In the famous words of Joey Gladstone... -Amy

 

I am going to....

 

 

Gluten and dairy, that is.

 

 

I decided after careful consideration and a lot of stomach aches that I should attempt to take the lead of some of my friends and cut gluten and dairy OUT of my diet.  I am planning to do this for a month.  It should be interesting.

 

For anyone who doesn't know me, this is NOT going to be easy.  I am a CHEESE-O-HOLIC.  I am actually not as worried about the gluten part, although that will definitely be tough too.  I have NEVER been a vegetable eater, so I am going way out of bounds of my normal diet.  I really am excited to see what happens and how much better I feel- I've heard it's amazing. 

 

So, as long as I can keep my mood in check when I am jonesing for some gouda, I should be fine.... or at least I hope so.

 

 

I'll keep you posted about my progress and any interesting concoctions that I come up with.  Here are some options that I've come up with for each meal.

 

Breakfast:

Fruit!  Bananas so far.

 

Gluten free breakfast bar- not the best I've had.

 

Naked Smoothie- Red Power!

 

Lunch:

Quinoa pasta with olive oil, onions, and lemon juice.

Fine, but not something to write home about- definitely edible.

 

Chicken wrap (currently consuming).- Shredded chicken, raw green and white onion, roasted garlic hummus in a Rubi's Gluten-Free Wrap. - REALLY GOOD! 

 

 

Dinner:

Turkey burger (no bun or cheese) with hummus on top and sweet potato chips.

Really delicious, just chop up some sweet potato, put some olive oil on it, and season to taste (I just use salt and pepper, maybe a little garlic salt).  Then bake it at 350 for about 25-30 minutes.

 

Snacks:

Hummus and Carrots.

If you can overdose on hummus, it's going to happen to me.

 

 

 

I'm excited about trying some recipes with other "good" sources of fat (which my body is now using for energy... woo hoo!) like eggs and avocados.

 

 

 

This should be interesting!