WOW.
Has it really already been a week? Well, technically, not an entire week. I still have to make it through the day! haha…
But I have to say, little by little, I’m beginning to feel like I can do this!
I had a HUGE moment of hope yesterday. I had just stepped into my local Wal-Mart to try and grab a few things (some ground turkey breast, a few fruits/veggies, potatoes, etc.) and while walking down the rice aisle, lo and behold… There was a GLUTEN-FREE section! Granted, it was small and a big picked over, but my goodness, did it give me hope! I found some DELICIOUS crackers (Glutino brand) and a gluten-free pancake mix. Granted, the pancake mix I *think* had a small amount of some milk product in it, but when making the mix I used soy milk in the batter, so I don’t think I’ll really have any problems with it. My body can typically tolerate some lactose decently. My biggest cheat with this little impromptu purchase is the syrup. I didn’t have time this morning after cooking breakfast to stop by the store on the way to work to grab the kind of natural syrup I can have on low FODMAP and instead had to use the cheap stuff we already at at the house that contains high fructose corn syrup. I’ve actually managed to completely avoid HFCS this week up until now, so we’ll see if it has any effects on symptoms.
As for an update on “winging it” yesterday, I ended up having a lunch date with a friend and went to a local restaurant that specializes in healthy options. I had grilled chicken breast topped with a bit of mozzarella and diced tomatoes/jalapenos. I only ate a smidge of the salad which was just romaine lettuce with a “Southwest Ranch” on the side, that wasn’t really ranch. But, I had such a small quantity of it that there were no problems. For dessert? No-fat frozen yoghurt with live active cultures, chocolate flavored with fresh sliced strawberries on top! YUM!!!
I didn’t have time for a snack yesterday because of work, so by dinner, I was STARVING! I ended up cheating a smidge and had Annie’s organic gluten-free mac-n-cheese. Again, I used soy milk in making the cheese sauce, so really the only cheating was what lactose was in the powdered mix for that, which I again assume was some small amount because I had no problems. For some protein, I had some grilled lite sausage with orange & yellow peppers left over from the other day, and since I was still quite hungry, I had some soy crisps dipped like chips in Julio’s Mild Salsa. MmmMMmm…
By the way, I’m eating the gluten-free pancakes as I type and they’re actually pretty good! Anyway, on to the food for the day!
PS- If you’re reading this and you’re one of the people who have subscribed or liked any of the posts… THANK YOU! It’s oddly comforting to know that there’s someone out there reading this… someone who’s possibly been through this or seen someone go through it. Anyway, enough with the sappiness. To the food!
BREAKFAST:
-Arrowhead Mills Organic Gluten-Free Pancake & Baking Mix (Bought at Wal-Mart)
-Silk Lite Soy Milk
– All-Whites Liquid Egg Whites
-Pompeii Extra Virgin Olive Oil
-(CHEAT) Great Value Syrup
-Fresh Blackberries & Raspberries
LUNCH:
-Annie’s Organic Gluten-Free Mac-n-Cheese (SLIGHT CHEAT, I THINK)
-Hormel Turkey Pepperoni
-Fresh Baby Carrots
SNACK:
-Glutino Gluten-Free Crackers
-Oscar Meyer Rotisserie Chicken Breast Lunch Meat
-Julio’s Mild Salsa
-Kiwi
DINER:
-Not really sure yet… I’m thinking maybe…
-Grilled Turkey Burger over
-White Rice with
-Italian Cut Green Beans
JacieDawn 