GF Healing

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Comment by Lori Baird-Turner on November 11, 2009 at 1:57am

@ Jayne-Isn't it funny how if you cook for them, guys will eat anything? I do the same thing at home here and they are non the wiser most times. Most stuff is naturally GF anyway! For anyone that would like to follow a small blog that I just started, go to Facebook, then NetworkedBlogs then search for GlutenFreeChickadee. That's me!!

Comment by Jayne Aston on November 11, 2009 at 1:42am

Hi
When I was first diagnosed, I tried all the mixes and pre-made gluten free foods that I could find. I wasn't happy with any of them!
Then I learned to make my own gluten free foods. Now, my house is a gluten free zone and everything is made from scratch. My boyfriend is quite happy with this arrangement because I will cook him anything he wants and even though it is gluten free, he loves it.
I have had some real flops along the way but I have finally figured out how to make GF foods that taste like the foods I used to eat. I share all of the tried and true recipes on my blog (I figure I can save others the expense and disappointments)
I guess the biggest secret I can share with you, is always use fresh ingredients whenever possible. If you have the space on a sunny window sill you can even grow your own herbs.
Always check your labels when you shop - companies can change their ingredients without warning.
Be sure to include lots of fresh fruits and veggies and don't forget the fiber! Flax, hemp, beans...

Comment by Lori Baird-Turner on November 11, 2009 at 12:21am

@ Robin-Hi Robin. I would suggest the first thing is to clean out a shelf or shelves, if you have the space, for JUST GF stuff. Makes finding something easier and others using and cross contaminating stuff less likely-having a couple of small pans and utensils just for you will help too. Second, is learning to use the fresh meat and produce sections of the grocery store. They are the safest place. Then, from there, I started with stir fry and steamed stuff. Stir fry with the La Choy sauce that has no wheat! I learned to use fresh everything in my cooking to season as well: garlic, parsley, thyme-the skies the limit! Avoid GF oats until you are healed well as you may not tolerate them. I cannot eat them yet almost 5 yrs. later. Have your Dr. check your vitamin panels, even the less common vitamins, as this can lead to cravings and feeling lousy if you have too much or too little. Carrot and celery sticks with hummus, GF ranch. Salads with eggs, tuna, chicken for protein and whatever veggies you like. Scrambled eggs with veggies and cheese for omelettes. Stuffed sweet or white potates, with sour cream, cheese, broccoli, spinach, chives-whatever! Homemade rice pudding. Pudding made with tapioca or cornstarch. If you are very newly diagnosed, I would not try any of the packaged products, even if they say GF on them. Some have so many carbs and spices that they just are too much on the stomach. I would start gently with the veggies and meat, then work your way up, experimenting as you go. This site has great recipes and ideas, so EXPLORE! The library is also one of the best tools I found to get me through the crisis times. I actually bought a GF cookbook after reading it in the library for free! Also bought the new one by Elisabeth Hasselbeck, from THE VIEW-she is Celiac! Best of luck to you.

Comment by Robin on November 10, 2009 at 6:58pm

Any help in how to eat starting out would be great

Comment by Cain Credicott on October 19, 2009 at 10:31pm

Great suggestions Larry!! I couldn't agree more! Sometimes I feel like people are trying so desperately to find foods that look, feel and taste like "regular" food, they miss out on all the amazingly simple, delicious foods we can all still eat.

Comment by Larry Janik on October 4, 2009 at 5:56am

What helped me early on in the healing Process:
Keep the food simple. I ate a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables.
For the first couple of months, I drank a liquid multi-vitamin as digestion of anything was a problem.
Digestive enzymes. Discovered these by accident, but they made a very noticeable difference for me. I noticed immediately.
Vitamins
Your doctor should have told you to take vitamins. Vitamins A, D, E and K are important for recovery.
I have a book on vitamin supplementation, and a book on amino supplementation and both have helped. Just make sure that your supplements are gluten free.
Learn to cook. Home cooking tastes better anyway!
Read. If you found a doctor and a nutritionist that know what is going on with you, great! For the rest of us, there are books. You need to take charge of your life and get educated on nutrition.
Attitude.
Just believe that it will get better. it does over time. It still is for me.
Exercise helps a lot also. Get into a regular routine. It helps with the healing and the attitude. I like the Wii as it has some nice workout programs available for it and you can play games on it too!
I still fear restaurants, but hopefully that will get better with time. If my food server doesn't know what a gluten is, I'm having water!
I hope this helps someone.

Comment by Cindy Swan on September 28, 2009 at 6:44pm

Hi all, I am thrilled to find this group! I am a lifestyle coach for a medical practice and the one big thing that concerns me is that lifelong healing following diagnosis not only mandates the absence of any gluten, but also the presence of maximum nutrition, especially considering the prevalence of co-existing autoimmune conditions that often accompany celiac disease or other gluten intolerance related health conditions. This is a link to a recent article I wrote for the Examiner.com: Avoid gluten free dietary blunders. I hope it helps!

Comment by Cain Credicott on September 17, 2009 at 10:01pm

@Lisa - Thanks for the book suggestion! I will try and pick up a copy soon!

Comment by lisa - gluten free foodie on September 14, 2009 at 7:44pm

I can not eat oats. There are several bakeries in the Seattle area that use oats and get rave reviews from GF people. I tried a few items that didn't list oats. I got very sick from it immediately. I went back to them to re-question them and in fact the items did have oats, certified GF oats. Everyone is different. There is a really good book that I read recently called "Healthier Without Wheat" by DR. Stephen Wangen. It explains quite a bit about Gluten Intolerance, Food Allergies and Celiac Disease. It is a very helpful book. A Must READ!

Comment by Cain Credicott on August 5, 2009 at 9:40pm

@Betty - yes, we stop at Angeline's everytime we go thru Sisters! Unfortunately, they have a limited amount of GF, DF and EF stuff, but what they do have is very tasty!

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