Katydid wrote:Gramma Jackie,
I realize you are doing a eat more starch challenge, but the easiest way I have found to avoid gluten AND gluten-containing junk food (and there's plenty of that out there - I mean does anyone really need gluten-free peanut butter puffs cereal?) is to repeat the mantra 'if its made from flour it isn't food'. By eliminating processed carbs - irrespective of the source, I am no longer tempted by the stray pita chip, pretzel or cold cereal lying about. I just have to watch out for whole grains like barley and non-certified oats - neither of which I allow into my house. Hope your stomach feels better soon.
Kate
You are right, Cathy. I tried eating GF bread, but it's not only too much trouble making my own gluten-free bread (cause all the ones in the store have eggs and/or oil), but it's so easy to just forget and eat something I shouldn't. From now on, my "eat more starch" challenge is just going to focus on brown rice, potatoes, beans, squash and corn. NO processed starches. While the GF processed foods are not as addicting as wheat products (because wheat contains opoids from what I've read and the others don't) it's still easy to eat them instead of healthier food. I don't even know what posessed me to eat the pita chips, but I am paying for it.