PSA: 30 days of modified diet

[ilai]

So I consulted a dietitian last week who recommended that I try an elimination diet. This version cuts out all dairy, wheat, and corn for 30 days, after which I am to try introducing one type of food (except for dairy, which is known to be bad) for a week at a time. So I went to Trader Joe's yesterday afternoon, bought a whole bunch of food, and am planning on starting the diet today.

As those of you who've read Michael Pollan know, avoiding corn altogether is pretty darn hard in today's food industry. (Which reminds me--damselfrog, I'm done with your copy of the book; can gigglefest borrow it?) Luckily I'm already eating mostly unprocessed food, so hopefully this diet won't be too much effort.

I will probably have to figure out a way to make some kind of wheat-less, corn-less bread for convenience's sake. At some point I'll go looking for other fun grains to try, maybe at Whole Foods or Harvest Co-op; the Trader Joe's at Coolidge Corner was out of quinoa and didn't seem to have any alternative flours (arrowroot, barley, etc).

Comments

[arrowedumbrella.livejournal.com]

Good luck with everything!

My upstairs neighbour has severe celiac's, so he can't have anything with gluten. He loves cooking, mostly eats unprocessed stuff, and it's delicious. You probably already know this, but there are some pastas out there that are wheat/gluten-free that have similar texture to spaghetti.

Also, he loves pad thai. :)

FWIW, Bob's Red Mill sells bread flour for gluten-intolerant folks. It makes a slightly different texture than wheat bread -- more soft and cake-like. (They also sell cake mixes and other things.)

[ilai]

Thanks! Mmm, gluten-free pad thai. I discovered some Bob's Red Mill stuff at the store but I'm not sure I saw the special bread flour. Since I already have some rice and soy flour, I might go hunt down some guar gum since I hear it can be used in conjunction with other flours to act as a gluten substitute.