Health-a-licious

Dining out gluten-free is fairly easy for those of us who are gluten-free for medical issues and health issues. People with Celiac disease really have a difficult time. Every meal comes with chips, bread or on a bun. Even, this week, I asked for no-bun on my tuna burger and the server brought out the tuna with a bun. At a Mexican themed restaurant you get chips. At an Italian themed restaurant you get a baguette and olive oil. At an Asian themed restaurant they bring you a fried vegetable appetizer and a wheat based soy sauce. At American restaurant hamburgers and hot dogs come with a wheat-type bun. No wonder we have wheat issues. Another major problem comes with the fillers in certain foods;,hot dogs, bratwurst, frozen seasoned fries, MSG, added nitrates and just plain..too much salt. Here is what I know: Mexican: Order the fajita meal, but don't eat the tortillas, eat the rice and beans with the fajita and a fork. The enchilada are made of corn. Just stay away from the

It has been 3 months since I started the gluten-free diet. I thought, I am feeling great, let's try some gluten for a few days and see if the gluten really makes a difference in my system or if it is just imagined. Saturday: Hamburger & Seasoned Fries Yes, I ate the bun. Even though fries are potatoes, the seasoning usually has flour added. I did have stomach pain after a few minutes after eating it, but I don't know if it was because I ate too much or because of the gluten.LOL, I only lasted for about 15-20 minutes and it was not excruciating pain. Sunday: Sugar cookies I make the best sugar cookies, I have ever had. My family agrees. It took several cookie recipes to find this one, but they are truly worth eating. So...of course. Sunday, I tried my homemade sugar cookies and ice cream.  Soooo yummy. My tummy didn't hurt while eating or after, but it felt heavy. I ate two cookies a day Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday: Pizza We ordered a new Cheeseburger Pizza.

In my search for Health-a-licious foods, (delicious foods that lead to good health). I often have conversations that lead to interesting new ideas and theories. I have recently given up caffeine...again...to see if that makes a difference in my racing heart rate (could just be that my thyroid effects it)...So to get to the point,  I was sitting in a Starbucks drinking my caffeine-free, sugar-free tea and eating my fat filled, gluten-filled, teeny-tiny breakfast sandwich. The conversation lead to health and food. My friend brought up a Ketogenic diet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet It is an amazing theory based on science and things we have heard before with the Atkins diet or the South Beach diet, but with a twist. It is high fat, low protein, low carbohydrate. The theory being that it  helps people who suffer from seizures to not suffer from seizures. I wish I would have know this last week. (My sister's beloved family pet just passed away from health issues rel

Empathy: Took a couple weeks off to work on healing me. In my journey of healing and healing discovery, another friend has thyroid issues and headaches. I surely hope sometime soon that all doctors and PA's begin to realize that for many women there is a direct correlation between thyroid issues and migraine headaches. Another friend of mine had Graves disease and headaches. Yet another friend whose Father passed from thyroid cancer, now has thyroid issues and headaches. I am praying someone, a medical student, a medical researcher, decides to research our thyroid/headache correlations. Random Food: Finding tasty gluten free food is much easier now than ever. Also recipes are easier. In fact, I made one of my own on an old favorite. Chocolate Rice Chex Crispy Squares with chocolate icing. So yummy and truly too sweet. You can only eat a little square.   Rice crackers are good. They have alot of flavor without alot of seasoning. Very crispy. Taste great with the buttery