I also put this in my usual haunt- the Traditional Foods forum, but someone suggested I put it here, as well.
I am seriously feeling sorry for myself at the moment, and keep getting stuck in swirling over-thinking/martyristic crankydom. Blah. Great helpful thoughts that range between "It's so unfair" to "I know there are others with even more diet restrictions." But somehow I never manage to come up with anything constructive. So, while I admit that I know this has come up here before, and that there really are plenty of foods left that I can eat... I'm asking to pretty please be beat over the head with the obvious. Because right now, I ain't seein' the obvious. Probably because I'm always hungry.
I need reminded what on earth I can eat. I am gluten, dairy, and soy free for my own purposes, and the baby won't let me eat citrus, tomatoes, or strawberries. Other berries seem to be fine, but I don't eat them much because organic is expensive and regular is all pesticidey. And my daughter usually eats them first anyway. I seem to have either become allergic to eggs, or else my egg guy switched feeds without telling me and the hens are getting soy. Or maybe my tummy trouble was unrelated, as it seems to have persisted. And I'm kinda sorta sensitive to coconut. Coconut yogurt doesn't seem to bother me, but plain coconut milk does. Coconut oil does not. Butter probably isn't a problem, but I confess to never going off of it long enough to know. I've been suspecting it lately, though. I've been saving my stash of ghee for "after the move" but we haven't managed to move yet (and that's a HUGE SOURCE OF STRESS.)
Anyway... I also need to eat reasonably low-carb, because I'm insulin-resistant, and as frugal as humanly possible, because holy crap our $800 food budget disappears in a blink of an eye.
I read frugal food sites and it's all beans and grains, and I read traditional food sites and it's all cream and kefir and meat, and I need to find some middle ground. Oh, and my kids are super picky, which is a big reason why our food bill is so high.
I need quick-grab snacks and eggless, low-grain, gluten-free, dairy-free breakfasts. I have been eating my own weight in crispy nuts and dried fruit, because it's quick, but it adds up to about $60 per month. That's ridiculous. And too many nuts aren't supposed to be good for those of us who need to lose weight. And I think about that every single time I grab some... but I have no idea what else to grab.
The last couple of days, since going egg-free again, I've had leftover sliced beef on toast for breakfast (Udi's bread... best GF bread ever, but not really made out of real food, and expensive.) That really hit the spot and I felt good after eating it, but... not frugal. Nor low-carb.
I just feel stuck. As this post shows, I think myself into circles and never come out of it with anything. Every choice seems to have something wrong with it- too expensive, not really healthy, makes me feel icky afterward, something. I've got plenty of stress and confusion and self-disappointment in other areas of my life right now, I really want food to be easy again.
I am seriously feeling sorry for myself at the moment, and keep getting stuck in swirling over-thinking/martyristic crankydom. Blah. Great helpful thoughts that range between "It's so unfair" to "I know there are others with even more diet restrictions." But somehow I never manage to come up with anything constructive. So, while I admit that I know this has come up here before, and that there really are plenty of foods left that I can eat... I'm asking to pretty please be beat over the head with the obvious. Because right now, I ain't seein' the obvious. Probably because I'm always hungry.
I need reminded what on earth I can eat. I am gluten, dairy, and soy free for my own purposes, and the baby won't let me eat citrus, tomatoes, or strawberries. Other berries seem to be fine, but I don't eat them much because organic is expensive and regular is all pesticidey. And my daughter usually eats them first anyway. I seem to have either become allergic to eggs, or else my egg guy switched feeds without telling me and the hens are getting soy. Or maybe my tummy trouble was unrelated, as it seems to have persisted. And I'm kinda sorta sensitive to coconut. Coconut yogurt doesn't seem to bother me, but plain coconut milk does. Coconut oil does not. Butter probably isn't a problem, but I confess to never going off of it long enough to know. I've been suspecting it lately, though. I've been saving my stash of ghee for "after the move" but we haven't managed to move yet (and that's a HUGE SOURCE OF STRESS.)
Anyway... I also need to eat reasonably low-carb, because I'm insulin-resistant, and as frugal as humanly possible, because holy crap our $800 food budget disappears in a blink of an eye.
I read frugal food sites and it's all beans and grains, and I read traditional food sites and it's all cream and kefir and meat, and I need to find some middle ground. Oh, and my kids are super picky, which is a big reason why our food bill is so high.
I need quick-grab snacks and eggless, low-grain, gluten-free, dairy-free breakfasts. I have been eating my own weight in crispy nuts and dried fruit, because it's quick, but it adds up to about $60 per month. That's ridiculous. And too many nuts aren't supposed to be good for those of us who need to lose weight. And I think about that every single time I grab some... but I have no idea what else to grab.
The last couple of days, since going egg-free again, I've had leftover sliced beef on toast for breakfast (Udi's bread... best GF bread ever, but not really made out of real food, and expensive.) That really hit the spot and I felt good after eating it, but... not frugal. Nor low-carb.
I just feel stuck. As this post shows, I think myself into circles and never come out of it with anything. Every choice seems to have something wrong with it- too expensive, not really healthy, makes me feel icky afterward, something. I've got plenty of stress and confusion and self-disappointment in other areas of my life right now, I really want food to be easy again.
I got them a couple of months back, and what a difference! I have been on your diet (even more restrictive) for few months. I cheated a lot of times, but I paid when I did it bc. my son did not sleep well those days/nights and he was very fussy.
