Comments on: Gluten Free, Day 1

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:21:38 +0000

Good luck with going gluten free. Transitioning to a new diet can be frustrating at times, but I’m sure you won’t have to think twice about it in no time.

By: Anna @ Good Cents Savings

Anna @ Good Cents Savings — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:23 +0000

I was just thinking about the issue of wanting to try some healthier cooking, alternative ingredients, etc, and wondering what kind of impact it would have on the grocery budget. I am glad to hear you say that it wasn’t a huge difference for you. I’ll be really interested to hear how you feel after making the switch to gluten free – best of luck & hope it makes a positive difference for you!

By: Missie

Missie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:16:40 +0000

Nicole — I wrote you a well considered response before, but lost internet connection, so, a recap (the briefer one is probably better anyway LOL!):

Yes, thank you, I’m fine now. Blood sugar still goes off sometimes, but generally, everything is good in that department.

Hooray for movements in GF beer! As awareness of various food issues/sensitivities/concerns become known, a more varied (and more affordable) crop of choices arrive. Sometimes needs work together to an awesome cross-purpose, such as “WhiteWheat” bread products or “Mission Carb-balance” tortillas — higher fiber and lower carb products.

We are all individuals. As such, while general nutritional guidelines are good, we each need to recognize how food/nutrition impacts us/our own bodies (e.g., gluten sensitivity, sugar sensitivity, etc.).

Good luck! Looking forward to following your progress

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:41:30 +0000

Victoria: YES. But they make gluten free beer. I’m committed to drinking that until I at least figure this out.

This does put quite the damper on my beer love endeavors, but the good news is that there’s a movement in brewing to make more gluten free products

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:03:05 +0000

is there gluten in beer?
i hope not.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:38:09 +0000

I think spending money on better food helps us in the long run because it lowers out cost of health care and meds, so I think it ends up being even better!!!
Hey, I saw your comment–I will do the post this week. Thanks for including me! I am excited!

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:30:31 +0000

So far:
- Homemade Banana bread using packaged mix – delicious. I could eat this every day.
- So Delicious Cultured Coconut Milk (yogurt substitute) – Iffy (and more expensive than the Fage I buy. Unnecessary once I get past the lactose phase of this test)
- GlutenFreeda instant oatmeal – good substitute for the real thing (I put almonds and berries in my oatmeal, so it’s hard to notice a texture difference)
- Pop chips – I was loving these already
- Green Mountain Gringo tortilla chips – Delish
- Trader Joe’s edemame hummus – this was already possibly my favorite hummus EVER. Even more so now that I know it’s GF. I was already buying it.

Also, we’re having a baby shower today. I baked regular cupcakes but couldn’t taste them! Man-friend scarved one down and declared them “good,” so I’ll take his word for it. My GF co-worker brought homemade GF cupcakes, though, so we’re doing a taste test today Should be fun.

By: buterflymom

buterflymom — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:16:02 +0000

Please keep us posted. I have just decided I am gluten sensitive and cutting way back, slowly trying to make some changes. I could use some good recipes as well and any other useful info.

good luck.

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0000

Hi Missie – Wow, sounds like you had to make a drastic change. I’m glad things worked out. Are you feeling better?

I have gradually made “drastic” changes to my food intake over the years for a variety of reasons. There is already so much that I can’t eat because I can’t digest it that my meal plan for the first week doesn’t look that different from my regular eating plan these days. As you said, “that’s just how I eat now.”

Though, I did bake cupcakes for my co-workers last night (for a baby shower) and it was kind of a bummer not to taste the final product. Not because I wanted the cakes, more because I wanted to make sure they turned out OK!

And per your second comment, you’re totally right. Eating GF is waaay more expensive that regular eating, especially when you’re buying for a family. I was only speaking for myself; since I eat such a sensitive diet anyway, there isn’t much difference in price to switch it over to gluten-free. Thank goodness I don’t have kids; my family members with GF kids basically make everything at home to save money. I still will need to rely on some of the packaged stuff, since I don’t have that much time to make everything from scratch.

By: Missie

Missie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:52:30 +0000

BTW, you mentioned the cost of eating GF. I appreciate what you’re saying, but you’re in a fortunate position of being in relatively good shape financially. For those on more limited incomes (students, families — especially lower income families — with children, the elderly or disabled on fixed incomes), the difference in cost to their food budget can seem to be an insurmountable blow if they have to go GF (or sugar-free, or whatever) for some reason.