I think I will focus more on food. A blog seems to be a good outlet for a lot of my grumbling about unhealthy food choices that I make, mostly sugar! Most of you know that I follow a diet-style like none other. Most people look at me like I'm nuts, but (ooohhhh, nuts... yum! Oh, look, a shiny thing) I really enjoy the challenge of being healthy.
Recently, I posted a question on the Dr. Fuhrman forums asking what "avoid" really meant since Dr. F has a number of foods that we should avoid for better health. For me, one of those foods is gluten. Gluten, as you know, is in wheat and other grains. It was advised that I "avoid" gluten to help with what appears now to be an undiagnosable autoimmune disease. (More on that in a different post.) So there's a couple things going on here. What really does "avoid" mean? and Why avoid gluten?
First, "avoid" means avoid like the plague. And that answer comes not only from the forum, but also my handsome husband. I hate it when he's always right. If you knew there was a 10-mile backup on I-5 and you were told to avoid the area, you would, right? If there was a man with a gun running around and you were told to avoid him, you would, right? So when you're told to avoid a certain food, you don't eat it, right? Well... only if you want to get sick. But darn if it doesn't taste good. I have learned that gluten isn't for me. (The answer to the second question) This recent discovery as to why I've felt lower belly discomfort a lot of my life has led me to avoid gluten as much as possible. It has also made me realize that I need a substitute. Gluten-free breads are good, though many of them are not vegan & still contain sugar -- Gasp! So does regular wheat bread, duh -- they also are expensive, and really good GF products are only baked at our local bakery certain days of the week. I have learned to make my sandwiches in lettuce wraps. It's one of my new favorite meals -- and snacks, for that matter. Anything you put on bread, you can put in a romaine leaf!
Top it off with some yummy nut dressing & you've got a wholesome meal. I usually eat two of these. And no meal would be complete without dessert, so this is my new addiction. Apple slices with almond butter with currants!
