Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hello all, I am a vegetarian that may also need to start a GF diet, I am awaiting tests. I know that alot of my meals contain breads and pastas. Is anyone else eating like this? Please help! Thank you, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Yes, I've largely been abstaining from wheat and gluten grains for the past several months, certain skin reactions seem to abate for me. Largely I rely on simple cereals in the morning, then brown rice, lentils/legumes + homegrown greens and herbs later in the day. I make a lot of quick simple meals in my rice cooker ( " Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow-Cooker " by Robin Robertson and " The Ultimate Rice Cooker " by Beth Hensperger.) Lots of carrots and tomatoes, seasonal fruits. I also make a lot of veggie milks and yogurt with my soymilk machine. Take care, Slim , " soccermedic1974 " <soccermedic1974 wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am a vegetarian that may also need to start a GF diet, I am awaiting tests. I know that alot of my meals contain breads and pastas. Is anyone else eating like this? Please help! > > Thank you, Susan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 There are quite a few gluten free cookbooks (check out your local libray to see if you can borrow them). I looked into them a while back when I thought I might be having a problem with gluten, there's a lot of great recipes! Jann " soccermedic1974 " <soccermedic1974 wrote: > Hello all, I am a vegetarian that may also need to start a GF diet, I am awaiting tests. I know that alot of my meals contain breads and pastas. Is anyone else eating like this? Please help! Thank you, Susan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I developed a gluten allergy when I contracted lyme disease--it is quite a common side effect of the disease. Yes, there are many cookbooks. I had been a lacto-ovo vegetarian since 1976 when I discovered I could no longer eat gluten. I have had quite an adjustment. There is gluten free bread [mine is imported from Canada], pasta [usually rice], etc. My local Coop carries all of this stuff. You probably will need to find a grocery store that is truly full service. Some natural foods stores can be helpful too. I do ok @ home, but eating out is really awful. I am so so so sick of salads. Some Mexican restaurants are fine because they have corn tortillas as long as their salsa is not thickened with flour. Chinese and other Asian food is great, but, the first ingredient on most commercial soy sauce is wheat. My local Coop carries a wheat free soy sauce, but after eating out, I am always bloated because I really missed the way they cook stir fries and tofu. There is a publication devoted to gluten free lifestyle called " Living Without " --www.livingwithout.com It is not vegetarian, but the biggest issues have nothing to do with meat eating--they are all about wheat, barley, rye, spelt, and anything else with gluten. Have you been tested to determine if you have a wheat allergy, a gluten allergy, or have celiac disease. I have a gluten allergy, but not celiac, the worst. This is a devoted the gluten-free vegetarians: vegetariangf/ Good luck. Let me know if I can be of help. Kathleen I am a vegetarian that may also need to start a GF diet, I am awaiting tests. I know that alot of my meals contain breads and pastas. Is anyone else eating like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 yes i definitely eat veg and gf. veg for 20 yrs gf less than a yr but now realized i had celiac way before, undiagnosed i had become very dependent on wheat gluten for protein, so it's been an adjustment! but i MUST eat this way or will end up in hospital again before long!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 i find there are gf vegan bks, to which you can add cheese and eggs if you eat those (as i do) but many books are meat centered with the sauces gf. not useful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Susan, I am allergic to peanuts, gluten and dairy, so I had to give up bread, oatmeal, cheese, milk, etc. Fortunately, I had already gotten into making smoothies and stuff before I found out. Now, my breakfast is a 32 oz. fruit and veggie smoothie, not cereal or toast. I love it and I don't crave grains or dairy at all. I look forward to my smoothie. I feel much better for having given up these foods and I don't miss them. I know that I will feel miserable if I eat them, so when I see someone eating bread, cake, mac & cheese, etc., I look at it and think about that and then I don't even want those foods. It might take you a month or two before you feel the same. Just focus on the fact that you will be miserable, not on what you are missing. It won't help to let yourself get upset over it. A positive attitude will get you through this. Here are some easy snacks/lunches that work for me: Rice cakes with almond butter Raw almonds or pecans Carrots with hummus or bean dip Corn chips with bean dip (drain a can of black beans and blend with a jar of enchilada sauce) Green Giant boxed veggies make an easy lunch (I like the one that says " healthy weight " ) Rice Chex (gluten free, eat dry for a crunchy snack) Steamed rice and veggies Quinoa Almond Nut Thins Crackers Mary's Gone Crackers Flax Crackers Dried fruits, like cherries, raisins, pineapple, etc. Bananas, apples, grapes - the portable fruits I think if you have been a big sandwich eater, then you have to get yourself to think differently about lunch. Maybe lunch is a salad with some gluten-free crackers on the side, or a variety of healthy munchies, or a lettuce wrap. I can eat one of those little boxes of veggies and feel totally full. The veggies are actually more filling than what you may have been eating, if you consider how many hours later you still feel full. If you can kick the gluten habit, you will find yourself having much more energy. If you can do it, you might want to give up dairy as well, because the two allergies seem to go together. For me, I felt very tired all of the time when I ate gluten or dairy. The doctor said that this tiredness was happening because my body was putting so much energy into dealing with the allergens that I was feeding it, that it didn't have enough fuel for anything else. I'm relieved to have found the problem and I feel great now. Hang in there! Mary in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 There is a vegan gluten free cookbook that I purchased recently, The Gluten-Free Vegan by Susan O'Brien. I purchased it from Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Gluten-Free-Vegan/Susan-OBrien/e/9781600940\ 323/?itm=2 I also own the Gluten Free Vegetarian Kitchen by Donna Klein from Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Gluten-Free-Vegetarian-Kitchen/Donna-Klein/e/97\ 81557885104/?itm=1 And in writing this I found something about Gluten-free cupcakes :-)--that is new since I the above two over a year ago: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/BabyCakes/Erin-McKenna/e/9780307408839/?itm=6 Kathleen i find there are gf vegan bks, to which you can add cheese and eggs if you eat those (as i do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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