds love carbs but my figure doesn't, so i try hard to stay away from them. it's terrible though - right before AF visits, i get a huge carb craving...

my indulgence is the Endangered Species chocolate...

[bluets]

Originally Posted by Aubergine68

Dh and I are trying to figure out our anniversary dinner out this Sat. I am willing to compromise a bit on my diet, but don't want to throw it out the window totally....
I think something Asian would be best for me but he wants Italian

Mark's Daily Apple had a post about eating out the paleo way including what you could do at Olive Garden. the big salad (hold the croutons and cheese), grilled meats and veggies... pass on the bread... other higher class Italian restaurants would be similarly accommodating - you don't have to eat pasta or pizza!

[Aubergine68]

Good points on italian, thanks, bluets!

Right now, I have some apple and banana quickbreads cooling on the counter, made for and at the request of a relative who is under the weather. They are calling to me.....I'm putting a spoon of honey in my tea and trying to ignore them....already had a nibble of my son's slice to taste, which was a bad idea. I'm better with premeditated "cheating" than with impromptu "tastes".


Anyone else cooking for family who are definitely not on the diet...

[bluets]

coconut flour! i do most of my baking with coconut flour (using the Coconut Flour Cookbook - there is only 1 as far as i know)... but i adjust the sweetness factor by about 1/4 what the recipe uses.

fruit-based quickbreads work really well because you don't really need to add so much sugar. though coconut flour goodies use a LOT of eggs (so you're screwed if you can't have eggs).

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by karlin

Doing well today. I don't like the way dairy makes me feel, but my digestion likes it. I'm getting sick of my stomach issues lately. I was fine for my first 4 months. I don't know how to solve it, but I really just want to be 99% paleo again.

Have you tried something like kombucha or water kefir?

[karlin]

Yes, kombucha doesn't help. I believe I had food poisoning, and now I'm just having some trouble healing everything up. It's pretty common on paleo to have such, oh how should I put it, easy and fast digestion. I'm working on upping my fats and lowering my protein slightly to see if it helps.

I just had a really good salad. Spinach with ground beef, a little cheese, some carrots, and hummus over the top. :

[bluets]

Originally Posted by karlin

Yes, kombucha doesn't help. I believe I had food poisoning, and now I'm just having some trouble healing everything up. It's pretty common on paleo to have such, oh how should I put it, easy and fast digestion. I'm working on upping my fats and lowering my protein slightly to see if it helps.

I just had a really good salad. Spinach with ground beef, a little cheese, some carrots, and hummus over the top. :

have you tried bentonite/pascalite clay or activated charcoal? either of those work like a charm (and pretty fast) for slurping up the toxins from food poisoning or acute GI infections.

[crunchy_mama]

Hey all! Have been busy! I had 2 cheats. I had rice noodles friday. We had a very, very, very long day and I hadn't got much to eat. I won't bother you w/ the details but I had a pre-meditated cheating. I had some rice chips yesterday. I plan to get back on track today. I could tell I was feeling just a hair yeasty yesterday. Sigh...

I am going to try my damndest to plan meals this week. I really struggled last week and it made it so very, very hard. WE weren't eating until late which is not good for any of us.

[karlin]

What effect would the clay have on digestion? Also, how do you take it...is it in a capsule? Thanks!

Yesterday was a good day. Upping my fats has made my mood more stable. I just feel good in general. Decreasing my protein hasn't really bothered me too much either. I've been able to tolerate egg yolks okay (yay!!!!!), so I've been experimenting with almond meal pancakes. Sooooo good!

As far as cheats go, I think rice is probably your best option crunchy-mama.

[bluets]

Originally Posted by karlin

What effect would the clay have on digestion? Also, how do you take it...is it in a capsule? Thanks!

the clay would probably slow down digestion to some extent. the stuff i bought is suspended in liquid and you're supposed to add it to yet more liquid.

of course, i haven't felt the need to use it since i bought it. however, i do know someone who uses pascalite clay regularly, mixed with konjac and psyllium. she claims that this mixture spares her from accidental glutening when she eats out (she is a celiac) - she doesn't get the "oops i ate gluten" effects so long as she uses the mixture pre-emptively at the start of her meal.

[bella_stranger]

whoah, went overboard today making a spelt loaf!
I was trying to clear out the pantry before our groceries arrive tomorrow (late again!)... it made me nauseous and I threw up! It had been a really long time since I had a bread product, bah... only good thing about it was it reinforced my desicion to be wheat-free---even spelt makes me ill now.
Looking forward to all the good quality meats and vegetables and berries coming tomorrow--feels like christmas

[crunchy_mama]

Hey All! We have been slacking around here! How is everyone?

I am doing good and on the wagon, yipee! Feeling pretty awesome! House is looking awesomely clean and I am working out again(whenever I go back on grains I loose the energy to work out).

Monday was my b-day and dh made me burgers w/ hotdogs(I used lettuce buns) french fries and some chocolate cookies made w/ coconut flour!

I made a meal plan this week and am sticking to it fairly well.
Monday- burgers
Tuesday- stew
WEdnesday- beef curry(served over cauliflower for me)

Now I cannot remember the rest of the week but I have it wrote down somewhere!

Supper was 2 hrs ago and now I am craving a snack big time but trying to think of something safe!

[Aubergine68]

I have GOT to get some coconut and almond flour! I think a health food store in town might carry it.

I am actually contemplating roasting some cauliflower and doing a curry on top for dinner!

Had a very active day, pulling a wooden wagon with 2 kids around the Canada Day parade and festivities and home again for 4 hours.

Had about half my usual apple/banana/almond butter/oatmeal for breakfast because we were rushed, a taco salad w/beef for lunch, and a beet/carrot/apple juice. I need something substantial. Um. Now. Time to get off the computer and chop something....

[crunchy_mama]

Oops! Never replied- glad to see you still hear!

My planned meals went much better this week. I have felt great overall but the last 2 days I have had a horrible headache and I am not sure why. I will be really, really happy when it is gone- I can hardly think at all.

I made some coconut milk yogurt and had that w/ some blueberries and raw honey(just a bit) this am I got good probiotics in but it didn't hold very long, but my appetite is SO sporadic it is hard ot say.

[crunchy_mama]

Hey all-
Still trudging along here. Doing well on the grain front, but not as good on the sugar front. We had a b-b-q yesterday so I made food to take(as I cannot trust the family to have ANYTHING safe for us). I made typical bbq fare as it was a potluck so the dishes I brought needed to be "shareworthy" and the family here HATES anything different. So, I made homemade baked beans and potato salad. For just us I made some plain burger patties and then some grainfree chocolate chip cookies(sweetened w/ raw honey). They were supper yummy! A definite treat and surely not something I need to eat a lot of at all! They had a wonderful buttery taste- I think because of the high fat content of the almond flour and the coconut oil I used- the texture was great and they just looked perfect.

OH- and just as I suspected the only meats there was hamburgers(ALL brushed w/ bbq sauce - made w/ beer(which of course has gluten/wheat)- why they couldn't have made any plain is beyond me- it would seem as horrible as they are about things that there is no way they can never manage to have any safe food unless it was on purpose.

Today we had a play date and I cooked lunch for everyone- I made it according to all of our diets- gf/df/grainfree for us- gf/nutfree for 1friend and Feingold Stage one for the other! It was a great playdate and we all ate well. I made roasted chicken(legs and thighs), df mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes- squash- onions- and beets, fresh corn on the cob- watermelon and homemade mashmallows(these are pretty much pure sugar but I couldn't help but try them I just had a few though!). The kids LOVED the marshmallows! And no one felt deprived at all. OH- and we had a big spinach salad- salad bar set up! Best part is I have leftovers for supper!

Oh- my big indiscretion- I had a shake this weekend- dairy and copious amts of sugar. Man I am stupid. The hands have stopped itching, but my neck still is and my breasts and vagina are very yeasty- my breasts are so itchy it isn't even funny. It so wasn't worth it!

Here is the cookie recipe for anyone interested:
(btw I love this lady's blog and I see she has a cookbook coming out very soon- an almond flour cookbook!)
http://www.elanaspantry.com/video-tu...-chip-cookies/

Oh- and I also did a lovely orange dark chocolate bar cut into chunks for the chocolate- man it was yum! Thankfully I had the forsight to only do a halfbatch so between me and the 2 kids there was only 12!

[nym]

Can I bump this up? How are you ladies doing?

I am going grain and sugar free and I was hoping that there were some others around here that are doing it as well, I need the support!

I have been slowely making changes in my diet to decrease the amount of grains and sugar and I feel I am ready for the next step of eliminating them all together.. hopefully lol

[crunchy_mama]

Hello! Still trudging alone! Certainly not perfect, but I do try, some days are better than others! I have decided to let myself have corn as it has never bothered me and - a couple servings of gf grains a week for breakfast. I went to a new breakfast schedule as I needed to cut the budget and get it more organzied and that is how it came out. Not saying it is ideal, but it is what it is right now. More than anything though I need to watch the sugar- natural or not that is the big thing that gets me- it means little to my body if I am eating grain free cupcakes w/ loads of raw honey- still not good for me!