Recently Mike and I decided to try a weeks worth of "clean eating" "deiting" "Gluten Free Diet" yada yada yada....so on and so fourth. We about nearly died.
I have a lot of tricks of the trade: cleansers, diets, homeopathic soltuions..All that I will eventually get onto this blog sooner then later.
Now this "diet" we did was similar to the Paleo diet: Only eat things you can gather & hunt. This includes any meats, fruits, vegitables, and certain types of nuts. With that we were concious of eating only gluten free products.
(*A quick reminder of gluten: A substance present in cereal grains, esp. wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough. )
Foods with a "gluten-free" claim are a big—and growing—business these days. And everywhere you turn, it seems another celebrity is touting the benefits of his or her new gluten-free diet. All of a sudden, gluten appears to be public enemy No. 1. But if you've watched this whirlwind of gluten-free activity unfold without fully understanding what, in fact, gluten actually is, fear not. You're probably not alone.
Gluten is shorthand for a family of storage proteins found in wheat, barley, and rye. The gluten proteins are found in the mature seed of these cereal grasses, which is what we refer to as the grain. Close relatives of wheat, such as spelt, triticale, kamut, farro, and einkorn, also contain gluten and must be avoided on a gluten-free diet. While you may hear the term "gluten" used to refer to rice (e.g., glutinous rice), rice protein is not actually a gluten and need not be avoided on a gluten-free diet. Conversely, while oats don't technically contain gluten, they're almost always cross-contaminated with wheat gluten due to processing methods in this country. As a result, unless an oat-containing product is specifically labeled "gluten-free," one should assume it contains gluten.
While there are segments of people who must avoid eating gluten due to adverse reactions, gluten is not an inherent "toxin" as many would have us believe. People with an immune-mediated wheat allergy and those with Celiac disease must follow a strict gluten-free diet, as gluten triggers harmful reactions.
Should You Go Gluten-Free?If you have celiac disease or gluten
sensitivity, the answer is easy: Yes, you have to. But if you just want to give
the diet a spin, know this: It's a giant pain in the butt. Giving up gluten may
sound as basic as cutting out bread or eating less pasta, but this isn't just
another version of the low-carb craze. Because gluten makes foods thick and
tasty, it is added to everything from salad dressing to soy sauce to seasonings.
**With this "Paleo & Gluten Free" Dieting Mike and I did, we were moody, hungry, grumpy, and were extremely OVER eating vegitables, we wanted nothing more than to go out and eat a fricken hamburger.
Something GOOD did come out of this!!
I am way more aware of what I eat, the intake of carbs vs. protiens vs. fruits & vegitables. I have done so many diets, that never seem to work..but at least this one allowed me to become more aware of what I was sticking in my mouth. Do I believe you should do a Paleo Diet? NO. Do I believe you should do a Gluten Free Diet? NO. But be FULLY aware of the intake. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
Limit the dairy, and the red meat. Work on eating clean, local, organic food. Integrate vegitables MORE THAN NORMAL. Instead of making a sandwich everyday, switch a few of those lunches with salads and lettuce wraps. I have an amazing lettuce wrap recipie for you to try.
Replace ground beef with Ground turkey...it will eventually taste WAY better!
DRINK! Drink Vodka with Soda water and a million limes. :)
DRINK! Drink 64 oz of water daily! (* I use MiO Fit also)
DONT ADD Salt to anything!
DONT ADD sugar to anything!
Skip the soda...outdated, overrated. Try flavored sparkling waters with extra MiO for added taste. Im not a soda drinker, so yes thats probably easier said then done.
AND ENJOY! Have a flippen slice of pizza or Taco bell. It wont kill you, just limit it to a few times a month.
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