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

[lokiect.livejournal.com]

if you want anything in particular from whole foods, I pass one pretty much every day by car. and feel free to steal my quinoa if you have trouble finding it when you want it.

so avoiding corn means avoiding corn syrup and starch, too? (not that you use starch that much, but we probably still have some tapioca starch from dumplings ages ago)

[ilai]

Trade you for some red quinoa :-) Yeah, corn syrup and starch are also out. This might be an experimental baking month....