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Elizabeth Hasselbeck has one. Probably good.
I don't even have a book and I've been GF for 6+ yrs. Go to www.celiac.com and print off the lists for ingredients to avoid. There is also a list of OK foods and ingredients. (and a discussion board .. that is where I met Sixgoofykids!)
You'll need to avoid many canned foods and prepared foods.
Do the diet for at least 2 months.. and do it all the way... otherwise it will not be a true test.
I tried it many years ago and did not get the concept that gluten was in SO MANY things! So I had been accidentally ingesting it and thought "OH, that's not it."
When I did the diet right I could tell a difference in 10 days.
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well shoot. i'm such a big cereal breaf milk pasta freak. dang...
sounds like all you can eat is veggies (ever thought about going vegan carl? love that commercial...) and meat...
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There are gluten free cereals if candida is not an issue for you. Nature Path has some great GF cereals. Go to amazon.com and put in gluten free cereals and you can see what is out there.
Once you add gluten back in, you will know if it is a problem. Having said that, most LLMD's prefer you to be GF as all wheat in the US is dwarf wheat and GMO. It is inflammatory to the body and our bodies are already inflamed with Lyme disease.
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or the Gluten Free for Dummies (no offense to you!)
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I went GF because it was suggested srongly by my daughter's docs that she do that and I didn't want her to be by herself in that endeavor.
That was well over a year and a half ago and I stayed GF because I feel better, b/c I found out the wheat and grains today are not the same as when I was growing up, it is a good bellyfat buster and it makes one take note of what they are putting in their mouths.
It is pretty easy to be GF...stores stock many GF items...many foods are naturally GF anyway. Triumphant Dining is a good resource to help you get started...they also send you updates and articles via e-mail.
I am really glad you are considering this...it seems a bit overwhelming...but like everything else in life, just a bit of a learning curve.
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Hi Randibear:
Maybe the book Wheatbelly by Dr. D (he is not a lyme MD)
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Randibear, I have been bluten free for 13 years. I would be happy to share recipes with you. IF you are interested pm me and I can give you tons of ideas what to eat.
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I tried to go the route with books, but it was just easier going to the supermarket and seeing what they had.
I split it into two categories: foods that are naturally gluten free that we already ate, and then gluten-free replacements for foods that I ate.
Yes - there are a LOT of veggies in the mix. And like Faithful said, if candida is in the mix, then it really complicates things, because you also need to stay away from sugar and yeast.
But there are very good cereals that are gluten free (even mainstream like Chex); I like glutenfreda granola. Then there's Udi's and Rudi's - they make GF pizza crust and GF tortilla wraps - yum.
Purdue and Applegate make great GF breaded chicken, but if you're up for cooking, why bother with the added breading - just go with naked chicken.
A stroll through a good supermarket might give you some ideas, too.
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I had to learn not to substitute everything - there are gluten free cookies, cakes, crackers, breads, etc., and they are all high in sugar and fat.
Many gluten free baked goods use butter/oil and sugar to "replace" the gluten in wheat. (I went GF before my diagnosis, so I was eating more sugar).
My newer mealtime GF staples are brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes, and more veggies. We eat a lot more soups now as well.
I do substitute at times - pasta, pizza, and bagels. However, I begin the lowfat vegan this weekend, so those things will be quickly gone.
I am not as sensitive as some with celiac, so I am able to eat gf steel cut oats for breakfast (I use Bob's Red Mill). I wish I liked eggs!
If you have an iphone, you can look for apps. I have "Is That Gluten Free?" for groceries, but I rarely use it anymore.
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It's good to stay away from the labeled "gluten free" junk food as well.
A lot of these foods are made with other starches that are still terrible for you, potato starch, tapioca starch, etc.
Just because something is labeled gluten free doesn't mean it is wheat free -and wheat is just as destructive. Going to the wheat belly blog is a good idea. http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/
The reason why some of these labeled gluten free foods are not good for you is because they still spike your blood sugar, perhaps even more than wheat would -and this increase in blood sugar leads to inflammation and makes you sick.
These other starches are *terrible* for you and brown rice pasta is not a good substitute for me, either. It spikes my blood sugar sky high. (And I do not have diabetes.) Oatmeal, even if it's GF oats, will spike your blood sugar, too.
Once you get off wheat, you won't crave it, but if you are eating things that spike your blood sugar, you will continue to crave sugar.
The best thing to do is to stick with whole foods, meats, chicken, fish, seafood, and vegetables. There are a ton of options, really.
There will be even more options (or so it seems) once you get off wheat/gluten because you won't have that wheat giving you an appetite stimulant and you will eat way less.
If you stick with single ingredients food though, you shouldn't have to worry about whether or not they have gluten in them. Some meats that are processed have wheat in them as a binder, or to hold them together, like certain sausages, etc. so be careful.
Once you get the basics down, and want to start adding more stuff in, then you can question and learn whether or not something's got gluten in it. You need to look at lotions and shampoos, too.
It's not as hard as you may think. Just keep it simple. Basically, it just forces you to eat real food.
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She is gluten free, grain free, sugar free, dairy free and prepares meal plans for cancer patients, from what I understand.
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Randibear, I just did a quick search on Amazon for free e-books and came across this one. You do not have to have a kindle to qualify. I haven't read it yet, but maybe it will help you. It's free.
She is gluten free, grain free, sugar free, dairy free and prepares meal plans for cancer patients, from what I understand.
- Darn... She's not sugar free if she's eating fruits. That is my big problem. I have such a bad case of candida that I can't even tolerate stevia now.
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Right. I meant to put that... don't make banana bread recipes and things like that. Posts: 631 | From the south | Registered: Nov 2008
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Lymetoo, what about sweet potatoes? Think we'd be okay with those at some point? She uses A LOT of sweet potatoes, too.
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