Wheat Belly book...should I buy it, try it?

LJGmom
LJGmom Posts: 249 Member
in Food and Nutrition
love others opinions before I invest...thanks! I have a 10 year old with type 1 diabetes and celiac, so the lifestyle change is nt completely foreign to me, but would love feedback, money is tight, thanks!

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  • tab701
    tab701 Posts: 9
    You can follow them on facebook and get quite a bit of info without buying the book.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,224 Member
    You might want to read this first before shelling out the cash.

    http://noglutennoproblem.blogspot.ca/2012/03/wheat-belly-busted.html
  • alaskaang
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
    Honestly you can probably find more and better info online. I'd go with Paleo Solution by Robb Wolfe over Wheat Belly. Better info, better writing style. OTH if you want to read it and have a kindle, send me a PM. I can send you an email with a link so you can borrow it for a couple weeks.
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    There are portions of it that I like, others not so much. I would see if the local library owns it and check it out that way. There are a lot of items he removes which I think would be very undue able if you're son is going to deal with a lifestyle change due to the Celiac's. If I remember rightly, he didn't like any form of grain - not even rice. It may be a bit extreme for your son.
  • 228lrt
    228lrt Posts: 49 Member
    Just finished it-great book. I have also read the Paleo book.. Like them both.
  • mmk137
    mmk137 Posts: 833 Member
    try your library.

    I tried with mine, and they are getting it from another library for me. Saves me forking out to buy it.
  • LJGmom
    LJGmom Posts: 249 Member
    Thanks guys, am goin to check library! I really don't need an education on the subject so much as ideas on what to eat...I get such a foggy brain when I try to meal plan and so I like a structured start.
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
    If you're looking for ideas of gluten-free foods, there's a GF group and a Paleo/Primal Support group on MFP. I follow a few great Paleo blogs with excellent recipes. There are a bazillion GF blogs with recipe ideas.

    My favorites:
    www.nomnompaleo.com - she has an AMAZING iPad app
    www.paleOMG.com
    www.balancedbites.com
    www.elanaspantry.com

    You might also try eMeals.com. You can specify gluten-free or Paleo, and you can get a weekly meal planner. Or, try www.thefoodee.com which allows you to generate a shopping list for the meals you pick. There's probably lots of other GF ones out there that I don't know about.
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    I read the first 3 chapters for free on Kubo. However, it provided interesting information, as both my boys already have been diagnosed with celiac disease it answered some questions. Overall, I found the author to be boring and the book not that well written, kind of monotonous. I never bought the book to finish reading it although I intend on it some day, better reading came along in the mean time.
  • Mermaid_135
    Mermaid_135 Posts: 11
    I read it and recommend it to people who are interested in all the studies and research. If you just want to know what to eat and not to eat, then it's cheaper if you find information online. Of course the answers is "eat no wheat".

    Even though it all makes sense, but I'm not able to stay away completely, but I eat less bread and reduced my intake in general.

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