Trying to go gluten free for 2 weeks to test it out and see if there’s any measurable effect on performance/lifestyle/well-being.
I was wondering if anybody has some good, cheaper (college-friendly) gluten free recipes they’d like to share. Moving in tomorrow so the refrigerator can get stocked with any variety of new thigns to accomodate!
lots of veggies are gluten free and cheap. don’t waste your money on gluten free pastas and breads.
Rice noodles are an excellent choice. I may be wrong but I do not believe two weeks is not long enough to see/feel measurable results.
How long do you think it will take to see effects??
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I do have plain white rice without additives as a staple of my diet. As for the bread suggestion, I love bread so I don’t know about giving up both gluten and gluten free versions! The gluten free pancakes I made didn’t seem too bad.
The GF pasta at Trader Joes is pretty decent (my wife has celiac so that is the only pasta I get anymore). Tip for cooking GF pasta: couple tbsp olive oil in the water and then toss with a little EVOO when done. Makes the world of difference.
Now bread on the other hand…blah. The only exception to that is Chebe Cheese bread. That stuff is actually good (it makes more of a dumpling thing). You can also use the cheese bread as a pizza crust. http://www.chebe.com/Products/Dry-Mixes/Chebe-Original-Cheese-Bread-Mix.aspx
A common misconception is that giving up some items in favor of GF and keeping others with gluten will help. Docs that I’ve talked to about it say it’s an either/or, not partial because of the way your body handles it.
So that means no regular bread, beer, soy sauce and a multitude of other things.
Here’s a GF waffle recipe that I think is as good as any regular version http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/KITCHENFRAUS-GLUTEN-FREE-WAFFLES-50022946
EVOO?
Cheese bread sounds good.
Someone doesn’t watch Rachel Ray! EVOO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil
I’ve heard at least 30 days.
For sure. Soy sauce will be hard, but the rest of those things I can deal with. Thanks for the recipe!
So that means no regular bread, beer, soy sauce and a multitude of other things.
Kikkomon makes a GF soy sauce that is widely available (at least in our grocery stores). Plus GF beer is easy to obtain (go with New Planet Off the Grid Pale Ale if you can find it).
Tamari is a good GF soy sauce that most sushi restaurants carry. The trick though is how many prepared foods and sauces soy sauce hides in. Also watch out for roux or other wheat based thickening agents in sauces and dressings.
UDI’s stuff is good (especially the bread… it actually tastes like bread for the most part) but I wouldn’t go so far as to say cheap.
Trying to go gluten free for 2 weeks to test it out and see if there’s any measurable effect on performance/lifestyle/well-being.
I was wondering if anybody has some good, cheaper (college-friendly) gluten free recipes they’d like to share. Moving in tomorrow so the refrigerator can get stocked with any variety of new thigns to accomodate!
My wife noticed a huge difference within 2 days. However, this was after about 3 years of feeling terrible every single day. She has been off gluten 100% for the last 3 years now… Just stick to fruits, veggies and proteins. All other “gluten free” recipes are either crappy or require a million weird flours. I’m the cook in the home, so believe me when I say the easiest thing to do is stick to whole foods… or eat a lot of mexican!!
Stay away from those gluten free snacks that come in a paper bag at Whole Foods… they SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
Crockpot recipes are good.
I was under the impression that the wraps and hard shells of Mexican foods would contain some gluten?
keep it simple: butternut squash, yams, pumpkin - great for carbs - with fresh vegetables, some fruit.
i’ve been on paleo for couple years now (no grains, milk, sugar, canned/processed stuff; 2 slices of grilled red meat and lots of fresh salad daily) - couldn’t be happier!
Many of them do. Ask for corn only, which doesn’t taste as good.
Baking and cooking isn’t that bad. It does require a variety of flours that can be pricey but otherwise no big deal.
READ all the ingredients. There’s wheat in a LOT of things that you wouldn’t expect. Last night I had dinner from Whole Foods hot bar, the mashed potatoes had wheat in them.
yes eat like this! Its good for everyone. So much gf stuff is even crappier nutritionally than what its replacing, also its much more expensive. Stick to naturally gf foods, sweet potatoes, bananas, natural pb, fruits etc for training.
Not sure what your regular diet is like, but if you are replacing bread, cookies, pasta etc with gf versions and you dont have celiac, not only are you wasting money, these foods are even more processed and more void of nutrients than the original versions.
Not meaning to discourage, just that I see lots spending too much money on hype. Sticking to least processed foods best bet always