PSA: 30 days of modified diet

[ilai]

So I consulted a dietitian last week who recommended that I try an elimination diet. This version cuts out all dairy, wheat, and corn for 30 days, after which I am to try introducing one type of food (except for dairy, which is known to be bad) for a week at a time. So I went to Trader Joe's yesterday afternoon, bought a whole bunch of food, and

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[narya]

If you want to run by Russo's after work on Tuesday or Wednesday I probably can.

[ilai]

Hmm I might take you up on it, if I don't get too tired at work :-) Thanks!

[arrowedumbrella]

Good luck with everything!

My upstairs neighbour has severe celiac's, so he can't have anything with gluten. He loves cooking, mostly eats unprocessed stuff, and it's delicious. You probably already know this, but there are some pastas out there that are wheat/gluten-free that have similar texture to spaghetti.

Also, he loves pad thai. :)

FWIW, Bob's Red Mill sells bread flour for gluten-intolerant folks. It makes a slightly different texture than wheat bread -- more soft and cake-like. (They also sell cake mixes and other things.)

[ilai]

Thanks! Mmm, gluten-free pad thai. I discovered some Bob's Red Mill stuff at the store but I'm not sure I saw the special bread flour. Since I already have some rice and soy flour, I might go hunt down some guar gum since I hear it can be used in conjunction with other flours to act as a gluten substitute.

[lokiect]

if you want anything in particular from whole foods, I pass one pretty much every day by car. and feel free to steal my quinoa if you have trouble finding it when you want it.

so avoiding corn means avoiding corn syrup and starch, too? (not that you use starch that much, but we probably still have some tapioca starch from dumplings ages ago)

[ilai]

Trade you for some red quinoa :-) Yeah, corn syrup and starch are also out. This might be an experimental baking month....

[lakmiseiru]

Rice flour bread is a pretty good substitute for wheat-free and corn-free bread. I'm not sure how easy it is to get back there, but it's possible to find some here in Seattle. And a Harvest-type place should sell you rice flour to make your own bread with.

Don't forget to be somewhat anal with washing dishes too - if someone else uses the colander to drain wheat pasta, you might lose :^P

[ilai]

TJ's had some gluten-free, but not corn-free bread. But I did get some brown rice flour so I'll have some fun as soon as I get some guar gum.

I already lost today because I accidentally had some protein powder with maltodextrin in it, but hopefully the fact that I'm not actually allergic to either corn or wheat means I don't have to be super anal :-)

[damselfrog]

re: book - sure! do you still have the book, or did you hand it back to me? (i recall someone doing so, but that might have been dana, before you borrowed it.)

regarding interesting grains, i've got a decent number of odd grains in my kitchen, which you're welcome to poke at if you're interested in trying something without getting a whole box or bag. (i'm afraid the catalog of grains will have to wait until i get home, though.)

[ilai]

I still have the book--if I was clever I would have passed off the book to gigglefest ahead of time since y'all live pretty close.

I managed to get myself some soy and brown rice flour, but I might poke at your grain collection for amusement :-) Do you sometimes add random grains to bread?