Wheat Free – It can be hard to stop eating wheat because wheat is an appetite stimulant that can control behaviour and impulses, similar to an alcoholic trying to stop drinking. It is a euphoria food! A wheat free diet is not just a matter of going cold turkey and eliminating all wheat completely, although that is a good idea, you must also have in mind what your wheat replacement will be. This is essential, otherwise, you’ll just end up eating other foods that send your blood sugar sky-rocketing and put you back in the same old danger zone.
Wheat Free one step at a time . . .
Making the “Wheat Free” decision and doing it “One day at a time”, you will find you possibily are on your way to a new, thinner and healthier you with a clearer mind, and less aches and pains.
“Some experiences of wheat withdrawal are cravings, which generally occur in 2 hour cycles. Studies show that people who ate a high carbohydrate diet of wheat products everyday such as snacks, cereals, or bread, pasta, caused their metabolism to rely on a constant supply of sugar (“Wheat Belly”). Removing the sugar source forces the body to burn fatty acids instead of the sugars.
Wheat Free” the next step . . . After you have kicked the wheat habit additional elimination of other high carbohydrates is also beneficial such as, deserts, rice, potatoes, legumes, gluten free foods, Fruit juices, soft drinks, Dried fruit, corn starch and cornmeal products , and other grains.
Now that I am “Wheat Free”, what’s left to eat you might ask? For one; Yummy vegetables! You’ll be surprised at the incredible variety you will find as well as tastes, textures and versatility vegetables give you. Fruits and raw nuts, a wide range of meats, and eggs as well as dairy products such as cheese, condiments, such as olives, raw nuts and seeds, pickled vegetables, and odds and ends that provide variety. Be creative with you wheat free choices, extend your food choices from what you are used too habitually eating. When successfully wheat free, you may find that you are eating for breakfast what you would have in the past eaten for dinner. You will be eating real food, and experiencing all the good effect of truly good nutrition.
Examples of Wheat free menus might include: a breakfast of scrambled eggs, try sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, mushrooms and basil, with some nuts such as raw almonds, pecans or pistachios.
For lunch, tuna salad with onions or scallions, and shredded carrots mixed with mayonnaise. Choose from pickled vegetables, a hard-boiled egg, cheese cubes or olives as a side accompaniment.
Dinner’s wheat free menu can be anything from baked chicken or salmon, steak or chops, perhaps with sautéed vegetables, such as red and green capsicum, onion and zucchini, and a baby spinach salad with walnuts, red onion and balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Greek salads are always tasty and vegetable soups pureed, tomato soup from fresh tomatoes, and good old fashioned chicken soup. I’m sure once you get going you will find many new recipes that suit your lifestyle and taste. I wish you all the best on this journey back to health.
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