Recipes void of dairy, gluten and sugar!!!
sam_the_girl
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Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
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Are you allergic to those ingredients?4
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singingflutelady wrote: »Are you allergic to those ingredients?
Yes this
Because cutting out things you are not allergic to is totally pointless, expensive and generally leads to higher calorie alternatives5 -
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Most vegan and many vegetarian recipes fit this. If you eat meat, you can always add it.
Most vegan recipes don't make a point of eliminating gluten and sugar, although there are certainly some that do. With the exception of the cookbooks that specifically exclude them due to dietary restrictions, every vegan cookbook I own (and I've got dozens) uses gluten and some form of sugar in the recipes.4 -
How is gluten addictive? Do you know what gluten is? Also never heard of dairy being addictive...and has some very good nutritional properties. Sugar...meh...only an issue if you're eating a lot of it.1
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Throw steak on grill. Take steak off grill. Consume steak.11
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Randomly cutting out whole food groups and/or central nutrients for no good reason is not going to make eating healthier particularly easy. In fact, it won't be possible, because it means eating nothing but meat, fish, egg whites and oil.
Instead you can do what is usually recommended - reduce intake of nutritionally inferior foods like candy, chocolate, soda, cookies and chips, and increase intake of fruit and vegetables, and have nuts, dairy, whole grains and starchy vegetables, meat and fish and eggs regularly. You know, eat a normal diet. If you can cook, do that. No, do it anyway. It's not difficult.4 -
I agree with what everyone said about there being no reason to cut out those ingredients unless you have a health issue (which you might, of course).
That said, check out paleo recipe sites -- there are lots, and many are good. Nom Nom Paleo and Easy Stupid Paleo are a couple, but there are (again) tons.
Beyond that, you don't need to cook to recipes or special recipes. Assuming you mean ADDED sugar*, just look at normal recipes and choose options without dairy, added sugar or grains. It's not that hard, especially if you don't seek one pot meals. Standard meal of protein (meat/fish/eggs, plus many veg options), plus vegetables, plus, say, some kind of tuber-based side or lentils if it's not your protein will fit the bill and be pretty variable.
Omelet would work, many soups and stews would work too. Pasta sauce on winter squash would work (add protein and vegetables to the pasta sauce, leave off the cheese).
*If you mean all sugar, like no veg, no sweet potatoes, can't help you, talk to a dietitian.1 -
OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
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I'm allergic to to many calories makes me BLOW up all over0
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OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
I have trigger foods too but it doesn't sound like trigger food in the sense you are talking about. Triggered by everything that includes dairy? That's very broad. And addicted to gluten?3 -
OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Yeah no
Gluten is not a trigger food ...it's a protein that gives elasticity to doughs etc...you can be allergic to it (see celibacy) but it has no taste and hence cannot, I don't believe, be a trigger food
Dairy is not commonly a trigger food, but people can be intolerant to lactose or have a lactase deficiency but again as a food group not commonly a trigger...now cheese could be a trigger
Sugar...we'll see threads ad nauseum
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LOL at autocorrect ...apologies to celiacs everywhere but I'm leaving that one cos it is amoosing me
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OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Seitan is a pretty rare trigger food.
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I also am skeptical that adding a bit of milk or yogurt to a recipe transforms it into a trigger food, or using butter vs. olive oil (on the other hand, lactose intolerance is common, so I'm always happy to point to dairy free recipes -- as someone who doesn't avoid dairy, I actually find that most recipes don't have it and some sources like cheese can be easily removed from most they appear in).
In a savory dish I wouldn't expect there to be much added sugar or for the dishes that do include it (I have a few dishes I add honey to) to automatically transform into trigger foods if they weren't already, but again it's not like you need special recipes to avoid added sugar.
Usually trigger food refers to a specific food item.2 -
LOL at autocorrect ...apologies to celiacs everywhere but I'm leaving that one cos it is amoosing me
lol. I saw that and was like.... No that can't be what she means, she has to mean celiacs lol.
OP-not getting into the reasons you want to avoid these.... Food network has some pretty awesome recipes, you just have to look for the ones that don't contain the ingredients you want to avoid. I am allergic to wheat, barley, oat and gluten (not celiacs, actual anaphylaxis) and I find a lot of recipes from them.0 -
Other good sites are 101cookbooks.com (lots of healthy recipes), and epicurious.com (you can put in things you want to avoid).0
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www.realfoodwholelife.com0
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Celiac.com is a great website for learning safe food and hidden gluten in foods. Also has great suggestions on resources.0
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sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Here are dairy-free, gluten-free, and sugar-conscious recipes: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/search/ ?f[0]=field_special_diet:138&f[1]=field_special_diet:139&f[2]=field_special_diet:137
(Sugar-conscious probably refers to added sugars, rather than naturally occurring sugars in veggies, fruit, and dairy.)
I have problems with breads made from flour but not those made from sprouted grains, which are made by brands like Ezekial/Food for Life and Alvarado St Bakery.
I found increasing my protein, fruit, and fiber a bit and decreasing baked goods helped me tremendously.
Also, for some weird reason I can have sweets after dinner and I'm fine, but not after lunch.
I've learned what foods I cannot moderate, and do not have them in the house. For example, I have problems moderating whole chocolate bars, but not the individually wrapped Ghirardelli squares.1 -
idk why anyone is even bringing up celiac.. the only think OP said whats she thinks those foods are addictive and make her eat more. Not that they are "trigger" foods or that she thinks she allergic.1
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Foods that make you want to eat more = trigger food in my bookidk why anyone is even bringing up celiac.. the only think OP said whats she thinks those foods are addictive and make her eat more. Not that they are "trigger" foods or that she thinks she allergic.
Is there an official definition that I don't know about?
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Thank you @kshama2001 for the website link. I am both gluten and lactose intolerant. My husband is diabetic and the doc wants him low carb and me to lower my fats.
I have been struggling in finding recipes that fit all that and it is turning into separate dinners except for green veggies.0 -
Meringue cookies sweetened with stevia.
http://lowcarbyum.com/egg-fast-sugar-free-meringue-cookies/
White, fluffy, and sweet.1 -
Foods that make you want to eat more = trigger food in my bookidk why anyone is even bringing up celiac.. the only think OP said whats she thinks those foods are addictive and make her eat more. Not that they are "trigger" foods or that she thinks she allergic.
Is there an official definition that I don't know about?
Not to argue semantics, but I thought trigger foods were specific foods (i.e. chocolate, french fries, etc...). Saying entire categories of food are "triggers" seems a bit farfetched. Like, milk is a trigger, or every single food containing gluten? Seems unlikely...
But, to return to OP''s question..a friend of mine does the FODMAP diet. Though it's intended to be an elimination diet for medical reasons (she has severe IBS), if you searched for low FODMAP recipes in Pinterest or Google, most are likely to be free of the things you mentioned...well, as much as something can be free of sugar, I suppose, since it occurs naturally in certain foods, but that at least could get you started.
Be forewarned, though...since my friend had to start this diet, she said her grocery bills have been astronomical..1 -
i have chrons disease and its almost insulting that someone would use the word "trigger" for that. no eating all the things she is cutting out will not MAGICALLY make you NEED to eat more food. If i go eat a spoonful of suger im not gonna go rob the dunkin donuts because the sugar triggered me to NEED MORE FOOD.
Foods that make you want to eat more = trigger food in my bookidk why anyone is even bringing up celiac.. the only think OP said whats she thinks those foods are addictive and make her eat more. Not that they are "trigger" foods or that she thinks she allergic.
Is there an official definition that I don't know about?2 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »
OP said these are trigger foods for her. Many of us have trigger foods. It's normal. Somethings are easier to cut out mostly or completely than to eat only a small portion. You guys are LUCKY that this has not been an issue for you!sam_the_girl wrote: »Hey ya'all! I've let my eating habits get out of control. Trying to find recipes free of gluten, dairy and sugar to try to retrain myself to eat better and I feel like each of those things are super addictive and make me crave more. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Seitan is a pretty rare trigger food.
ETA:
I also am skeptical that adding a bit of milk or yogurt to a recipe transforms it into a trigger food, or using butter vs. olive oil (on the other hand, lactose intolerance is common, so I'm always happy to point to dairy free recipes -- as someone who doesn't avoid dairy, I actually find that most recipes don't have it and some sources like cheese can be easily removed from most they appear in).
In a savory dish I wouldn't expect there to be much added sugar or for the dishes that do include it (I have a few dishes I add honey to) to automatically transform into trigger foods if they weren't already, but again it's not like you need special recipes to avoid added sugar.
Usually trigger food refers to a specific food item.
This -- I have some foods that I struggle to control and they're typically made with butter. Since I'm vegan, I will use butter substitutes like margarine or coconut oil to prepare these. It doesn't change my response when I eat them. Could dairy be a trigger food for OP? I'd never say never, I don't know her experience. But I'm wondering if it's more of a response to some of the foods that typically contain dairy, not something inherent in the dairy itself.0 -
No allergies, just wanting to eat less of those things as when I eat sugar (I'm talking sugar products not fruit) I want more and I always feel pretty cruddy after eating carby and sugary things. Dairy is in everything but I feel like I get acne when I eat it a lot and cheese is for sure a food that makes me crave more and high calorie. Not going to wipe these food out of my diet... that doesn't work. But I'm hoping if I have some fun recipes I can eat more Whole foods. Obviously there's meat product with side of veggie but that gets boring after awhile....0
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