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so i went to whole foods (a grocery store, for those who don't know) & checked out their very extensive gluten free sections. the options were plenty, i have to say. i was pretty amazed...& dumbfounded. i *know* i looked like a deer in the headlights when searching the gluten free section for flour. i bought 3 different types of flour & plan to make cookies tomorrow to see which works out best.
it seems our meals will have to be more planned. there isn't a whole lot of room for a quick decision meal, at least until we get used to eating like this & know what to go for. i really do think that i'll be able to get most of what i need at our local meijer store & then do some extra shopping once a month or so at whole foods or trader joes. anyway. i just have to put that out there b/c i can't stop thinking about it all, well, obviously b/c i just went grocery shopping.
but b/c a few of my favorite things totally have gluten in every molecule
if this is for real (i can still be in somewhat denial, right?) my diet will change & i will generally be eating very healthy stuff. like veggies. ugh. but it will be sad & i have to admit i am in mourning for the loss of my favorite things. at least i still have mint chocolate chip ice cream.
it seems our meals will have to be more planned. there isn't a whole lot of room for a quick decision meal, at least until we get used to eating like this & know what to go for. i really do think that i'll be able to get most of what i need at our local meijer store & then do some extra shopping once a month or so at whole foods or trader joes. anyway. i just have to put that out there b/c i can't stop thinking about it all, well, obviously b/c i just went grocery shopping.
but b/c a few of my favorite things totally have gluten in every molecule
- cinnamon rolls, namely, my grandma's... i will make it my life's work to emulate them with gluten free flour. we have cinnamon rolls every saturday morning. what are we going to do this saturday?!
- asiago bagels (from buehler's mostly)
- fluffy, white french bread with cold cuts
- pies, tarts
- cream of wheat
- thin mints & such tasty treats (hello, pepperidge farms mint milano cookies!)
- starbucks apple fritters
- chipotle tortilla chips (i asked tonight, they have gluten in them, damn them)
- play doh (that was a joke)
- PIZZA! one of my all-time favorite foods!! EVER! & i'm talking about the kind of pizza that we order. love it.
if this is for real (i can still be in somewhat denial, right?) my diet will change & i will generally be eating very healthy stuff. like veggies. ugh. but it will be sad & i have to admit i am in mourning for the loss of my favorite things. at least i still have mint chocolate chip ice cream.
1 comment:
Wow, Heidi, this sucks. I thought of it happening to me, and the only silver lining I saw was that it would force me to stop being such a carb-snacking junkie, which would have positive effects on my muffin top. You on the other hand... no muffin top. I mourn with you the loss of all your white bread favorites. Spelt and quinoa, here we come.
By the way, Mariah French knows a lot about GF cooking since her husband has celiac or something like it. She also bakes a lot. And there is this: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/. She seems to use almost all GF recipes, and it is basic stuff you can get at Trader Joe's or a regular store.
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