Gluten, Dairy, Soy Free Low-Glycemic diet. Anyone else?

[CCJWGM]

2 years on a GFCFSF diet has left me with high blood sugar despite being an relatively healthy eater.  I'm not ideal weight but not over weight either (if that makes sense).  To combat it I've decided to eat low-glycemic and to exercise daily.  My Low-glycemic exception I allow myself is honey because my body has never had a problem with honey.  It's the other sweeteners and the starches in typical GF cooking that are getting me.

I eat with children and they aren't happy that all the sudden everything has been replaced with almond flour.  I've contemplated using SCD or GAPS as a guideline but don't know if I have to go that far.  Obviously my thoughts are all over the place with this.  So if what I write doesn't make sense please excuse me.  :) 

I'm trying desperately to have a better healthier view towards food.  It's become such an issue to feed my family around the varying likes, dislikes, needs, intolerances, extreme pickiness that it's almost all too much. 

I 'm doing okay with the diet and meal planning but just needed a hug or to know I'm not alone in the vast world of food intolerances.  I should just start a self - help program.  :Hi, My name is Kimberly and food hates me."  

So, anyone else?  Any resources?  I'm pretty much eating off the Elana's Pantry blog right now as well as lots of meat, veggies, and eggs. 

[cristeen]

You might try the grain free/paleo tribe in TF, it hasnt been very active lately, but it could be revived, im sure.

[redclover]

Actually, yes. That sort of describes our diet to a T. Seriously.

I am gluten and soy free, my husband has blood sugar issues so we are limited in that department, and my daugher is milk free. We do eat other dariy products that are cultured, but none of us really like the non-yogurt variety. (except my sweetie has been known to drink it in coffee...)

And I'm with you. TOTALLY sick of eating sprouted corn tortillas with meat and beans in them. And am at a loss to cook anything else. (I also have an 11 week old little one and am about to go back to work. Tomorrow.)

But yeah...let's come up with SOMETHING delicous...Tell me your staples and I'll tell you mine.

[leigh09]

We're in a similar situation ... my dh is diabetic, off wheat & dairy, I have a son who is lactose intolerant, and I don't use any soy products (out of choice.)

Our basics are:

Breakfast - eggs or oatmeal

Lunches - very often homemade soup, rye bread with sandwich stuff on it, leftovers, etc

Dinners - they are quite standard some form of meat, vegetables, and starch (usually rice or sweet potatoes)

I find meals aren't so hard, trying to come up with healthy snacks are.  We usually have nuts or popcorn.  I like to snack, and am trying to find alternatives ... esp. ones that can be packed in a lunch

[Koalamom]

We are gluten, (and grain free), egg, dairy, and soy free. I was still using GF grains and my blood sugar was horrible, just barely making it to the next meal. Now that I have taken the leap and cut all grain out, and now am "paleo", my health has never been better. I eat meat at every meal. I still give my kids GF grains but for me I am strict for my health. I don't want to be in pain anymore. My meals are boring but I just try not to focus on food anymore and try to find my passions elsewhere.

Here is an example of meals:
Prebreakfast that I had today!: Grapes with dark lindt chocolate. Yeah baby!!

breakfast: presoaked pinto beans cooked in bone broth and made into refried beans served with a side of breakfast sausage. Kids get eggs and sausage.

Lunch: Huge helping of steamed broccoli with ground beef mixed with white beans and onions. Yumm! Perhaps I will make mashed potatoes for the kids too or have some in the fridge.

Dinner: Fish breaded with almond flour (tastes like real fish sticks), fried and served with BRice for kids and lots of peas for us all, covered with olive oil and dulse (got to get that iodine in somehow)

This may change when it warms up here to lighter meals or perhaps a salad, but this is good for now. Too cold for smoothies still. Saturdays and sundays I make a dessert for the kids and dh like GF blueberry muffins, or GF brownies.

[CCJWGM]

Yea in that I'm not alone!!!! 

My goal is to get my act together and post my staples as well as my weekly menu but that didn't happen today.  We just got back from camping and I think I filled my plate too full. 

I did plan tomorrow though.  I'm still struggling to get the children to eat.  They are used to a certain diet and resisting me.  I have yet to figure that one out. 

Breakfast - http://www.elanaspantry.com/silver-dollar-pancakes/  (For the kidlet's sake, these are hardy and delicious  I substitute honey for agave even though not Low Glycemic)

Lunch - Soup from homemade turkey stock, GF pasta with it for the kidlets

Dinner - Moroccan Chicken with Carmalized Onions and Coconut (brown) rice from 1000 GF Recipes

I'm still figuring out what I can and can't have.  I seem to be able to tolerate limited grains in specific amounts which differ from grain to grain.  If I have a serving of soaked oatmeal then it seems I can't have any other grains that day.  The oatmeal HAS to be soaked as well.  I can tolerate brown rice best and can have several servings daily.  I also can tolerate one or two corn tortillas for a meal. I will try sprouted corn tortillas.  The good thing is that I'm learning to listen to my body.  I feel better than I can remember feeling - as in ever as an adult. 

At least I don't have to give up my main go-to staple dinner.  Roasted Salmon with brown rice and roasted broccoli.  It's up there on the not-as-healthy ways to serve broccoli but it is THE BEST!  Here is the recipe. http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/11/the_best_brocco.html I don't put the lemon, pine nuts, or cheese on it and pretty much stop the recipe after taking it out of the oven.  This NEVER makes it to the table to be served.  It seriously gets eaten up by hungry munchkins as soon as it cools enough to eat.  I've make it at least once a week and it's never made it to the table. 

[CCJWGM]

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