GF diet is expensive
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GF diet is expensive
Went shopping today and loaded up on GF groceries...thank goodness for Sprouts..good selection... Told my husband if it says gluten free he can't touch it...he ate my lunch meat lol...he said well I guess I'm going gluten free too! Doesn't always understand when I'm feeling crappy..I'm not a complainer otherwise that's all I would do...life goes on and I want to live it so I deal with it and I'm glad to be able to talk to others to "get it"
Hi Cindy,
If your husband adopts the diet along with you, that will make your life much easier, because there will be a much lower risk of cross-contamination if there's no food or cooking ingredients in the house that contains gluten.
Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
Tex
If your husband adopts the diet along with you, that will make your life much easier, because there will be a much lower risk of cross-contamination if there's no food or cooking ingredients in the house that contains gluten.
Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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Hi Cindy,
It doesn't have to be so expensive if you buy mostly single ingredient foods like fresh meats and veggies. Lots of people here do their own baking using things like almond flour or coconut flour. This may mean a radical change in how you prepare and eat foods, which takes some getting used to, but there are choices you can make that will keep the costs down. I don't get foods with ingredient lists, too many variables, too many ways for things to cause problems and hard to identify what is causing them. This is a journey and in time you will figure out what works best for you, for your health and your budget.
Jean
It doesn't have to be so expensive if you buy mostly single ingredient foods like fresh meats and veggies. Lots of people here do their own baking using things like almond flour or coconut flour. This may mean a radical change in how you prepare and eat foods, which takes some getting used to, but there are choices you can make that will keep the costs down. I don't get foods with ingredient lists, too many variables, too many ways for things to cause problems and hard to identify what is causing them. This is a journey and in time you will figure out what works best for you, for your health and your budget.
Jean
Cindy,
I echo what Jean says. Starting simple with a basic diet of meat, well cooked vegetable, gluten free broth, rice and or potatoes (not everyone tolerates the rice or potatoes) can give you the basis to build your diet around. Keep a journal to see how you are responding to the diet.
Like you I tried gluten free products and still had MC symptoms, many of the GF products have soy, which I now avoid. So I threw out the GF products, rather expensive garbage, and started cooking with almond flour, I know that I tolerate almonds through testing and journaling.
Bottom line keep your diet simple, journal and get yourself into remission before adding new foods.
This diet is a process that takes time, but very rewarding when your symptoms start getting under control.
Good Luck!
I echo what Jean says. Starting simple with a basic diet of meat, well cooked vegetable, gluten free broth, rice and or potatoes (not everyone tolerates the rice or potatoes) can give you the basis to build your diet around. Keep a journal to see how you are responding to the diet.
Like you I tried gluten free products and still had MC symptoms, many of the GF products have soy, which I now avoid. So I threw out the GF products, rather expensive garbage, and started cooking with almond flour, I know that I tolerate almonds through testing and journaling.
Bottom line keep your diet simple, journal and get yourself into remission before adding new foods.
This diet is a process that takes time, but very rewarding when your symptoms start getting under control.
Good Luck!
Donna
Diagnosed with CC August 2011
Diagnosed with CC August 2011
Hi Cindy.
I know what you mean about the cost. Even though I agree with the others about GF products and all the ingredients ( Xantham gum can be trouble), I do have GF cereal and I try not to complain when my husband snacks on my cereal. Sometimes it can be as close to $5 a box! He likes Nature's Path corn flakes. I just bought a box of a new one from Kashi. I actually found it at Grocery Outlet bargain market for $2.50. it only has 4 ingredients. It's puffed corn flakes with a hint of molasses. it's called Simply maize.I browse lots of different grocery stores for deals and stock up when i can.
Anyway, keep it simple
leah
I know what you mean about the cost. Even though I agree with the others about GF products and all the ingredients ( Xantham gum can be trouble), I do have GF cereal and I try not to complain when my husband snacks on my cereal. Sometimes it can be as close to $5 a box! He likes Nature's Path corn flakes. I just bought a box of a new one from Kashi. I actually found it at Grocery Outlet bargain market for $2.50. it only has 4 ingredients. It's puffed corn flakes with a hint of molasses. it's called Simply maize.I browse lots of different grocery stores for deals and stock up when i can.
Anyway, keep it simple
leah