Post by Pearl on Nov 12, 2012 22:10:12 GMT -5
I have been told to stay away from gluten and dairy. Will I be able to find things to eat on the S and E plan?
Let's deal with gluten first. Yes. You will find a world of slimming foods eating as a Trim Healthy Mama. Almost all our recipes are gluten free. While most gluten free replacements fill you up with other starches we guide you to more trimming gluten free foods and give you lots of recipes.
If you have an allergy to dairy products, you'll simply get more creative with coconut products. Unsweetened coconut milk and almond milk can frequently replace dairy.
Think about the foods you can eat, rather than what you can't. You can still have indulgent S meals that include meat and fish, fats like butter (most people with dairy allergies can still tolerate butter) and plenty of non starchy veggies either in the form of salads with high oil dressings or in the form of tasty roasted veggies seasoned and buttered. You can still eat enjoy our 'Skinny Chocolate' and a host of our other desserts, most of which are dairy free.
For E meals you can include beans, sweet potatoes, quinoa and rice or sprouted breads. Have those with more non starchy veggies and lean meat proteins like chicken breasts or fish like tuna, salmon or Tilapia.
Having said all this, there are people with real allergies who will need to strictly stay away from gluten and dairy, while others may find they can start to include some of their foods back into their diet once the rest of their diet is cleaned up on our S and E plan. Some people develop allergies simply from overdoing the modern wheat of our culture or what they believe to be a dairy allergy may be simply too much sugar in their diet.
Both fermented dairy and certain grains (even ones containing gluten) were Biblical foods and ones God mentioned he designed for us to eat. (See chapter 6, 'Truths From The Bible' for references). You certainly don't have to gluten or dairy as we have offer many alternatives, but you may be surprised and find you are able to tolerate them better as your THM journey progresses.
Update: Here is something one of our moderators on the facegroup found that will work as a dairy free cream, and here is her post about it.
"We found an alternative to cream for those of you who have to stay away from dairy. The nutritional makeup is such that it would work for S, FP, and E. You can order it by the case from Amazon or find it at your local health food store. Here is a link.........."
www.amazon.com/MimicCreme-Almond-....nd+cashew+cream
And here is a modified Trim healthy pancake recipe for our dairy free Mamas. Leah Funk posted this to facebook with a picture but I cannot copy the picture. I know this is going to help so many with a dairy allergy. Here is her post about it:
"Hey there I thought I would post my recipe for dairy free THM pancakes. Ok here it goes, 1 ground oats, 3 egg whites, 1/2 cup almond milk or water, 1tsp vanilla ,1/2 tsp sea salt,dash do nunaturals stevia. Blend well in blender.. I use a vita mix... But I think most blender would do, and cook using method in THM book. You may also add more liquid if the batter is too thick. This makes 8 good thick pancakes ... Please only eat 1 or 2 or you may be stuffed. Serve with a lean protein... I ate sardines this morning , but spared you all the fishy pick. Have a good day and I hope this helps someone wanting pancakes. Gluten free oats ground work for this as well."
She does not list baking powder in the above but try 1-2 tsp.
Let's deal with gluten first. Yes. You will find a world of slimming foods eating as a Trim Healthy Mama. Almost all our recipes are gluten free. While most gluten free replacements fill you up with other starches we guide you to more trimming gluten free foods and give you lots of recipes.
If you have an allergy to dairy products, you'll simply get more creative with coconut products. Unsweetened coconut milk and almond milk can frequently replace dairy.
Think about the foods you can eat, rather than what you can't. You can still have indulgent S meals that include meat and fish, fats like butter (most people with dairy allergies can still tolerate butter) and plenty of non starchy veggies either in the form of salads with high oil dressings or in the form of tasty roasted veggies seasoned and buttered. You can still eat enjoy our 'Skinny Chocolate' and a host of our other desserts, most of which are dairy free.
For E meals you can include beans, sweet potatoes, quinoa and rice or sprouted breads. Have those with more non starchy veggies and lean meat proteins like chicken breasts or fish like tuna, salmon or Tilapia.
Having said all this, there are people with real allergies who will need to strictly stay away from gluten and dairy, while others may find they can start to include some of their foods back into their diet once the rest of their diet is cleaned up on our S and E plan. Some people develop allergies simply from overdoing the modern wheat of our culture or what they believe to be a dairy allergy may be simply too much sugar in their diet.
Both fermented dairy and certain grains (even ones containing gluten) were Biblical foods and ones God mentioned he designed for us to eat. (See chapter 6, 'Truths From The Bible' for references). You certainly don't have to gluten or dairy as we have offer many alternatives, but you may be surprised and find you are able to tolerate them better as your THM journey progresses.
Update: Here is something one of our moderators on the facegroup found that will work as a dairy free cream, and here is her post about it.
"We found an alternative to cream for those of you who have to stay away from dairy. The nutritional makeup is such that it would work for S, FP, and E. You can order it by the case from Amazon or find it at your local health food store. Here is a link.........."
www.amazon.com/MimicCreme-Almond-....nd+cashew+cream
And here is a modified Trim healthy pancake recipe for our dairy free Mamas. Leah Funk posted this to facebook with a picture but I cannot copy the picture. I know this is going to help so many with a dairy allergy. Here is her post about it:
"Hey there I thought I would post my recipe for dairy free THM pancakes. Ok here it goes, 1 ground oats, 3 egg whites, 1/2 cup almond milk or water, 1tsp vanilla ,1/2 tsp sea salt,dash do nunaturals stevia. Blend well in blender.. I use a vita mix... But I think most blender would do, and cook using method in THM book. You may also add more liquid if the batter is too thick. This makes 8 good thick pancakes ... Please only eat 1 or 2 or you may be stuffed. Serve with a lean protein... I ate sardines this morning , but spared you all the fishy pick. Have a good day and I hope this helps someone wanting pancakes. Gluten free oats ground work for this as well."
She does not list baking powder in the above but try 1-2 tsp.