Any vegetarians/vegas who are gluten free?

[TulsiLeaf]

I am a lacto vegetarian and so is my husband and daughter. Lately I have been experiencing lots of stomach problems and have thought about going gluten free. I am a bit worried because of the dietary restrictions already placed on my family. My husband has IBS and is not to good with dairy. He can take a lactaid pill, but I would rather him not have to do it. And I have a tomato allergy. Funny thing, the tomato allergy is MUCH harder to plan around than a lactose problem!


Any help would be wonderful. We eat primarily organic and I made as much as I can possibly. We don't eat processed foods except for very rare occasions.

Thanks so much

[Sayward]

Well I'm not personally, but I know plenty of gluten free vegans, so I know it's quite possible. I think, just like going veg, there's an adjustment period, and then you just get used to it and it's normal. The hardest part is eating out/eating with a host (family or friends dinner party for example) since most people are already at a loss as to what to feed veg*ns and rely pretty heavily on bread/carbs.

But you can certainly do it! luck!

[healthy momma]

In my family I have two sisters who are gluten free vegans and because of this the rest of us vegans tend to cook gluten free a good portion of the time. I've actually found it easier than I thought I would at first. A fantastic resource is the cookbook, "The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook" by Alissa Segersten and Tom Malterre, MS, CN. While not entirely gluten free or even veg for that matter, it does have over 200 gluten-free, dairy free, and egg free recipes as well as great nutrition and cooking tips. Alissa also has a great blog with amazing recipes (especially kid friendly ones) found at www.nourishingmeals.com. And I promise I am in no way affiliated with these people. I just love their recipes!

[I-Love-Alaska]

I'm a (somewhat) newly diagnosed soy/wheat allergic Vegan. It does seem hard sometimes, especially with the soy for me. It's easier at home, but challenging when I eat at a restaurant. I have found the restaurants that I can eat at and that makes it easier. I'm more of a "eat at home" gal as it is, luckily...

[I-Love-Alaska]

I just realized I didn't really offer any help... What I do when I eat out is research via the internet nutritional information... I have had good luck eating at Jasons Deli and Panera Bread around here. The manager at Jasons Delit even made a copy of a chart they keep on hand that lists things that contain soy, wheat, eggs and other common allergens.

Yesterday we were out and stopped for lunch at a seafood restaurant that made a delish salad with spring mix, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts. It was wonderful. The dressing contained soybean oil, but they brought me oil and vinegar...

[SandyBeachBums]

That is a great website! Thank you.

I have been in the past. I found it difficult. It doesn't have to be though. I think I was just extraordinarily busy and taking on a lot in my life.

If you search you will find some posts.

There is a board...just google vegiac and you should find it.

I'm considering it again. I felt really good and I think it affected behavior in my children. Honestly I depend on bread and flour tortillas a lot. So, I think it was hard to get out of that habit. But, corn tortillas are cheap and Pamela's makes a great bread mix.

[Funny Face]

Originally Posted by healthy momma

Alissa also has a great blog with amazing recipes (especially kid friendly ones) found at www.nourishingmeals.com. And I promise I am in no way affiliated with these people. I just love their recipes!

Oh wow! This site is fabulous! I'm going to do my next meal planning from these recipes! Thanks!

We are gluten free and eat mostly vegetarian and it can be a challenge for me. I think it's more that I end up making the same stuff over and over, I need to mix it up!

[mommabear]

Originally Posted by healthy momma

In my family I have two sisters who are gluten free vegans and because of this the rest of us vegans tend to cook gluten free a good portion of the time. I've actually found it easier than I thought I would at first. A fantastic resource is the cookbook, "The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook" by Alissa Segersten and Tom Malterre, MS, CN. While not entirely gluten free or even veg for that matter, it does have over 200 gluten-free, dairy free, and egg free recipes as well as great nutrition and cooking tips. Alissa also has a great blog with amazing recipes (especially kid friendly ones) found at www.nourishingmeals.com. And I promise I am in no way affiliated with these people. I just love their recipes!

Great site! Thanks for the link

[red and lulu]

I'm vegan and have a gluten sensitivity. Before I got pregnant I was totally gluten free for a long time (now, I'm not nearly as careful). Ive found a lot of macrobiotics to be extremely accomodating to my narrow diet, since the recipes tend to use a refreshingly wide variety of gluten free grains and are conveniently always vegan (you just have to do the occassional substitution, like using tamari instead of shoyu). Modern Day Macrobiotics is a great book, with lots of super quick and easy, yummy recipes.

[marimara]

Found this blog as well Wheat Free Meat Free

I'm not totally gf but I don't eat a lot of wheat in general. I think I may be gluten sensitive.

[crunchy_mommy]

I'm kinda late joining this thread but I'm vegan & sometimes gluten-free (will go several months at a time totally GF but the rest of the time, low-gluten)... I find I miss certain specific foods (whole wheat pizza dough for ex.) but other than that I don't have trouble with meal planning. There are tons of other grains -- brown rice (plain, rice pasta, rice tortillas), quinoa, buckwheat, corn (polenta, corn pasta, tortillas), etc. and you can create a replacement for nearly everything. If you don't eat a lot of processed foods you'll have no trouble replacing things with GF alternatives. The only time I run into trouble is when I occasionally want something store-bought (breads or frozen dinners or whatever) or eating at a restaurant, because most of the gluten-free items contain eggs (and sometimes dairy). I found that even though I haven't noticed sustained improvement on a GF-diet, I still turn to it frequently because it really helps broaden my diet... you'd think it would be more restricting but it's actually opened up lots of new options I wouldn't have thought about.