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[felisblanco]

You know, I usually love my bed. Nowadays I don't really want to lie down in it 'cos, you know, owie back. Which sucks. *sighs* SO I'm staying up way too late, watching House, catching up on last season. (How much did the brothers in 508 make you think of wee Sam and Dean? Don't lie. A lot, right? Was there fic? This is the problem of being a year

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[sherryillk]

Mushrooms are always a good choice if you want something that's meaty, hearty, and vegetarian. So are legumes. If you incorporate them in your diet some how, I'm sure your body will thank you for it.

I actually like a big bowl of miso soup for lunch -- it's quick, easy and if you can cut things up without cutting you and boil water, you can do miso soup. It's healthy, filling and yummy. And now that I think about it, you might just go for the soup route for lunch. They're pretty easy to make and hard to screw up. And they can be as healthy and as hearty as you make it.

[felisblanco]

Mmm, I do like mushrooms. Legumes? Is that like beans and such? Sorry, not familiar with the word but that's what Wiki says.

I don't think I've ever had miso soup. Will look into it.

Stupid thing is I love hot soups for lunch in the winter and they just started selling these really yummy soups in my favourite place but since I don't know what they put in it, and I'm pretty sure they do use wheat or other gluten stuff to thicken them, I won't be able to enjoy them. *pouts* So homemade soups it is. If I can get hubby to make them for me. BEcause seriously my cooking skills are non-existant. My mother started teaching me when I was 8 and when I left home at 20 I still couldn't remember how to boil potatoes. True story.

[sherryillk]

Instead of using flour to thicken soups, you might look into some of the starches that do the job just as well. Something like potato or corn starch should do the trick.

Or you could bypass that altogether and just have brothy soups and load them up with lots of vegetables and meats. If you want some sort of pasta soup, you might look into quinoa pasta. I know it's something celiacs would use as a substitute. Or just add quinoa to the soup since it's probably easier finding that than the pasta.

Legumes do include beans. Stuff like tofu (not sure if you like it since it's a bit of a love it or hate it sort of thing for most people) and peanuts, that sort of thing. It's a source of protein that's not red meat if you're also concerned about that.

If you have a crockpot, that might be a good way of making a simple, low maintenance soup. You just put everything in the pot the night before, turn it on and overnight you'll have a lovely soup.

[layne67]

I vaguely remember that House episode but I clearly remember thinking about Sam and Dean at that time. All brothers with a 4-yr age difference remind me of them. Heck, my sons made me think of them :)

[felisblanco]

The older one even had the same blond hair and haircut we've seen in kiddie pics of Jensen. And the younger one had brown floppy hair. So adorable. And I would have loved to read crossover fic about the Weechesters and House. lol

[layne67]

I wonder what they'd make of each other, House and wee!Dean. Or current!Dean and House for that matter!

[felisblanco]

I used to be good at making smoothies b ut somehoww then I stopped. I usually mixed up yoghurt, frozen berries, a banana and oj. IT was pretty good.

Fruit is so tasty but it only seems to fill my stomach with gas if anything. Fart food. lol

Food - now that is my speciality

[sea_yeah]

Are you ready for an essay

Re: Food - now that is my speciality

[felisblanco]

Thank you! Many good ideas there.

I think couscous has gluten though. *frowns* But yeah, there should be rice pasta and noodles. And regular rice is good as well.

And soups for lunch seem to be the popular choice. lol

I'll hear from my doctor next week and I think she was talking about hooking me up with a nutritionist to help me get started. But once I know what I'm dealing with I would love to be able to hit you for more ideas, thank you.

As for cooking limitations... My mother started to teach me to cook when I was eight. I was suppoosed to make dinner once a week, which I did until I left home at twenty. At which point I still couldn't remember how to boil potatoes. Needless to say, my mother was really frustrated and my family suffered through many tasteless and burnt dinners over the years. lol Of course everyone else in my family are great cooks. I just didn't get that gene. lol

[wneleh]

I've been gluten-free (broadly defined) for a few years

[felisblanco]

Mmmm, I like your breakfast. I'll have to try that.

I've had horrible acid reflux for ten years and been unable to drink orange juice but the doc got me some stuff for that and I drank a big glass of juice this morning and didn't feel anything! Yay!

Soups seem to be the thing.

We have pretty good dairy products here, including one that is almost completely fat free called skyr but since it's so sour my stomach hasn't liked it very much. Maybe it will be better now. You can get it with strawberry or blueberry and other flavours.

Dinner I'm going to leave for hubby to figure out. lol. He's looking into recipes and he's pretty resourceful.

The "what to eat when going out" has been something I've wondered about. Not that we often go out to eat like food but I do love going to cafés, hell I do most of my writing at cafés, and just drinking coffee without eating anything makes me kinda nauseous. So... yeah. Not sure what to do about that. I've asked and apart from ricecakes they have nothing gluten free. Ricecakes aren't exactly

[wneleh]

I'm curious, what symptoms did you have that got better with a changed diet?

Afternoon/evening exhaustion was the biggie. I'd be fine until around 3 p.m., then hit a wall and drift unhappily until bedtime. I had all sorts of tests done, including for celiac, everything negative. And since I was fine until 3ish my doctor never actually saw me in zombie mode so pretty much ran out ideas after the bloodwork and etc. was fine.

So started eliminating things from my diet, and as soon as I cut out wheat I was normal again. Looking back, it aligned with other things - how I felt gross and hungry after eating bagels or a stack of pancakes, how I was fine when I was out an about with the kids (when I'd generally order a salad or ice cream) and most sluggish at home (where I was more likely to make myself a sandwich or have a cookie for a snack).

Over the past few years, IBS symptoms have also pretty much disappeared; not sure if that's related.