UK food help plzzzz ideas needed

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Donna_300
Donna_300 Posts: 6
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I am gluten free as of allergy, so no pasta or bread (miss my cake's :( )
Have been trying to eat healthy: salad with ham/chicken (fresh) stir fry with fresh veg and salmon,
low fat yougharts and averacado for good fats/nuts:
But Im stuck and starting to need more variety as this is not a diet for me its a 'be kinder to self' change'

Low carbs hi preteen ideas pls

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  • ElPatoLoco
    ElPatoLoco Posts: 24 Member
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    No outright allergies but certain foods do have certain effects... If I eat prawns then next day I get really dry skin on my face, if I eat Dorito's corn ships I get asthma... if I eat bread or pastry with Calcium Propionate (E282) which is an anti-fungal treatment used in flour I get really (really, really bad) acid and heartburn...

    As much as I try and cut them out of my diet they're also some of my favourite foods... so every now and again I have a little bit of what I love and just keep a tube of E45, an inhaler and a fricking HUGE bottle of Gaviscon on hand...

    Consider it a trade off... suffering mentally because I'm craving something I know is "bad" for me or suffering physically. At least there are pills n' potions to deal with option 2... and they're a damn sight cheaper than it would cost for a shrink to deal with option 1 ;)
  • wrighhjz
    wrighhjz Posts: 3 Member
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    hi,
    i'm gluten free too (coeliac). i'm a carboholic so probably of no help. i have recently discovered the joy of gluten free oats, yes its carbs but the are low GI and a fab breakfast. have you tried mashed cauliflower? a great mash replacement. also omlette, eggs are not all bad, great protein source. good luck
  • Angel1066
    Angel1066 Posts: 816 Member
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    Tesco and Sainsbury's do a gluten free range, i buy the pasta from Sainsbury
  • HamsterNut
    HamsterNut Posts: 78 Member
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    You can get gluten free versions of all those things. Gluten free pasta isnt actually anymore costly than normal branded pasta , I am wheat intolerant so I can eat wheat but it bloats me right up and causes rear end problems should be we say. You can get muffins too I know tesco sell them.

    Potato, rice, cous cous, quinoa are all other carb sources for you to chomp on and none are super expensive, then there is gluten free breads, pastas etc which are a little bit more but eat less of them and it wont cost much more and you can still enjoy!

    If you are a coeliac im sure you can get the staple foods on prescription which might work out cheaper than the shops, but if you're only intolerant i dont think you would get this.
  • hungrybunni
    hungrybunni Posts: 66 Member
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    I am gluten free as of allergy, so no pasta or bread (miss my cake's :( )
    Have been trying to eat healthy: salad with ham/chicken (fresh) stir fry with fresh veg and salmon,
    low fat yougharts and averacado for good fats/nuts:
    But Im stuck and starting to need more variety as this is not a diet for me its a 'be kinder to self' change'

    Low carbs hi preteen ideas pls

    Hi there, I'm just new on the gluten free road and I agree it's so hard. All the specialist foods in the supermarkets seem very high in carbs and fat. Sainsbury do gluten free cook in sauces which liven up a bit of chicken and ofcourse you can't beat steak and chips! Good luck. Tracey.
  • donna_glasgow
    donna_glasgow Posts: 869 Member
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    cottage cheese and greek yougurt both high protein
  • opuntia
    opuntia Posts: 860 Member
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    For something tasty and healthy and high protein, try cacao nibs - they are raw cocoa. They aren't sweetened, but if you eat them with, say, banana, they taste great, just like chocolate. Or add them to a fruit smoothie. You can also add maca powder, which is high protein, and quite a nice taste.

    Most supermarkets seem to do 'three bean salads' which are a high source of protein. You could of course make your own, which would be cheaper, but sometimes it's simpler to just buy them, and add whatever you want to add to make it more interesting.

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