Hello everyone! We are going to take a detour from our home tour to talk about EoE.
Eighteen months ago, I could have kicked out any meal without a second thought. Today, my life, really I should say our life, has changed so much that meals can be extremely difficult for me to plan.
In October 2016, I found out I was allergic to wheat, nuts, egg whites, dairy, sesame, and soy. But that wasn’t all of it, I already had several food allergies that included lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. So, what’s a girl to do when you have just been told 75% of the foods you eat are making you sick? You react and maybe not in a good way.
In the beginning, I created meals just for me. They were crazy, and I just couldn’t keep going. Everything had to be made right before I ate. Talk about time consuming.
About 6 months into my diagnosis my doctor was concerned about how much nutrients I was getting because of the loss of so many healthy foods. I met with a nutritionist and she gave me ideas to try.
Friends, if you are a bread lover like me, fake bread just doesn’t work. I’ve tried a lot. And cheese–oh please, fake cheese is just bad. So, my thought was if I have already removed these foods and I don’t like the fake version, I must find something else entirely.
I eat a lot of grilled foods, soups and chili’s in the winter, and rice. But after months of eating the same thing, you need a change. So, I have begun a bigger search. Once you start reading every label of every box and package, you realize that soy is in everything–it’s used as a filler. Wheat is in a lot of foods. Gluten free products use nuts to replace ingredients. I cried HELP!
My search has led me to reach back to our past. Back to a time where everything was scratch made, but not necessarily time consuming. As I look at cookbooks from the past 20-30 years, there are some really great recipes that I can eat! This is such a relief to be able to plan meals that our whole family can eat. We will be grilling soon and that will help also.
Today, I have a meatloaf baking, Beef and Bean burritos in corn tortillas are being prepared, as well as an Italian Dish that I can use my gluten free noodles with- one on the only gluten free substitutes that tastes good when made right. Yeah! Success!
When I crave a sweet, I do have options. I either go for a fruit cup or some times of of these gluten free brownies Have you ever tried Enjoy Life Foods? For people like me (and there are a lot of us!), this was a nice surprise. Click here to their website.
Enjoying Life! What a fresh concept. Hope you all have a wonderful day!
XO,
Susan